New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
Defeats Alec Smith in !,
Thirty-six-Hole Tilt
at Fox Hills.
NEITHER PLAYS AT
TOP OF HIS CAMP
Metropolitan Open Title Holder
Off In His Putting In the
Morning Round.
BONino

Aftsr waiting I'VE years. Isaac M.rr.
tho Fox Hills professional. got nj, '.
vsnse by defeating Alec Smith, IN. nat,
politan open champion, TO the tune o,
I'D and s 10 play in a thirty-six ho,.
match at Fox Hills yesterday. In sb..
previous clash over the sane couy,.
Smith won by up, and II was durn,
that memorable encounter that both war.
credited with rounds Of &C.
While yesterdays match had II, brvs,
spots, It was hardly up 10 the s;anh.,,
of men Of their calibre This was .,n..
c,ally 80 with Smith. tho hero OF hun.
dreds Of nerve racking contests.
The Wykagy man had little TO com.
plain OF with his wooden clubs for u,Ir,
a driver rather longer than usual sn,,s
got away with q succession OF nns "a.
shots rarely of tho line. Genscsr,
Mackie had mo greater length, And a,
occasions the Fox Hills pro" with
Titanic drive would make the rSrsrv
gasp, but II cannot be said that hin "A.
vantage of tho tee had any beanns sr
the final result
Where Smith failed was on his soot m
to tho hole. usually the best part OF n,
game Frequently tho approach vo,h
leave him either Ius. of or else On Era
extreme edge OF a green. enough to cs,sa
him to lose the hole.
At tho sixth, after Maons twice Rad
been in trouble, Alec took three putts 50
that tho hole was halved In Again a,
the ninth Smith lost the hole By MISSING
a wee one OF scarcely two feet. whlls a,
the long thirteenth the Wykazyl man
took three from the edge Of the green.
thereby enabling his opponent, who had
been in trouble, 70 halve in g.
Those who had been watching Mack.
IN recent practice rounds knew that ~
had been hanging close to 70. At the out
set he appeared 70 be overanxious. top
ping drives from the second and fourth
tees. The fourth hole, by the way WAS
Mackie's worst, as after being in difficulty
three times he finally picked UP. A, the
previous hole Smith. in attempting to
negotiate styrnie, had bumped Macldes
ball into the cup for 2
The pair halved the short fifth IN a
manner that drew murmurs Of apprecia.
ton from the gallery. II Ia l57 yards
from tee TO pin, and both dropped their
iron shots close to the flag. Mackie's bail
stopped quickly, scarcely rolling a foot.
whereas the others came to rest couple
OF club lengths TO the left. Smith then
ran his puts down for q 2, but It was na
trick at all for Isaac TO sink his two
footer for a halve.
Throughout the morning Mackie was
generally UP. and bringing of a neat putt
on the home green for \ he managed ID
retire for luncheon UP. Both got around
in 49,
In the afternoon Mackie ran away with
the first three holes In succession. win
ming the third through the medium OF a
good putt Now up. four OF the succeed
ing holes were halved. Mackie won III,
eighth with an exceptionally good 3, and
saved the ninth by making a fine 70
covery from difficulty. Thus he stood
to the good at the ninth in the afternoon
1t was a matter OF four holes more, dur
ing which Smith was unable to reduce BIZ
opponents lead. and the contest was over
MORNING.