Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
SHOOT This WEEK
FOR HISTORIC CUPS
Taft and Sherman Trophies
Are HaIIoWed Prizes in
ColorfuI Event.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.
TOURNAMENT golf about
washington reaches one of
the high spots of the sea-

TOURNAMENT golf a o u
washington reaches one OF
the high spots of the sea-
son this week with the
competition over the classic course
of the Chevy Chase Club for two
of the historic trophies annually
placed in competition for local
linksmen.
Back in the days of automobile
busters" when Chevy Chase Circle
was away out in the country and a
round of golf was an adventure, the
club reached either by prosaic trolley
car or behind pair of spanking steeds,
when the automobile still was the chug-
eing monster of gasoline fumes and
clincher tires. President Taft developed
an idea to present to the Chevy Chase
Club a perpetual golf trophy to be
played for in the annual club golf tour
nament. He interested Vice President
Sherman in the scheme and out OF the
idea of the jovial Chief Executive, first
of the golfing Presidents, grew one OF
the outstanding golf affairs OF this
sector of the bunkered land-the event
for the Taft and Sherman Cups,
They rest today in sheltered inches
In the tap room of the Chevy Chase
Club, treasured trophies of the club,
symbols of hard-fought victories and
perpetual evidence of the engrossing
interest in golf taken by the man who
died recently enshrined in the hearts
of the people of the land for his hui
mainly, and of the tall, amiable man
who was his associate in office in those
DAYS two decades and more ago.
viii Receive Replicas.
The Taft and Sherman Trophies are
the chief prizes in the Chevy Chase
Club invitation golf tournament, which
starts on Wednesday with a one-day
qualifying round and runs through Fri
day, when the final rounds are to be
played. To the winner will go replica
Of the Taft Trophy, and to the run
ner-up will go replica of the Sher-
man Trophy. Famous golf1ng names
grace these trophies, among them those
of a former amateur champion OF
America and Great Britain, of seven
time Canadian amateur champion and
of some of the finest golfers of this
generation. Here are the winners of
the Taft Cup since 1911, when the
trophy was placed in competition:
19i1-Walter j. Travis
1912-Thomas M. Sherman, son of
Vice President Sherman.
1913-B. Warren Corkran.
1914-L. Lee Harlan.
1915-Everett e. Jackson.
1916-Walter r. Tuckerman.
1e17-D. Clark Corkran.
1e18-Robert l.. Finkenstaedt.
1919-Cameron B. Buxton.
1920--Walter r. Tuckerman.
1s2l-Russell Smith.
1s22-George s. Lyon, seven times
Canadian champion.
1s23-Ch Christopher ]. Dunphy.
1924-Miller B. STEVENSON.
1925--Roland r. Mackenzie.
1e26-George j. Voigt.
ls27-George j. voigt.
1925-Harry G. Pitt.
1929-Harry G. Pitt.
Made to Order for Pitt.
Two previous winners of the Taft
Trophy even now are In England prac-
ttcing for the Walker Cup matches.
1t win be noted that Harry Pitt of
the Manor Club has won the last two
tournaments, and Pitt again will be a
feared competitor in the event this
week, because he always plays at his
best over Chevy Chase, which seems
eninently suited for his game.
Entries for the tournament close to-
day and pairings are to be announced
tomorrow The fact that the Baltimore
Country Club is to hold its Spring in
vitation tournament this week probably
will not detract from the class of en-
tries In the Chevy Chase event, although
one or two of Washington's leading
golfers has accepted the Baltimore in
Wtation before Chevy Chase had sent
out invitations for its tourney. The
course Of the Chevy Chase Club will be
open for practice tomorrow and Tues
day and the tourney will start on
wednesday, with four flights to qualify.