Evening star., 1935-08-25

from those lesser lights occasionally
comes a star of surprising magnitude,
and who can say that one OF the
local boys will not rise as Billy Howell
did in 1881, and become the sensation
Of the tournament?
Pitt Has 1t All.
ON THE face of things three men
" appear to stand out among the
eight uualifers from Washington.
These are Harry G. Pitt, Mano.
Clubs veteran war-horse. at the age
of 81, a veteran of many years OF
hectic links warfare; Roger Peacock,
Indian Springs smooth swinger, and
sensational scorer, and Levi Yoder,
the tall pine from Linville, N. c.,
who has won for himself top posi-
ton among the Washington hnksmen
In the brief space of a year Of COM
petition. The others-Maury Nee
of Columbia, Volney Burnett OF In
dian Spring, Page Hufty OF CneVy
Chase, Hickman Greene of Manor
and Craig Mckee Of Indian Spring
all may 20 well, but the spearhead
of the attack seems to lie in the
,apable hands of Pitt, Peacock and
Yoder. Harry Pitt may not go TO
Cleveland. If he does not go the
Washington delegation Will be weak
ened. for big Harry is a great matcn
player, a man who takes chances and
who has all the shotmaklng equip
ment any champion needs. He Is the
type of fellow who might regain the
keenness he had seven or eight years
ago and produce round OF golf
good enough to lick Lawson Little.
It sounds funny, but Harry had II
a few wears back. Lawson is the one
golfer in the field to beat, the one
man who seems to be able to outclun
any amateur in the game in the pig
championships. But the Harry Pitt
of 1928 and 1929 could go as fast'
when right as the Little OF today.
Never has a finer match been played
anywhere than that between Pitt ano
Maurice Mccarthy at Chevy Chase IN
1928. In that round Harry shot a o.
one under par, to whip McCarthy's 6s
by a single hole over golf course
that was as tough as the Cleveland
Country Club layout will be next
month.
Peacock Can Apply Pressure.
oGER PEACOCK, too, has put on
IN come exhibitions of golf that
would win In any company. Not the
least of them was that. Maryland
State final of 1888 at Indian Spring
where the Peacock boy, 2 down to
Pitt. played the next 16 holes in four
Under even As to win going away.
A turn Of speed like that would whip
ANYBODY, and Roger is the boy who
can put it on.
Yoder is not as fiashy as either
Pitt or Peacock. The tall, black
haired one from the Carolina noun
tains, Is more of a plodder. but q
steady. plugging type Of golfer who
goes along getting his pars and let
ting the brides fall where they may.
He will take lot Of licking. Volney
Burnett Is the erratic type Of player,
q man capable of great spurts OF
brilliance and good SHOEMAKER un-
der pressure. But he hasn't had any
experience in the national. The big
show may awe him as it has awed
many others. Maury Nee hasn't yet
cashed in on the promise Of his early
years. Three years ago he looked to
be a coming champion, but he hasn't
done anything since to make him ap-
pear the kid wonder Of his George
town Prep days. Maury. like the
others, never has been in the match
play rounds of national, and will
be in there matching shots with the
best in the game for the first time.
His putting, sometimes brilliant, may
get him far along in the national.
NTrEA~ Ta FrrafiC