New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-17
EVANS BOWS TO FOWNES
Golfins Cyclone of West Loses
Chance for Title.
BEATEN ON HOME GREEN
Wood Makes Uphill Fight and
Defeats Tuckerman by
Two Up.
fBy Te-E-srb % he tribune


when " c Fownes u. of Oakrnont- de-
feated him ~ the narrow margin o. / up
r TIE serni-fnaI round OF the national
amateur golf championship tournament on
The links Of the Country Club al Brook
linz. II -re other serli-fnsI bracket War
IN h Wood. after being down Al the
end Of the morning round 70 ". Z. Tucker
man. n Stockbridge, pulled & fine match
cut q the IRE and Won b. I'D As re-
suit q the I,ls- to-day II vin be PittsbuTE
-. Chicago II the match for the much
-rL--Fr. title tomorrow
T--~-7es-io.2ab biz the Fovnes- ET ans match
~ 20 down as one % the most sensa-
--orsl IN Tie histo-y Of American golf II
ma te added also that the Western open
,-far-r.9o7 rsr attribute his downfall TO
defective short game AL through the dar
= vas q 9 q putter Is nlioiror, and
-re uut,e- won. out home Evans rarely
--zrs sr,--,'rir- hut lofted clubs on the
greens where conditions a-c vastly DIFF
<s-our rrum He-r-
or the cIcver-rovered greens about Chi
GEO h- hs- proved : wizard with either
rugShso ~ ira.. Earlv in the week ne real
--ed no --as a. : Disadvantage IN trying
- adapt western methods 10 Eastern cor
dft5oa=. and OF zevoraI occasions tried 70
make ruc~c -se of the pUtter. but he found
% MS cost -he- deadly putting Is an art
-rs- cannot Ice mastered overnight
The sslie-- never knew = dull moment
IN -1r match TO- first one and then the
crre- contrz-z-- --of;Id b. No Tho Evans
rt.~l 81 escaping the many traps suddenly
deserted bin ro-dar but, 50 far as finding
5,f7-.rr, -ss concerned Fownes got into
f..s- a. r7s-7 pitfalls as his rival. Through
out -+e da-- George D~1nisroiI. the Oakmont
--.z--- who I,eea7ne famous by eliminating
Vito +. Travis rom the national tourns-
r7.err - F>sltrsro! in 800 with hslf-cleek
z+1- for ~ tne seventeenth hole. acted
= ~addtc ro- Fovnes. Evans had one ~
.l-e Fr,,kif-o youngsters IN the morning.
l--5t zr--~ luncheon tho elongated BOB
z7---7-~- carried '-Cri-k. g. clubs
rs=- -rrr-ec = WIS -'EIobson's choice al
enough Fovros -ear-allv had the longer
7zr m 7ne morning. buy later On Evans
f-~auertlr -7sdr Tho PENNSYLVANIA cham
774.-7 --la.- the ord Starting out Fovnes
@.5la. 70 settle down ~ once. and after
7al-e in ~ me first hole lost the next
-.e-a--o oF an over2pproach- Fownes also
MAGE f1ash ~ The fourth hole where his
approach found -he woods. That made
him . down. and those who did not know
30 sort Of z fighter he Is began % scent
another eae- victory for Evans.
Thus lar Evans had escaped trouble his
shots that did get Of the line jumping
wraps as un4rringiv as = cat does Z puddle.
Us long lane that has no turning, how
ever, ana the change came when his half
Popped second fell into the trap before the
nth green. The extra stroke required in
getting OCT was enough 10 lose the hole, as
Fownes maze no slip and got z par +
II never rains. b-1- il Pou-s. remarked
man n TIE gaIlery, as Evars, after
driving into trap from the sixth Tee, went
from thai into another behind the green
50 that FcBnes. who had himself nonlen-
Tz-ilv disappeared tnro one Of the B-ookline
graves. managed TO win in TO s Nov, all
square, the match began 70 become more
interesting Tovnes lost the snort sev-
e--r. but won the next two, and turned for
nome Up. the strokes reading = Tor each.
After four halved holes the spell was
L7oken u the fourteenth. where FowneS
got into al sorts Of trouble. including TWO
traps. and finally lifted. They were then
re7eI. bu- Evans slipped again through
failure properly 70 get hold OF his ap-
r-osch 70 the fifteenth, The ball having
brought I'd 10 Z mean lie on The driveway.
lie stole the short sixteenth by bring
5r- of e 25-foo- put after being trapped on
lG= Zee SEoJ. Fovnes fo- moment haG
looked like winner as his drive had
found the green nicely. This was one OF
the few instances during the day where his
short game failed. as he ulisse4 q compare
sffclE easy put Tor halve.
A better approach pat won the home hole
~ Fownes, thereby enabling The Pitrsburg
man 10 retire for luncheon I up. Because
- an approxirnated al the fourteenth
I7Cvnes' card showed q total Of IS for the
round, Is against s. for Evans
The only unpleasant incident Of The
Trc7uirS had 70 c. with Orniston's method
ot giving advice 10 mis- man Once OF twice
= hile standing back Of the hole and mark
SIR oGr the line Tor Fowues be allowed his
Tuttsr L. -esr on the -urf- Tbs attention OF
Herbert Talues. president OF the United
States Golf Association WIS called 10 this
ard Cru1isrpu vas spoken 10 on the matter
p-T1sro0 ref-sIned from Joucning the
ground with club thereafter, and no pro
'est was fled.
The rules say ira the line Of the put
FazI nor be touched when giving z line
=no orrniston's contention was that the
1ir'~ cannot extend behind The hole There
vas difference OF opinion on the matter
md q. Herbert Windeler, president Of the
Massachusetts Golf Association. said ne
5isJipctIy recalled z ruling once handed
GOVT ~ --e ~ andrews rules -OrrTv1irrSe
o1i-7 would make Crnistor's act illegal
The features OF the afternoon round were
fIe weak start % Fovues followed by z
gerres pondInElv brilliant finish He made
mess % the frst t1ree holes. which were
ioE- 80 rapid succession. so that Evans be
cane . u. Fownes got the match square
again Al the eighth. only 10 become . down
orfoe more a. the fifteenth.
When he barely got over the trap on his
Tee shot 70 The silorJ sixteenth IL looked all
ever but me shouting, as Evans reached the
green Fow-nes approached to within twenty
feet Of the cup. and then holed the long one
for :. ~hereUpon Evans took three puts
and lost The conditions here were Just
tine reverse q the morning, when Evans
brought OF the long put
a grand half iron shot 10 within four
feet o. TIE flag enabled Fownes 10 win
TIE seventeenth hole in and square the
match Going 70 the home hole both made
ne ecge % the green on their seconds
ffr1 Fownes sized Up the situation better by
running ~ long approach put stone dead
EFans badly overran the like using an
iron the ball stopping some ten feet from
She cup. lie was below the hole and the
cnly thing 10 90 WAS go for il Il looked
ike a faint hearted effort for he never