New-York tribune., 1909-07-29
GOLF CHAMPION BEAT
FALLS BEFORE NJruo,.
Missed Puts Cost Sargent a H.,
at Van Cortlandt PorE

OlperI NicnolS. the professional Of N. =, 4
ton Country Club. once again a-o,,.s - WI
vincible on the public golf links a. v. -ls.
Park by defeating George Sarzan. = esz
open champion. up and to NAV -
match yesterday II was disastro,, -
title holder, and the one-s5dsd rstr,,, !, - =
test may hurt his chances OF sac,,-s- y q
hioition natc1es OF a similar ns+n-- ~
beating came somewhat rs a s1I~rrt.a !. ts
son that Sargent held his o4rr vel - ~ p
morning round
When this match was arranged sor.
the general opinion expressed ar1orx 80 .e
was that Nichols would win essi1v -'0es
their predictions on the past deeds =, So
ing Brfton over the same course. II
local history that Nichols has alvav. -. -
self wizard at Van Cortlandt. Tuo -
an open tournament there he easily I.s
and incidentally broke the record wiz,
So Last season Nichols again xsrb.-,s =
money ard still further reduced the r.rors
Although no records were broken vss.,..-
golf displayed by the contestants IN N.
round was al that could be desired NJ.
around in - and Sargent IN 73. rsalIv
golf, considering the green's. which r.-,
to make a golfer weep. The weather Wa
ing. but neither the principals nor N. -
lery seemed TO mind the intense heat
The only time Sargent locked Ifks n u...
for brief period during the morning mr. II
started by laying a short rnashis shat a..
first hole and winning IL IN 20 4 Sirso,, =
to get up on his second When ths vV-.
man missed a wee put on the second r-s-- a
became UP. About that time the Nehol, :.
ing we're looking serious. but the ssosct w..
a little later when their favorfts vsn =, ~
and fifth holes by better putting That srrs,-
match and then followed one OF the r-oz- -
SUGGESTIONS OF halved holes ever seen n -
sionaI contest OF this kind
Nothing Of consequences happened az Il. :
seventh and eighth holes. which vsrs dr.
par figures. but at the ninth Sargent Ezrs -
a deal TO do by topping his drive and r-Eza
second Despite this he got halve IN s. =s-z
bert slipped up on 8 holasls put This -.ss
pair all square at the turn. the cards stvrrs f
each. On the hou1svard Journey uothfng - 4
70 break the r1onotony OF hsIved holes rs 4
champion made a hash OF his approach 10 tsz
sixteenth and took 5. so that Nichols vo- tsa
IN and became 1 Up after having tn rzs
holes.
Sensational golf marked ths play o Il sa
yard seventeenth hole Nicholss third s1ot lsz
only the edge Of the green wills ss-ysr.
the like approached 20 within four 1.st q IL q
At that stage IL looked as II the c.s-ru
about TO square the match. but Nlcans "
gallery shouting by holing out With lis -zssa
4 That put II Up TO Sargent ard tas t-rs
OF uneven surface between his ball ard -
suddenly looked more formidable. Tns ez=-
proved equal TO the occasion. however, N -
down A halve IN az the hons hols lsn s=sl
with a lead Of up.
The uncertainties Of roIf were ts-',szs E
shortly after the men got away On tnsF ~
round. After a half n al tne first hos Frs
squared the match with q fue az - 80
where he almost drove the greer, narz1
yards. At that moment there vers rrooS
many persons in the gallery who Though 30
would win as there were others favorass ?
ols. In fact. no one dreamed that The 90
was destined to lose the next seven st-zs1 =
Yet. such was the case for when ssrEs1i -
hole HIS put for a half in 5 az the third = =
20 lose all confidence in himself On the &c
There was little 10 choose between ths p
the tee and through the tairvay. but VIE
got in the vicinity Of the hole Sargent sQp's
one in a trance. His approach put Eoua y
vofuIIy weak or else far too strong
next invariably failed to hnd the ooiol
cup. MISSED puts iIlCACAtflCr kA1-~ -
story OF every hole from the third 70
Nichols went out in S4 IS against % 1of - -.
BY this time all the fight had been N'sA~
OF the champion. who after halvins no -
holes. made a weak approach 10 tns - :
lost the hole That left Nichols T'nns'' n.-,1
bye holes were played for the benent Of -
Nichols continued 10 go SO well thar -
were entertained that he might succ71a -
ling the record His at the S'0-ya
was exceptional and was made possible =. ~ 4
tiful approach. which left him pul 7. p. ~
feet All visions OF a record VANISHED " -
went out Of bounds at the sizteen'n =
Sargent doing the same Nichols alsO - ~
of the seventeenth. and got in the ponu - % IS
home hole. Even So he got around u :"
81 for the champion NJ =
After the match Sargent declafe1 "a. ,uss
quite enough OF playing over
cards we're as follows.