The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-28
TOPPING AND OUIMET
FINALISTS IN FRANCE
ConQuerOr Of Evans Defeats
Truvcrs; Now Has Chance at
Last Of Triumvirate.
TITLE HOLDER Is BEATEN
Our Open Champion DispOses of
Lord Charles Hope on
Home Green.
TITLE HOLDER Is BEATEN
Special cable Despatch 10 Tnr srS

VERSAILLES, France. May 27-Two
Americans Francis Oume,, the open
champion OF the United States, and Henry
j. Topping Of Greenwich. Conn. will
meet tomorrow in the Anal round for
the amateur golf championship Of
France. Both won notable matches to-
DAY at La Boulie Ouimet doing his best
work in the morning. when he elimlna-
ted Lord Charles Hope OF England. the
defending champion. and Topping blaz-
ing his path to glory in the afternoon by
defeating jerome u. Travers, the ANA.
teur champion OF the United States.
Much has been said and written about
the American amateur trlumvirate--
Travers. Ouimet and Evans--yet in two
days Topping. little known golfer from
their own land. has beaten Evans and
Travers, ana will have his chance to-
morrow to see IL he can add the third
member OF the triumvlrato to his list OF
victims.
The main interest this morning was
In the match between Oulmet and Lord
Charles Hope. The American began
badly by failing TO negotiate a stymie on
the first green and knocking his OPP
ponent's bail into the cup. the mlsplay
giving Lord Hope the hole. Neither was
playing exceptionally good golf. ou!met
putting rather poorly, while the British
golfer was developing tendency to
slice. which was "a help to his op.
pOnent. At the turn Lord Hope was
/ up. but coming In Ouimet squared the
match at the twelfth and went ahead
by getting a good 3 at the fifteenth,
Lord Hope won the sixteenth and II was
all even again. They halved the seven
tenth and then the American champion
came through with a win on the home
green and took the match by up
While Lord Hope and Ouimet we're
playing their match jerome ID. Travers
Wa having good struggle against his
old friend and rival Fred iierreshon.
Trav.rs seemed 10 have rediscovered ms
old weakness with his wooden clubs and
lost the first two holes. He then braced
and by tine time the turn was reached was
3 up. The match ended at the fourteenth,
Travers winning by up and TO play,
In his morning matcn topping uefeated
]. +. Lee Blanc of Lille.
II was Topping against Travers and
Ouimet against Eric Apperly OF sydney,
New South Wales. when the seml-ftnal
round began this afternoon. and II was
expected generally that the two American
champions Travers and ouimet. would be
the survivors for the final Tomorrow.
Tupping, however, was the man who upset
all calculations by taking the measure Of
TraVers The golf played was not espe-
cially good, but the Connecticut golfer de-
served his victory. lie won by up and
. to play. Against Apperly Ouimet had
A fairly easy time. He was In the lead
most OF the way and finally ended the
/ match on the fifteenth green. winning by
1 up and 20 play.
The matches to-day were played In
wind and rain that made good golf almost
an !mposslbilty. Ouimet - the faVorite
for the decisive round tomorrow, al
though Topplng's work In putting out
Evans and Travers has earned for him
not only praise Sut "A wholesome respect
Many of the golfers assembled at La
Buulle are contending tAat he vii! furnish
a third surprise by winning from OuimeL
Most OF the Americans were making
their plans to-day for going home, ard
B although Oumets purpose Is TO play "
/ the British opeu championship at Prest'
wick next month, II IL unlikely that any
other American Of prominence VIII be
. with him in that event. jerome ID.
PRAYERS will sail for New York on Jun,
&. chick Evans VIII sail from Havre OF
Saturday OF this week, and Fred HERES
hon Will follow a few days later.
Travcrs said to-day that ne would moi
play in the British amateur championship
Of 1915, and the consensus OF opinion
among the group OF Americans was tha
the extent ~ the task of capturing The
/ British title had been greatly underes
timatcd. They said to-day that as fai
as they knew no British golfer OF prom
inence would cross the Atlantic to play
IN tine amateur championship Of the United
! States nj Ekwanok next fall, the reason
assigned by the Engiishmen being tina
untll the Americans do better work In III
/ British championship there will be NJ
/ occasion for return invasion