The Washington times., 1930-05-14
QUALIFYING
ROUNDS ON
TODAY

mazda of Manor Club, today
makes a bid for a feat which no
other linksman has accomplished.
He seeks to have his name in
scribed for the third time on the
President Taft trophy, which
symbolizes victory in the annual
Chevy Chase invitation tourna-
ment. Qualifying rounds are
scheduled today with match play
rounds tomorrow and Friday.
For the past two years, Pitt has
captured the tourney and had
his name added to the list Of
other golf notables who won in
other years. The Taft trophy is
perpetual and remains in posses
sion of the club. The yearly win
ner is presented a replica as his
reward.
The trophy was first placed in
competition by the late Chief JUS
tice in 1911 when he was Chief
Executive of the land. He also
interested Vice President Sher-
man in the idea, and the latter
donated perpetual trophy
for the runner-up. The Taft prize
was won the first year by Walter
J. Travis. Then follows a long
line Of brilliant golfers down to
Harry G. Pitt.
Miller B. StevinSOn. Dis
trict amateur champion and
winner of the tourney in
1904 &. oorapofSn~ fktS
years renewal. George ].
Voigt, winner in 1926 and
1927, and Roland r. Mac
kenzie, winner in 1925, are
over in England with the
U. S. Walker Cup team.
Roger Peacock, the 19year-old
Indian Spring phenom, had the
best score of entrants who prac-
ticed over the course the past
two days. He had a II.
Thanks to a birdie 4 at the
second and a woman's eagle 4
at the long fifteenth. Mrs. J. o.
Rhyme, of Bannockburn, copped
! the annual 36-hole medal play
handicap Star Cup tournament
which ended with the final 18
holes at Indian Spring yesterday.
Mrs. Rhyme carded 1922, 159.
for the two-day event.
/ She beat out Mrs. Ora Emge.
of Beaver Dam, by one stroke
Mrs. Emge. who led the process
sion on Monday with 93-15, 7S,
took 97-15. 81, yesterday for a
total Of 100.
Beaver Dam, took third place
with a net total of 163. Mrs.
John Neal Hodges, of Army,
Navy and Marine Corps Club.
coupled $3.50 with her S7-2
-S5 of Monday, and finished
in fourth position with net
of 165. Mrs. Hodges also
won low gross hOnOrS with
169. Her 81 was the lowest
round turned in for the
tourney.
Mrs. Betty Parker Meckley. OF
Beaver Dam, crawled into fifth
as the result of fine round Of
"a yesterday. She crossed 88 and
a net IS the first day, giving
her a net of 166.
Mrs. Rhyme reached the fit-
teenth green in and rammed
home a 12-foot uphill putt. Mrs.
Rhyme and Mrs. Ora Emge are
in their third year of golf and
both began playing the game
about the same time. Results:
Mrs. Franz R. Keefer &C. C. CO.
H105-94-16-1S$; Mrs: Louis Bingaman
| Cunattached), 1OS-1OS-24-192; Mrs.
f. NJ McCIelIand (Manor), 1O5-1ll-
32-1S4; Mrs. J. w. Harvey Qndian
SPRING.. 1O5-1O1-2S-17S; Mrs. J. F,
Brawper (Columbis). 113--107-32-ISs;
Mrs. j. NJ. Gross IndIan SPRING., 100
9O-22-1Ss; Mrs. w. s. Corby Co
Iumbia). s3--98-1S-17a; Mrs. H. r.
susan Hacker &C. c. c., ss-s6-12Z
172; Mrs. Everett Eynon Columbia
I is3-SO-1O-17S; Mrs. James w. BeIler
+ &C., C. g, 94-s2-I4-I52; Mrs J n
H. A. Knox tCongressionaD. 9S-94-l2
IFS: Mrs Hume Wrong &C. c. CO.
9O-97-l6-171: Miss Dorothy Hunter
(unattached). s1-S9-@-l7S: Mrs C.
36-1S9; Mrs. w. r. Bush (ConGreS-
sionaD, 1OS-1OO-36-17O; Mrs. T. N.
Beavers (Beaver DamD, 117-1l4-So-
2O1: Mrs. James L; Fieser tWaShipES- *
Farges (Columbia), 1o9-s7-2S-l9S
Miss Ala worthingtOn &C. c. c., IoS-
l1O-36-1S2; Mrs. r. H. Lacey wash
ington). 117-113-36-194; Mrs. Harri-
son Brand &c. C. c., s5--92--1S--l51:
Mrs. Arthur Foraker &C. G. c.. 1o9-
112-36-185: Mrs Grandville Fortescus
&C. C. c., 113-1O5-36--1S2.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Haynes (ColumbIal, SIS
S9-scratch-174 Mrs. B. P. Meckley
(Beaver Damp, sS-S4-6-1s6; Mrs.
Newman Little (Columbia), 10S-9S-lS
-1S8: Mrs. Herman Stabler (Co-
Iumbia), 105-1O5-80-1SO; Mrs. P. 3.
Hoover Ondian SPRING., S7-SS-S-167
Mrs G. NJ. Bruins (unattached), 9S-9S
-1S-17O; Mrs. Ora Emge (Beaver
Dam), 93-97--3O-16O; Mrs. Monroe
Miller (CongresslonaD, 1O3-s5-20-
17S: Mrs H. Harper (CongressionaD, ,
126-123-36-21S: Mrs. Fl. B. Shipley
(Beaver Dam), 99-1O0-S6-163; Mrs
Gilbert Hahn (Woodmont), 12S-i24-
S6--21l; Mrs. F. J; Kennedy Qndiau
Cook Knox &c. C. .cl. s7-s4-2O-171!
(Manor), 1O1-115-Ss-1S3; Mrs. c. ]
Mattson (Indian Spring., 103-t16-3I
-1S3: Mrs H. K. CornweI (Colum ba)
101-103-1S-186: Mrs. c. A. Slater
(Columbia), 1O4-1o5-24-1S5; Mrs. r
G. Simpich Undian SprinG). 111-11s-
36-193; Mrs. II. A. Hihiils Qndiar
SPRING., 113-1O3-36-1S0; Mrs. Aims
Won Steinner (Reaver DAM. 9n-92-
14-1SS: Miss Wnifred Faunce (Manor)
mnattached,. 12o-Irr-3s-Ia Ms
T. n Rhyme CBannockbuUn). I0O-9i-