Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

DIAL FELL winner
Of S|AMESE CUP
Defeats MclIhenny by 5--3 In
Final of Golf Classic Over
Chevy Chase Course.
LOSER MAKES GAME FIGHT

Samuel Dalzell, the brilliant
left-handed golfer of the Chevy
Chase Club, yesterday won the
cup given by the Siamese min
lister, for the second time in his
career defeating ]. A. McIlhenny
in the final over the Chevy Chase
course, by the margin of 5-3,
sinking chip shot for 3 on the
fifteenth hole, after having won
the fourteenth, to put him dormie
4 up.
Dalzell reached the final by de-
feating H. Rozier Dulany, jr., in
the semi-hnal round by FL,
while McIlhenny attained his
final bracket through his defeat
of J. Donald Cassels by the same
margin.
In the final round, despite the
fact that Dalzell gave McIlhenny
an allowance of FIVE strokes, the
result was never in doubt, as
Dalzell won the third, lost the
fourth and then captured the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth to lead by five holes at the
turn. McIlhenny reduced this
margin to three holes at the four
teenth tee, but losing the four
teenth was dormie 4 down, and
then Dalzell holed a chip shot
from the edge of the fifteenth
green to end the match.
Both men got OF the first tee well.
Dalzelrs ball being thirty yards the
longer. McIlhenny's iron shot was
forty yards short Of the green. and his
third twenty feet short Of the pin,
while Dalzell hit . perfect iron shot 60
twenty feet to the left Of the pin
Mc1lhenny's approach putt was four
short one, giving Dalzell the first hole
"a
Both balls were down the middle or
the second tee. and MeIlhenny hooked
his iron second a little to the left and
short of the green. while Dalzell did
the same. his ball being to the right
Of the green. and hole high between
the sand traps. His shot out was too
strong. trickling OF the far edge Of the
green. while McIlhenny half topped his
run-up shot, his ball getting only to
the edge Of the green. Dalzelrs fourth
5. giving him the hole with . stroke
handicap. and squaring the match.
McIlhenny sliced his tee shot on the
third to the trees to the right. and the
down the middle. The former hit a tree
on his second shot. and was out on the
fairway in 3. and on the green In s.
Dalzell hit a high brassie shot which
just stopped short Of the bunker to
the left Of the fairway, and won the
hole 81.
Dalzelrs ball on the short fourth
hole was but twenty feet to the left Of
the pin. while McIlhenny was thirty
hole when Dalzell missed a two-footer
for half. again squaring the match.
Dalzell hit long ball down the CEN
ter on the fifth. while his opponent
played his mashie beyond the green.
and was ten feet short Of the pin on
his third. Dalzell laid his second shot
fifteen feet from the cup. and nearly
got a 3. winning the hole As. when
McIlhenny trimmed the cup on his ten
footer. Both men hit fine tee shots on
the sixth. McIlhenny hooked his sec
ond to the edge of the rough. while
Dalzell sliced his brassie shot to the
edge of the cornf1eld. He then played
a fine mashie shot to the edge of the
green. while McIlhenny's iron third
landed right by the pin and ran to the
far edge of the green. He took three
puts, and DalzelI was down in ., win
ming the hole to put him up.
The southpaw walloped out scream
err on the seventh. and followed it up
by playing fine mashie shot to the
drive. hooked his iron second to the
bunker to the left of the green, and
was out in 3. Dalzell won the hole
with a par 4. although McIlhenny
nearly ran down his fifteen-footer for
a half.
The left-hander hit good ball
straight down the alley on the long
eighth, and McIlhenny sliced his ball
to the right of the fairway. Both men
put their second shots in the bunker
stretching across the fafrway, but Dali
zell made up the stroke he gave NC
lihenny when he hit a beautiful ball
out of the hazard. while his opponent
took 9 to get out. 1t is only fair to
say that Dalzelrs lie in the bunker
was much better than McIlhenny's. as
the former did not have to use a nib
ick getting well out with mashie.
McIlhenny's fifth shot was just to the
light of the bunker, while Dalzelrs
'ourth was just short of the green.
IcIlhenny's sixth shot was Just on
he edge, and he conceded the hole
when, on his attempt for Z, he over
an the hole by ten feet. The winning
If this hole put Dalzell up.
Mcllhenny should have won the ninth
,ole when Dalzell sliced his tee shot
md topped his second just to the edge
If the green. McIlhennys second was
,nly twenty feet short of the pin and
lis third three feet away. Dalzell's ap
roach putt was five feet short. but
he ran down 4, and then McIlhenny
missed his three-footer to be down
t the turn.
Dalzeu did not get hold of his mashie
hot to the short tenth. and his ball
ust cleared the bunker and ran on
IcIIhenny played a high slice, which
ropped on the edge and ran hole high
n twenty feet from the pin. Dalzell
ook three puts and McIlhenny won
il flrst hole since the fourth to be
My down.
Two better tee shots than those the
wo players hit on the eleventh hole
re seldom seen, with DalzelPs slightly
he longer. McInhenny. knowing that
)alzell probably would get on the
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