New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Twas a Close One.

Twas a Close One.
At no time during the match were
Sherwood and Paul more than one hole
10 the good or bad, Paul starting in the
lead by taking the first hole in me-
diocre 70 his opponents 6. Sherwood
was wild from the tee and required
three puts after reaching the green.
Paul was not much better. but Shar-
woods drive 10 the rough left the
Southern golfer with one stroke advan-
tage On the green.
Roth required three puts on the sec
ord green and a half in resulted.
Going TO the third Paul sent beau
+iful drive straight down the course.
Sherwood was a trihe erratic and de-
veloped a slice that landed the ball in
the rough. He recovered well. however,
and both were on the green IN three.
The puts left Paul scant two feet
from the pin, with the Merlon sta
some twenty feet TO the bad. On his
fourth shot Sherwood laid his man a
nicely calculated stymie and Paul. try
ing 10 put the ball around, failed and
had TO be content with q half IN ..
Sherwood Played Boldly.
Both got tours on the next. Then
nv winning the fifth in 20 .. Paul
got of a low flying ball from the tee
that sailed along for $50 yards, and
Sherwood had TO play the odd. With
spoon ne slashed at the ball boldly
and reached the edge of the green.
Paul was also on the outskirts IN two
shots. but his approach ran along and
did not stop until il had gone ffteen
feet past the hole. Sharwoos >aid his
up 10 within three feet. After Paul
had trimmed the cup on MS fourth. the
Merton man won the hole by sinking
his ball for four.
The sixth hole was perfectly played
b. both and two fours were the re-,
suit. The next two holes were halveo
in four and FIVE, then Sherwood went
into the lead for the first time. taxing
me ninth hole in four 70 rve, after
brilliant recovery.
A Perfect Three.
The short tenth went TO Paul, who
played II without error, getting ms
three without effort. Sherwood
mashie pitch for the green took bad
slce. and the ball landed between the
night bank Of the green and wooden
retaining wall. IL was Impossible 10
play u out, and, after consultation
with the rules committee. u was de
clded that Sherwood had d right 10 I'M
the ball and drop IL IN back or the
wall He did so, but was unable 20 ss'
better than a FIVE.
By taking the short eleventh, over
the stream, IN another three. Pau,
oree more took the lead. Shsrwooo
having Overrun the green from the Tee
Sherwood drew even again on ne
twelfth, laying Paul an agerayatlne
stymie after the latter seemed 20 nae
the hole practically at his mercy. he
could not negotiate the Job. however
and the Merton man won IN four 70
rye
The thirteenth was hslved in four
then Sherwood went out ahead by
winning the fourteenth IN four 20 hve
Both got tremendous drives sTaign,
down the line, but on the green Paui
BEGAN 70 make errors he had not been
guilty Of before and failed on an easy
putt.
Little Puts Foil Him.
Although on two occasions thereai
ter. notably on the seventeenth anc
home sreens. Paul had golden oppor
turities Of gobbling a hole and squsr
iry matters. he failed 20 come through
with the winning shot, bowing eacr
time before Insignificant little puts OF
eighteen inches.
Sherwood, who in the early stage
vas being consistently outdriven pS
Paul. developed a punch in TINS respec'
in the Last half dozen holes. hi'