New-York tribune., 1913-09-14
Bring Clasps to Big Gallery in
Professional Match.
WIN FROM LOW AND SMITH
English Visitors Prove Invinci-
BILE in Four Ball Contest on
Baltusrol Links.

Harry Vardon and Ted Ray had too
many shots IN their bags for Alec Smith
and George Low in professional four
ball match over the links OF the Baltus-
rol Golf Club yesterday. The famed vis-
itors from abroad returned up at the
end OF the morning round, and thereafter
IL was comparatively easy for them 10
win the match by up and to play. The
bye holes were finished out. however, and
the huge gallery. the largest ever seen
at Baltusrol, enjoyed every shot
Ray and Vardon as a team were in
vincible. while Ray, with his spectacular
recoveries. made the gallery gasp on a
number Of occasions. Twice during the
morning round last years open champion
OF Great Britain made shots that gave
the students OF the game an insight into
the way he accomplished those feats for
which he has been famous abroad. From
the sixth tee both Ray and Nardon pulled
their drives clear over 10 the seventh fair
way. VardOn had a simple pitch 10 the
green. but from where Rays ball rested
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get the ball 10 rise sharply enough 10
carry the wooden hazard With his nib
lick Ray did cause the rubber core TO
shoot almost straight i'm the air, coming
down closer 10 the hole than any Of the
other balls, and Walter J. Travis. who
was an interested spectator. pronounced
1t one OF the greatest shots he had ever
seen.
Later on Ray, in trying TO drive the ISL
and tenth green. brought up in the water
hazard He found his ball floating close
10 "a rotten apple. and again taking his
trusty niblck, the big fellow sent the ball
greenward In shower OF spray The
sphere stopped about a yard from the
pm, enabling Ray to win the hole i'm 3
II Ray was spectacular. his partner was
also there" for Vardon's golf on the
outward Journey had been as steady as "A
rock. Although the fve-times open cham
pion OF Great Britain puts in manner
that clearly shows he has lost all conf
dence in his ability to hole anything con-
sistently yet going out he didn't miss
much that might be called holeable. On
the home green Smith ran down a six
footer for 3, whereas Vardon missed
a shorter one for a have The visitors
had best ball of 67 for the morning. and
Ray-favored. Of course. by the usual ap-
proXimations that so in these four-ball
anairs-was credited with an individual
card OF 20. a stroke better than his part-
ner. Smiths card was 76 and Lows H.
In the afternoon the enthusiasm Of the
gallery made them so mruly that they
almost got beyond the control OF the
officials, who tried hard 10 keep the
course clear. using both ropes and flags
OF the auction hue. Ray ended the match
when he drove the twelfth green. a mat
ter OF 20 yards and got his there
Later on, with two grand shots. the same
player reached the sixteenth green. This
hole Is go yards long. On this occasion.
however he discounted the brilliant long
game by taking three puts.
All four golfers played the home hole
indiherenuy and Rays finish had it's
amusing side. After long drive almost
TO Tie hazard, Ray pitched a high ball
that instead of landing on the green.
came down on top Of a mans head and