The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
MATCHES EXCITING
FOR LESLEY TROPHY
Pennsylvania Runs True to Form,
Taking No Less Than Seven
Of Its Matches,

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct despite
the torrents Of rain and cold wind,
which made the play on the first day
OF the Lesley cup matches very dis
agreeable, there was excitement
enough TO warm the chilliest golfer
In the land. for after being beaten in
the morning by four matches Penn
sylvania ran true TO predicted form.
| and by taking no less than seven Of
the singles matches. turned a seeming
defeat into a decisive victory. The
final score was to in favor OF the
Philadelphia and Pittsburg players.
/ The other contest. tried out for the
first time. resulted In win for the
metropolitan team OF players over .he
iso-called veterans by the wide margin
Of u wins tn H. s-------
The golf displayed today was az
good as could be expected, considering
the weather conditions. Merton was O
splendid test OF the game. there being
few flaws in the course, and, accord
ling to the players who were a. Detroit
a couple of weeks labor would make
the Philadelphia course even better
t. st OF the game than Was furnished
a. thi Western links The greens
were In good shape. and raj fairly
true at all times There was no fault
found by any OF the players concern
Ing the distances at the holes, and 1t
is quite likely that any movement to-
wards securing the national amateur
next year will NEE; with the approval
of the crack golfers entered In the
Lesley cup this year.
Morning Play Close.
The morning play Mas close, no less
than four marches going to the home
hole or beyond. and OF these contests
Massachusetts won three. losing at the
twentieth hole in the one extra hole,
There we're features enough In plenty.
! Raymond Ouimst, brother OF the for
ner national champion. was teamed
up with j. II. Sullivan against II. W
Perrin and G. A. Crump The match
was all even when both balls were on
the home green, with the Philadelphia
players yards inside. But Ouimet.
with the putting instinct OF his broth
err. calmly ran down n 30-foot putt
for four and win The putt never
wavcrrd an inch from the TRUE Hire,
which showed the nerve and the con-
fldence behind the shot. Then in the
match where p w Whittemore and
H. "A. Wilder played against c. b.
Buxton and f. NJ Byers. II looked az
~ Pennsylvania was in FOR a wtr a.
the seventeenth hole, where Byers lay
near the hole and Wilder was twenty
five feet off But the latter holed he
putt for grand three, and then their
opponents took three puts. which
really lost them the match, as the last
hole was halved In par.
Francis Ouimet and Rodney Brown
were In no danger at any time IN the
morning. winning easily from FoNnes
and Ormiston by and ;, while Esta :
brook and Chick. of Boston. won BY
Is and s. The only win for the Penn-
sylyanians was where Worthington
and Sfearns made away with nne
par at the second extra hole and won
from Sterne and Hornblower.
The score Of the veterans team was
the same IN the morning, Two OF
these matches went to the last hole.
and all were productive # rather
good golf. considering the conditions.
which were about as bad as could be
imagined. The best match was where
Max Marston and q. w. White. after
being down all the way. squared at
the next to last hole and won 3 the
first extra, where a fine shot by White
left putt for q three.