The sun., 1916-12-02
MARSTON BEATEN
IN SECOND ROUND
OF LAKEWOOD GOLF
Baltusrol Expert DethrOned by
Graham Of Greenwich, 4
Up and 8 to Play.
YOUNG PLAYER WINS
FROM TWO OPPONENTS

LAkEWOOD. DcC. h'-Deieot VI
Max r. Marston of Baltusrol and the
continued success Of the youngster Nor
man H. Maxwell Of Aronimink added
interest to the annual fall golf tourna-
ment Of the Country Club OF Lakewood
In the opening rounds Of match play here
to-day Marston. who WAS ranked nth
best amateur In the country last season
and whose PLAYING this season has been
unusually bright. fell before the prowess
Of Samuel J. Graham Of Greenwich In
the second round by 4 up and to 20.
Maxwell. a boy from Philadelphia.
still in his teens. who finished second
In the qualifying round. kept q large
galley interested most Of the day while
he was disposing OF p. 8. p Randolph.
Jr.. I up, in the morning and Grantland
Rice. Q and I. In the afternoon.
Results OF the days play brough;
Gardiner White Of Flushing. Graham
Maxwell and J. r. shsnley. Jr.. OF Deal
into the seml-fnals to lie played to-
morrow morning. White defeated c. L.
Maxwell OF Trenton. 6 and I. In the
morning and eliminated Percy Platt Of
The New York Golf Club BY and in
the afternoon.
The elimination OF Msrston was
Distinct shock to followers Of golf who
of defeat In his first round match with
A. !. Mendes OF Siwanoy, whom he de-
feated by 7 mp and to play. He had
distance to his drives In the morning.
was accurate with his approach shots
and deadly In his putting. His poor show
ing In the qualifying round was forgiven
BY those who watched Marston against
Aendes. but not against Graham.
The Greenwich veteran, who under
went golf overhauling In California a
year ago. started auspiciousiy against
Marrton by taking the first hole. He
continued on the outward journey wlta
such perfect golf Marston was 2 down
Whtn the ninth tee was reached.
MaPston Misses Patt.
Both drove far down the fairway from
Ghe ninth and their second shots landed
Well up. Marston being In the middle.
With Graham in the rough to the left
Graham was undaunted by this lie and
chipped the ball dead to the pin. II
stopping two feet from the cup. This
third shot seemed to beat Marston, for
the Baitusrol expert was In no position
to hole out after his third and Graham
won the hole. finishing the outward
Journey UP.
Graham took . 4 on the short tenth.
missing a ten foot putt. and Marston
went aglirtmering when Marston missed
two foot putt for half In 3 at the
eleventh. Graham laid q perfect stymie
at the twelfth and won that hole, which
made him 4 up. Three Is in q row ny
Graham could only be eauailed by
Mars'on. and the match ended at the
fifteenth with GrSham the victor.
Graham really played stellar golf all
eay. or rather after his nrst nine holes
m vnh he M tAA IN
IN ordinary ~. His two rounds ap-
prox.mated ~ each. AS he came home In
the morning In 80. His frst match OF
the day was against w. Roy Barnhill Of
Fox Hills who succumbed I up and 8
TO play. Graham and Barnhill were all
even at the turn. but II was no contest
from there on. as Graham registered
2. 3. ,. 3, I. 4. 4. s. 4 for the round.
which comes as near being perfect golf
RS has been seen at Lakewood In several
tournaments. He was out in 81 against
Narston and had an easy 81 In sight
when declared the victor coming back.
Maxwell IL Sensation.
Norman Maxwell was a distinct sensa-
ton to those who were watching him for
the hrst time. With boyish enthusiasm
he went to his work seriously. made
every shot count and displayed enough
accuracy of the tee and In his second
shots to dethrone his two opponents. The
Philadelphia boy never lost sight OF the
pin. His drives were long and dead TO
the green and his putting was well done.
In defeating Randolph Maxwell disposed
of a well thought Of opponent. II was
rip and tuck. with the match all
square coming to the final hole. Max
we'll played his second shot to the green.
took two puts and was down In l..
IT. ~h-N l.
and Clipped his third over the green,
losing the hole
Maxweirs afternoon match with Rice
started out an II II were going to be
q runaway for the boy. At the end OF
the first nine holes Rice was fve down
and apparently willing TO concede he
was up against a better golfer. How
ever. things began to break for the
Englewood player and he regained
enough Of his lost ground to make Max
well struggle to the seventeenth before
he was able to claim victory.
Gardiner White. who now looms up
a. the favorite for the chief cup OF the
tournament. was in rare form, or rather
played in his most consistent manner
In his morning round ne had no DIM
Guilty disposing OF G. l.. Maxwell OF
Trenton White never wasted stroke
during the journey out and back. and
although Maxwell played fine game
White was certain enough 20 gain the
laurels
Platt Works Hard.
Against Percy Plat. who had dis
posed OF Harold Steiner. the Inwood ex-
pert. in the morning by 4 and 3. White
was forced to exhibit n fash of true
form after a mediocre beginning. White
won the first two holes OF the outward