Evening star., 1928-05-20
EVENT THIS WEEK
DRAWS LARGE LIST
Qualifying Round Will Be
Started Tuesday if En-
tries Exceed 200.
BIT WALTER n. McCALLUM.

n gionS move farther out IN
NM Maryland this week, far past
~ v the staid precincts OF the
Chevy Chase Club. where
Harry G. Pitt shot the finest golf that
ever has been played In tournament
locally BY Wsshington-ored amateur eur
over the final day of the event TO Win
the tourney. Leading maShie wielders
Of the Capital will gather at the indian
Sprins Golf Club Of Four Corners. Nd
this week 10 play over a course groom
ed to the nth degree by John F. Mac
Ccrmack and his efficient greenkeep-
er. Dick Watson, and an Indian Spring
course that now is coming into Its own.
one Of the finest golf courses anywhere
In this locality.
Entries for the Indian Spring event
close tonight with the golf committee,
headed by Homer S. Pope. and every
indication points to both large ana
brilliant list. George J. Voiet OF BAN
nockburn. winner of the tournament
last year, has not sent in his entry. ana
In view of his reported activity around
New York probably will not play. Harry
@. Pitt Of Manor, sensation of the Chevy
Chase event, is an entrant, however,
and II he plays the same type of game
ae showed at Chevy Chase should so
far in the Indian Spring affair.
IF the entry list exceeds 200 players
two DAYS will be given over to the quali-
fying round, which then will start on
Tuesday. If the list does not reach
the 200 mark. only one dey-Weones-
day-will be set aside for qualifying
as the golf committee is confident near
Nv 200 players can be qualified in one
day. 1t was done at washington. MEM
bers of the committee say, and can De
done again at Indian Spring, even
though many OF the entrants VIII have
to start early in the morning. Five
fights and possibly six or seven, again
depending on the number OF entrants,
win qualify.
Another tourney is TO be staged by
the Women's District Golf Association
on TueSday-ti1is time at Columbia,
where Mrs. w. s. Corby. president OF
the association. has arranged Scotch
foasrsome event. Each pair will play
one ball and prizes will be provided to
take care of nearly half the entrants
on the prize list. This event viii mark
the FIRST time the women have played
O. Scotch foursome event among them
selves, although they have frequently
played mixed Scotch fourson1es with
male partners.
William L. HiIlyer of Chevy Chase,
an ardent follower of golf locally and
always prominent In the gallery az
tournament finals. believes putting has
more 70 10 with winning golf than any
other factor In the game. He points
to the excellent putting Of Gen. Charles
g. Treat, who has q comparatively
short tee shot, but makes up for his
deficiencies from the tee by excellent
putting. Hillyer himself is quite
putter. and is one of the few men who
can claim to have outputted the late
Waiter J. Travis.
Last Thursday HillyT played with
Gen. Treat and Mai. T. II. Lowe at
CohIrnhis- while the FIRST and second
POUNDS Of the Chevy Chase tournament
rvsre beine played. Lowe vas hitting
the ban very well from the tee, and
pIsvtnr his second shots In good fash
ion. but he couldn't get the touch OF
the Columbia green's and took ~ puts,
scoring an 90 for the round. Hnyer,
On the other hand, not nearly so long
from the tee, nor so close 20 the nois
with hi. second shots, scored 81. wan
40 puts. II less than Lowe took TO the
round. or nearly one each hole.
Treat, By the way, uses the WOODEN
Admiration of the Schenectady putter,
and nutts with only one hand. Stand
ing almost upright, he takes the putter
IN his right hand and swings II with
= true pendulum stroke. His accuracy
around the Gun is proverbial at Cnevy
Chase. and there are few men In the
club more consistent on the greens.
when yohn C. shorey holed mid
iron shot for o deuce on the 4lO-yaro'
Oar 4 hole at Chevy Chase last Tnurs-
6ay afternoon 1t marked the frst time
the hole had been made IN two sno,s
from any tee. Shorey played tne hoie
from the extreme rear tee.
cutie a few extraordinary shots were
made on the Chevy Chase course IN
the tourney and during the week. Rich
ard p. Davidson started the fireworks
by hoIing an ace on the l63-yaro
fourth hole in the qualifying rouno
and the same afternoon j. T. Simmons,
who was not playing In the tourney,
I,oied his tee shot at the 230-yard ninth
hole. Friday morning Robert Stead.
Sr.. pushed his tee shot into the woods
AZ the third hole. played out into the
rough. half-topped his third shot and
holed fun iron shot for par e.
a queer part Of Harry Pitts great
performance over the final day was
fosand did he obtain par on the
ninth. In the morning his tee shot
vent over the green and he took three
To- ret down, white In the afternoon
iaa hooked into the woods and again
t0nk q 4. Incidentally. two finer shots
pHnhabiy never have been made than
tire tee shots Of Mccarthy and Fttt TO
tile ninth In the semi-flnal. Both were
ceN1 On the pin and Pitts bah took a
hjRh bound and went over the green
= ter landing about IS feet short Of the
pin. McCarthy's ball hit about five feet
short OF the pin. dead on the line, and
stepped about 10 feet past. His putt
for q deuce hung on the lip OF the cup.
A ie.mzn team from Georgetown
Uuiyersity is TO play a team Of similar
number from the Congressional coun-
try Club at Congressional this after
neon. Maurice j. Mccarthy viii cap
tain the university men. while the
Congressional team will be led by Page
Huftg. the club champion.
Negotiations are in progress between
Fred u. Paxton. chairman Of the wash
tngtcp Golf and Country Club golf
committee. and Guy Mason, chairman
Of the congressionsI golf and grounds
committee. for team match between
t1f two clubs. Two matches probably
VIII be played at both clubs.
The IossI R0if organizations are
rapidly falling into line with the sug-
gsstion Of the District Of Colurnbis
Olympic fund committee that special
geIf Journeys be held on or around
Memorial day, At which an entry fee
VIII be charged, with the entire pro.
ceeds 70 90 10 the Olympic fund Col.
un1bia, for example. plans 10 hold q
medal play event and also q woman d
putting tourney, At both OF which com.
petitions an entry fee viii be levied
Washington plans To hold n miniature
tournament with an entrance fee.
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