Evening star., 1928-11-01
G. NICHOLS is the winner of
the Presidents Cup at the In
dian Spring Golf Club. Aided

n the Presidents Cup at the In
IN dian Spring Golf Club. Aided
"A. by handicap Of 10 strokes per
round, Nichols turned in a
cross score for the 72-hole medal play
event of 363, which gave him q net of
287 and enabled him to win the tourney
by q four stroke margin over the 29l
net registered by H. H. Shinnick. The
cup is a trophy presented by G. Chester
Caywood. president Of the club for the
past two years.
Nichols registered a fine 81 on the
first round, which gave him long lead
over his ether rivals. Although he took
90 for his second round, he came back
In the third round with q card Of "a
and finished with another 90. Shinnick
had three rounds Of SO and one SO for
a gross total Of 367. His handicap was
the same as that Of Nichols.
H. D.. Copp was third with a net
score of 294, while Perry B. Hoover
was fourth with 296. c. H.. Pardoe
turned in net score of 302.
Walter r.. Tuckerman, the club cham
pion. and winner of the original Siam
ese trophy, fell yesterday In the second
round of the current event at the
Chevy Chase Club for the new Siamese
Cup. D. D. L. McGrew, who was runner
up IN the recent Liberty Cup tourney
defeated Tuckerman by and 1. Tuck
errnan gave him eight strokes for the
round. This was the only second round
match played during the day.
In two first round matches played
Yesterday. William l.. Hillyer defeated
r. H. Jackson by 5 and 4, and Gen
Charles G. Treat defeated Maj. Walter
c. Gullior, 2 and /. The balance oi
the second round matches are being
played today and tomorrow.
Winifred Faunce, who holds The Stal
Cup, and is one of the leading woman
golfers around Washington, won tht
qualifying round in the women's cham
pionship1 of the Manor Club yesterday
with q card Of 49,. Pairings for tht
first match play round follow:
Championship flightAMiss Faunce VS.. Mrs
=: w Turner, Mrs. H. B. Hfrd vs.. Mrs
second Sh.Mrs Sst,i5 D y RgEpHsm EE y. my:
Third fiisnt-Mrs. E.. M. Mcclellan drsy
= bye, Mrs. .. D. freeman vs.. Mrs. ). )
The membership drive for the new
Harper Country Club was speeded III
yesterday at luncheon held at i;
downtown cafe. Fifty members Of tn
club were chosen for the membership
committee, which is made UP Of nv
teams. Speakers included Ross p. An
drews, Charles S. Baker and G. Quinn
A. l.. Houghton, the club professional
and Charles p. Barrett. It was an
r1ounced that holes Of the cours
have already been completed and tina
work on the other 18-hole layout ha
begun. The entrance gate drivewa,
and temporary clubhouse are to b,
started next week. Two hundred ant
thirty members have been signed VI
in little more than month.
The; board Of governors Of the new
club Is composed Of the following: Rob
ert N. Harper, z. c. Brandenburg, Johr
Maury; Ralph P Barnard, Merit
Thorpe Karl Corby, ys1arles g. Baker
Lawrence Slaughter, George p. Sack
and E. Roy Lewis.
Another meeting will be held twt
weeks from yesterday.
Harry D. eastman OF Washington
has quite q reputation around the Vir.
ginia club as a fountain head Of drol
wit. Cashnan's latest. contribution
after watching an approach putt hit the
cup square in the middle and cur