New-York tribune., 1911-09-03
CITY GOLF FINAL TODAY
PIatt and Clarke Will Meet at
Van Cortlandt Park.
PURCELL IN A HARD MATCH
Succumbs to Amherst Player in
Semi Final-One Match Goes
Twenty -one Holes.

The annual city golf tournament was car-
ried down to the final round on the Van
Cortlandt Park public links yesterday. The
survivors of the day were Percy Platt, an
unattached golfer. who has been swinging
a driver ever since he was able 10 wui-.
and j. NJ. Clarke, an Amherst student
They will meet in the decisive round this
morning.
The beaten eight division has also mar
rowed down to the final stage, and the two
to remain are J. p. Downey, Of the New
York Golf Club. and Dan Healy. an unat-
tached golfer, who does practically All his
playing at ST. Andrews.
Piatt won quite handily both morning and
afternoon, though in the early hours T. X.
Alexander, OF the Brooklyn-Forest PARK
Golf Club. more than held his own going
out out in IS, Alexander turned for home
up Platrs brilliant long game then be-
gan 10 TELL and In addition TO this Alex
ander weakened as soon az the other got
level. After winning by and margin
Platt continued on, making the fun round
in rs. Later on he never had an ANXIOUS
moment against c. w. Brocker. indl1er-
ent approaching prevented the New YORK
Coli Club man from making better show
ing Platt reached the turn I'm 80 good
enough to give him lead Of up. lie won
by up and 70 play.
Clarke began well by dsposing OF T. VI.
Gould, a former Massachusetts golfer. who
has been playing fine golf at Van Cort-
landt OF late IN this particular match
Gould went wrong. Clarke winning by
and O. Considerable interest attached 70 the
match between Clarke and ". +. Purcell
for the reason that the last named repre-
sented the remaining hope Of the home con-
tingent Purcell is a left handed youth,
and he had the chance Of his life 20 win
yesterday.
At the sixth hole Clarke brought won
dertul shot His drive, considerably sliced,
left mis- bah beyond the road behind the
fountain. The position seemed hopeless,
yet he succeeded in hitching over fountain.
road ana trees to within ten feet OF the
flag. Even then he lost the hole by taking
three puts Purcell then stood 2 up, and
increased this lead another hole az tho
seventh. due to poor putting on the part
Of Clarke. BY that time the gallery, in
tensely local in sentiment, thought It
scented victory for Purcell, but the South
paw" became unsteady, thereby giving the
Amherst golfer a chance 10 make UP FOR
lost ground. Finally, Clalke became dormie
2, and the match should have ended on the
next green, but Clarke broke the rules by
picking UP his ball in order 10 make sure
that II was his. He won the home hole,
however, and the match by up.
The longest match OF the day wss in the
first round OF the beaten eight set, between
Donald Carr and NJ. c. Hammer. The lat
ter stood dormie ?, but Carr won the
last two holes in IS. At the nineteenth
Carr was prevented from winning because
Of 4 stynie while at the next he had 10
get down a twelve-foot put for halve IN
| 4. Hammer then topped his drive from the
next tee, which enabled Carr to win the
hole in 4 and the match. Later on, Healy
defeated Carr.
Ike summary follows:
First division, third round-C. ". Brocker,
New York Golf Club. beat 4; T. clarke. unst-
,aSss 5.s, sP e. Hnd 70 Pnd teIST BTTyn
park. 4 10 and 70 play; j. NJ. Clarke, Amherst,
beat eat F. ~ could New York Coli club, ny ana
, 10 play; w r. Purcell. New York Golf Club
beat b s. Costigan, unattached. . up aud TO
play.
Brocker. : up and to play; CiaFAe O'"' f1'''"'
up.
Beaten eight. first rOund.D G. Mcconnell
New York Golf Club. beat p. IL. Davis, unat-
tached. up and to play; ]. =. Downey New
YORK Golf Club beat p. +. Gilmartin. New
York Golf Club, up; j. p Meatiey gnaS'aSnse; nat sas
beat C. H. Atherton unattaenGd Y6T d, c NJ ana b1a
NJ. c. hammer. unattached, up (2l holes).
Beaten eight, semi-hEal round-Downey beat
Mcconnell, 2 up; Healey beat Carr. up ana !
to play
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