The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-03
REGINALD LEWIS is HERO OF
WESTCHESTER GOLFTOURNEY
suffering From Skinned Hands Received in Motorcycle
Accident He Defeats Anderson and Mundy
in Easy Fashion.

NEW ROCHELLE, ". V. June 2.-The ,
westminster golf cha mptonship on the
links OF the Wykagyl Country Club pro- !
duced a real hero to-day in the person
or Reginald NJ. Lewis of the home club. |
IL is true that the young golfer Is only
one OF four who reached the semi-nnal
stage by winning two matches to-day,
inc three others being Dwight Partridge,
Bedford. tho defending champion stan
ley L. limerick, Hudson River, and "
Vernon Booth. Jr.. Apawamis. but the
fame and skill of the pair of golfers
whom he beat and the physical handicap
under which he played made Lewis the
big man OF the day.
The story of his triumph begins last
night. when after playing none too well
IN the qualifying round earlier in the
day he decided to take Il little ride on a
motorcycle to cool OF. IL was "A short
and fast trip which ended abruptly when
the motorcycle struck an obstruction
and Lewis sailed through the air. land
ing on lis hands and knees on a hard
and gritty road Numerous patches OF
valuable skin LEFT the young golfers
hands then and there and his palms and
fingers were a sorry sight when he
picked himself up.
Despite the damaged hands, which
hurt him every time he cripped hts club.
Lewis turned up his morning with his
ever present smile on his countenance
and started on with John q. Anderson.
twice runner mp in the national cham
pionship and victor IN a host OF other
| golfng battles in the past. Two hours
later Lewis holed "A putt on the six
teenth green that beat Anderson by 3
up and . to play. and then walked back
to the clubhouse to eat lunch and pre-
pare to tackle Roswell +, Mundy OF
Ardsley. who led the field in the quail
flying round yesterday.
Mundy proved an even easier victim
than Anderson had. shaking the young-
s,er's painful hand in congratulations on
the fifteenth green. Lewis being just !
IN "A, that point. Altogether II VAS u
big dav for Lewis even If he did WISH
hat he had let the motorcycle atone
every time a twinge Of pain shot through
his arms.
All Of the other three sem -hnals,'
played good goif to-day II the TWO
semi-nna, matches in the morning
snou,d no good ones. although nearly
every one abou; tie cluo was Wiling
to NICK tho two ruulists without wdiinS
for the morning ma c.les II ~" y.
Lewis against iiDoth and l~dFt'uS'
pg,tnS, Limerick. SO tho 'uIulH.'' al''
I the voungster are the popular choices y"
the afternoon battle. wh'ct WI de'l''
The ownership Of he county TITO 10.
1916.
Tho 10, matches to-day ;ha. stood
o,, no.. -, Laws Anderson struggle
4, v,s !, re,l Struggle NOS, ~ the way
=, tho ro.ri,r ana tho BERN
,r,,,, c~n.ouute. in she Afternoon. An.
So b.r,, r, Winning the FIRST hoe
rror, i.o,ls-,- a second went to LEWIS.
,uuar,ns the match, the third 10 Andr e
80 ,rJ tho ruurth TO Lew g. making
,.n. 81, ,vo, again. L. looked like
socs,v ,n,,rl to those ~ tho gallery.
hu. tho. we-c decidedly mistake. Hay
INC r,iI,d TO ha,ve one Of he first four
rnl,s ,,c two golfer. made ur for tnc'r
failure Inv hai,tug ,hc next sis, dH-
,v,rv orc ~ tine So 10 rar iial' 9
dozen h.lrcl h,',s tn suc.s-S."' = 'n