The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-20
Yankee Boy Takes Golf Championship
 From British Vets
Francis Ouimet, 20 Years-OId Lad O1 BrookIine, Beats Out Harry Var don And Edward Ray In Golf ing Battle Between Amer
 ica And England

l Brookline, Mass, Sept. 2o-Francis l Ouimet. youthful amateur of Brook l line, won the highest golfing honors in 1 the country, if not in the world, by defeating Harry Vardon' and Edward
 Ray, the English professionals by five l and six strokes, respectively, in the l play off for the American open cham p1onship, today.
 l The victory of the boy carried with l it a gold medal and the custody of the championship cup by his home 1 organization. the Woodland Golf Club, l of Newton.
 1 No amateur in, this country and
 only one abroad has ever gained such 1 golfing fame. There were few of the | 5000 persons following the play whe l felt at the start that the youth could possibly VanQuish such renowned vet
 erans the two former British cham
 cb::gcz to play the best golf of the
 week. When he had acconIpIs shed 1 the first 16 holes in 65 strokes ana
 made 4ne seventeenth in a wonderful i three, Var6on, his closest opponent l broke uz,c CT the strain. Oaimet did not gain the lend until l the turn for the home holes, all three 1 having gone to the halfway m1rk in
 even 3e. But after that he was never l headed.
 Enthusiastic followers carried the victor on their shoulders to the club | house where Secretary John Reid, Jr., of the United States Golf Association, ] made the presentation speech. F Vardon received $50 and Ray $10o ! for second and third places. Ouirnet had the honor and drove
 off 22e- yards down a lane of 2.00O 1 persons. Vardon followed with same 1 distance and Ray five yards better. Rays second was bunkered, Vardon's l was short and Outmet's overplayed. Vardon and Ouimet were on the green 1 in three and Ray in four. All went down /in five.
 Score: Ouimet 5, vardon 5. Ray 5. 1 After good drives at the second tee, Vardon overplayed, while Ohimet and Ray were on the green. Ouimet had l a chance for 3 while Ray rammed ! the cup and missed the same figures All made fours. Total score: Ouimet l g, Vardon g, Ray g.
 On the 3rd hole, Ray pulled the second shot into the trees and was short of the green. He milled a 45 foot putt for a four and took one
 more than the others. Ouimet missed
 an easy three. Vardon did likewise
 Total score: Ouimet IS, Vardon 13, Ray A.
 Ouimet pulled his drive on the 4th hole, the ball going to the edge of the woods and both Engltshnen were also wide from the tee They went to the
  down a five foot putt to tie. He did 1t amid applause. Total score: Ouimet | IT, Vardon IT, Ray IS.
 Ou1rnet had a grand chance to gain 1 a stroke on the 5th after two splendid shots but overran his putt. Vardon 1 and Ray were in trouble on their sec onds. Each made splendid recoveries. | The score for the hole was five each.
 Total score: Ouinet 22. Vardon 22,
 Ray 23. -F 4Ja hole by laying his approach dead and holing out a three. Ouimet and Ray played par golf with customary scores (four) The gallery doubled in size during the first six holes. Totals on six holes: Vardon 25, Ouimet 26, Ray 27. Ray recovered a lost stroke when
 the other two players overrane their butts on the 7th hole. Ray almost
 hoIed out in two. Total scores: Var
 don 29, Ouimet 30, Ray 30. Ray outdrove the other pair, going
 to the eighth hole and Ouimet played one 50 yard mashie shot two feet from the hole. He took a three amid deafening cheers. Ray followed with |
 a sensational 30 foot putt for the same figures As Vardon missed aI 10 foot putt, the three players stood all eVenf | Ouimet B, Vardon 33, Ray 33.
 Ouimets drive for the 9th was the |
 shortest, but Vardon pulled into the |
 bushes and Ray was a tr1fle W1de- | Vardon made a beautiful recovery and
 all were on the green in three and
 each took two butts to hole. They
 turned into the home stretch even at
 3S.
 Both vardon and Ray were off the
 green on their drives for the 10th
 hole, Vardon being in the woods As
 Ouimet was on and took two butts, he
 took the lead in the match for the
 first time. Total score for 10 holes:
 Ouimet Al, Vardon AZ, Ray AZ.
 All drove long balls for the 11th
 and followed by second shots for the
 green. Each tried hard to hole dis
 tance butts but were obliged to take
 two. The total for II holes was:
 Ouimet 45, Vardon 46. Ray 46.
 Ouimet picked up a second stroke lead through poor short iron work by the Englishmen.
 Vardon was off the green on his second and Ray was short. Both dubbed their approaches, while Ouimet, playing sterling golf, was on in two and two puts. Total for 12 holes: Ouimet 49, Vardon 51, Ray 51.
 Ouirnet was out-driven for the 18th but all pitched cIean1y to the bowl like green. Ray took two butts, miss ing the first one by an inch. Ouimet overran while Vardon sunk a 10 foot