New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
CHICK EVANS AND
HILTON IN GOLF TIE
Sensational Shot Saves the
Former in Playing to
Last Green.
HERRESH0FF OFF HIS GAME
Fails to Qualify in Testing
Round of Amateur Cham
pionship Tourney at
Chicago.

Wheaton H.. Sept. 2.-Sensational golf
at the finish Of his afternoon round per-
United Charles C'Chick'D Evans. jr., OF
Edgewater, TO tic With Harold n. Hilton,
of England. for tho gold medal in the
Qualifying round OF the national amateur
championship tournament. which was
PLAYED to-day over the links OF the Chi
go Golf club. Each player went around
in a in the morning and IS in the after
noon for a total Of Ia.
Hilton had finished his round and went
10 tho edge Of the home green for the
purpose OF seeing some OF the other COM
petitors finish At the last hole, which is
matter OF 40 yards, and the par for
which is four. Evans pulled his drive into
bad lie in the rough, from which 1t was
impossible 10 play toward the green.
Taking an iron, he sent the ball into a
nearby field. only 70 find himself behind
4 tree Even this seeming unsurmount-
able difficulty did not prevent the former
French champion from making the green
OF his next shot, for he sent the ball
Ealing over the top OF the tree. To put
the finishing touch on this sensational
shot, he holed a twenty-foot put, which
enabled him 10 finish on even terms With
here for the medal. The tie will be
played of lates in the week.
Jerome d. Trsvers, of Upper Montclair.
the metropolitan champion. complained
or laneness and stiff neck when he
started and sliced his first drive into a
trap. which cost him an extra shot but
he ultimately finished with 70. In the
afternoon, however, he was unable 10
keep the pace and had TO be content with
81. which gave him a total OF 15s and put
him eleventh on the list
Fred Herreshor, OF Garden City, FUR
nished the surprise OF the day by his in
ability 10 qualify. The spectators, by
reason Of Herreshoff's remarkable match
with Hilton in the final round Of tn.
tournament last year when he took the
Englishnlan 10 the thirty-seyenth hole,
rad expected something remarkable from
the recently returned European trav-
eller. II was one Of Herreshoff's of days,
and at the end Of the thirty-sixth hole
he found himself tied for last place with
Howard ". Perrin, OF the Merton Cricket
Ter, with is4 each. They played one hole
10 settle the tie. Herreshoff drove into
The bunker. went clear across the green
With his niblck and made a poor ap-
proach. Perrin in the mean time topped
his drive, and Schmidt took the hole
easily
Hilton displayed much OF the same cool
ness that he did last year at Aps wamis.
Despite the great heat and high hui
indity, he was bedecked in a green jacket
AND felt hat Each OF his drives from
The first tee brought applause from the
gallery, and nothing worse than one {
was on his card OF the morning, while in
the afternoon he found difficulty al the
ses-ysrd sixth hole, where he required :.
strong bid for medal honors was made
BY c. 3. Devol, Of Riverside, when he
retUrned rs for the forenoon round. but
an & on his second circuit OF the links
spoiled his chances.
His is, however, put him well toward
the front
According TO the conditions as set on
Saturday night by the executiv. commit
ice OF the United States Golf Association.
the entire thirty-six hole qualifying round
Vac finished to-day. and the competitor.
o-morrow will busy themselves with the
first round Of match play. which will be
ri thirty-siI holes. instead OF the cue.
tornary eighteen
IL Is particularly noticeable that the
Western contingent Is in the vanguard,
for there are fourteen players from the
district around about Chicago who were
IN the thirty-tvo 10 qualify. There ar.
Ave from the Western section outside OF
Chicago, eleven from the East, while
Roth the English entrants, Hilton and
Norman +. Hunter, OF the Honorable
company OF Edinburgh Golfers, have
made themselves eligible for match play
The players from round about New
York who were successful include be-
sides Travers. Hamilton X. Kerr, Ekwa-
nok; Robert C. Watson, Of Westbrook,
secretary OF the United States Golf Asso-
citation; Walter J. Travis. of Garden City;
C. q. Waldo jr., OF Brooklawn, and o.
valid Kirby. OF Englewood
Watson will oppose Norman r. Hunter
M the first match round and Travers finds
himself arrayed against Sheriff. Sherman.
son OF the e-President. Travis will
have az his opponent II. G. Lesg. thrice
champion OF the Trans Mississippi Golf
Association. Hilton will play against c.
@. Waldo. jr., OF Brooklyn while Kirkby
viii attempt 10 eliminate II. 3. Lee, OF
Detroit
The cards follow.