The Washington herald., 1913-09-21
AMATEUR GOLFER
Wins Open TITLE
Francis 0uimet Lands Cham
pionship from English In
vaders by Brilliant Work.
RAY FIRST TO FALL OUT
Young Expert Turns in Lowest Card,
Having a II Count-Vardon,
Tray, 7S.
RAY FIRST TO FALL OUT

Brookline Mass, Sept 20-An amateur
golfer is open champion of the United
States, and the British invasion. which
seemed destined to score an overwhelm-
ing success. Is beaten back. Francis
Ouimst, q twenty-year-Old golfer. and
an amateur. won the plsy-off of the tie
TOR the nineteenth open championship
here today. beating Harry Vardon and
Edward Ray. both former British cham
pions. in a most decisive fashion. At the
end of the eighteenth hole round. played
to break the tie, the score stood: Ouimet,
I2; Vardon. a; Ray. IS
Big as the margin of the victory was,
il was not gained until the round was
nearly over. Up TO the fifteenth hole any
one of the three had plenty of chance to
win, for though Ouimet was ahead. he
led Vardon by only one stroke and Ray
by two. The big Ray was the first Eng
lishman to go down ana out, accomplish
ing his downfall by pulling into trap
beside the fifteenth and taking six strokes
for hole That left Ouimet and Nardon
to night il out with a stroke TO be gained
by Vardon if he were to tie, and only
three holes left on which to gain it,
Wins at seventeenth.
Each of the leaders got his three
On the little seventh, and only went
to the seventeenth. where ouimet saved
the day for himself yesterday by getting
wonderful three. The Engiishman
seemed overeager to save a few yards
by cutting across the corner of the elbow
from the tee. and the attempt caused
him to lose all chances for the title.
His ball was caught by a trap. and he
had to play out safely without trying 10
reach the green. He took five for the
hole and Ouimet on in two ran down
twelve-foot putt that gave aim the lead
of three clear strokes and clinched the |
- hey0rH dO1Ibt The other
two strokes came on the home hole when |
Vardon. discouraged and detected. needed |
six for the hole. while the Boston boy |
made il in four.
Play in Rain.
The play-ofT began shortly after 10
O'Clock in a drizZling rain, d continuation |
of the miserable weather that had made /
the second day of the championship one
long to be remembered. All three Of the
contestants made the first hole in 5. Al
though Ouimet and Vsrdon were close
enough on their approaches to have
chances to get down long puts, neither
OF them did so.
On the second hole. all three we're down
in g. Ray and Ouimet had the same kind
Of opportunities. but missed again. The
first break came on the 4S-yard third,
for there Edward Ray missed a short
putt for his four. and Ouimet and Var
hole on which each made fve, though
Ouimet was exceedingly lucky to keep
on even terms with the others.
Makes Bnd shot.
His second shot went out of bounds
and over the fence. but as Ray failed
to get the green on his second and Var
don took three puts. the American lost
nothing by his mistake. Then at the
sixth came another shift Vardon pitched
his approach TO the green in splendid
fashion. and the ball stopped not more
than six feet from the cup. i
After Ouimet had failed TO get down a /
long try. Vardon holed his shot. and was
a stroke ahead of Ouimet and two strokes
IN advance of Rsy. good three on the
short seventh enabled Ray TO pull up on
the others. neither of whom could do bet.
ter than 4. and he was trailing Vardon
IN even terms with Ouimet
All Three Tie.
1t was all even again when they holed
-Ut on the eighth, for Ouimet laid his ,
approach to within a foot of the pin and
went down in only. Ray holed 3O-foot !
quit for a 3 moment later Nardon
nad to be content with the par l. The
ninth hole is the longest on the course
and they made it in a piece, Vardon !
having the most work to do. for his i
drive was on the edge of the woods to
ne leIL l nat lell the score al the turn. |
0uimet. s.; Vardon. SIS, Ray, IS |;
II was a great struggle. and the crowd ;
growing every minute, watched the :
1rives from the length bresthlessly. 7
Three balls all reached the green, but ,
Ouimets was the nearer TO the cup. II ;
looked as though 3s would be made. but
ooth Englishmen took puts while
0uimet was taking the usual two, and :
he young amateur went ahead. and as I
{ later proved took a lead that was :
never to be relinquished. In
Ouimct FOrEes Ahead. II
Three SIS on the next hole carried them Z
10 the twelfth. which proved to be the :
turning point of the round. Ouimet was {
the only one to reach the green in 9, and
the two Britishers followed up their q
poor seconds with the most Indifferent I
sort of short approaches with the result q
that neither of them got close enough
TO get down in 4. which ouimet prompt
ly proceeded to do and was two strokes
ahead. To be sure. Vardon made up a .
stroke by holing long putt on the next l
green, but IT. was only a reduction of [
ouimet's lead, instead of squaring mat
ters.
Ouimet made a slip on the. fourteenth u
when he topped his second shot. but d
q gain the mistake cost him nothing. as o
the others could do no better than SIS v
Rays biow-up followed and vardon's v
BhQ ndS already bteH uesCrloeO.
Cards show Class. d
The cards. with the distance of the
holes, follow:
First $50: second. 30; third. IS: fourth. 90:
fifth, 60 sixth rs; seventh. IsS; eighth. 80 ninth
SO. Total ont 3.s45 u
Tenth, is1 eleventh 30 twelfth. 45l: thirteenth. Ii
So; fourteenth. 30; fifteenth, Soi sixteenth, rs; p
Seventeenth. SO. eighteenth ilo. Total in 5000 a
Total length Of courss, 625.
Francis Ouimet- is
Out ...................... 544I54I3 SIS
In. In........-.......-.....-. 45I53 ) 4-3i-T2
Harry Warden II
5II45 "a SIS d
4I53f5I S s-Ss-T S
Edward Ray o
545433 SIS =
( 5 SA01 .
TaiI-End Club Drew Well. :
Fort Wayne. Ind. Sept. "a unique o
record in minor league circles, in so far c
as sttendsnces are concerned. was made a