Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
SECKEL IS CHAMPION
Princeton Golfer Wins West
ern Title.
PHENOMENAL GAME
In the SO Holes Finals the Victory
Was Established by 8 Up
and z to Play.

DETROIT. Mich, July @.-Princeton's
gay yellow and black snapped and flut
tered in triumph over the blue of Old
Yale today, when Albert Seckel of the
Riverside Club, Chicago, defeated Robert
A. Gardner Of the same club, up and to
play, in the final match Of SO holes for the
amateur golf championship of the west.
Seckel's victory came after four years
OF unsuccessful attempts. and he made
1t his climax to one Of the most sensa
tional exhibitions of golf ever Witnessed
in the history of the western association.
After the championship was won, Seckel
and Gardner played out the match. and
the former tied the course record of II.
Yesterday he turned in 6S, but this rec
ord will not be regarded as official on
account Of the concession of several short
puts. Not a stroke was conceded the
new champion this afternoon.
Beautiful weather brought out a record
breaking gallery TO witness the afternoon S
final round Of 10 holes between Princeton
holder of the national amateur title. All
the way Seckel's exhibition sparkled brill
liantly.
Gardner played we'll for time. but then
weakened. and his topped drives proved
the main factor in his defeat. He was in
trouble almost as much in the aftern on
as he was in the morning, but he COM
pleted the first nine holes in 3S, par for
the course, while Seckel was two strokes
under. Seckel's short game was well nigh
perfect.
While Seckers afternoon play was con-
sistently fine. each golfer contributed a
play which stood out prominently. A
curving drive of 271 yards at the twenty
fifth hole. 1.-The boomerang" carried Gard
ner's ball around the trees and to the far
edge Of the green-a rare performance
Seckel holed a sixty-foot putt for a 2.
to win the twenty-eighth, 80 yards, the
nn1 in he IN p1oiu he
honor Of beating par for the hole by two
strokes
With Garnder down at the begin
ming of the afternoon match and the re-
suit nearly a foregone conclusion. the
Yale pole vaulter cut down Seekers lead
when he made q fine pitch for the nine
teenth hole and putted down from ten feet
for 81 victory. Poor seconds
Gardner was bunkered on his drive to the
twenty first and was out short to the
edge Of the green Seckel was on in 2
and won. 4--5. Gardeners second for
the next hole was just over the big
mound and he took 8 to reach the
green. seckel was to the green's right
edge and again he won, IS. Gard
ner was trapped on his drive for the
twenty-third and again took to
reach the green. seckel was on the far
fve-foot putt and Seckel. from six
feet hit GARDENERS ball. having in s.
For the next hole Gardner pulled his
drive to pit and played out about seven
8 to Seekers 2. 9th approached within
three feet Of the pin and holed their
puts. Seckel winning. As. Driving
to the twenty fifth, SeckePs ball shot
stopped in the rough. Gardner made his
feature drive of the day. but then over
ran the hole nine feet. while Seckel ap-
preached within seven feet of the CUP.
Gardner hoied and seckel missed. Civ
| ner's second for the twsnty-sixth
was twenty-five yards short. Seckel
was nine feet from the cup, hole high.
Seckel holed Tor and Gardner
took !; 9th reached the next green
Seckers drive to the twenty-eighth
reached the corner OF the green
Garndsr topped his drive. jumped out
and won. "a: For the final hole both
| made good firsts and seconds and
their pitches were two feet apart, ten
feet from the hole. Seckel made his
championship to the Princeton golfer
Seckel had a fine chance to break the
course record. but he missed a ten-foot
, putt on the last green and was forced
| to take for II. The afternoon card:
Seckel:
2ss .:::::::::: :s::s Essss
Gardner:
1fs...:::::::: 1858 &C.,,
All through the tournament Seckel's
scores have been close to the record, and
his qualifying total, made in miserable
weather. was 165. one stroke higher than
the winning total OF Paul Hunter.
Seckel hrst competed for the western
championship Ave years ago, and in
1909 was yunnsr-up to Chick" Evans. He