New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-04

they were working over the morning
route. both braced in the afternoon
and gave sufficient proof Of nerve and
skill. When the big test came over
the last nine holes neither broke. Mar
ston's one slip proving to be the fatal
shot. But when IL is remembered that
no gclfer in the tournament has faced
so many hard. nerve-wrecking matches
the only wonder is that he held out
so long.
81 never thought Msrston would be
able to make any such fight" said
Jerry Trayers, after the match was
over. when you figure the matches
he has been through and tie golf he
has been forced TO play, and when you
remember that this Is only his second
or third championship. the game he
played was one of the finest exhibit
tions | have ever seen"
The golf that Marston played leaves
even a greater award for Bob Gardner.
After being down and to play he
was forced to make at least five nerve
testing shots without miss. One was
a l2-foot putt on the thirty-second hole.
Another was q mashie niblick pitch
over a deep trap at the thirty-third.
Still another was a 200-yard iron shot
from the rough at the thirty-hfth. On
this same hole he was forced to lay a
40-foot putt dead. At the thirty-sixth
he had no other choice than to take q
chance at playing within a few feet of
a deep trap near the pin, yet he played
the shot without a culver. IL he had
missed any one of these shots he would
have been elmnated-sn any one OF
the five were hard shots to make. even
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John Anderson Is John Anderson.
John Anderson played John Anderson
golf in his match with Sheriff. Sher-
man. These two are golfers OF rare
nerve and grim determination. Neither
knows how or when 10 quit. so neither
slipped in this match Anderson nm
ished 1 I'D in the morning after com
ing from behind. In the afternoon
John c., of Siwanoy. laid a brassie
shot dead to the pin on the second and
landed n 3. lie then went out IN 81
and stood up at the twenty-seventh:
Sherman then settled down and pruned
away two holes from this lead at the
thipSx,third. He had TO negotiate half
stvmie at the thirty-fourth alter An
derson had missed 2-footer, but the
match ended at the thirty-hfth..
The final battle between Gardner ana
Anderson for Saturday will be as nara
a battle as any gallery cares 70 see
The Eastern golfer has never won
championship, but he was runnsr-np 20
Travers at Garden City In 1919 sna
runner-up to Travis IN the meuopoh
tan this year. He Is veteran WITH q
wonderful temperament for play, hard
ohter and is always consistent IN
test match He IS almost sure 20 be
NJ his best upon such an occasion.
Gardner won his title back In lsOs
AZ Chicago when he dropped Chandler
Foan. He has never reached the hnal
since. but has always been considered
4 DANGEROUS opponent through mis- Adj
itv and his rare nerve. Next 20 Gull
ford he is the longest driver IN the
and from the way he has
oeen hitting the ball there are many
ready 70 back him against the mighty
nauler from Massachusetts,. Time
,fter time. with but little roll, he has
whipped the ball from 260 70 300 yards.
md no man here plays an iron shot
With so little effort-only half swing
icing needed for a l80-yard shcs The
mower in his wrists. forearms and
shoulders is undoubtedly due 70 his
cole yaulting days. where back at iaIe
he set a worlds record in this held.
But while Anderson may not have
the distance nor possibly the wide va
riety of shots held by Gardner. he Is
playing fine golf. and is sticking 70 the
finish in every match. The Siwanoy
star ia playing his irons well and 10
also using the wood 10 good effect.
But this Gardner-Anderson match
will not be the only big feature OF the
cav. At the conclusion Of the cham
pionship round the tournament COM
mittse has arranged an all-star. three
bali medal round between Trayers'
Ouimet and Evans. They will play
eighteen holes. starting at o'clock IN
the afternoon for a specially desig-
mated prize. SO between these two
Detroit should have enough
golf TO last her quite a while before
Saturday is over.