The Washington times., 1928-12-29
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FEATURES
SEASON
BY r. d. Thomas

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Some say it was 50 feet;
others say less. But the final
putt made by Harry g. Pitt,
young Manor Club golfer, in
the final round Of the Middle.
Atlantic amateur champion
ship tournament at Congress
sional is remembered as the
feature shot of the 1923 golf
fseason here.
Not only was 1t one Of the longest.
1 II not the longest, putt OF the year
made in championship play, hut it
i won for Pitt the most coveted title
l decided on washington course. It
defeated John C. Shorey. OF Ban
Enockburn on the nineteenth hole
after he had made an uphill fight
A to tie the match at the eighteenth
i But for that putt, which appar-
! emily saved him from defeat, his
1 game having broken during the last
nine holes with Shorey waxing
steady, Pitt probably would be
ranked second or have d disputed tie
for the top place among amateurs
for the season.
The Middle Atlantic victory,
his triumph in the Chevy Chase
invitation. and his capture Of the
Town and Country Club medal.
were enough to give him equal
rank with Miller B. StevinsOn,
the Columbian, who won the Dis
i trict title: the Columbia invita-
i tiOH, which drew the seasons
record field, and was well up in
other tournaments.
/ Al -FIo sl1ton, another Manorite,
had probably the third best record
Recently he turned prs and joined
/ fortunes with the new Harper ,Coun-
try Club. HoHghton showed we'll in
all the important tournaments. He
won the Town and Country event
and tied with STEVENSON for the Dis
trict title, onIyto lose in the play-off.
Maurice Mccarthy. the George
town student, left town before mid
season, otherwise he would have
been a formidable contender for all
seasons opener, the Washington
y
and was medalist at Chevy Chase,
where he was eliminated in match
play by Pitt shooting a sensational
50 against him. Later Mccarthy
won the national intercollegiate
championship.
One new star flashed into
the constellation and. though
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be q respected Iinksman when
the round Of tournaments starts
again next spring. Reid w.
Digges, of Bannockburn, sur
prised everybody by winning
the 36-hOIe medal round Of the
Middle Atlantic.
Page Hufty. of Congressional, and
Frank K. Roesch, Of Washington
Golf and Country. were other invi-
tation tournament winners, Hufty
coming through with a decisive vic.
tory at Indian Spring, and Roesch
overcoming disa greeabIe weather
conditions as we'll as classy field
TO win at Bannockburn.
Six Washington stars tried the
national amateur test but none sur.
vived the qualifying round. Pitt
barely was eliminated. Needing a
on the last hole, he found an
unplayabIe lie and took a 6.
John Shorey won the District
junior championship, held at Indian
Spring.
Tommy Armour, of Congressional
finished fifteenth as defending
champion in the National Open,
but he scored in other big tourna
ments. ! He was the seasons out
standing pro here. J. Monro Hun
ter and George Diffenbaugh, the
Indian Spring pair. distinguished
themselves as exhibition match
winners. They We're undefeated
The most remarkable score OF
the year was Tommy Armour's |
record 63 at Congre ssional, made In
private match.
Miss Dorothy White, of Wash |
inston Golf and Country, held her
place as the leading woman player,
again winning the District title.
RING PAVED WAY