Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-18
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

he continues playing Chevy Chase as he
has done for the past two years, we
don't know any one who can stop him.
He was almost stymied by a cheer
full whistle in the semi-final round yes
terday, however, for the lifting strains
of popular melodies from the lips of w.
Bion Moore had Harry seeing pink for
a while. Moore, be it known, is happy
golfer He whistles ali the time, whether
he makes q bad shot or not, and he
even whistles when ne puts No. he
does not whistle when the other fellow
puts. But anyhow, Pitt found Moore
tough guy to beat in the penultimate
round and admitted that the whistllag
of his opponent got on his nerves. 1t
even affected Danny Burton, Pitts sor-
rel-topped caddie, and for the first
time in his short life Danny lost his
smile as Pitt went to the fifteenth hole
all square with the whistling man from
Beaver Dam. He then won three holes
in a row. however, and Danny began
smiling again.
Meanwhile. STEVENSON came from be-
hind to crash out victory in cnarac-
teristic STEVENSON fashion from Page
Hufty of Congressional. Hufty was up
most of the way. but STEVENSON finally
squared at the fourteenth when Hufty
took 8 puts, and won the sixteenth
the water ditch. The match ended on
the seventeenth, when STEVENSON did a
porch climbing act to win hole which
seemed lost. His second shot, badly top
ped found a ditch at the right OF the
green. Hardly able to swing his club IN
the narrow confines Of the hazard, he
played a marvellous shot to the green
and ran down the putt for q winning 4,
while Hufty missed q 10-footer for the
half.
The final round was all Pitt, for Stew
inson. even though he played with the
determination and fight which charac-
terizes all his golf matches, was totally
unable to take advantage Of the mis-
takes of the Manorite, losing holes he
should have won. Take the third hole.
for example Here Pitt drove to the
woods, and was barely able to pitch out
into adjacent rough. while STEVENSON S
tee shot was straight as q string down
the middle. Yet STEVENSON lost the mole
to a 5 when he put his second shot in a
bunker and missed q shot in the sand.
The eighth also was similar.
Here Pitt slices to the rough. and
topped his second shot to the edge Of
the fairway. while STEVENSON played
two fine shots to within 80 yards OF
the green But Stevinson's third was
in a bunker and from there he knocked
the ball over the green. Pitt won the
hole with a 6. STEVENSON won the ninth
with when Pitt drove far to the
left, but that was the Columbia mans
last win. For they halved the tenth in
IS. and Pitt won the eleventh in 4,
the twelfth with birdie 8 to become
5 UP and the thirteenth to win the
match when he stuck his bali on the
green while STEVENSON put his tee shot
in trap and missed a shot getting
out
If Pitt continues in the same scor-
ing vein he is likely to do just as he
did last year, when he started his vic
toriolls campaign by winning the Chevy
Chase tournament and went on to
annex the Midatlantic title at Con-
gressional.
Pitt and STEVENSON are to pair to-
morrow in a best ball exhibition match
at Manor against Fred Mcleod and
AL Treder, which will signalize the
opening Of the new nine holes at the
Norbeck Club. The match is open to
the public without charge and will
start at z O'Clock.