The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-04

Two young diudtcutb At tuc ""hh"
moisett Golf club yesterday w. ID.
Brownell OF the local club and c. l..
Bremer of the Wollaston Golf club.
wollaston. Mass. closed Harry Var
don's first American tour by giving
him the third beating which he has re-
ceived since landing on these shores.
1t was an 1S-holc affair on a. soggy
course, but with otherwise perfect con-
ditions, and the British champion went
down before the best ball OF the two
amateurs by a score Of 2 up and to
play. Vardon, however, played a match
against two amateurs I'm the morning.
which he won i'm hollow fashion by
score Of up The first match was
played IN a driving rain storm and
could hardly be considered as test Of
the merits OF The foreigners play.
In the afternoon Nardon. while play
ing his usual sure, steady. and at times
brilliant game, could make but nttle
headway against the great team work
Of his opponents. backed by their all
round good play and considerable luck.
yet he frankly admitted that the result
was perfectly fair and unquestioned.
Vardons match on the Wannamoisett
links yesterday was the 18th which he
played since arriving in this country.
during which time he has tasted de-
feat but thrice. once in Florida, where
Bernard Nichols proved a stumbling
block. and again at New Haven, two
Yale men doing the trick Singularly
enough IL was two Harvard graduates
yesterday who triumphed over him.
vARDoN HAD POOR LUCK.
Ii must be admitted that the British
or had hard day OF II. for the morn
ing match was played under fearful
conditions Yet, one OF his opponents
then. BrowneIl. came out again gamely
in the afternoon, and, with his friend
from Wollaston showed him some
American golf AS usual Vardon out
drove his men by many yards. and his
brassey work was also strong but
when he reached the green he almost
invariably found one on the other or
mis- young opponents either waiting for
him or playing the like from not far
away. III anything, Vardon Was of In
his short game, weakness which the
amateurs did not fail TO turn into ac-
count in quite number OF instances.
He made one or two sensational puts,
but ir this he was outshone by both
Brownell and Bremen. especially the
later.
1t was hard to choose between the
two Americans, ,Or both did magnif-
cent work and came grandy TO the
front at critical occasions. Each knew
the others game perfectly. and with
great nerve each jumped into the
breech when the other fell away. Brow
nell played a very careful, sure game,
but Bremer was the more brilliant.
while his grand 30-yard approach put
for the hole on the 18th green not only
shone out be ysand his other work, but
won the match then and there, and
proved "A fitting climax to the days
play.
THE GREAT MATCH OF THE DAY.
Bremen had the honor. and topped
his first ball badly, but Brownell lined
out good one for 160 yards which
Vardon had hard work to duplicate.
Bremen got some distance with his iron,
and two brasseys laid him on the green.
Vardon, however. caught the bunker
on his third. and took two more to
reach the green. SO that the Americans
won the hole in 8.
The second. 525 yards. went to Var
don, through his grand brassey work
and some poor putting by Brownell,
Bremen having lifted.
For the third, 260 yards, Nardon drove
out of bounds, and the hole went to
Brownell in par figures. 4.
On the fourth. 316 yards. Vardon
lined out a scorcher, 210 yards without
the roll, and, after fine second, laid
his appoach dead. and holed out in 4,
also par
The fifth s7o yards, went to the AM
ericans. ,Srdon. 10 the astonishment OF
the crowd. missing a two foot put for
a half with Brownell.
For the sixth. 225 yards. Vardon's
ball was long. but high. and when IL
dropped 1t went well into the soggy
turf He could not get much distance
on his secorsl. although he chopped
we'll under it, but his approach was
dead. and he halved with Brownen
The seventh. 81 yards. was also
half. although vardon got In another
200-yard drive. Brownelfs ball ran on
to the green on the second shot, and
he played carefully. but just missed a
3.
Again for the eighth. 90 yards. Var
don's drive went almost out OF sight
In the mud. and the referee ruling
against him. he was forced TO chop II
once more. This cost him the hole, for
Brownell laid his second dead. and just
rimmed the cup I'm his third.
The ninth. $50 Yards. was n half be-
tween Vardon and Brownell. both play
ing par golf.
THE FINAL ROUND.
The first round ended with the Amer
fcan up both playing confidently. but
not carelcssly. The round had been all
Brownelrs. as Bremen had not begun
TO get his game. lie made up for il in
the second I'm grand style.
For the tenth, Vardon pulled the lead
down by some OF the most brilliant
work seen during the day. He started
with his usual 2o0-yard drive. followed
II up with "A brassey of equal length
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