Evening star., 1928-11-04
SEX Oppose Pitt and Sevnson Top Capital Lmen

mont at Congressional. where he was
Cpposed to John c. Shorey of Ban
nockburn. Stevinson had been beaten
in the first round by Alex Knapp of
Baltimore. Pitt won the championship
by holing lengthy putt on the nine
tsenth green. This victory and his win
of the Chevy Ch9Se event lett Pitt the
outstanding amateur during most OF
the Summer.
Six local players went to Boston to
play in the national amateur cham
pionship, and none CT them quallhed.
but Pitt was closer than any of the
below that of A. L.. Houghton. for Pitt
needed a on the last hole to tie for
last place, while none of the others did
quite as we'll The fact that he took
an s doesn't mean anything. for he
might as we'll have obtained the 4 had
his ball not found an impossible lie.
Stavinson came back for the anna
teur championship with the rest of the
local group to tie with HOughton for
ihe District championship at Columbia,
winning the title in the play-Off nine
Clavs later. And two weeks after the
District championship Stevinson again
reasserted his right to top ranking by
annexing the Columbia championship.
This latter tourney is the one feat
that might make STEVENSON the favorite
for first ranking, for Pitt holds no club
title. He did not play in the Manor
Club championship. But the fact that
he won the sectional championship of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
should entitle him to tie with Stevin-
son for first place. We hold that neither
should be ranked above the other and
that both stand out head and shoulders
above the rest of the local field.
Houghton started in stellar fashion
bv winning the Town and Country Club
event and annexing the medal at
washington. But he vas unsuccessful
in the other major tournaments, al
though he was runner-up in the Mary
land invitation tourney, and won the
medal in a five-man play-oH of tic at
Columbia. Houghton was tied by Stew
inson in the District championship and
lost on the pIay-off. His record entities
him to undisputed possession of second
place in his last season of amateur golf.
He became professional few days
ago. associating himself with the new
Harper Country Club.
Page Hufty and Frank x. Roesch
each scored one tournament victory
and both won their club champion
ships 1t would be difficult to choose
between them for thlrd pace, out we
believe it should go to Hufty because he
was chosen as one of the local con-
testants for the amateur champion
ship, whereas Roesch's application to
play was rejected Hufty won the IN
dian Spring tournament in May and
. tied for the medal at Columbia: Both
he and Roesch were semi-finalists in
the Mid-Atlantic Hufty won the Con-
oressional championship a few days
ago, beat ng H. H. Newton in the final
round. Roesch, who has just fallen
short in other years of becoming a
star won his first big tournament VIC
tory in the Bannockburn ioust late In
September, winning his club champion
ship few weeks later.
Reid w. D'ggs of Bannockburn has
been playing golf only four years, but
he has established himself as pot2n-
tial tournament winner by his show
ing this YEAR Digg5 set blistering, pace
to win the medal IN the Mid-Atlantlc
tournament end placed third in the
District amot2ur championship. He