The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-27

The master shoemaker Of the
Columbia Club LED the field home
with Isl in the second days
play .of IS holes yesterday at Cons
gressional with his I4s Wedness
day, this gave him final total 81
SOL, three strokes lower than Harry
G. Pitt and Frank X. Roesch. who
tied for second at 304 apiece.
STEVENSON retained his crown be-
cause he was steadier than any
other in the field and was deadly
straight with hts drives. And
Whenever II difficulty, he managed
to save himself by fine cOEnehaclEs.
An example was at the Eixtaanth
hole on the final round yesterday
afternoon.
STEVENSON had dumped HIS
tee shot into the trap on the
RIGHT o. tle green, but made
great explosion shot that
almost melted him q birdie 2.
The ban rolled ever the eup and
stopped about re feet aWay.
sfevsnsom's putt hung on the
W OF the cup and he was
forced e take I four.
when ]. AEonro Hunter. r. 81
Bannoclgburn. blew up on the first
round yesterday morning, il was
figured that STEVENSON, Harry IA 4
Pitt, Of Manor, and Charles IN.
Cole, Jr., Of Indian spring. were left.
to fight e out.
Shorey and Hunter were tied with
STEVENSON for the lead az the end
ut the first day with I49 each.
Shorey, however. cracked wide Omen
and took an 81 while Hunter took
81, killing of their chances entirely.
Pitt, I strokes behind the leaders
at the start yesterday morning.
picked up two strokes on STEVENSON
BY scoring a 72. one under Dar'
STEVENSON kept up his steady game.
by shooting q ~ Cole, 2 strokes
behind, lost ground by scoring 4 a. +
However. enc real threat was
coming along On the person OF
Frank X. Roeseh. Of the wash.
ingt0n Golf and Country Club.
He WIS trailing b. nine strokes
and seemed euk 81 the Funning
when the final round began.
49, ~ Wv EACL 44lSs E4at ENlsEEGClN
holes IN q brilliant ~, e. gain
him Q tie with Pitt Tor the
rmnneF-up position.
Page Hufty, 81 Congressional,
finished IN fourth place with 81
total OF 800. having rounds of 755
and 7e yesterday. J. M0nro Hunter
and Charlie Cole tied for fifth posi-.
ton with sos.
Harry g. Pitt had an unusual ex-
perience on the ninth hole 81 the
afternoon. His putt for par 81
trimmed the cum alid he wac abos,f
to putt again when Walter n. Me.
Callum, his playing mate, shouted
Look AT the airplane, Harry
Harry glanced up and. II q twice.
the bali had fallen into the cup.
Two u enc greatest ssIlots
yesterday afternoon were pulled
BIZ Pitt and J. MonrO Hunter.
Pitt hit weak tee shot on the
sixteenth that fell into the small
saliey about 80 yards from the
green. Il was what Is called IN
baseball pop ny. His ball was III
an almost unplayable lie. COM
pletey hidden BY weeds and on The
side of the tar rise OF the gulIeyi
Although he Clipped over the green
tnto the rear trap. It was beauti-
ftl recovery. he finally got down
Ia five strokes.
Hunter hooked 4 long drive to
the right On the seventeenth that
landed near the fence. he re-
covered by placing 3 long iron eight
feat short 81 the ON. That was q
superb shot ~ TIE gonnGatef. con-
sidsrins his position and the fact
hat BE- had Is play uphill 70 the
green.
Frank ~. Nrasrh Gained the run
ner.up hener. - Pllt fannd Il im.
s1@aieie so EsME ~ tie 20 TO-DAY
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