Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-10
'.cHlCkr EVANS BEST.
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in his tee shot. He put his mashie on.
but It left him twe1ve-foot putt.
Evans recovered nicely: shis out being
close to the cup. Gardner missed his
putt and Evans was down for win,
to 4.
The eighth was halved In tours
Gardeners second was in the creek. but
he Clipped up dead and halved in four.
Gardner had a bad slice on his iron to
the short ninth. the ball going into the
woods. Evans was nicely on. Gardner's
out ran over the green into trap. He
failed to get his third out, his fourth
he conceded the hole to Evans.
To the first turn Evans was 80 to 43
for Gardner.
The tenth hole was halved in FIVE.
when Gardner took three to get home
and Evans took three puts. Evans was
half stymied by Gardner.
From the eleventh tee Gardner hit
the longest shot of the match. reaching
the green. 335 yards away. Evans laid
his second dead and they halved in
three.
Gardner won the twelfth. Evans sec
ond getting the creek. The short thir-
teenth was halved in par threes. both
mashies being on. On the fourteenth
and fifteenth the players took turns at
getting skies to tours. Evans was in a
trap en- the fourteenth and Gardner
took three to reach. and three puts on
the fifteenth. The sixteenth. the first
quarry hole. was halved in fours.
Evans won the seventeenth with q par
and taking four. On the home hole
Evans won with par four to five for
Gardner. Evans was SO coming in to 80
for Gardner
at o'clock. Gardner went out and for
eleven holes was but ono ,over par. BY
playing such splendid golf he reduced
Evans morning lead from three to one
up. The crowd was on edge and ex-
pected to see a great finish. but Gardner
weakened.
Gardner won the first. third ard fifth
holes and squared the match Then he
lost the sixth and seventh and became
two down again. The eighth was halved
Best Played Hole.
The best played hole of the match was
the ninth. Evans had the honor and laid
his iron seven feet from the pin. Gard
ner was not all done. for he got his tee
shot inside of Evans ball and but three
feet from the hole. He won the hole
with a two.
The tenth was a breaker for
Gardner. He reached the green with two
perfect shots. whereas Evans was on in
three. Both balls were near the edge of
the green. and it looked as if the match
would be squared. But Evans made the
putt Of the day. sinking his ball from
twenty-five yards for a four. Gardner
did well to lay his third dead and hole
out for a half
Gardner kept up the fight through the
eleventh, the hole being halved in par,
four. Then he weakened.
They both had good tee shots going to
the twelfth blIt Ca rdner sliced his Sacon1
out Of bounds. Evans second was on the
edge of the creek and he laid his third
on. Gardner dropped another ball and
hit long one to the edge Of the green.
and missed his putt for a five, Evans
going down in that figure.
Gardner took four for the short par
three thirteenth. His mashie was In
the trap at the left and his out was
just on. Evans par three gave him
a lead Of three up.
Gardner made a last stand on the
fourteenth. halving in four, but he
gave up the battle in the fifteenth.
taking three to reach the edge of the
Green. Gardner was in the rough on
the left and Evans. on the right on
their drives Gardner failed to get
out on his second, but Evans pitched
on safely. Gardner overplayed the hole
but he rolled his fourth within a foot
Of the hole. Evans played his up dead
and Gardner grasped the hand of Evans
in acknowledgment Of defeat.
Afternoon card-Out:
Gardner i;arin. -. ::::.::..4 5 . 4 81
Gardner l over par.
Evans, up at end of II holes.
Afternoon card-In:
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