South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-24
CHICK EVANS
AGAIN QUALITIES
FOR Golf FINALS
)efeatS Sawyer in Wonderful
Game 2 and | to Play
Meets StandiSh Today
For Title.

CLEVELAND. o.. July -4.-Due OF
the greatest golf matches that has
ever been witnessed took place Friday
on the Maydeld links in the semi
final round Of the western amateur
championship. Chick Evans defeated
ID. L. CNed) Sawyer by and / TO
play over 36 holes. From start TO
finish the match was a sensation and
a wonderful goldng treat TO the large
gallery that swarmed after the play
ers. First, the scores tell something
OF the remarkab BILE cxhibitiOn. Evans,
72-71 lis; Sawyer. 74-T4 ~ l4S.
Evans was four times in arrears and
each time he pulled back 10 even.
In the first round Sawyer had "a
substantial lead OF three up at the
sixth hole. lie made the FIRST nine
holes in So. starting with a ON the
second and third he made three. The
latter is 435 yards At the 9th hole
Sawyer had increased his lead TO 4 up.
Exams made a two on the l2th DE
laying a full tee shot dead Sawyer
came back Immediately and won he
hole back with "A two ON the 18TH.
Then for three holes Ned slackcned
up in his play and Chick playing par
golf. took away from him the l3lht
18th and 18th Sawyer steadied down
on the last hole of the morning and
played four. which is one under par.
So Chick was down for the second
time but then only one.
Second Is i Thriller.
In the second is came the thrilling
moments Sawyer played "A perfect
four on the first hole, while Evans
had a little bad luck i'm running
through Il pit into the long grass. He
recovered well on Co the green and
secured a half The second resulted
i'm "a half in fves. The third was a
win for Sawyer. when Evans missed
a ave-footer and Sawyer holed out
in one better than par. Sawyer was
wing dead on the fourth for three,
while Evans drive lay 20 feet from
the pin Chick trickled the ball
around a hillock and il fell into the
hole for two and a win. Evans won
the 31O-s ard fifth in "a three. The
next two were halVed in par figures
The seventh is 325 and difficult
drive and pitch over a creek. Evans
had PLAYED his second to within 10
feet Of the pin. Ned played an even
better shot and holed three TO be
one UP again. The eighth hole was
almost disastrous for Evans His APP
proach putt was two feet beyond the
cup Sawyer just missed 2O-foot
putt and laid him a stymle. In try
ing to negotiate the shot, Evans put
SAWYER in for q win. The ninth was
aaIved i'm fine fours With Sawyer in
the rough twice on the 10th, Evans
holed a birdie three Then he won
he 18th i'm easy fashion, when Sawyer
found the long again twice. Chick
was crowded down for the fourth
time during the day on the 18th when
Sawyer holed a three TO his four The
18th hole was the greatest sensation
If the day. Sawyer put his tee shot
within , fee of the pin, which rs 200
Yards from the tee. Evans made an
equally brilliant shot. but was slightly
away. He holed out for a two. Saw
yer must have know how much de-
pended on that putt ne had left. he
studied it FOR only moment and
hen ran il into the hole for a half.
evidently his tension relaxed then.
or on the next tee Ned topped his
drive into the long grass. some 100
yards from the tee. But he made
Evans get a par four To win the hole,
sQuaring the match The 14th was a
ine half in par fours.
Hump Beats sawyer.
ON the 10th hole Evans second was
a few feet short. while Sawyer was
in a like position over the green.
Evans left himself a hve-fOot putt
while Sawyer was compelled To play
he odd. sawyer missed his dOwnhill
quit and Evans ran ms IN Tor q VIII
and the only time he had been up i'm
he match. excepting the FIRST hole OF
he morning round.
At the 18th hole both were on the
green with their iron shots. Sawyer
drew the harder putt, as ne was
obliged to negotiate a treacherous
lump in the g~een. This hump prov
"a his defeat. He did not give the
oall enough strength to roll far
enough and holed a four 10 Evans
three So Evans had won by a mar.
gin OF two and one.
Evans and James Standish. ir.. O
Detroit are the dnalistS. the same tive
hat fought for the laurels last yeal
It Grand Rapids Standish won from
r. 4. Bingham of Cleveland Friday
ay up and TO play. His media
score was IS In the first round and "a
IN the second round. Standish is eN
peCted 20 give Evans better match
han ne did last year as the Detroi
man has had added experience an,
seems To be playing a stronger game
LOTUS LINTMENT - For sor
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