Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
GOLFERS IN PAIRS
Sixteen Survivors Contending
for Amateur Championship.
DISTRICT NAN IN FRONT
Tuckerman of Chevy Chase Club
Makes Good Beginning.
LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE RAIN
Large Gallery on Hand. However,
to Witness Late Afternoon
Play at Brookline.
LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE RAIN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

THE COUNTRY CLUB, BROOKkINE
Mass. eptember 14.-With every pros
pect OF rain, the sixteen golfers left to
continue in second round at match play
for titular honyrs in the United States
Golf Assoc.at ton amateur championship
were late In getting away from the first
tee this morning. There seemed to be a
hesitancy in beginning play that will &c
long way in clearing the atmosphere OF
doubt as to ttc outcome. The competitors
themselves, as well as the very large gal
lery that was on hand At an earl, hour.
are quite expectant for any turn of af-
fairs after yesterdays record Of surprises
and sensations
A present champion and two former
national champions eliminated in one
days play Is q record for one day in the
history Of amateur championships in
America. Fred Herreshoff, the metro
politan star. undoubtedly has a large fol-
lowing in the light Of his remarkable
going in the first round at match play.
There are many who look for "a blow
up in his game today, however. but
these arrive at that conclusion without
taking into consideration his record OF
achievement all this season.
Playing Within His Game.
Judged from non-partisan standpoint
it does not appear that Herreshoff is
playing beyond his game. II anything he
can play TO negotiate the Country Club
course in an even TO- Western golfers
were largely responsible for the passing
Of themselves in the first round. for the
luck of the draw brought players from
this section OF the country together. The
entire western contingent, Gardner, the
Hunters. the Egans. those already out,
have rallied strongly to the support of
their fellows In the second round
There Is nothing in their makeup
that savors to the slightest degree of
Jealousy Of the success Of Wood Chick
Evans and Sawyer. Westerners believe
that any one of their contingent would
do honor to the national title. It is a
splendid spirit.
Massa chusetts and New England were
never SO largely and strongly repre-
scented in the second round of match
play for national title.
The Players and Their Cities.
The players starting on their second
round and the cities they represent are
as follows:
II. II. Wilder, Boston. VS.. f. ". Brown,
Boston.
w. c. Fownes, Pittsburg, We. A. NJ.
Reid, New York.
P. ". whittemore. Boston, vs. Fred
Herreshoff, New York.
D. E. Sawyer, Chicago, VS.. c. Evans.
jr.. Of Chicago.
w. X. Wood. Chicago, We. P. Gilbert,
W. J. Travis, New York. vs. j. c. An
derson, Boston.
H. Weber, Toledo, We. r. r. Gorton,
W; R. Tueker,nan, Boston. VS.. F. A.
Martin, Manchester, VT.
Chick Evans. western open champion,
and carrying with him the hopes OF that
part Of the country. despite the fact that
his match today brought him against an
other westerner. half topped his drive to
the first hole, but he made q fine recov-
cry on his second shot and reached the
green on even terms with Sawyer.
Tuckerman Makes Good Start.
W. r. Tuckerman, the Massachusetts
player, with strong Washington afflia-
lions and connections. a member Of the
Chevy Chase Club and q splendid type Of
golfer withal, got away one Of the longest
drives OF the first to leave the first tee.
The shot carried straight on the line
Fred Herreshon produced some wonder
full golf In his first nine holes Of play
with Whittemore. In the department OF
driving. where It was thought that he
would eclipse the home player. there was
little to choose between them. It was In
his short approaching that he showed the
strong upper hand. and at momentous
periods Of play he ran down puts from
the most difficult angle.
At nine holes he led Whittemore by 2
up and out in 80 against Whittemores TO-
The only serious lapse from sound golf
by Whittemore came at the ninth, where
he missed his tee shot and took six to
the green.
At the end Of eighteen holes Evans and
Sawyer were on even terms. .-he west
ern champion was playing against q lead
until he started his home journey, when
his play was exceedingly brilliant for a
81, his medal card being u, as against IS
for Sawyer.
Herreshoff was up, but the Country
Club player cut the lead down to 1 up
at the finish.
Second-Round Summary.
Summary Of the first eighteen holes of
the thirty-six in the second round:
H. II. Wilder, Boston, and M. Which
ZACH, New York. even.
w. c. Fownes, P1ttsburg, up on Ellis
Knowles, Pensacola
Fred Herreshon, New York, up on
P. w. Whittemore, Boston.
D. E. Sawyer, Chicago. and c. Evans,
jr., Chicago, even.
w. X Wood. Chicago. 4 up on P. Gil
bert. Boston.
]. G. Anderson: Boston. 1 up on W. J.
Travis, New York.
H. Weber, Toledo, and r. r. Gorton,
Boston. even.
". r. Tuckerman. Boston, up on F..