Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27

Getting out in 35 strokes-3 under
par-Mackall piled up what appeared
to he an inSurmountabl lead over
the Manor Club representatives.
Suddenly the tables turned. Where
Mackall had been brilliant over the
first nine he lapsed into mediocrity
over the second half of the match and
Pitt. sensing the mood of his adver-
sary's game. rapidly cut down the
imposing lead, squaring the match
on the fifteenth hole.
Mackall's out nine was brilliant,
surprising the best score that had
been made over the first half of the
course by any other tournament con-
testant Included in the nine were
two brides and an eagle. the result
of brilliant shots that stood out from
the rest of the accurate game shown
by the Chevy Chase youngster only
by contrast OH The score card.
With such a game even the nervy
Pitt was unable to cope and he had
incurred a deficit at the ninth hole
that doomed as a barrier far too high
to even hope to hurdle.
Pitts Game Rally.
But Mackall. with two three putt
greens. a mistake in Judgment and
two mediocre iron shots, met In the
sturdy opposition Pitt exhibited after
the turn much the same type of game
the Chevy Chase youngster showed
on the first nine. Pitt picked up five
holes of the last nine with card of
3S---which means that Mackall. with a
five hole lead, should have won long
before the eighteenth. AS it was,
however. Pitts game stand over the
final nine came to naught. for he fol-
lowed a magnificent iron third shot
at the extra hole with three puts to
lose the hole and the match.
Although Macl<all flashed the finest
golf Of the tourney In the first nine
holes of the final round. Pitt gave a
hint Of the gameneSs that shone true
I'm the afternoon when he eliminated
George J. Eoigt of Bannockb burn on
the eighteenth green in the semi final,
while Mackall was scoring Il . and l
victory over Reginald A. LOTUS of
Chevy Chase Pitt made a II to de-
feat the District and Middle Atlantic
title.holder. equaling the course rec
ord with his par-shattering feat.
Pitts winning game in the SEMI
final was one of the best exhibit
tons Of golf ever seen about Wash
ing'on. Although he was down in
the early stages of the match. he
won the ninth to turn ! UP when
Noigt pushed his iron tee shot. One
up going TO the sixteenth, Pitt an
neXed the hole to become dormie 2
up when Noigt underplayed his
pitch to the island green. Volgt
came back with a birdie on the
seventeenth to set the stage for one
of the famed Voigt finishes.
Voigt Missed Long Putt.
He was unequal to the task of
fHr-n ST iCr1t
squaring with Pitt, however. for ne
pushed his tee shot at the eighteenth
and a desperate 20-foot bid for a
birdie 8 Just brushed past the lip
of the cup, while Pitt sank half
yard putt to gain the decision.
The victory of Pitt marked Voigt's
second defeat In five tournaments
this year. Mackall always held the
lead over Lotus. although the lat
ter played fine golf.
Mackall who is the 1926 foot ball
captain at the University of Fir-
ginia. leader in sports at Char
lottesvlle and a son Of DIR. Louis
Mackall of Georgetown, jumped into
an early lead on Pitt in the final
round annexing the first two holes
with par golf. when Pitt was unable
to find himself.
holes in par and Mackan cracked
out two phenomenally long shots to
reach the fifth green. winning the
hole. As. He also won the $50
ward sixth when Pitt missed hole
able putt for q half in A. They
halved the seventh in par 4s and
Mackall opened UP his entire bag
of tricks at the 462-yard eighth,
getting home with an iron and sink
ing a 20-foot putt for an eagle 3,
while Pitt, who had put his second
shot over the green, Clipped up dead
to the pin for what looked IKE Il
sure half in 4.
They halved the 1S4-yard ninth
with Mackall again showing a bit
of great golf, chipping from bunker
within feet of the hole and sink
Ing the putt for par 3.
The half left Mackall up, and
everything pointed at this stage 10 IN
early Mackall victory. But the CheVy
Chase youngster put his third shot
over the green at the long tenth and
putting boldly for 5, ran well pas'
to take and lose the hole &c
Pitts 6.
Pitts Golf Improves.
Nackall hooked his tee shot dowr
the bank at the left of the eleventh
green. and. although he made a f1ne
chin shot back lost the hole TO by
Pitt. who had pushed his iron shot t.
the right, but laid short pitch stony
dead. Pitts win of the eleventh LEFT
Mackall but up. and he also dropped
the long twelfth by taking three puts
after both men had reached the greer
in three shots
The thirteenth was q mediocre eX
hibition Of final golf Pitt winning the
l63-vard hole with a after Mackal
had nut his tee shot in the bunker
guarding the front of the green anC
Pitts tee shot went over near the
fourteenth tee.
MackaI now had lost four holes OF
his commanding tive-hole lead, a11o
with the brand of golf he was showing
appeared unable to get himself to
gether to hold that slim margin. They
halved the fourteenth in par as, and
Pitt squared the match at the fifteenth
where he, like Mackall. was trapped
with his second shot, but recovered
we'll and sank a 15-foot putt for
while Mackall took 5.
All square after losing five of the
first six holes on the last nine, Mackal
came back with a game shot at the
short sixteenth. where he was trapped
from the tee, put his second shot
feet from the hole and sank the putt
for q half after Pitt had barely
missed a 2.
Both men pulled their tee shots al
the seventeenth, and they halved the
hole i'm 5s, neither getting home in two
shots. Both very long hitters, neither
Il.