The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-20
TOPPING OUTPLAYS
TWO GOOD GOLFERS
Keats Both DR.. Gardner and
Barnes and Will Meet
Dyer To-day.
WARD TO PLAY WHITE

Henry J. Topping OF Greenwich deserves
three golfers who won their way into the
.emi-fnal round OF the Garden City
Golf clubs invitation tournament to-day,
for both Of his two victories were gained
"a, tho expense of golfers who did as
Vcl 49, or better than he in the qualifying
round yesterday. In the morning he
beat pr. G. II. Gardner Of Agawam
hy . IN and l TO play and this after.
noon eliminated the medalist. l.. Morti-
mer Barnes of Englewood. by 4 up
ard . to play. Frank w. Dyer OF Mont
clair. the Pennsylvania champion. will
meet Topping in one semi-final match
tomorrow morning. while In the other
Gardiner White and John Nj. Ward will
engage in what Is likely to be "A splendid
struggle. All four semi-inalists are
splendid golfers. and any one of the
four has an even nance TO win the
chief cup in the afternoon
The match In the second round be-
tween Topping and Barnes was the big
match to-day. in the opinion of The
spectators. for 1t carried the biggest
gallery. The golf played was none too
cool, but for the greater part OF the
distance IL was the prettiest kind Of
struggle. first one and then the other
winnins a hole. Barnes had the better
Of the argument up to the ninth hole
and seemed destined to be ahead at the
urn, for Topping sliced his drive n
then overplayed the green. A doubt.
ful decision by a spectator in the gallery
helped Topping a little. for his ball was
,s.- ~ 4au 4. ltA.- a. ~ -
mound of sand. 1t was a nice question
AS to whether or not the ball was in
the hazard. for it was resting in a
patch OF grass, part of which was
growing on the side of the mound. The
players appealed to the gallery and one
II the watchers ruled that the ball was
lot IN the hazard. Topping played II
dead 10 the pin and won the hole To
T. when Barnes missed an easy putt.
j Both we're out in A. and were all
square.
Barnes took the lead again at the
tenth. but lost the eleventh. when Top
tins ran dow "A fine putt after a weak
approach. and II was ali square once
more. the short twelfth was a chapter
II accidents for Barnes. as he hooked
MS tee shot. tried 20 pitch over the
tntcrvcnlnc mound. only to hit II and
fan back, and then was rewarded with
4 mad kick when he took out his quite
and attempted to run over the hillock
" Was IonHings hole 3 to ). and he
wa. up. lie halved the long thirteenth
~ and Topping became . IN when
Barnes missed an easy putt on the
fourteenth green. The bali hit the cup
nnt refused to go down. by winning
'"e fifteenth. Topping became dormie,
ana after outdriving Barnes fully nifty
'ards on the sixteenth wNn the hole
md the match by I IN and 2 to play.
Although inclined TO he off direction
rom the lee rather frequently. Topping's
'uU'ng was steadiness itself and his
SNllI on the greens pulled him out OF
q number of tisht places during tho
'f'el'"s or the match. In his morning
match against DIR. Gardner he was III
most Of the way and never was in an,
real danger of defeat.
hNcr earned the right to meet Toppipr
tomorrow by downing George Brokav
% q thrilling match that went three
Extra holes. Broka was up begin.
ing the home hole. hut missed a nut,
W naive the hole. Dyer began the hrs,
: Ntra hole by hooking into a tran. bu,
,'''d himself with "A real wonder shot
'I'm 'h" bunker which few high over
go 'u' intervening pits and mounds and
'iyritd with a welcome thud on the
-'''N not more than twenty-five feet
.'.' me pm. The hole was halved
' the short second also was halyed
= and they had TO tackle the third
''ohaws second shot spelled disa ster
10Y u landed IN the thick rough close
I'd" green and he could not get on,
.'ose enough To get his 4. Dyer played
100 '"'o well. making n good 4 and
".nI.Ng the match which had looked SC
"'''"-- when his bali was lying in thu
.",'"n' OF the Sandpit on the first extra
TN" other two s~emi-fnaIis,s. Gardine,
White and John VI. Ward. selected
Nlr'N differing methods for winnins
'H's Hf'cr.oon. White set so fast a
y That Robert Hunter could not holt
IN and tho Flushing golfer won ahou'
h' pleased. the margin of victory
'"n@ NJ and , to play. Wards op
.'nent vas g. T.. Van Week. Jr.. ant
up 10 the turn everything went Var
N'".k- way. He was 3 up at tina
MONT and II looted as though the mattel
.o"n you'd L., over. Then Ward cam.
mr." ANA came so fast that he played
'"" last nine holes in IS. one strok,
'.N'. par, ana won the match by . NJ
'ii ! to play. It was IA great fnisl
H'i IN" veteran was justified in bein.
Hloud # II.
Th'r" was am unusual amount of in
'"'c-' i'm the second sixteen to-day be
. 'A' ~ ~ AE' III II VI VIC wa
.'o', r. gglc Lewis and Fred HERES
."H What interest there is in to
morrow viii be due entirely to Free
.''I''~hnii, tor his Costars both wer
''l'"n to-day, and beaten badly too
.."" r''lr'd from the fray this morn
.'g :, ;. Bourne of the home clul
'.l Eating him, aud Marston lasted un
~ this afternoon, when a. younRste
AIMED ". T.. l.add of Rockaway downe'
H'n 10y the ample margin of 8 up AM
" Poo play.
o'ui-fnals and finals in all division
Nl %" played Tomorrow, and ther
vii he the usual eighteen hol
lap 10 which none Of the semi
.~',|s's will he eligible. The summaries
r.r-' sixteen, FIRST Round-E. N
'.''.- E~ng.ewood, defeated e. II, WING
.". 'tI'kt~ay, . and ? Henry J. Tor
'f'ern"irh, defeated Or. e H. Gard
, @rtNan, 3 aud / ~ W Dyer, Mont
} .. .afca,'I " H. Rhett. Garden CIT,
.ui George r. Brokaw, Garden CT,
t'.I ". l.. HICKS. Nassdu. . up; &. y
''gk, H.. BaltisroI, defeated y,
J%% 'Ii,s Gr; John ~ War
.. ! AND O. Robert Hunter, W.
~,'.l"'ioi Percy psne I'd, Princeton
.r ,ulneto"u holesi Gardiner " WHIT
...ng, defeated u. e, Berner, Nassa,
nol Hound-Topping beat Barnes.
Dyer beat BrokaN, | up ttwcnty
...sI. ward heat Van Week. > an
W..'" boat Hunter, " ana !
Gisn, Of f'rt' sixteen Fir,
..''. Iuctt beat hicks, 4 and . Bran
.H. N.t'u, ! M nineteen holesD; Bernr
= ne hy default,
'uI .%SiNtrcu, First Round Max !
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