The sun., 1916-09-09
EVANS WILL MEET
GARDNER IN GOLF
FINAL AT MERTON
Holder Of Open Title and
Amateur Champion Play
for Crown To-day.
DEFEAT GUILFORD AND
C0RKRAN RESPECTIVELY

nd the other seeking TO wrest II from
hin. will meet Tomorrow on the links Of
she Merton Cricket Club in the hnal
round Of the twenty-second annual tour
nsy for the national amateur golf cham
ptonshir. Robert A. Gardner Of Hlns-
dale, winner NJ the title In 1909 and
1915, n the defender. and the golfer who
challenges his supremacy IL Charles
Evans. Jr.. n Edgewater. national open
champion. They came through the SEMI
anal round to-day. bob Gardner beating
Jssse Guilford Of Woodland by 4 up and
SIC play. while Chick Evans. a few holes
further back. vas beating D. Clarke
corkran Of Baltimore by 2 up and 9 to
vhy.
Viewed from any angle to-morrow's
match promises great things. and 40
great are they that the two cham
pions will strain every effort to
snin the victory. II Gardner wins he
viii be graduated from the little group
Of hve who have won the title twice. and
Will stand on level terms with Walter J.
Travis. who has three victories to his
credit. and only a step below the in
comparable Jerry Travers. with his
string OF four. Gardeners namc NOW Is a
great one in American golf. hut a third
championship Tomorrow will make Il far
greater.
II Chick Evans wins he will become
me frst golfer on this side Of the ATTAIN
10 10 hold both amateur and open titles
IN the same year. John Ball accom-
pl!shed that feat In Great Britain in
1890. but II never has been done in the
United States. Travers had his chance
last year. but failed. and when Ou!met
won the open championship i'm 1918 the
amateur tourney vas a thing OF the
past and Jerry Travers already had
Won II.
Mig Gallery TollOws Golfers.
The match to-day that carried the
gallery. and II was a big gallery. too.
was the struggle between Gardner and
Gu.lford. Evans was expected to ave
an easy time against Corkran. but az II
turned out. ne had TO go further to win
from the Baltimore golfer than Guilford
~ent with Gardner.
When the day was over the general
impression was that Gu!lford has been
overrated. That he can play hne golf
cannot be denied. but he lacks thai, at
tribute Of a champion. the ability to
play his good golf when It Is needed
most. His reputation as the longest
driver w the country also suffered. for
from the tee Gardner had the better OF
the battle and II Guilford deserves his
nickname Siege gun" Gardner must be
some engine OF propulsion hat has not
yet been invented. In addition. Gard
ner drives straight much more fire.
quently. and direction from the tee IL a
Dig item In a golf match.
Greatest Weakness On reena
Guilford's greatest weakness. how
ever. was on the greens at times when
good putting would W. helped him
!nmeasurabiy. A chance to win a hole
was to him too often only an oppor-
unity to take three puts. and as he
was up against a champion playing
championship golf he gradually faded
a. the match progressed. Gardner really
won In the morning when he finished
I up and in the afternoon he contented
himself with repelling ali Of Guilford's
attempts TO win back more than one
OF the lost holes.
TWO halved holes began the struggle,
and then Gardner took the lead to stay
there until the match was oper. Gull
ford furnished the opening by driving
out Of bound and Gardner won ; to 6.
He took the next one too despite the
fact that his second wa trapped. for
Gui'ford seemed to be suffering from
stage fright when he got close TO the
cup.
The long NTH was Gardeners too. in
10 ., by virtue OF n great chip shot
which left him with a putt for a 3
which he made with an air OF conf
derce which showed that he was on
his game and knew It.
UaIye the Slxth Hole.
The sixth was halved in 8. neither
n''ting the green with hs second. and
iuiliord finally won a hole when he
'Nipped up dead from gust on the sew
tnth green. and Gardner. whose tee shot
was safely on, took three rutts,
\ fifteen foot putt for a = on the
,sn'h won the hole for Gardner and as
me ninth was halved 10 was . up at
'ne Turn, Even that early In the match
y seemed certain that he would win, for
tullordS air OF uncertainty showed
mst he could not he depended upon.
lhey began the inward Journey with
wo haivcd holes. but at the twelfth
suil!ord ran into some real hard luck.
.srdners second was hooked. the ball
!ust missing the brook and landing In the
"Hs grass on the bank. while Siilford's,
s'nough not on, the green. was close up.
'ardner's third reached the green. but
1"wnere near the hole. and when Gull
~. ,n'pped IN to within i've feet Of
.e Pin he seemed likely to win. Then
am" fardner.s long putt clear across
,as R'''n and when the ball stopbed
,plne iuilford was stymicd. He tried
,ar' 10 make the putt. hut succeeded In
,Wo'N'Nr iardner's BAH in for a 4 and
iosirg instead Of winning the ho,s ~
hntdn,r Iosrs Thirteenth.
c,-
nrs. ,. ''s' me thrrteehth by taking
", '",,., W" increased ms lead to
rh.1, 'S' on me fourteenth green,