Evening star., 1926-05-28
NICHOLSON. LEADS
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Defeats W. L. Richardson,
Jr., of Baltimore in Middle
Atlantic Meet.

Henry d. Nicholson Of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club. who
won the qualifying round Of the
Middle Atlantic cha mpionship at
Warrington vest erday. continued to
play today the fine brand of golf he
displa we'd in the medal round and de-
feated w. L. Richs rdsOn, jr., Of Bal
timore. runner-up in the champion
ship last year, in the first round this
morning. Other first fight results
turned out AZ expected. Summaries
OF the morning matches follow:
W. r. McCallum, Washington, de-
feated Page Hufty, Congressional. 2
and /; Gordon M. Woods. Richmond.
defeated Martin X. West. Washington.
and g John Fl. Davidson. Wash
ingtOn. defeated A. l.. Christman. CO.
lumbia. and 4: Miller r. Stevinson.
Columbia, defeated r. A. LOTUS.
Chevy Chase. 3 and 2: Earl McAleer.
Manor, defeated r. r. Harrell. Wash
ington. 4 and 3: George J. Voigt. Ban
nOckburn. defeated George Schenck,
Norfolk . and T.
Fourth flight results-Dr. J. T. Nc
clenaham. Washington, defeated ].
NJ. Willis. Washington, and 4; G. II.
Doing, Jr.. Washington. defeated Fred
ID. Paxton, Washington. 5 and 3: Ben
leFevre. Washington. defeated Hugh
Saum, Columbia. and ): George r.
Lynd. Washington. defeated A. r.
Bennett. Rannockburn. S and 3: f.. X.
English, Columbia. defeated Frank
Jones. Richmond, ! up in 90 holes
l.. s. Tfautz. Bannockburn, defeated
G.. G.. Duganne, Washington. and |:
A. ID. V. Burr, Columbia, defeat
ed V. G. Uckey, Washington, 2 up
w. G. Evans. Columbia. defeated Sam
Harcum, Baltimore, and 4.
Fifth f1ight-George f.. Truett,
Washington. defeated Leroy w. Her
ron. Columbia. 4 and 2: John Bryan.
Washington, defeated T. d. Webb.
Washington. 6 and 3; Fl. V. Davidson.
Washington, defeated r. B. Cum.
mings, Columbia. 8 and 3; W. r. Nc
Lister, Congressional. defeated NJ. G.
List. Washington. 4 and 9; r. y.
Beebe. BannOc burn. defeated O. j.
NeerhOff. Washington. 3 and 2: Harry
Is. HOOver~ Indian Springs. defea led
Frank :. Appleman. Columbia. :
and A.
Sixth fiight-R. NJ. Waldron. Wash
ington. defeated r. ]. Doyle. Ban
nockburn. 4 and 8: Hugh Mckenzie,
Columbia. defeated John T. Harris.
Bannockburn. Z and 6: j. f.. Wise.
Congressional. l up in 90 holes: j. A.
G. Doyle, Baltimore. defeated A. W.
Howard. Washington. up: s. i.
MOsby, Washington. defeated r. J.
Connolly, Washington. by default: II.
ID. eastman. Washington. defeated !.
p. WOrthington. Washington. up in
19 holes: II. r. Thomas, Washing.
ton. defeated G. A. Watson. Columbia,
1 up in 19 holes: Ren l.. Fuller, Wash.
ington, defeated q. ~ Church, Wash.
ington. 3 and ..
Took Qualifying Round.
Nicholson won the qualifying round
yesterday with a card of 72-one
over par-on one of the most difYicnlt
courses about the Capital. Nichol-
sons ~ was a sparkling bit Of golf.
marred on only one hole. the fourth
where n second shot went awry and
he took To the par hole. He
compensated for the slip at the sixth,
where he ran down putt for a
birdie 3. Out in 81. Nicholson came
back In 3a. exactly par. finishing with
s. on the eighteenth. hole. The
brightest spot in his whole round was
M eagle 8 on the fifteenth hole. where
he was home In two shots and sank n
good putt.
The Washington Golf and Country
1iuu teaHn. IOr Wnlch, strangely
enough. Nicholson was not picked.
won the team competition with
total score for the five men Of sas
strokes. Columbia's team finished in
second place with a team total Of 420.
WashingtOn's second team. which IN.
chlded Nicholson. was third with 4es.
The members of the first team we're
Walter r. McCallum. rs: r. r. Har-
rell. a: Frank Roesch. so: NJ. r.
West. so. and J. Logan Hopkins. az.
Coiumbia's team scOxed az follows:
NJ b: STEVENSON. "a; K. +, Kellerrnar.
Jr., 81; j. F. Brawner, 50; T.. A. Snead.
50; G. p. James. 80.
StevinsOn is Second.
Miller b. STEVENSON finished second
to Nicholson with a card of "a. while
W. X. McCallum of Washington was
third with 15. w. l.. Richardson. jr..
OF MARYLAND. runner-up to Roland r.
Mackenzie last year, finished in fourth
place with rs.
NichOlsOn's card follows:
Par. out. a 3 4 AS 3-3e
-.'cholson 4 3 4 8 4 As 49,
Par. in.... 3 4%3 - H35-7l
Nicholson 4 5-35-72