The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
Pleasant surprise for Gardner.

Then came. an odd tn winch restored
MS confidence in a moment and put him
| back on the right road, After both had
! ap; reached to the blind third green they
walked down the hill and found one ball
about eighteen feet from the pin and the
other Just beyond the green. a few feet
up the tricky slope that rises behind IL
Probably because playing the odd mad
been his lot on the frst two holes. Carl
ner walked over 10 the ball on the hill
side. letting Birmingham have the ball
on the green. Just as he was preparing
TO play those in the gallery who had
been waiting near the green when the
approach shots were played called out,
That's not our ball" and indicated
that the bail near the hole belonged to
Gardner. A smile spread over the face
Of the Buffalo golfer as ne changed
places with Birmingham. The latter
Clipped up dead and Gardn n ran down
his long putt for n 3. winning the hole.
Thu next three holes were played per-
fectly by both golfers, bu; as they drove
on the seventh tee ,he rain. which had
been threatening to fall for a long time.
came sweeping through the woods. 1t
spoiled the hole for both Of them, Ber-
mingham winning in > TO 6. Things were
not much better on the short eighth,
which was halved in ). Gardner saving
' ~ ''''' f"'N y
ball when it lay on the edge Of the cup
SO close that II seemed as though a
breath would blow the ball into the hole
Al that point Birmingham evidently
decided that ~ long as he was in for
a drench!ng anyway he might as well
make the best Of 1t. for he began to play
golf that would have been considered
great on the fairest day. Three shots
on the 6l2 yard ninth took him over the
| lsrAlI IA fnttrfl NuEaa V,As 49,
eight feet from the hole. and II the
green had not been watersoaked he
might nave holed his putt, As /, was
he won the hole In 6 to ). Gardner hay
Ing been In trouble ali the way and vas
> W, II was on the ninth green tina.
the casual water rule came into NJ.
for the first time. Gardner being al
lowed to move r. ball Ia avoid a little
pool between him and the hole.
Both played tie tenth in par figures,
Gardner this time moving his ball from
the lower To The upper side ~ the green
to get a clear road to the cup. The
eleventh went TO B%ermirgham in To 4.
his last shot being a chip from tust of
the green, which all but dropped into
the cup. Gardner. who had begun nv
driving out OF bound and already hal
played four. picked up his ball and
headed for the twelfth tee, They halyed
tho twelfth In 3 after lodging the pools
OF water again, and with the rain de-.
scending harder than ever played the
thirteenth. Both made good drives. but
Bermingham's short approach stopped
within eight. feet Of the pin. and after
moving the ball TO the other side OF IN.
cup and made the putt for a 3. a storke
under par.
1t won the hole and made him dorm,e
:. so that all he needed was a hall. II
looked as though the match would he
over in a moment until the water covered
green presented its insoivable problem
and the adjournment to the apple tree
larl ny was ordered, The faithful gal
icry. numbering about 4 dozen. which
had stuck 10 the match every yard OF the
] way. Joined the hnallsts and COMMITTEES