The Washington times., 1933-05-13
SEEKSFOURTH.
!. VICTORY IN
TOURNEY
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

With the Manor Club invitation
trophy safely tucked away, Harry
G.. Pitt today had turned his
thoughts toward next week S
Chevy Chase invitation play.
The Manor Club champion
holds the distinction of being the
only golfer to capture the Chevy
Chase event three times. He
wants to stretch it to four, and,
Judging by his performance in the
Manor tourney which closed yes
terday, there doesn't appear
local amateur who'll stop him.
Entries for the Chevy Chase
tourney were to close tonight at
6 O'Clock with Robert Stead, jr.::
golf chairman. The course WILL
be open for practice round Mon.
day, with qualifying rounds billed
Tuesday and wednesday ana
match play rounds the next two
days.
Sunshine'S Needed
Just a few days of sunshine to
dry out the rain-drenched course
will put Chevy Chase in tlp-top
shape for the tournament players.
Then the competitors will find the
greens and fairways to their llk-
ing. Also that par of 50 from the
back tees will also test the pest
efforts of the entrants.
Pitt reached one of his golf
goals when he vanquished M,
Parker Nolan, and 2, in the
Manor Club finals, scoring his
first victory in his own clubs
event. Most of the match was
played in a slight drizzle which
failed to discourage the tlnallStS
or the sizeable gallery.
The Manor star held command
after scoring a birdie two on the
third hole by sinking a 1O-toot
putt. He widened this lead to
two holes by taking the fourth
with a par four when Nolan
topped his drive and dubbed his
second.
Play First Nine Well
The shooting of each on the
woods nine was remarkable III
view of the unfavorable weather
and course conditions. Pitt coV-
cred the distance in SO, even par,
after taking a 6 on the par ninth
This also cost him the loss OF the
hole. the first to be placed IN
Nolan's column.
However, Pitt had gone up by
winning the eighth hole with a
par 3 after both had missed the
green with their drives. Thus,
Pitt was 2 up as they teed of Tor
the second nine.
Both had seemed to have lost
their steadiness on the second
nine, as their play was ragged
compared to the first nine work.
Especially was this true OF Put
who missed shots everywhere
Had it not been for sharp putt
ing Pitt might have gone to de-
feat. His puts enabled him to
win holes outright or gain halves.
Putting Saves Pitt
An example was the twelfth,
where he trapped his second,
while Nolan was safely on in two.
Pitt exploded out neatly and got
down in single putt for a par 4,
while Nolan lost the hole by
3-putting. Another instance was
the fourteenth, where he missed
his drive, dubbed his iron and
finally succeeded in reaching the
green with his third. Pitt
promptly plunked in a 10-footer,
which netted him halVed hole.
It was on this same hole that
Nolan played the best shot during
the match, long spoon to the
green that required all the power
the immense Nolan could put
behind it. Another dazzling shot
was Pitts mashie to the fifth
green after hooking into the
woods.
Nolan Beats Nee
Nolan reached the finals by
beating Maury Nee, Manor Club,
2 and /, while Pitt eliminated
John C. Shorey, Kenwood, 6 and
4. Craig Mckee. Indian Spring.
defeated D. H. Boyden. Rolling
Road, 2 and l, in the first flight
consultations.
Tommy Webb, ir., Washington,
triumphed over L. T. Newton.
Indian Spring. 9 and 7. to win
the second flight with the con-
ISOLATION prize going to D. E.
Crook, Rolling Road, who downed
r. P. Hair, Washington, 2 and /.
Major E. A. Noyes, Army-Navy,
defeated John Connolly, unat-
tached, 2 and l, in the third
flight with Eddie Bean, unat-
tached. beating Ward B. Nc
Carthy. Washington, 6 and 4,
in the consultations. j. l.. Quig-
ley defeated Dolph Atherton, un-
attached, up in 10 holes in the
fourth flight finals with G. E.
Elliott, Chevy Chase, defeating
R. w. Westwood, unattached. /
up in 19 holes to take the con-
ISOLATION while Melville Bennett.
Congressional, defeated F.. N.
Williams. Washington. and 2. in
the fifth flight finals with Jack
McCarron. Congressional. scoring
over Jack MCCarron. Argyle, 5
and 4, in the consultations.