The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-22

t.s AU.ll 81 teoIsc Nouiet tHs hioih-
tao mat both were beaten by British
ts,r who have made great regulations
u. ,s...,.t Is the only consoling ray In the
.....- which broods over the American
,.,, ia-.ight TrAvers beaten on Mon
4,v oulmet on Wednesday and Evans to-
zoe Il. the story Of the downfall OF the
,,ar.rlr amateur triumvirate. and that
80 l...e- fry also Tell by the wayside is
,.,y .r5'her chapter In the tale OF dis
.,,.,,r.,r,ut and blasted hopes that ran
50 h.-h
No, only was the play to-day marked
D.. the passing Of the American Invasion
,,, q was a history making day In other
,,.p,rts. Not a man who has ever won
p-,,lsh championship or who has played
l, Anal survives tonight as member
y, the last eight. a group OF newcomers
T., eh1mrionshlp fame fill up that division
d, honor. The only member of the old
brigade who stu II indicated is John
Graham. Jr. To American golfers the
rc,v. Will be welcome that Norman
Hunter who was In America ten years
sro ard again in 1912 Is a member OF
the last eight III VIII oe one i""Ho'
r,re At least. even II none OF their own
countrymen !s there
Caught IN the slaughter OF the favorites
TODAY was Harold II. Hilton. the defend
Ing champion. who was beaten by Edward
u II blackwell. the golfer, who was
-unnerun here in 1904 when Walter j.
Travis OF America won the championship.
No. md
play. but in turn was beaten this after
noon by L. A. Phillips. who twice has
held the Welsh title.
Chlrk Evans was beaten this moraing
by orc 81 the most remarkable streaks OF
what may be described as super golf
ever seen on this or any golf course. c, Is.
Narflr'ane, the Scottish internatonalist.
lea Evans a merry dance for the trst
rre holes and by the time the turn was
reached u, match was as good as won.
Tran, was oft In RI, but was just down,
for Macfarlaue went out In 81. II was
the lowest score made so far In the tour
lament and It Is not likely to be eaualled.
Nlctarlaue seemed unable to miss any
thing TIA, he tried. except at the fourth
hole. where he INDUCED in the luxury OF
s6 and halycd the hole with the Amerl-
can.
Coming In Evan made n great fight.
but the handicap was iar too great to be
overcome He won the tenth. but as he
lost the next two he was down with 8
more TO play Then he startled the GAL
lary by his gallant rally In which he won
the next three holes. Macfarlane was
st,il dormy as they drove of the six
tenth tee. and as Evans played into
bunker and the Scotchman reached the
green the crowd realized that II was all
over Evans made a good attempt to get
out q the trap, but failed and lost the
hJ.e and the match Macfarlane winning
By NJ and TO play.
Macfarlane began his exhibition OF I'M
canny golf on the first green. where after
ne had been outpayed on the first two
shots By Evans he ran down long putt
for a and won the hole. II was only
n foretaste OF what was to come, foi
after three halved holes he won the hftf
- and was up. on the sixth hi
h0led twenty foot putt for and wa'
M Just to vary his play the Scooter
golfer popped In a forty yard chip sho
for a at the seventh, and after halVinf
the eighth in repeated the trick at tn
ninth hollng another chip shot for n .
That was how he happened TO be VI
n the turn, although Evans was out II
81 The cards OF the match:
e - Msciarlane. Prestwlck: =.
2''....'-.............. : =, :ss' SIS
charles Evans Jr.. Edgewater; =.
G. e.. . 6 : { :
Capt Cecil *. Hutchinson was the maj
who eliminated the other surviving Amer
lean, Harold Weber Of Toledo. Hutchin
son did not have to adopt MacfarlaneI
method 10 dispose of Weber, for the Amer
iaan attended to that task himself. tn
wind to-day was blowing from dineren
quarter than on previous days since tn
IA hnr mr.
shlf, seemed to affect Weber's play. III
gof'was indifferent and he could not dis
cover how 10 play his shots properly unde
the new conditions. lie topped the mrs
two tee shots, giving Hutchinson a nm
start aSd once ahead. the British golfe
took grejA care to stay there. Al the tur
capt Hutchinson was up. and after ex
changing the next two won three holes J
succession and the match by up ana
uiay. The cards:
e X. Hutchinson. ST. Andrews .
I2Ca'...,...... : : ! i. -
Harold Weber Inverness;
I2gn'"....... : : : - 81
The Hilton Blackwell latch ovel
Swallowed all Of the others this mornin
~ far as the size of the gallery was cor
csrned, and many OF the spectators VIII
followed the two great golfers did so
the expectation OF seeing just what G
happen Blackwell, one OF the lonse
drivers in Great Britain. was at the top
the game and although the champio
hung on grimly he could not get ahea
Al the turn Blackwell was one up. b'
a. the eleventh Hilton had squared Il
match Blackwell went abe & once mo
b.. u the fifteenth Hilton fought his wa
back 10 level terms. With only thr'
holes more to play. II was anybody
match. and excitement reigned In the b
gallery which braved the broiling su
foo I. Was the hottest day OF the tourn
mont .r1 almost too hot for comfort.
Hilton lost the sixteenth and was OF
down n.n two more to lay--still
Hrus chance, The fight was not thei
HHH'E.r, for he took three puts on q
seventeenth green, and went the way
'Hu ''0 Americans who had crossed t
Ns .H win the title that he has he
d "f ne past year.
with 'u, last two Americans dlspos
o. r l.' vorning and Hilton beaten
= ''N IN the same round, the thron
GATORS turned their attention
. t"ruoon matches, only TO see mo
tnurs's. Macfarlane who had beat
.'H, lost by up 10 T.. Martin smi'
h'. Wrhcrs conqueror, Hutchinson. n
u'''1' ~ the hands OF Norman Hunt
hH'Ewci, fresh from his victory ov
Hilton. Was beaten on the nineteen
green N' Phillips and John Graham, j
who had beaten II. d. Gillles In
morn "r after being . down with
prov won on the nineteenth hole from