The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14


! w nat do We do in case of a tie %
said Todd uneasily. Richards was
talking busily with his caddy, but he
| looked up as he saw the boy address
Buscombe, our oracle on all golfing
matters. The old golfer looked utterly
nonplussed for an instant, but his rep
utation was at stake, SO, 'brazening it
out, he said, Go back and play the
hole over again.
right
Il newer saw it done any other
way" rejoined the other, cooIly.
Then you haven't seen it played
rightly Sandy Cullom says, the two
players continue and decide by their
drop out. L guess Sandy Cullom' s
Ancient Game O. Golf is good enough
authority, isn't It? On the 23sth page
L think you'll find that passage"
Buscombe colored, but said nothing
and looked very cresfallen as he fol-
lowed the others to the tee. The sixth
hole is called the Mill pond" at No
Sasset, though the stretch of water is
but a small pool some so yards from
/ the teeinS ground. Buscombe was still
nushed with veXation when he began
TO take aim. He hit viciously. but
! topped the ball and we watched it roll
straight along into the pond and dis
appear.
Heddinger cleared the water well and
SO did Todd and Scott Harris and
richards Just didn't reach the pond
ana iofted safely over You lose the
hole, said Richards to Buscombe.
whose ball had sunk in the water.
Inc veteran merely bit his lip, but
SAID nothing, and as he shouldered his
caddy bag and tramped away, Rich
ara added, according to Sandy Cul-
lom.' [ couldn't but pity the baffled
expert who had made good scores while
most Of us still called the putter a
brassy and talked of a cleed as if
1t was used for fastening the main
sheet on a Yacht.
However, Richards seemed a match
for any one. How he had gotten along
so far was surprise to US all. for he
had been ranked low down on the
handicap list all the year. yet here
he was one of the four vet left, for
Harris lost to the boy wonder on the
play-off.
The other three were all far better
barely II, had come within two
strokes of the record for nine holes.
Scott was brilliant player, and He'd
d1nger's steadiness gave him a high
rank. With Buscome gone it seemed
a close thing between these three,
though it was hardly likely that little
Todd had much chance. The seventh
hole is short one; the course lies
straight and there are no hazards in
the way; the entire distance is short
of 200 yards.
Scott had the honor. He looked the
beau ideal of a golfer-strong, we'll
formed and graceful. With a superb
sweep he sent the ball high, yet ac-
curately down toward the flag. but
| soaring above it. There was a hum of
applause as we realized that he had
overdriven, and the lanky Heddinger
shook his head in silence as he meth
od1call-1 squeezed the wet sand into a
little rest for his ball.
, His drive was right in the course.
but 80 yards short of the green. Then
Todd shook in air his welI-worn bulger.
! he played, and his ball was plainly
visible on the green a few yards from
the hole Richards seemed almost
| careless as he prepared to strike. and
his drive fell miserably short-barely
halfway to the flag. 1t took two more
to reach the green, and we mentally
! counted him out.
But where was Scott's ball? For sew
| eraI minutes we hunted, and at last we
found it in the midst of heavy cIump
of bushes. Twice Scott brought down
| ms heavy iron with no effect. and then
dropped his ball behind the hazard. and
lofted prettily 10 the edge of the green.
( Iodd holed out in three, and Heddinger
IN fonr. Scott was playing six and
richards playing four near the green.
Scott made beautiful Pvt in, but
Richards deliberately took two to get
his ball il. and won out. That left
Todd, Heddinger and Richards to plav
the eighth hole.
Todd drove well and straight; so did
Heddinger but his hall hit a stray
sheep, which ran bleating away, stamp
ing the ball into the ground in its flight
as If for revenge. Richards ball fell
90 yards short of the others. but he
managed to reach the green two strokes
Dehlnd Todd, who was playing four
Heddinger asked for his mashie and
played carefully, but lit in a rut that
ran across the course He tried to play
out with his niblick. but he unfortu-
nateiy landed in the other side of the
rut. Heddinger was a very judicious
player, and played out to one side.
A long c.eek shot and a skillful loft
brought him to the green and playing
seven. Todd won the hole. and the two
others eyed each other Richards
glirned; he was playing six. Heddingel
took his putter and steadily played
seven. Richards played six, barely NOV
ing at all
II.
Richards, by a really good put, holeC
out l. seven. The crowd was aghast
With Scott and Buscome gone, He'd
dinger had been picked as a winner
ana now he, too was beaten
AS Todd and Richards stood together
on the high teeing ground a wave o
sympathy for Richards came over me
What If he had been unusually fortu
nate so far, had he not made thi.
meeting the success it was? l was con.
Sclous OF strong desire to see hin
win, but one glance at Todd's 1.-THE out
line, as he addressed his ball. made m,
feel that Richards would here meet hi
eaH
There was a hush as the young fellow
; prepared to play; when he brough
down his club the sharp, clear sound 81
: dear to every golfers heart told US tina
. he had hit the ball sQuarely and clean
ly. It was q beautiful drive. the driv,
OF the day, in fact, ard it went Just hal
way to the flag, for the hole was a lon;
, one
l trembled for Richards as he stood t.
take his turn. What a pity that a mer
boy should win this match, the last o
the season, instead of Richards. 'xh
; had done so much to make the affair
success. Richards had his usual care
: less smile as he tested the springines
of his haft. He drove his ball nearl
cally even. Richards, in leisurely fash
ion, ambled over to his ball, addressed
and topped it villainously.
The ball rolled just behind Todd's
! The flag was vet far off. Richard
, might yet retrieve himself, at any rat
he had done much better than any on
had expected, and even if he dfdn'