Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

IN A. ARiSlAIE. MU. july @a.'~ADIi-
u testing to the last shot on the
IN last hole. A. L. Houghton Of
Manor Club Succumbed on the
eighteenth hole here today in
the cnal round Of the Maryland Coun-
try Club invitation golf tournament
losing 70 The steady play Of Thomas
W SaSsccr 0t the honSe club.
Hou6h,on lost, : up, dropping the
last hole to SaSScer when he pushed
his tee shot 10 The fringe Of woods
which pushes out far into the fairway,
and pitched his third shot over the
green into trap
Dcrnlle down "a the Maryland Nc{-
ersn. Eouehton annexed the seven
tsenth with A birdie 3 laying a naShic
rthlick shot within inches OF the hole,
The match was rot productive OF the
beS: golf al either man for N" play
vas raaced ana not as brilliant as
wss the golf Of either Honghton or
SaSScey in their progress 10 the final
Houshion Sent 20 Holes,
Eoucl1Ion won his way 70 the final
hv defeating the youthful Gordon Stone
Of the Washington Golf and Country
Club OH tile twentieth hole. Stone, who
is captain Of the Western High School
golf team put up a plucky fight and
ton PLAYED a brilliant pitch shot, this
time 10 within five feet Of tbs
eighteenth hole 10 square the match,
Meanwhile SaSsceT, playing ma
chine-hka game, which characterized
his march through the tourney, dis
posed If Page Eufty, Congressional
champion, 8 ano ,.
The fnalisls started out by halving
the f7rs' hole in birdie IS. They split
the Second and Houehton went into
this lead on the third. securing a par
3 70 for SaSscer when the Maryland
player hooked his tee shot SaSscer
squared on the fourth with par 4,
However. and went into a lead he was
never 10 rehnQuish when he won the
difficult 3Ts-yard fifth with par 4.
Sasscsr was ! up at the turn, and
annexed the 51o-yard tenth when he
heled a 25-foot putt for a birdie 4.
EouEhton got the hole back al the
eleventh, securing 1 to 5 Tor Sasscer,
That left SaSScer ! UP and they
hslvsd the next four holes. The Mary
land star won the sixteenth to become
dornaie up, with a par against
for Houghton when chip shot failed
TO get dead.
Houehton hit q 300-yard tee shot at
the seventeenth, and laid his second
shot close to the pin to win with
birdie and 90 10 the final hole down.
Both men pushed their tee shots into
the trees at the right of the eighteenth
fairway, but Houghton's bail lay far
back Of the line of trees, and he
pitched cut short of the green, while
Sasscer. on the line, played to the edge.
Houghton then pitched over the green
into a trap and in sportSnanlike FASH
ion said 10 SasSceT, That's enough,
Tom. My congratulations,
CAPABILITIES DO Well.
In all, tbs nearly so Washington
entrants IN the tourney took away Is
prizes as they left for home tonight
Starting with John G. Shorey Of Ban
nockburii. viin won the qualifying round
t!ngsnt figured in virtually every flight
ID to the ninth, and Karl f. Kellerman
Of Bannockburn won the handicap this
afternoon with a gross "a
Eush H. Saum of Columbia will g0
down in Maryland history as zone O.
the fY1e OF sportsnar That Is III"
vrav be was characterized by Duncan
Clthbert professional at Hil!endaie. in
his match against A. w. Howard The
latter. well known player Of the Wash
.ngton Golf and Country Club, plays
golf with one arm. Not TO be outdone,
Sauni PLAYED his match against Howard
With che arm and Howard won
Charles A. Watson IF Columbia
pulled the prize stunt Of the day. The
HiIlendale Club. where he played, has
fins swimming pool, and it was par
ticuIarly inviting by way ~ contrast TO
the he1 golf course. Saum was swim
ming wi7@n Watson drove of the seven
tenth tee. snd Watson. &otto qoce.
smoke ~ follows. Get me a suit Hugh.
I'm dcrnlle 2 up I'll be right bach"
And Their Watson went out and lost tha
next three holes and tire match.
Cards Of tire nnaiiefs.