The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-10
He and Lockwood Win Four
Ball Match in Morning, 5 and
4; Then Lose by 4 and 2.
UP AGAINST LORD HOPE
French Champion and Brother
Troubled Same as Visitors
by Rain and Gale.
Special Cable Despatch to THE srs.


LONDON, April 9.-Francis Ouimet.
American open golf champion. got in two
more rounds at the Sandwich links to.
day under weather conditions that could
not have been much worse. strong
and gusty wind In the morning turned
into half gale after luncheon. To
this meteorological handicap were added
drenching rain squalls. which soaked the
players to their skins. numbed their hands
until proper gripping of clubs was all
but impossible and took many yards of
distance away from well hit shots.
Ouimet adapted himself amazingly well
to these adverse conditions. though he
was far from satisfied with his own play
Terrible he. exclaimed emphatically
several times when strokes went astray
This seems to be his stronges, express
sion.
In both rounds Ouimet and his Ameri-
jean companion. Arthur G.. Lockwood.
played four ball matches against Lord
Charles Hope and his brother the Mar
quis of Lnlithgow. Victory perched on
the banner of each pair the Americans
taking the first encounter by up and
to play, while the brothers returned
the compliment by n and margin.
Lord Charles Hope Is about one year
| older than Ouimet and Is one Of Eng
lands foremost amateur golfers. He
won the French amateur championship
and several other important golf fixtures
last year and is looked upon as a likely
contestant for the British title for which
! Ouimet, Travers and other famous Ameri-
! cans are striving.
! To-day's matches were chiefly interest
| ing a compa rison between Lord Hope
and Ouimet The Marquis of Linlithgow.
capable player. hardly measures up
' to the standard of these or Lockwood.
In the first round Lockwoods play was
largely responsible for the win of the
Americans. Ouimet scored on SO, 40 out
and 43 in. to Lord Hopes So. composed
OF 3s outward and ~ coming home.
The next round found Linlithgow on
the improving side. with Lockwood the
reverse Lord Hope and the American
champion each reached the turn In Al.
but coming home the English player main
taned his even clip, with another Al.
while Ouimet required 46 strokes for an
81 card.
Ouimets greatest trouble to-day was
keo ping the ball low against the wind
This was especially true of the after
Moons play. when he topped several shots
Iy pressing in the evident desir. OF
cheating the gale. 1t is not Intended tc
convey the impression that the younp
American played poorly. On the con
trary. he played some holes beautifully
and got away some screaming drive,
into the very teeth OF the wind. He en-
Countered cross wind on several o.
the last nine holes. and this seemed e
bother him trem. ndously. Stiffened fin
gers and wet grips on his clubs combined
with other strange conditions to make hi
play appear somewhat ragged at times
| At Westward Ho Jerome Travers an,
! Fred Herreshoff met with another set
back, being defeated and 2, in a fou
ball match. against Hon. Denys Scott al,
cart II Hinde in one round and to
in the second. All four men played eX
cellent eolf.