Evening star., 1927-06-19

when Tommy Armour OF the
IL Congressional Country Club
brought to Washington its
first national golf tournament, the
amateur golf world of the Capltal
turned it's eyes toward Congressional
again this week when the club Will
stage it's third annual invitation
tournament, and late in the week Will
show Armour the esteem in which he
is held by the golfers of the city.
Entries for the Congressional affair
will close at noon tomorrow with the
golf committee of the club, and must
be accompanied by official club handi-
cap. Charles M. Mackall, winner OF
the event last year and victor in the
Virginia State championship two
weeks ago, is in Washington prepared
to play.
George j. Voigt of Bannockbnrn.
winner of all the amateur tourna-
ments he has entered this year, does
not intend to play. Voigt is conpet-
ing tomorrow and Tuesday in the
Shawnee open tournament.
Two days will be given over to the
qualifying round in the Congressional
event-Wednesday and Thursday
with match play rounds scheduled for
Friday and Saturday. The tourna-
ment dinner Friday night will be de-
voted to an expression of apprecia-
tion by the army Of golfers about
Washington for the feat Of Tommy
Armour last week.
Only one days breathing spell comes
between the close of one tournament
and the opening of another for those
who follow the golf events through
the round. For next Monday morning
,l,r ,l.gx
of the Middle Atlantic Golf Associa-
tion will get under way at the Coun-
try Club, Norfolk, Va. Entries for this
event, which will be attended by
large group of Capital golfers, close
with w. r. McCallum, executive sec
retary of the Middle Atlantic Golf AS
sociation, at the Norfolk club at 2
o'clock Saturday. They must be ac-
companied by the official club handi-
cap Of the entraut and a fee Of SO.
The final round for the title now held
by George j. Voigt will be played
June 80.
Notwithstanding an erroneous re-
port that the three leading stars of
the Manor Club would not play in the
club championship of the Manor Club,
Earl McAleer and A. l.. Houghton
competed yesterday in the qualifying
round. Houghton turned in card of
76 to tie for low score with w. Il.
Richardson, while McAleer had n card
OF 70. Harry G. Pitt, the other out
standing star of the club, is to play
today in the qualifying round
Through misunderstanding the state
ment was published that Houghton,
McAleer and Pitt would not play in
the championship. Match-play rounds
will be played June % and 26, accord.
ing to the Manor Club announcement,
with a lawn dinner and dance sched
uled for June rs.
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Between rounds OF congratulations
Tommy Armour spent a few moments
with close friends yesterday and re-
counted the tense moments in his sue:
cessful fight for the national open
championship last week at Pittsburgh.
Modestly he disclaimed any credit for
being the great player he is. declar-
ing that IL he had missed the 10-foot
putt which placed him in the tie fol
the title with Harry Cooper he would
"just have been another also ram"
Armour thinks the finest shot he
played was his niblick pitch to the
twelfth green for a half in five with
Cooper. The shot, played from n
mediocre lie in the rough to n green
slopinG away from the player, came at
one OF the several crucial times of the ,
final match. when the loss of another
stroke would virtually have put
Armour out Of the championship. SO
fine was the shot that it came to rest
only 10 feet from the pin. and gave
him putt for a birdie when he
seemed certain to drop another shot to !
Cooper, who led at that point by two |
strokes.
But Armour has not forgotten the |
game shot Cooper made at the seven !
teenth when he placed a niblick shot
stone dead to the pin, with Armour !
getting inside him for little nearer |
the flag. THAT was great shot |
Harry made" Armour said yesterday. !
'and shows that Cooper is never
licked until the last putt is In the
cup"
Harry is n fine little sportsman,
too" this Scotchman, who has played
the best on both sides of the Atlantic,
declared. I'm never forget the i'm. |
preston got on the very first tee |
Of the play-off. looking down that