Evening star., 1928-05-19

"OR the past four years we nave
L watched tall, somewhat diffi-
dent lad, who learned the game
of golf on the wind swept
reaches of East Potomac Park,
stalk around the local golf courses. For
the same length of time he has had all
the earmarks of the proverbial conner,
and sometimes he has come through
with the expected brand of golf.
More often he has failed. But the
road is long and tough to win tourna-
ments. and losses are more to be ex-
pected than bewailed.
Yesterday we saw that same lad
Harry G. Pitt Of the Manor Club-come
through in most amazing fashion to
win the Spring invitation affair OF the
Chevy Chase Club. Not only did he
beat the outstanding tournament sensa-
ton of the year about Washington
Maurice ]. McCarthy--by the impress
sive margin of and and Miller u
STEVENSON in the final by 4 and 2, but
he played "a holes Of match play goli
through sultry, muggy weather ana O
rainstorm in exactly two shots over par
Personally, we should like to see the
golfer who can accomplish that feat
from the back tees as Pitt played the
course yesterday
Finally Comes Through.
Pitt has played fine golf in other
tournaments But he has always lacked
lust that little something that brought
him through to win the final. We re-
call how two years ago, after eliminate
ing George j. Voigt, he was 5 down
at the turn to Charles NJ. Mackall IN
the final Of the Congressional event.
And how he won them all back and
carried Mackall to the nineteenth be-
fore the latter won,
We also recall how Pitt battered his
way through sturdy opposition to the
final of the Indian Spring event two
wears ago. only to lose In a close finish
10 George Voigt. Last week he shot a
II to win the qualifying round at the
Town and Country Club, where he was
dropped by Dick Wilson. That round
apparently was enough 10 set him right.
For We recall few rounds OF golf played
in any major championship where a
PLAYER was so consistently straight and
so consistently long as was Pitt yeSter-
day,
He battered Mccarthy into submis-
sion by downright great golf--a game
that would not be denied, and that en-
abled him to tie the amateur record Tor
the course with a SO. This, notwith-
standing two mistakes on the ninth and
thirteenth. Against StevinSon in the
afternoon he was not in such fine
scoring mood, but he did not need 70
be, for Stevinson was decidedly of the
crest OF his game and only saved him
self from a worse defeat by two lengthy
puts. Pitt also hoied two puts OF
some length, on the eleventh and on
the last hole of the match. the six
teenth. where a 25-footer found the
bottom Of the cup for a birdie 8.
Plays Perfect Golf.
That morning round Of Pitt against
Mccarthy was something TO watch.
Pitt did not make a mistake from tee
to green He was outdriving the long
hitting Mccarthy consistently and even
outputted the smiling lad from the
Washington Golf and Country Club. It
was quite new experience for Nc
Carthy 10 be outdriven. but 1t didn't
hurt his game. He was simply outplay-
ed. and that was all there was 10 1t.
After the finish on the fifteenth hole
they played out the round, and Pitt
scored a 60. Meanwhile, Miller B. Ste
vinson maintained small lead over C.
Ashmead Fuller of Chevy Chase to the
seventeenth, where he made great
shot from the side OF bunker to get
a half and win the match. 2 and /.
Stevinson got a fine half at the flrst
hole of the final round, where his tee
shot was pushed far to the right and a
full wooden shot reached the putting
surface. But he took three puts 70
lose the second and again lost the third
through indifferent putting. They
halved the short fourth in par IS. and
Pitt became up at the NTH wher