New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-01
Chick EVANS IN DEFEAT
Beaten on Nineteenth Green for
Engiand'S Golf Title.
JOHN BULL ALSO PUT OUT
Australian Player Eliminates
Chicago Youth After an
Uphill Fight

Prestv-ick. Scotland, May 81 - Charles
CChickD Evans. IT., Ok the Edgewater
Golf Club. Chicago who was one Of the
fsvorites for the British amateur golf
championship. went down TO defeat today
in the afth round. before Bruce Pearce. OF
Australia Pearce won on the nineteentn
green. after a nard struggle that necessi-
tated an extra hole.
Evans drew a bye In the frst round and
had a walkover in the second. In the
third. which was PLAYED yesterday. he de-
feated CAPTAIN F. A stephens. OF the
West Dorset Golf Clue. by up ana 70
plav in that match he did not pay his
hest game with his wooden clubs but he
cot into FUN swing this morning, shen he
defeated Sidney Try. Of the Ro' Al North
Devon Club. one Of the stronget players
in TIE United kingdom, and d former
runne~-up for the championsr D. b. up
and 70 PLAY.
This victory carried Evans it, the group
Of sixteen for the 18th rounf. and sent his
stock soaring he played st ton form
against Pearce on ne o twsrd journeN.
and. making few mistake. was three mp
az the seventh hole.
Pearce. who is a q handed player.
showed rare nerve. ho~ ever. He Won .the
ninth. brit was again three down az the
thirteenth With on Eve holes 70 play,
Evans appeared to have the match in
hand. but he miss q q short put for q
half on The fourt senth green. and then
broke down badly or his long game. He
lost the sixteenth hole halved the seven
teAnth ard faced the home hole dOrmie
one. only 70 lose : sauaring the match.
Great interest haG been shown by a-large
gallery in the keen struggle. and consider
able nervousness was evident when the
PLAYERS came = for the extra hole Pearce
laid his apr, en- shot 70 the nineteenth
green ten fee from the pin. but Evans
o. re like had bad luck the bali trick
ling ever ne green into Z sand trap He
took two shots 70 get out. 50 nat tire AUS
t-anan. ing his put dead. won the hole
and the latch Evans was the frst 70
congratr r. the victor. and both received
trer1e lIogs ovation.
The IL ,ertairties ~ the game we're H.
lustrs e in the unexpected defeat Of John
Ball r. seven-ttrle winner ard present
holder o. the British title. ". F. Crum-
mack q comparative outsider, defeated the
veteran hv I'D and - play. Aside from
the elimination of Evans this was the most
talked-of happening Of the DAY.
= J. Cav. -he Phnadelphian. entered
from Lake Como lost in the fourth round
70 Lone. Mum. Of the Royal Dublin Golf
Club Mum won bv a 2 and I margin
Cav mas been PLAYING aVar from the
States a great deal during re last I'VE
wears and this is not the hrst time ne has
-1ied in vain for the British title
Few American golfers have done SO much
n as short a space nj time al Chick
Evans n 1905 and l9'a he won The Chicago
ti-le. and Western inte-scho'asrc lonors
were also ais in 1907 1e's and 1893. He won
tle Western junior championship in 1871
and rsreated fin 1870 and 1910 He also
reached the s=mi-Gna. round o. tEe IA
tlo-st a-rat-ilr championship tournament
last year and in 1900 The Western cham
r.o-s1.p for amateurs was won or Evans
n 1919 and his croVri1g achievement last
sumner was the winning Of the Western
open ut.e
When a lad If eiE1t years ans saw
e-.t FOR the first time % the Edsewater
Inks. near Chicago. During his early wears
Ez PLAYED with an old-fashloned shiny
suck FINALLY his father gave him q Nor
rlstowr oeek for a Christmas present. and
re4 golfer was ~ the n king
Those who watched him closely last sea-
son were t~=e no admit maj DE is master
cf the iron clubs Tn this respect he re-
minds ore ~ Jerome + Travers, who.
when a. MS best approaches NOT for tne
green r.r Tor the hole There lis one part
~ Evans game that must ever seem odd
~ Fasteners that Is. MS preference tor
rr-r,0- with 2 widlror. ana there we.e
tr1sa VINO dec AIRED that Evans lost 70 ".
o. Fownes Dr.. IN the national ar BROOK
line asst year through lls refusal 70 a0an-
don has tarorlte IRON. Wnicn talle4 70 vi <
sat.sf7~roriIv on the keen greens at Clyde
Park
Much appointment was expressed
among golfers last night Tnen me n vs.
C-~~a ~ t-e chicago Youth : defeat 1.re
ran rlEn that he would bring the title 10
this countrv as Walter q. Travis did sew
erel -ezre ago