Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-07
"Child Wonder" Who
Couldn't Stand the
Gaff," Upsets Two
! Champs-Meets Gard
ner
By SANDY McNIBLICK

BY SANDY McNIBLICK
x1tfDGY he is. and not much over hve
ana a half feet tall. on his pink, boyish
o.. nas blossomed just the suspicion OF
/. ~oiden down. He is only II years old
and will be is in November. But he has
sone something that no youth Of his age
.v.r accomplished in the history OF golf
IN this country.
nobhy Jones, the Child wonder" from
the southland. was stacked up against the
ehampion of the United states at Merton
oysr a srueling, double-round route, after
rs had burst into the third round OF the
national championship.
such A thing adds a new chapter TO the
wonders Of this unfolding modern era. The
triumphs OF the midget marvel have never
hssn eoualed by q lad of his age and u Will
be many harvest times. IL ever before mis-
feat will be eaualed.
The open-n1outhed fans were habber-
sasted at the perfect timing, the balance
the perfection Of shots and all-around hnish
Of the boys play. His whole game Is that
AZ A star More than half the hundreds
of golf fanatics gathered at the Haverfcrd
course trudged at the heels OF the infant
nrodlsy They liked his unaffected style,
the boyish way he almost seemed to euss
when he missed a putt. which was seldom,
and most OF all they liked his superb
courage.
Never Faltered
Bobby had to lick two champions to at
tain his proud standing today against tine
greatest Of them all. Gardner, the present
champion on the 1rst day the little South
erner tralloped Eb Byers, former national
champion, and considered to be one of the
best match players In America. Byers Is
veteran who has twice beaten Chick Evans.
and from his belt dangle the scalps OF
scores of the foremost players in this
broad land. He was given all the favor
against Jones, but Bobby put the veteran
down and never gave him a chance fester-
day Jones was put in the arena against
Frank Dyer, the metropolitan wizard, who
climbed over the best efforts OF most OF
the country's greatest pros in the recent
metropolitan open tourney, and whose work
IN Knckerbcckerville this season has given
him a high rating as a possibility for the
national championship
Dyer went right out to settle this baby
terror Of the Southland right on the bat.
He won five out Of the first six holes OF the
action. Jones blinked, smiled his sunny,
boyish smile and, not hurt or peeved by
the swiftness OF the assault, just hitched up
his breeches and sailed in.
At the quarter he was down; at the
half he was all-square. Then came the
merry throng to view this juvenile who
could play out Of black hole so easily
and unperturbed-lke.
Bobby extracted a distinct cry Of amaze
ment from all present when he shot his
drive to open the afternoon round away
from the tee like bullet out Of gun far
down the aisle.
He is a free hitter.
The youthful enthusiasm with which he
throws his right shoulder into the shot and
his perfect timing of the stroke get a world
of power behind the lunge. His iron play
is very fine. He always gets his turf and
there is a cleanliness about his work that
shows finished tutoring.
II does not matter what he does today
against Bob Gardner, Americas champion.
Jones is a golfer who will flourish more as
he goes along He has already attained
lasting fame. Ten years from now he will
still be a youngster. His golf is laid on
. solid foundation. II will grow more firm
with each year. He has a rosy, glorious
future in American golf.
The Chick Evans Johnny Anderson
match stands out as the other treat match
today at Merton. There will be fireworks
These two mastodons of the American links
have met twice In battle. Evans is now
open American champion. Anderson wat
the flnalist In the amateur championship
last year Anderson beat Chick once al
Garden City and 2.
Chick Worked Up
To Chick Evans the match meant his
hopes Of winning the amateur crown, a
proud honor he has striven for years In
vain to accomplish.
To Anderson Il meant the evening of his
score against the player considered abroad
as Americas greatest, and II meant his
hopes. too, of taking for his own the crown
which was snatched from his grasp last
year at Detroit when his fingers had almost
closed on IL.
Every good golnng inhabitant of the
Quaker City exists today with bated breath
10 learn the fate of Cameron Buxton, loca
champion. favorite son and defending
gladiator of the city's honors II he Gomez
through his all-day session he will nieet the
winner OF the Anderson Evans match to
morrow In the seminnais. To place a loca
In the semfinals for the national golf cham
4 pionship Is almost glory enough for Phils.
delphia, which has only qualified one man
up to the present tourney. In the last two
years.
This year fve qualified and Buxton hai
reached the third round.
He won his match yesterday in thrilling
style from George Small. He was dormis
out when he put his ball In the trap tc
the right OF the difficult seventeenth things
oid not look cheerful for the Philadel
pnian, particularly as Small was on the
edge OF the green. But Buxton pitched out
ana was 80 feet away. Long he studied his
putt then walked up TO II and bottled II
over the long run just as neatly as could be
Hundreds OF the gallery, perched at IN.
TOP OF the bluffs Of the quarry hole, zoe
yards away, burst into stormy huzzahs al
they watched the midget figures below
snake hands. Shall is one OF the nicesi
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