The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
GOLF AT DYKER MEADOW.
ANDERSON BEATS Low IN THE
PROFESSIONAL MITCH.

PROFESSIONAL MiTCH.
Best Western Players Who VIII Enter the
Amateur Championship-Dou wins
mt FnirheId-Good Scores by Tying and
Travis-The Fox Hills Links Opened.
While the scores we're not as good as had
been anticipated. there was enough brilliant
play at intervals to make the match for 500
between Willie Anderson OF Baltusrol and
George Low OF Dyker Meadow. yesterday at
the links Of the latter club. beyond the ordinary
In interest. twas the return match In home
and-home contest OF seventy-two holes. In the
first half at Baltusrol n week earlier Anderson
finished up. In the morning play yesterday
Anderson increased his lead to 4 up. and he
won out by up and to play.
Low was outdriven by Anderson from almost
every tee but rs he is best noted for brilliant
short gume this did not annoy his partisans
Low disappointed them in the short game.
however. especially in putting for he did not
line up to his form. and at no part OF the match
could Anderson have been said to be hurried.
The trouble with Low was that a sty had de-
vcloped on his left eyelld. which was so in
famed that DR.. Clark Burnham had to operate
on 1t before the start. The eye panied Low
constantly and helped toward his defeat, but.
judging from the long game. Anderson Is q
hard proposition for Low at any time.
There was very little wind In the morning.
and the heat was a burden to players and fol-
lowers. Anderson began with drive that
carried the hill. Low landing on the far slope.
The hanging lie was puzzlinR one. and Low
was short with the cleek. Anderson getting a
long shot to the right OF the green from the
brassey. Low failed to hold the green on the
odd, the ball overcarrying. and Anderson won
the starting hole in 8 to g. Playing the second.
Of 1873 yards, Anderson was on the right
edge OF the green and hole high from
the tee. but Low sliced badly and
brought up in the rough over the fence
near the third tee. splendid recovery with
the mashie brought Low within two yards OF
the hole. and after Anderson had failed to do
the put for 2, andersen taking T.. helved
the green. Just short of the second green in 2.
Low pitched dead to the hole, but Anderson.
Eett very close on his third. Low won the hole
fence at the back. The latter. although
sdad II heg Y h low shortp put
the sixth green with his orassey, but Ander-
circle aS' Low eS his T approacR Rnder
sow son Winning in to 2 On each Of the three rec
miss miss Of puts low but the hue
and eighth greens the miss vas due 70 his ball
Anderson won the next in = to Z, Low put
ting poorly and losing stroke Having s the
green; 4 hqyed hole in a., was the record tor
to pick up his mashie shot, clean and he found
the cop bunker. but pitched to the green on
the second and his approach put failed to get
~. :. Anderson won, in 8 to 9. and for
was short on both drive and brassey for the
ssx,h hole finally getting on the green edge
green very neatly on the third. It was thirty
foot foot pdt. to get the bal ball down. but Low made
the sSPSs ea the sys efy eTsS Ii and
won it in to .. The feature was that the drive
Sn nn oT Ra By to . 0 NS ss
green Using brassey for the odd. he carried
the eyer the No h ks Ts papnsd
pitched his mashie approach. The eighth.
after Anderson had made made the green BY clever
both using three shots to put out. The
Of Oil The hiIi before the clubhouse Playing s' he
green. Anderson on the like dropping within
two yards Of the hole. Low laid the approach
this green is in fine order, and Anderson tried
hard to run down on the Ike which he had for
but but some Earring influence was S at work a the
eaddie boys had their fingers h crossed and it
close shave for Low. for the miss enabled him
to halve in 1.
That's the only put have really tried for
so far" said Anderson. as he walked from the
green
Anderson and Low each bungled the drives
starting in the afternoon, The form n m ade the
green in more and the latter who had sliced
into the street. took more to gain 1t. An
derson won in 9 to 7. Wretched putting
marked the second hole. Low winning in to
f. The good holes on this round were the
seventh and ninth. halved in 8 and respec-
lively Low on the last trimmed for 3. as An
dcrson had in the morning. Low was up on
this round. nut still 3 down on the match.
The wind had been against the ball on this
round on the first second. third and eighth
holes. and was half a gale. but n calm fell as
the men started the final nine holes and rain
seemed imminent.
on ~ several eve 81 the holes and made the nine In
40. Anderson held his own. and was finally
dormie 2. He made the next. OF PES yards. in
the seventy-two holes, Low won the bye hole.
So that on the days play the two broke even.
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