The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
After Leading in FOursOmes
Boston Team Is Badly
Beaten in Singles.
METROPOLITAN TEAM
FINDS VETERANS EASY
Lesley Cup Matches Played
on Merton Links in
Wrptchcd Weather
n, JOHN g.. son d.

PHILADELPHIA, oct. l.-Desp.te the
torrents of rain and the cold wind. which
mad, the play on the first day OF the
Lesley cup matches on the links OF the
Merton Cricket Club most d~isagreeable,
there was excitement enough to warm
the chilliest golfer in the land, for after
being beaten in the morning by four
matches to one, Pennsylvania ran true
10 predicted form and by taking no
less than seven OF the singles matches
turned a seeming defeat into "A decisive
y-ory. The final score was = to I. in
favor OF the Philadelphia and Pittsburg
players.
The other contest, tried out for the
fst time, resulted in a win for the Net
r~opolitan team OF players over the So
called veterans by the wide margin OF
II to
The golf displayed to-day was as good
a. could be expected considering the
weather conditions. Merton was a splen-
did test of the game. there being few
flaws in the course. The greens were
IN good shape and ran fairly true at
all times there was no fault found by
any OF the players concerning the dis
,ances at the holes and II IL quite likely
that any movement toward securing the
national amateur for Merton next year
will meet with the appreciation Of the
golfers entered in the Lesley cup this
year
The morning play between Massa-
chuset,s and Pennsylvania was close.
and OF the four contests Massachusetts,
Won three. losing at the twentieth hole
in the other. Raymond Ouimet. brother
Of the former national champion. was
teamed up with ]. H.. sullivan against
Howard W. Perrin and George a.
Crump. The match was all even when
both balls were on the horne green with
the Philadelphia players yards inside.
But Ouimet, with the putting instinct
OF his brother. maybe. calmly ran down
. thirty foot putt for "A 4 and a win.
saw the putt made and 1t never wav-
cred an inch from the true line. which
showed the nerve and the confidence
bshind the shot.
Then IN the match where =. W. Whit
iemore and II. II. Wilder played against
{. b., Buxton and h. NJ. Byers. 1t looked
as II Pennsylvania was in for a win at
the seventeenth hole. where Byers lay
near the hole and Wilder was twenty
tive feet of. But the latter holed the
putt for a grand 3 and then the OPP
ponents took three puts, which really
los, them the match, AS the last hole
Was halved in par.
Francis Ouimet and Rodney Brown
we're in no danger at any time in the
morning, winning easily from w e.
Fownss. Jr.. and c.. A. Ormiston by b
up and 3 TO play, while r.. W. Esta-
brook and w. c. Chick Of Boston won
BY 6 and 3. The only win for the Penn
sylvsnians was where r. S. Worthing-
ton and ]. n. Stearns Sd made away
with a fine par at the second extra hole
and won from :. X. Sterne and r.. Horn
blower.
The afternoon saw many flint matches
And several might well have gone either
Way. Not one OF these contests fell
70 the Massachusetts players. which was
oil the more remarkable since the o
ton men have usually been fine finish
ers.
The best match OF the day was that
n which Fownes gained revenge for his
defeat AT Manchester last year by win
ring from Francis Ouimet at the first
extra hole. Both players were "A little
~ on the puts. Fowne missing u
fifteen inch one at the sixteenth. blu
~~le medal scores. 81. were good taking
The day into %ccoun The match found
Ouimet . up at the turn only to bt
squared nj the thirteenth.
The Pittsburg player soon forged &c
'he front and was . up with 3 to play
Nl, lost the advantage by h time they
sed of for the home hole. This was
hslred in > and then after good drives
1t was all over when Ouimet pulled
ms drive into a bush to the left o
The green and was forced to lose q
Stroke in getting out.
Whltemore had little difficulty In win
ing from Byers, but Heron. Orm!ston
Northington and Willoughby. n tc
30 10 the home hole before they coult
turn In a victor's card. Sterne and j
'hdse We're the only Boston men t'
Win.
The struggles between the Metropolis
nn team and the veterans who were
'ap'ained by John NJ. Ward were no
90 close, but some of them were might,
interesting Philip Carter was , dowI
WIN I 70 play to Il. NJ. Barnes ant
won four -'iaight in par figures or bet
Ter. MarStOu gained Il win at the hom'
mole Will, Ward for the veterans con
Lhgent beat Roy Webb after "A bite
hghl In the foursomes in the mornini
NE Metropolitan golfers won fouI
matches and the veterans only one.
Thcr" was some deserved criticism
concerning the personnel of the veteran
"aW' 'n II were played the reguia
constitutes Of other teams. while Franz
hoy', who for years has represented
We Boston district, vas forced to re
man idle, although he had turned in al
81 the previous day, | understand, how
ever a new rule will be made whicl
VII limit the entrants to this list t.
nose who have played for at leas
~fee years. The summaries
Pen"ssl,ania vs.. Massach usetts.
FOURSOMES.