Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-03

opponent on the ssth hole. James D.
Standish. Jr., of Detroit. after being
far behind Sheriff. Sherman of Utica, |
compelled the New Yorker to play SO
holes before the latter won. l up Rob-
ertsA. Gardner Of Chicago and Yale,
former national champion, gave Ned
Sawyer of Wheaton, ILL.,, a bad defeat
the count being Z up and to play.
Nelson Whitney Of New Orleans lost
to John G.. Anderson of Mount Vernon,
N. Y, and 2.
The semi-fin tomorrow will bring
together Gardner and Marston in what
is expected to be the feature match.
Anderson will oppose Sherman. The
Utica man. the dark horse of the tour
nament, will have his first opportunity
to compete in a contest of national in
terest
The decisive manner in which STAN
dish won from Champion Ouimet yes
terday had made him an overwhelm-
ing favorite today. Sawyer. too, had
been popularity picked to win, but the
after the leading title hunters since
Monday was on their trail this after
noon.
The -Marston test was followed
by a large gallery. Jerome Travers,
national open champion, who lost to
Marston yesterday, acted as caddy for
his conqueror. The New Jersey youth
was 1 up in the forenoon and the out
half Of their afternoon game. was
grinding task for both men. Not one
of the nine holes was halved. Marston
took the first two and Lee the next
two. The Detroiter then squared the
count by sinking his third shot to win
the short 23d. ga. Lee took two puts
| and lost the gath, but gained a lead of
| 2 up at the turn by taking each of the
next three holes in par Marston
seemed to be beaten. but his iron nerve
| which asserted itself so often yester-
! day did not desert him.
| Marston missed another putt to halve
the 2Sth in 4, and when Lee increased
| his margin to up on the 30th, where
n poor drive stopped the easterner, the
| match seemed over. Then Marston
| accomplished what was thought i'm
possible. He took the next three
holes in par by playing every shot per-
| fectIy, and followed these efforts with
\ the most spectacular feat of the tour
/ nament. His second drive for the
| 34th hole was a wicked slice. The ball
| sailed off the course and over a fence
| and landed in an adjoining field. a
| conference of golf officials followed and
| they ruled that, as the property be-
| longed to the Country club the ball was
| still in play. Three trees stood be-
! tween Marston and the cup. He lifted
| his ball over the fence and it landed
/ on the green more than a hundred
/ Yards away. Lee was so surprised
that he lost the hole 6-5 and the strug-
1
! next three holes. Lees drive to the
36th rolled down a hill. beyond. the
| green but a. fine recovery and stymie
| which made Marston take two puts
4 forced the contest to extra holes. Each
took five for the 37th and they were
| on the 3Sth green in g. but Lee missed
| q second putt by a hairs breadth and
| Marston sank his. Their medal cards
| were unusually high, neither going be-
low so in the morning or afternoon.
| Talo cd .f1sah +
est game of his modest career. He was
one hole behind Standish in the fore
| noou but after the three first holes OF
the second half were played he was
up. Twice he holed his putt to beat
par by a stroke. Standish drove into
the ditch at the short 25th and then
pitched over the green while Sherman
holed his third shot. The latter was !
up on the turn. StandiSh putted better
and took the 2Sth, As, but drove into
rough and lost his ball and the 29th
hole. He recovered neatly by winning
the 3Oth, 32d and 33d green's Sher-
man sank his putt to take the lead
again at the saith, but Standish &C
complished the same feat on the next
hole. .--,' -
A short drive to the last pin put
Standish in trouble and he needed foul
strokes to approach the cup Sher'
mans second putt and fourth effor
won him the match.
! |
only two holes during the rest of the
tilt with Gardner. Going out. aftel
lunch. Gardner topped his first drive
but Sawyer's short approach resulted
, in the hole being halved in 5. They
also halved the goth. Gardner hooked
to the rough and Sawyer took the Est
As. The next five holes went to the
former Yale pole Vaulter, making hin
up. They split the 9th in 4, aftel
which Gardeners second found a bunk
er and Sawyer took the 2Sth, 40
Neither player could gain margin
thereafter and the battle ended on thu
Goth green. Gardner went out in 8
) in the afternoon and Sawyer took 40
The Iatter's uncertain iron shots an(
weak putting were responsible for hi
, poor showing.
Anderson's steadiness and the errati
nature of Whitney's short gam
brought victory to the New Workers
. The New Orleans player was force
. to trail all afternoon and the strain
told on his nerves. Anderson had
margin of one hole this afternoon. H
went out on his second round in 8
and was up on the turn, after Whit
ney had won the 26th and 9th holes
! Each won a hole coming back, befor
the fight ended on the 34th green.