The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-11
yrW GOLF BEATS OLD.
rIRDoS WINS EASILY FROM
sSn"",,Ir DUNN AT SCARSDALE

-.pRY DlRDoN WA"s '"A N"~A
S|%ILLrE DUNN AT scAhSDALE
Seventeen Holes In an Ex-
Visitor ~.am.-Grand DRIVING and APP
hl0I., p,sy.i In His Unique style Former
pfos'.r champion Puts Wsli-Gossip.
~, .,,l. and new At golf were contrasted
ou ", IN the exhibition match at the Sears
i'ssr.D, Club between Harry yarion OF Eng
cas willis Dunn. the American pro-
ana ' champion OF 1894. The latter.
''s'Vn ana Of the first to recognize that
t' nO pr,.srment Is the main thinR In
mdr".,, s,yls. has always had a lean NC to-
t'ps. o,,hoIox scotch methods. This was
,hs influence Of hsredity. for one thing.
W. '. ,s,ber. with Willie Park. sr.. was q
@m",n sco.land's golfng clan. Vardon. on
,,,.r hand, Is original in all his methods.
Though he really represents the highest
-. y., developed Of the golfer who suits the
'n',r,,dual Inclination in playing. he proudly
H.,.,d. TO be OF DO school whatever. The
ION over the orthodox yesterday In amost
..orncsi fashion,. for vardon captured the
p ''aS n-oper by II up and 10 to play. while
'sdi,v bye holes he was II up altogether.
~ 90. no, q pleasant day for golfng, for there
.,ronp east wind and the weather was
"'hnly Tim, there were furries Of snownakes
"a. norning. There was u crowd 10 follow
-. n,,vsrs. however, both In the morning
", ,rarnoon. It Was not . demonstratlvs
,"rovlps in the way OF applause. possibly be-
49,, majorityiof the onlookers we're mostly
w. husv using their legs In hlll-cllmb bins to
W., and uss their hands in clapping but there
"a, A, heart a thorough appreciation OF Var
io,. consistent gollng and OF Dunn's occa-
.r,r.l brilliant plays. There was . great
mon, OF amateurs, for. besides John Reid
- ,hs L. s. @. A. Executive Committee. who
"a. referee, there were among others John
,h,aulck. Col. j.. r. Branch. Paul q. Thebaud.
unr,rd WIlet,s, John NJ. Ward, Otis L.. Will
lam. H. B. Holl ma. late President OF the N. q.
20 " Bird OF the present Official stat OF the
va A.; T. Ennever. Malcolm Graham. Jr..
v r Inpis. c. II. Seelsy. A. ID. Partridge. Nor
man 8 Dixie. II. r. Lounsbery, J. Janln, Jr,. A.
rsvltt Cochrane and T. T. Reid. There was
,.o, sooily muster Of professionals, including
'nsyis Of Apawamls. Kirk and Paul OF Knoll
Wood, and stuart Of 81. Lawrence: There was
s.o laTre "@sallery" OF both Tor the
~" T6e Inks is a vary hilly one and on many
no e. ball Of the line or oyerplayed to the
rreep would T Il down In q hollow Tor an un-
sIpectedly long distance and often into rough
,ro1nd {. A Fox had the greens In very good
,risr. although as the old turf was somewhat
aged, the putt ng was attempted under difh-
eg1des. Still. the scoring OF Vardon- was very
GOOD o mrared!with the DOGGY at .. ., o. 49,.
'sc 40s 80 and a IL. The former competi-
i've record had been 40. Dunn made one hole
M and he had one In. 3, but he offset this
work By poor holes. and his totals were AZ. 81.
tQ.,tlQ NhrlAn had only nnn hOln wnrAA
,6sn 5. The distances follow: $50. 1857. .4la,
~. iN3. 20. 2la. 2S3 and 10 yards. After
no ray John Reid said
L could only by courtesy he called a match,
bU ~ an exhibition no go.l!ng could have been
Thi. was how James q. Cannon, the Scar
ise's President. regarded IL and 40 did every
one after the first nine holes. for to that point
he chances OF fnal success were fluctuating.
vation uu,played Dunn both on the long and
'hoT' games IN starting out an! wa three M
alter tour hoi,es had ieen played He lost the
Icing close NJ IN his second. won out In 3.
4 bali N ) followed on the sixth. a stroke
vorsa than togey, both. being short OF the
green on their second shots, Then Nnrdon
scored a 3 on the seventh. getting on tho
green with a hali-mashie. Dunn taking 4,
The ghth fell TO Dunn in 4 to5 Warden losing
lchapce on the green. Both making the home
BOT put Tor az, leaving vardon J.. up on the
nund. But on the next nine Larion won
very hole except the last. and the interest
,nted in the match ~ a contest.
Dunn has been laid up with laryn0itls and
rs really In moor shape for a long match, so
'har after the first round his poor health told.
The better play on the last round was due TO
b. ialling on IN the wind Wh'sn hSd been
Dunn out drove Verdon from the third tee.
although neither passed the POO var, mark,
Iardon made the green on his second, using
ne brassey. the distance. according to Col.
Branch, who paced it of. being over ldS yards.
Narion won in I. a stroke under DOGGY.
II was evident TO those who have watched
la-!on play that on the first round he was
p%itnigg out his scheme, and hedid not d%eyiate
much from 1t. The first hole he played for ),
but on one round, when he was so close to an
aprle 'r"e that ne hit the branches In address
irg the tall, Eardon had to work harj to, make
bis Average He stood away from the ball, and.
BY trrc!ng the trassey down ana pulling. In
M hands at the moment. OF i'm pact. vardon
.srt 1t stra ght and far, almost at an angle.
axe, v4rion at first played for d 5, only driv-
hg To the barn, hut in The. afternoon he over
drove the dirt terrace. and. using a cleek for
BE- second, hs hsl the hole each time In d!
Varion had the third hole twice in I. once in .
sd once in u, when he pulled a long brassey
'ehind q tree and some rocks.
The fourth hole is a right angle one. II
leeds coward drive 10 see the way clear for
line az scoring IN ;. Dunn on the third
Guy With the nib!ick and then playing a full Iron
n~rhisntly over the point OF trees, The
ath hole is over the lake again the
green being on a high hill beyond. II
terdet a l5O-yard carry 10 make the hill ana
a.holow back Of the green punished an
yyerrlay yardon carried the hin with
Z clerk each time In the morning. but In the
afternoon he depended on his brassey, once
o,efpiaylng the green badly and on the fourth
onnd hitting The face Of the hill and he tall
oiled back into a cut-out bunker The bali
vas 80 close TO the side that yarlon had TO
sand away. and. with the ron laid back. he
,aye1 one o. his pull-in shots, which sent the
.ai at an angle right on the green.
The sixth and seventh holes are uphill and
ne eighth downhill. Vardon played them
Inplyto Iriye all he knew how. He was two
NFoAes over IL on these holes for the four
FUNDS. laying ths eighth the last time,
a'ion made his longest drive Of the day.
sh0u, rs yards, and. pitching well on the
r'en, he ran down a neat nut for 3. After his
1.-Two on the home green Dunn played y
staucaIy. one being short OF the brook and
.nne INTO Il. each time making the green BY q
gsver second shot. Vardon was on this green
% Each drive.
10 putting, Dunn was considered quito VAR
,oh selnal, but in the other departments Of
ne asne The latter scored declsively. The
"Vres Tor the match follow:
1s aTOn '' $ 3 $40
2ssa .s a-si-si
AEON A A s 4 l-I0