New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07

and when Dyer came up dead on has
second Jones promptly sunk his putt
for a 3 At this stage he was four
under Is for the last eight holes, with
I left for 81 coming home. lie
would undoubtedly have made th s
mark but for an unfortunate mix-up on
the eighteenth.
Both had slight hooks from the tee,
and when the balls were found one was
at the edge Of the rough, lying nicely
for an easy shot, while the other was
in an almost impossible lie At this
stage Jones played Dyer's ball from the
bad lie. and il was not until both had
holed out that the mistake was dis
covered This mix-up cost Jones a 6
and the hole, but even against this
break he had come back in "a and had
squared a hard uphill match.
As Bob Gardner was up on Mars
ton in the forenoon, the big gallery
lost no time making its choice for the
afternoon match. Over 1000 swung in
back Of the Jones-Dyer match. starting
the last eighteen upon even terms.
This time the Kid made no mistake
about a loose start. He drove 25U
yards, dropped his second within
fifteen feet OF the cup and moved out
70 ! up when Dyer's second found &
deep trap to the right Of the green.
Plays Unbeatable Golf.
In spite Of the fine golf that Dyer
played the rest OF the afterno Don, this
was merely the beginning Of an in
evitable end. For the Kid was now on
MS mettle, and the golf he played was
almost beyond belief. After winning
the first hole, he laced out tee shot
at the long second fully go yards up
hill. Both played well, and the hole
was halved in par SIS.
Two fine. long tee shots followed at
the third, and, after two fine irons, the
427-yard hole was halved in par As.
The fourth hole was a thriller. Jones
drove ESQ yards with a slight pull,
leaving himself q downhill lie. Dyer
hooked his tee shot into veritable
Gehenna Of lie upon soft. loose
earth. He looked to be hopelessly out
of i. But in place of willing, he
played one Of the finest shots Of the
tournament over a deep trap to within
fifteen feet Of the cup.
Now watch the Kid miss his, after
this" remarked a bystander. Without
an instsnt's delay the youngster not
only carried the trap and held the
green, but dropped his ball inside Of
Dyer's for an easy half in :.
Long Fifth Is Halved.
The long fifth was halved in par 5s,
but the difficult sixth was another
thriller. Jones was straight down the
course while Dyer hooked 10 the
water. He was forced 70 lift and lose
{ stroke, being $50 yards short Of the
green OF his third. A fine iron shot
put Jones hole high below the cup in
>, but when Dyer laid his fourth dead
from 1870 yards away Jones needed
three puts and merely got half. This
extra putt. barring the miX-up IN balls,
exactly fourteen holes. miracle
achievement under the conditions.
A fine recovery and an elght-foot
putt saved Dyer again on the seventh,
where he got = half in 4, but he lost
the eighth, when MS second shot
dropped short into q trap. He was
now down at the short ninth, or
twenty-seventh. where both drew fine
shots and got their par 3s. A pulled
drive 20 a bunker cost young Robert
the tenth, but he got this back on the
eleventh, when Dyer also pulled TO
trouble.
Jones was row up coming 20
the short thirteenth. His nsshie pitch
dropped twenty feet beyond the cup
upon the green, while Dyer's pitch fell
forty yards short Of the brook. The
Montclair star was on in 2, getting a
half when Jones overputted and missed
coming back.
Two long. straight drives and two
fine seconds brought a half in par
figures at the fourteenth. but the big
smash came at the next hole.
Then Came the End.
Young Jones drove 270 yards down
the middle and Dyer's tee shot was
exactly SIX inches away. The two
balls we're lying so close thai, Jones