Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
PATTERSON WINS
MATCH FROM LECG
Former Captures Chief Prize
at the Atlantic City Golf
Tournament.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatcu 10 Inc Star
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. November TO-
James G. Patterson of the Fox Hill and
Atlantic City clubs this afternoon won the
chief prize in the annual fall golf tourna-
ment of the Atlantic City Country Club
over H. g. Legg of Lawrenceville. There
have been few more interesting final
matches in the New York district this sea-
son. PATTERSON was dealy about the cups
and won on his short game. Legg played
capitally for the most part, especially with
his irons, his wrist movements and gen.
eral style being equal to that Of Chandler
Egan and Eben NJ. Myer. He was weakest
on his approach work. w. E. Shackelford,
whom he defeated in the semi-finals in the
morning. declared. In following the match.
that Legg Is a greater player even than
William c. Fownes, Jr.. who has won sew
eral tournaments here and who put out
Walter ]. Travis in the national champion
ship of 1905 at Wheaton. nj.
Leggs homo club Ia In Minneapolis, and
last year he was champion OF the state of
Minnesota He IL easily the star just now
at the Lawrenceville preparatory school and
college golfer.
The handicap net prize was won by
Percy Legge Of Atlantic City with score
Of % gross IA handicap IS net; The best
ton. who received trophy.
AAO -ASSAs
Patterson won the frst two holes from
Legg 4 to 8 By better putting. although
Legs's ball trimmed the cup on tho. second
hole. The third hole went to Legg 4 to
after patterson had overplayed the green,
and was lucky to get In with one more
The fourth hole was half in 4. It should
have gone to the student, but he missed
putt Of less than q foot for q three. The
dfth avanfful 0f the
match. Patterson half topped on his sec
ond. went into the bunker on his fourth
and had to drop back in. order to get out
Legg on his fourth was far over the green
and was very short on his fifth and again
on his sixth. where he laid Patterson a
dead stymie. Legg's star work was on the
sixth of 2O6 yards, which he won in two
against Bogie to Batterson's 4. o.
course, he was close 40 the cup on his lee
shot. Legg had been very lucky on that
hole throughout the week.
That squared the match, Patterson hav-
ing previously had the lead by one up, ex-
cept at the second hole, where he was two
up. The seventh hole was Batterson's. five
to six. because he ran down putt of me-
dunn length. while Legg was too far away
to get the cup for q half. The eighth was
half in three after Leggs ball had jump.
ed the cup ON his second. Patterson had
to run down long one, however, for the
half. The ninth was halved in six, although
Patterson should have won It, as his OPP
ponent was in two bad messes. Legg land
ed In the bunker on his first and got out
we'll only to place himself in the edge OF
another bunker. This left Patterson one
UP at the turn. Both men had gone out In
~, which equaled the boyle. The tenth
hole was a half in four. both being dead
to the hole in three. The eleventh was
Batterson's hole. to 1. Legg sliced on his
tee shot. was short on his approach and
then over drove, which cost him an extra
stroke. Patterson two up.
Equal to Bogie.
The twelfth was Batterson's 6 to L after
he had over approached on his third and
rel he'd che edge Of the cup on his fifth
Legg got away by going into the bunker
and then played back. which cost him the
hole. Patterson three up The thirteenth
was Battersons, to 5, because he ran
down fine putt Of fully eight feet. Bat
terson's on four up. The fourteenth was
half in five, Patterson redeeming a poor
second stroke by runningdown a long putt.
Legg got beautiful second drive to the
edge of the green, but missed a short putt
without excuse for a four. The fifteenth
ended the struggle, as Patterson won it, 4
to 5. Legg was short on his second. SO
short that his fine third stroke did not
make -reparation. Then he missed the putt.
It is worthy of note that Patterson for the
fifteen holes played exactly equal to boyle
up to that point.
The weather was clear and fine, the sun
coming out through the thick clouds of
early morning. The wind was noticeable
by its absence. The cards