Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-08
M. TALCOTT Is the winner of
the September Morn cup for
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- the September Morn cup for
members Of the senior golf
x-<s association Of the Chevy Chase
Club. Winning his way to the
Anal round by q series of five victories
In the haneicap event, Talcott defeated
final round. Talcott Is one Of the best
of the senior golfers of the club and
only q few years ago was one OF the
foremost figures in the competitions for
the Presidents, Liberty and Siamese
cups. He has not played In these events
in recent years.
The first round of match play in the
event for the Halloween cup Is well
under way and the members Of the
senior association are pointing for the
second round. Here are the results so
far in the first round: Or. William B;
Mason defeated Admiral Taylor, 2 and
/, in 81 holes; Gen. F. r. Keefer de-
feated G. B Christian, jr., by default;
Maj. H. L. Rice defeated c. v. Wheeler
by default; e. M. Talcott defeated Gen.
John A. Hull by default; Gen. D. G.
Shanks defeated Benjamin Miller by
default; Gen. w. j. Nicholson defeated
Fulton Lewis, 2 and /; Col. Joseph
Wheeler defeated F. M. Savage, 2 and
/; Gen. s. Minor defeated Whitman
Cross by default; Admiral r. H. Jack
miral r. H. Stanford defeated w. G.
Brantley by default; c. Phillips Hill
defeated Admiral w. H. Standby by de-
fault; Col. c. B. Drake defeated q. Y.
Worthington, and !. The present
competition Is the last Of the season
for the senior golfers.
Another ace was scored on the four
tenth hole at Indian Spring yesterday
when Frank Du Boise, in q match with
Billy Smith, assistant secretary of the
Washington base ball club, holed his
shot from the tee on this 170-yard af-
fair. Several aces have been made on
this hole this year.
Mrs. j. M. Hodges of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps Country Club started
The Evening Star Trophy at Chevy
Chase today with tWo-stroke lead over
her nearest competitor in the 36-hole
medal-play event. Scoring a gross g.,
and aided by a handicap of 4, Mrs.
Hodges took the lead early In the event
yesterday. Her net card Of 70 was turned
in early in the day and remained low
over the first round. Mrs. j. Marvin
Haynes Of Columbia, who was runner
up in the District women's champion
ship this year, also turned in gross 81,
consequence started the second round
today four strokes behind Mrs. Hodges.
Mrs. Stephen F. Colladay. registering
an 81. with handicap Of 4, for q net
80, was in second place as the ANAL
round Of the event started today. The
cup will 60 to the player with the lowest
net score for the 36-hole event. In ad-
dition to a replica of The Star Cup.
the Women's District Golf Association
has put up prizes for low gross each
day and for the low net each day.
A record field Of 48 contestants
started in the event, which Is held an
nually by the Women's District Associa-
ton. The scores yesterday were un-
usually low even though wind
swept over the course. The front tees
were used by the contestants, which
make difference of about 400 yards
in the length of the course as between
front and back tee.
But the layout Of the Chevy Chase
Club was not as easy for some OF the
competitors, as the leading scores
would make it appear. For Mrs.
Dorothy White Nicolson, the District
title holder, took 88, and other leading
golfers OF the city, were above 30 In
the first round. Dorothy Hunter of
Indian Spring, who is noted as a long
driver, hit tee shot from the fifteenth
| tee that came to rest only few yards