Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
the hole more than satisfied his fam
lily and all his friends

the hole more than satisfied his fam
lily and all his friends.
Vardon had the honor, and was off
the line into the trap to the left
placed for a hooked shot. His bali
was lying badly, too. BY the sad
shake Alex Findlay gave his head as
ne ne stood by the bunker gazing at the
nttIe white sphere nestled down in
the bottom Of a depression In the
sand, 1t was seen that Vardon was in
bad. ~
Ray was farther Off the line than
Nardon, but his tremendous strength
mad allowed him to carry over this
ulfhculty and he was deep in long
grass instead.
Nardon had to play safe and then II
was Ouimets turn TO play his second
ne had driven straight down the
course good clean wallop. Ho
played a perfect iron shot ten feet
beyond the pin amidst a storm of an
plause, for Vardon was short of the
green in two and only a phenomenal
Shot would land him within distance
Tor half in four, provided Ouimer
required two puts.
NardOn was woefully weak on his
pitch and Ray lay beside him in two
Ray failed to hole his third being
short, and then Vardon made a great
attempt that just failed to sink his
30-footer. He had CLEANED consider
able knowledge of the green by his
friends play. Vardon holed in five, as
did Ray.
Ouimet caused everyone a tremor
when he stepped up to his third
stroke, for the put was down hill, the
green tricky and It was hard to take
less than Ave.
Straight as string, the ball drib-
bled into the cup. This young master
player took no chances and played for
the near side OF the cup. This green
was like his front yard and he had
putted and fooled on II since he was
N his first pair OF trousers But the
gallery did not know he was used to
the vagaries Of this particular putting
surface and they worried.
\ storm OF applause greeted this
three and the gallery, forgetting en-
tirely that there was anyone else left
In the tourney whooped and cheered
and started like a lot OF mad hounds
after a fox. to obtain choice positions
along the ropes which we're stretched
from the tee to the eighteenth green.
Ray was still TO put, as his ball had
been picked up and marked by Mr.
Reid to prevent Ouimet's hitting H.
tention was paid to the big English
man. as he leaned over his put for a
four while wild yells were still to be
heard from the crowd at the club
house who had learned that Ouimet
had three-strokes lead with but one
hole to play.
HOLE 10.
Ouimet hit two beautiful shot. on
the way to the 405-yard eighteenth
but Ray went him one better by hav-
ing l2-foot put for three, after the
second stroke OF both had come to
rest Vardon was a trifie short Of the
bank In two, over the green IN three,
past the hole on a good attempt to
hole In four, within an inch OF his
next, and holed in six.
Ray went down in three, and fin
ished the course only one stroke be.
hind Vardon. Had he been able to
put under ordinary conditions at the
seventeenth, It is possible these two
players would have tied for second
and third money
Ouimet had long put down hill for
his three, but did not need 1t. Any
thing up to an eight was good enough
TO win the title. He did not attempt
any grandstand play, but Just finished
S he had manifestations. nerve
less, yet nerVy, TO get down IN two
puts. This would be good golf on any
course.
Herbert Jacques had given a two
minute speech to the thousands
around the home hole about keeping
quiet while the players completed the
round. but only the trees were quiet
when the second shots came up and
the puts went down. This speIt vic
tory for Francis Ouimet and defeat
for the visitors from across the sea.