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

yards away was wonderiul comolnd-
ton Of daring and skill, as the cup
was placed within fifteen feet Of a
deep trap, and he went straight for
the pin, dropping his shot ten feet
away.
Marston, being up, took no chances,
and played safely on the green TO the
right, thirty-fve feet from the cup.
His approach putt, hit with steady
nerve, ran true to the line, barely
slipped by, and stopped two feet away.
Gardner missed his shot for two and
then stood by in detection, waiting for
Marston to sink his putt for the match.
The putt, while short, was a tricky,
curling one. and Marston. knowing this,
decided to waste no time fussing over
the shot but to step up, tap the ball
and take his chance. Two inches from
the cup the ball caught the break and
slipped on by, squaring the match
which Gardner then won on the thir-
ty-seventh green with fine par 4
Marston missing a ten-foot putt.
Tough on Marston.
Gardner made a game, hard fight
and deserved his success, but Marston
lost one of the toughest matches he
will ever lose. From the start he had
the hard part of the draw, and 1t is
possible that at the last moment the
strain was too much for one of even
his wonderful match play tempera-
ment. He had been forced in turn 70
beat such hard match players as Jesse
Guilford, Jerry Travers and Howard
r. Lee.
He had been forced to come from
behind in the Guilford match an(
carve his way out. He had been forced
to race home in 93 against Traveri
to win. And against Lee he was
down and to play. and then landed
the match on the thirty eighth green
After this he was called upon TO meet
Bob Gardner, a champion so far back
as 1909 and a match player of renown.
The only wonder is that. Marston
stood up so well, for after Gardner's
first rush back, when he was down.
Marston again caught his balance after
losing two holes, and held his adj
vantage until he came to that two
footer that he will never forget. IL
was one of the hardest matches any
man ever lost in q championship, for
defeat came after fine shots had been
PLAYED and the hardest part or the
task was over.
The story Of the Gardner Marston
match Is story Of spectacular effort
through the afternoon fight In the
forenoon round Gardner began lifting
his head on shot after shot, pushing
his iron shots into traps and popping
them far off the line, with Marston
playing at steady clip. At the sew
- Il nnt
here Gardner rallied, and Marston pc
gan lifting his head and wrecking his
iron shots in swift order. So the old
champion soon caught his man and
took the lead. Coming to the four
teenth hole he was up. but here
Marston sunk a ffty-footer for and
again squared things. After hammer
ing away they finally finished the morn
ing round all square.
Gardner Makes a Great Shot.
The afternoon battle will never be
forgotten by the big crowd which fol-
lowed the ding dong contest. Marston
started with rush and won the hrst
hole. On the fourth he laid q mashie
shot four feet away from the rougn
and got his 3. He was 2 up at the
sixth. and here Gardner made one OF
the great shots Of the day. Or his
putt for Marston planted a dead
stymie, and Gardner coolly proceeueu
to pop his ball over with masnie,
although his opponents ball was ohiy
eight inches from the cup.
Marston won the seventh Where
Gardner over-approached and lost tne
eighth where he took three puts. que
in large measure to heavy chunk OF
black loan on the ball. Put at tne
ninth he more than evened up
The Westerner was just OIL the green
in two, while the Jersey champion
found his second in a trap guaraihs
the green. Taking a full nioilcK wAI
lop Marston dropped the ball Tour Iegs
away from the pin and won the hoI.
With a par four. Three puts cost
Marston the twenty-ninth hole ieay-
inc him only one up. But at the thlr-
tieth he sunk a ffty-foot putt from
across the green, and when Gardner
r,issed wee one on the next mole
he was three down and five to play.
Here the Hinsdale wonder caught
bis grin again. He bagged the thirty
second in three and won the thirty
tbird with fine twelve-foot putt,
stardin0 then but one down. Al the
ihirtv. fourth both were forced TO play
high niblick shots over deep trap
lust shy of the pin. but both MADE
good At the thirty-ffth Gardner
the green from the rough with
a full iron, and secured half in par
4 Then came the thirty-sixth hole
already referred 70.
While both Marston and Gardner
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