Evening star., 1924-05-17


for his defeat at the door OF his pl
the best iron shots he ever made, !
also failed to putt in his usual acCur
The match was played over a
last week, but the soft ground didn
the hnalists, both OF whom are lon
to be the longer, using steel-shatte
far behind him and was more consls
The first of the trio Of great iron
shots by the winner came on the
seventh hole, where STEVENSON only
half hit his tee shot and then laid
his low midiron shot within five feet
of the hole. Daley was only ten
feet away with his niblick pitch, but
took three puts.
At the twelfth Stevinson threw a
mashie shot six feet beyond the pin
and holed the putt for d birdie 3.
Far behind Daley off the tee at sew
enteenth, Stevinson again banged a
shutting the door to his rival, who
at this point appeared well on his
way to square the match. Daley lost
the seventeenth and the match.
Putt Fails Daley.
Dailey's putt for a four at the fif
teenth, where Stevinson was l up.
hung on the very lip of the cup.
Stevinson holed his two-footer for
a half and then quickly knocked
Dailey's ball to the opposite side of
the green. Had he not done so
Dailey's ball might have dropped in
for 4, but STEVENSON was entirely
headwork possibly saved Stevinson
the hole, for Dailey's ball might have
been Jared into the cup.
Stevinson topped his second shot TO
the first hole, while Dailey's second
found trap, and a half in resulted
h2lVpd ht second
playing their approaches badly. and
split the third in two fine As. with
DALEY driving go yards. The fourth
was halved in >, while Stevinson got
half at the fifth, after weak ap-
proach putt when he laid DALEY a
stymie which the latter failed TO ne
Sotiate with his niblick. Daley was
trapped on his second shot but laid
his chip within three feet.
Break Finally Comes
The first break came at the sixth.
where Daley. almost home in two,
took three puts and Stevinson won
the hole with five. Daley again
| took three puts at the seventh to
| lose the hole after Stevinson's great
| iron shot but got back a hole at
/ the long eighth, where he pushed his
! maShie shot into trap after two fine
! wooden club shots. They halved the
ninth in four, DALEY again taking
/ three puts.
STEVENSON topped his mashie shot al
! the tenth. where DALEY squared with
a fine ;. Again Dailey's putter
! cost him the hole at the eleventh,
! where he played d fine mashie iron
| shot TO the green and again took
three puts while Stevinson. also home
| in two. got down in the regulation
| number. Stevinson became two up
again at the twelfth by virtue of a
fine maShie shot and a good putt. but
lost the thirteenth when he half hit
his iron shot into the ditch in front
| Oh the green. Even though DALEY was
trapped. he won the hole. for Stevin-
! son failed to reach the green in two.
/ Both Have Troubles.
| Daley hooked his second shot TO the
| rough at the fourteenth, while Stevin-
| sons second ra around the corner of
trap at the right edge of the green
and he took three TO get down. giving
! DALEY half. Daley was just off
the edge OF the fifteenth green in two
/ shots and his putt for four hung on
! the lip, while Stevinson. holing his
putt for a ;. quickly knocked his op-
| ponent'S ball away lest it drop
Many in the gallery thought Stevir-
son had lost the hole, not being close
| enough TO see what took place.
! They halved the sixteenth in 4.
and STEVENSON hooked a badly hit tee
Siiol al me seventeenth. giving what
| the gallery thought a chance for
Dailey to square. But STEVENSON
closed the door with great iron shot
10 within ten feet of the hole. while
| Dailey's niblick shot ran over the
back edge of the green. His chip was
short and he failed to get his putt
down When Stevinson ran his putt
! to the edge of the cup. he won the
hole and match. > and !.
Roland Mackenzie Beaten.
An event in the nature OF an up
! set occurred in the second flight final
| the Washington and Indian Spring
| Journeys, was beaten by c. A. Fuller
! 6 and 4.
cards of stevinson and Daley fol-
low:
Out
steSinson esrl ..... -. -
DALEY ............ ) . 3 : 6 ) fl
In
Par. $3.50 80 4-34
DALEY .,........... ; 4 +$ps:
James c. Davis, jr.. junior cham
pion of the Columbia Country Club
played the last eleven holes in three
| under fourS TO win in the morning
from r. A. Lotus of Chevy Chase
and then repeated in the afternoon to
with the first flight consolation from
| Page Hufty.
Summaries.
First fight: semi-fnal-J. F. Daley. jr
Rochester. N. Y. defeated W. R. Tuckerman
Chevy Chase. and 4: N. B. Stevinson Colum
bia. defeated Guy NJ. Standifer. Chevy Chase
z and l. Final-Stevison defeated Daley
| 2 and /.
Consolation-Page Hufty. unattached. wor
from H. L; Bond. 3D. by default; ]. C. Davis
Chase. S and 8. Fiaal-Davis defeated Hufty,
and 8.
Second fight-C. A. Fuller, Chevy Chase
! defeated G.. P. Lynde. Washington. and S
r. r. Mackenzie Columbia, defeated F. M
Savage, jr., Baltimore, 4 and g. Finsl-FulleI
defeated Mackenzie, and 4.
| Consolation-J. W. Brawner. Columbia, de.
feated Royal w. Gill, Baltimore, 6 and 4: A.
| II. Porter, Columbia, defeated 3. T. Harrell,
Argyle. ] up in 20 holes. Final-Porter de.
| featad Rrawuer q