New-York tribune., 1911-09-16
Herreshoff Defeats "Chick y
Evans. and Is Last Hope
to Hold Title.
CROWD BRAVES THE RAIN
Hundreds Trudge Over Links to
See England's Champion
Beat Inslee in the Semi
Final Round.

lildl hOuuQ.
Herold Il. Hilton. the champion Of Great
Britain, and Frederick Herreshof will meet
ir the final round of the United States Golf
Association championship tournament on
the links OF the Apswannis Club to-day.
They worked their way to the last bracket
yesterday. when Hilton defeated c. w Ins-
lee, OF wykagyl. by s up and s TO play.
and Herreshoff pulled a match out of the
FIRE at TIE expense of Charles ". ('Chick')
Evans. ir., the Chicago lad, who earlier in
the season won the French title After
ending the morning round down. Hero
shof completely reversed the order by beat
irg the redoubtable Chick" by up and
&c play.
Although no- nearly as famous as the
Br.ton. IT also Is a fact that HerreshofT
Is no stranger 70 championship company.
As far back as 1904 when a lad in his
teens Herreshoff was runne--up to II.
chandler Egsn, at Baltusrol, while three
years ago, at Garden City. he lost in the
semi final round after an extra hole match.
The Westhrook golfer has held the metro
politan title.
The popularity OF golf was put 10 a se-
we're test yesterday. but the game suffered
II.
that fell most OF the time large gallery
followed the contestants when they left the
Arst tee in the morning, and instead OF di-
ninishing it grew and grew, until ropes we're
found necessary to keep the crowd at
safe distance. The presence of hundreds OF
golfers, including many women, trooping
for miles through water ladened grass
apparently needless Of wet feet spoke vol
F1r ba he haS
secured in this country
Hilton defeated Inslee by playing the
,ounder 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 constant
hammering with little or no variation that
told In the end. For time Inslee managed
10 make matters interesting for the Briton,
and IL so happened that the tall WyRagyl
golfer won the first hole. Somehow or
cther Hilton has generally managed 10
lose that hole at the outset OF most Of
1is matches, due largely to a tendency to
verspprosch.
When Insee brought OF 4o-foot put
for a 2 at the hfth hole. thereby becoming !
up, the gallery began 10 wonder what
next was likely 10 happen. From the out
set the critics had refused to take Inslee
seriously Although his STYLE is not es- /
pecally taking the Wykagyl man by con- |
slant 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
MS putting compares favorably with the |
best.
Steady golf enabled Hilton to win the
seventh, eighth and ninth holes. his oppo-
nent getting INTO trouble st No. q taking
an extra put at the next and topping his
third shot to the ninth. That placed Hilton |
one UP az the turn, and It was the first
time that ne had command OF the situation. !
, The English champion went out in 81, as
against 90 for the other; good golf under
the conditions.
1t was noticed that rnslee allowed his
opponent 70 hole the wee puts, apparently
conceding nothing Hilton seemed trife
surprised at this and his manner through
cut the remainder OF the match suggested
q desire 10 end the job as speedily as pos
sible
Coming home Hilton won four more
holes, thereby increasing his advantage to ,
up al the end OF the morning round.
Inslee played the home hole raggedly' be-
ins in the rough twice with sliced shots.
Hilton returned a fine 75 in spite Of the
soggv greens.
Starting on their afternoon round both
golfers fell green shy at the first and
Hilton ended by losing, as usual, his op-
ponent getting a I. -Four consecutive halves
followed ere Hilton managed to get his
morning lead back That was when he
won the sixth hole IN I. The seventh
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their drives TO the rough and Inslee, inl
playing out went clear across the falr-
way 70 the woods and rocks on the other
side. Hilton failed to get clear on his
second the ball merely travelling further
along in the rough on his third shot
Inslee tackled across the course again, this
time bringing up in the trap 70 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 well, and, taking two
puts apiece. halved in 6. This was one
q the few occasions that Hilton got into
difficulties during the day
Inslee was bunkered going 10 NO = anc
the lie being an awkward one he had to /
ct down OF one knee TO make the snot
Hilton was relentless, however, getting
and Increasing his lead 10 up. They !
played the long ninth weakly. lnslee pur-
rosely played short Of the brook on ms
third, while Hilton got over, though sun
snor OF the green. Both missed puts ana
hsiyed IN : Hilton had taken al 10 go
out while the others card totalled 20.
At the eleventh Hiltons drive LETT his
osu near the thirteenth green out lie eo'
home with fine second. insiee uldsile
saot landed him in the brook but ms
fourth nit the cup and came within an ace
o. going down II was then hilton hoie
IN 10 E. so tina, the Rrit0n became dormie
E. Iiltop won the next hole and the
match driving the green and getting al