Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

Congressional tourney was presented to
the club by President Hoover, and that
ultimately this trophy will doubtless
become as rich in tradition and as
hallowed by memories of stirring golf
deeds as the more historic Taft trophy.
Five clubs about Washington have
in their trophy cases permanent cups
which are played for each year In the
club invitation golf Journeys. In the
order of presentation of the trophies
they are Chevy Chase. with its Taft and
Sherman Cups: Columbia, with its
Wardman Trophy Washington, with its
Carlin Trophy; Congressional. with
its Presidents Trophy. and Manor, with
its Manning Cup, presented to the club
last year by j. Webster Manning,
prominent member.
Names Great in Golf.
Names great in golf grace these his
toric trophies, names of men who have
done great deeds with driver and putter
on local golf courses and on fields far
from Washington. Names of men who
have held big championships, even to
the national title, and men who have
been winners of only minor events. A
roll call of the names which grace the
classic bases of the golf cups at clubs
about Washington would literally be a
roll call of many of the great golfers
OF other years.
The late L. Lee Harlan, beloved of
golfers of the Capital for a score of
years, has won both at Columbia and
Chevy Chase. George J. Voigt and
Roland r. Mackenzie, members OF
Walker Cup teams, also have their
names on both trophies. The name of
George S. Lyon, noted Canadian gentle
man and golfer, who won the cup at
1t ~ Tai
| Trophy. The names of many famous
golfers adorn the Wardman Cup, which
has been the chief trophy of the Co
lumbia tourney for almost two decades,
and for which such stars as Walter
j. Travis and Jerome D. Travers have
played.
Trophies Mean Something.
These cups are much more than mere
pieces of silver, designed by master
jewelers. to grace club house trophy
cases. They mean something by way
of good craftsmanship, fine golf, win
ming with modeSty and losing with a
smile. They literally mean, as do the
other trophies at the other clubs, the
very best there is in the game. Roland
Mackenzie was the first to have his
name engraved on the Carlin Trophy,
back In 1923. at the Washington Golf
and Country Club. We recall how Ro-
land set new course record in the
second round of play, catching Reggie
LOTUS off his stride and shooting
dazzling 81 for the first nine to smother
the young Chevy Chase star under an
avalanche of brides.
The Manning Trophy was put in play
only last Fall, and Miller B. Stevenson
was the first winner. His name doubt
less will be followed by those of other
fine golfers. Over at Congressional the
writer was fortunate enough to be the
first winner of the club invitation tour
ney. but names far more distinguished
in golf than his now grace the trophy
and will follow as the tournament goes
on from year to year.
De SibOur- Reyburn Cup.
The De-Sibour- Reyburn Trophy,
chief prize of the District amateur
championship, also has on it a group
of distinguished names in golf, but this
is purely a local affair, and this cup
cannot have the names of outsiders on
it because of the fact that it is the
prize for a purely local tourney.
CHANGING over the names on these
trophies, 1t is surprising to note that
the same names are on most of them.
Miller Stevinson's name is on four of
them. The only one he has not won is
the Carlin Cup at Washington. He has
won the Columbia Cup twice, has won
at Congressional and Chevy Chase and
annexed the Manning Cup last year. If
ever testimonial were needed of his
greatness in the local field. the mute
testimony of the trophies will produce
the evidence.