Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
EvANS|SV|CTOR
ON BRITISH LINKS
Smiling Chicagoan Downs
Bretherton in Championship
Tournament.
HUGE THR0NG ATTRACTED
BY INTERESTING MATCH
America Now Has Several Players
in Second Round-Lockwood
in Third.

SANDWICH, England, May 19.-Charles
W. Evans, jr.. the American golfer, won
by 2 up and 1 to play in his match in the
second round against Earl Bretherton of
Handsworth today in the British amateur
golf championship tournament The
match between Evans and Bretherton at
tracted a great gathering Of spectators
and the coast guards holding the people
back with ropes at times had difficulty
in keeping the greens clear.
There seemed to be no more popular
golfer on the course than the smiling
Chicago player. The putting of both was
Indifferent. At the seventh hole Evans
stood / up. The next was halved. At
the ninth both were weak with their ap-
proach shots. The hole was halved in
and the American player made the
turn 1 up.
Keen Interest Shown.
Keen interest was shown In the play
today. At the beginning Of the day the
course was given over to several couples
who had still to go through the first
round.
Harold Weber of Toledo defeated ].
Remer of Brkdale by one up.
The easy victories yesterday of Fran
els Ouimet and Charles w. Evans, jr.,
and the excellent form shown by both
these players gave new heart to the
American contingent, who had been
keenly disappointed by the defeat Of
Jerome D. Travers. the United States
amateur champion.
Sixty-six matches were down for de-
cision on today's program.
Six in Second Round.
The victory Of Harold Weber gave the
yY~t% $ota 81 ,,Ia in, he
round of the tournament as follows:
Francis Ouimet. Massachusetts,; Fred
erick Herreshoff. New York: Charles W.
Evans. IT,, Chicago; Fraser Hale. Chi
cago; Harold Weber. Toledo; Arthur G..
Lockwood, Belmont Springs, Mass.
Lionel Mum, three times Irish open
champion. whose entry under an alias
caused some controversy, was an easy
winner in the second round. He will meet
Frederick Herreshoff in the fourth round
II both survive.
John Ball. who was eight times amateur
champion and who was counted on as one
Of the British hopes. had a hard struggle
to get through his match in the first
round, which he played today. He
eventually won by l up.
Lockwood Is Victor.
Arthur G. Lockwood Of Massachusetts
won his match in the second round by l
up against R. Crummack Of Lytham.
Lockwood by his victory reached the
third round. The American player was /
down at the turn. but made great rally
on the homeward journey. His short
game was consistently good and eventual
~ gave him the victory.
Harold H. Hilton, the present British
amateur champion. won easily over Mr..
Thesiger by UP and to play.
Robert Harris of Acton. England, who
was the runner up to Hilton last year.
also won his match and reached the third
round.
Palmer Is Defeated.
Charles A. Palmer. whose victory over
Jerome D. Travers, the American ANA
teur champion, was the sensation Of the
first round. was defeated today by his
clubmate, F. c. Carr, at the nineteenth
hole.
Fraser Hale was defeated four up and
three to play by Two Whitton, open
champion of Australia in 1912 and 1913.
Two Whitton, the conqueror of Fraser
Hale today. is only twenty years Of age.
slightly younger than his opponent Hale
worked his way across the Atlantic on
q freight steamer.