Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-16

Great Britain, and Frederick HerreshoH
are battling in the final round OF the
United States Golf Association cham
ponship tournament on the links of the
Apawamis Club today. They worked
their way to the last bracket yesterday.
when Hilton defeated c. w. Inslee OF
Wykagyl by s up and q to play, and Her
reshoff pulled a match out of the fire at
the expense of Charles W. c'ChickD
Evans jr., the Chicago lad who earlier in
the season won the French title After
ending the morning round 3 down. Her
reshoff completely reversed the order by
beating the redoubtable Chick by ) up
and to play.
Although not nearly as famous as the
Briton, it also is a fact that Herreshon
is no stranger to championship company.
AS far back as 1904, when a lad in his
teens Herreshoff was runner-up to II.
Chandler Egan at Baltusrol. while three
years ago at Garden City he lost in the
semi final round after an extra-hole
match The Westbrook golfer has held
the metropolitan title.
The popularity of golf was put to a Sc
we're test yesterday, but the game suf-
fered nothing as result for despite the
rain that fell most of the time a large
gallery 1OiOWed the contestants WneIl
they left the first tee in the morning, and
instead of diminishing it grew and grew,
until ropes were found necessary to keep
the crowd at safe distance. The pres
ence of hundreds of golfers, including
many women, trooping for miles through
water-laden grass, apparently needless
of wet feet. spoke volumes for the hold
the ancient game has secured in this
country.
Hilton fad JnSlea ~ MIA wing the
sounder golf. Keeping up his uniformly
straight play. the champion of Great
Britain proceeded from hole to hole, max
ing few mistakes. and it was this con-
slant hammerins. with little or not varia-
ton. that told in the end For time
Inslee managed to make matters interest
ing for the Briton, and it SO happened
that the tall Wykasyl golfer won the first
hole. Somehow other Hilton has gen.
orally managed to lose that hole at the
outset of most of his matches due largely
to tendency to overapproach.
When Inslee brought off a forty-foot
putt for at the fifth hole thereby be-
coming , up, the gallery began to wonder
what next was likely to happen. From
the outset the critics had refused TO take
Insee seriously. Although his style is
not especially taking. the Wykagyl man
by constant practice has placed his swing
under good control He is also steadier
on the short game than formerly, and
those who have watched him this week
declare that his putting compares FAVOR
ably with the best.
Steady golf enabled Hilton to win the
seventh. eighth and ninth holes, his Oppo-
nent getting into trouble at NO. I, taking
an extra putt at the next and topping his
third shot to the ninth. That placed Hill
ton | up at the turn, and 1t was the
first time that he had command of the
situation The English champion went
out in 81, as against 20 for the other;
good golf under the conditions.
1t was noticed that Inslee allowed his
opponent to hole the wee puts. apparently
concednS nothing. Hilton seemed a trifie
surprised at this. and bis manner through
out the remainder of the match suggested
a desire to end the job as speedily as
possible
Coming home Hilton won four more
holes, thereby increasing his advantage to
, up at the end of the morning round.
Inslee played the home hole raggedly. be-
ing in the rough twice with sliced shots.
Hilton returned a fine - in spite of the
soggy green's.
Starting on their afternoon round both
golfers fell green shy at the first. and
Hilton ended by losing, as usual. his OPP
ponent getting a 4. Four consecutive
halves fOlloWea ere Hilton managed to
get his morning lead back. That was
when he won the sixth hole in 4. The
seventh proved comedy of errors Both
pulled their drives to the rough, and ms
lee in playing out. went clear across the
! fa1rWay to the woods and rocks on the
other side. Hilton failed to get clear on
his second, the ball merely travelling
farther along in the rough. On his third
shot Inslee tackled across the course
again, this time bringing up in the trap
to the left Of the green. To continue the
sympathetic game, Hilton on the like
crossed over, his ball landing plump into
the trap to the right. Both got out we'll
and, taking two puts apiece. halved i'm G.
! This was one of the few occasions that
Hilton got into difficulties during the day
Inslee was bunkered going to No. s.
and. the lie being an awkward one, he
had TO get down on one knee to make
the shot. Hilton was relentless how
ever. getting 3 and increasing his lead to
9 up. They played the long ninth weakly
lnslee purposely played short Of the
brook on his third. while Hilton got over
though still short of the green. Both
missed puts and halved In I. Hilton had
taken Al to go out, while the others card
totaled A.
At the eleventh Hilton's drive left his
ball near the thirteenth green but he
got home with fine second Inslee's
mashie shot landed him in the brook, but
his fourth hit the cup and came within
an ace of going dowp. 1t was then Hill
tons hole in to D.. that the Briton
became dormie Z. Hilton won the next
hole and the match, driving the green
and getting a par 3. Inslee was short.
The cards follow: