The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-09
TRIO OF STARS
LOSE AT NASSAU
IN FIRST ROUND
Carter, Topping and White
Drop Out Of Race for Met
ropolithn Title.
REGGIE LEWIS PLAYS
GREAT GOLF IN RAIN

GLrN Cow. T.. T., June s.-As far as
the weather was concerned 4, was a bad
day for everybody who played In the
Metropolitan amateur championship on
the links Of the Nassau Country Club
to-day. and as far as the golf was con-
cerned Il was a bad day for some. but
an exceedingly good day for others. The
rain fell uncea singly from morning to
night Just az II did in the qualifying
round yesterday. and three or Tour or
tho stars also fell, the first match round
this morning carrying of more thar It's
share in one fell swoop.
Philip Carter, the medalist, Henry J
Topping. who won both the Ardsley and
Garden City Journeys, and Gardiner w
White were three whose downfall made
the first round notable.
Things Quoted down a bit In the after
noon-the weather included-and Nell
eon whitney and Flndlay Douglas were
the only golfers Of real prominence to
retire from the fray.
SO much for those who found the day
q bad one. both because OF the weather
and because OF their elimination from
the struggle for the title.
Double Victory for Lewis.
The golfers who won and who almost
forgot the dripping skies and the sloppy
turf underfoot in the satisfaction en-
gendered by victory merit more praise
than the losers deserve blame. Chief
among them was Reginald NJ. Lewis. the
young Westminster champion. for two OF
the prominent victims. one OF them the
most prominent Of the lot. succumbed to
his superior skill. In the morning he
beat Carter s up and 4 to play, and In
the afternoon disposed OF Nelson Whit
ney by s up and 3 to play. II was n
great days work for Lewis. who will
not be 81 until next November. bu. he
faces an even harder task tomorrow.
Oswald Eirkby. who distinguished
himself by coming from behind to win
both OF his matches to-day, awaits Lewis
in the morning. and the winner OF that
match will nave to play in the afternoon
the survivor Of the Max MarstOn-M. i.
Lewis struggle.
The four golfers Just mentioned.
Marston. VI. +. Lewis. Kirkby and r. NJ.
Lewis MI the -four third round brackets
in the lower half of the draw. and in
the upper half the four who remain in
the fght are Frank Dyer. ;hc Pcnnsyl-
vania champion Roy Webb Of F:ncle-
N'0l Tlfu ftfl''slt'h dhA . 80
powncy Of ~Apawamis.
webb carncn fame this morning hv
going out in 81 against John NJ. Ward
and almost startling the veteran out OF
us supposedly waterproof stockings.
Nc"reshCf won two matches despite a
weak ami painful knee that would have
been excuse enough for defeat for many
g coi,cr. and Dowuey added consider
ab'v to his reputation by beating Top
ping . and ! In tho morning and Howard
+. Wh,tney. secretary OF the United
States Golf Association. in the after
moor II is not hard to discover from
the two lists Just given that the strength
OF the draw is concentrated in the lower
hal.
The big match this morning was that
between Reggie Lewis and Carter. a fact
which can hardly he disputed because IL
was the only one Of the sixteen matches
that carried "A gallery. The said gallery
dwlndled to four or Ave now and then.
but sometimes it was double that size.
The faithful few saw.a match tina.
came as close 20 rewariing them for
their soaking journey as any match
could. Most OF them expected Carter
10 win. hut II soon became evident that
Lewis was playing the better game. The
FIRST hole was halved and he won the
next two. hSt Carter got one back by
taking the fourth and then stole the 4o5
yard ffth by boiling Il mashie shot from
nifty yards away for a 2. That squared
tho match, two halved holes followed
and IN the short eighth Lewis went to
the front again. He had the better tee
shot and won 3 to I. slipping by a half
stym!e with Carriers ball hanging on the
lip Of the cup. Up the hill to the ninth
Lewis laid his approach dead. and won in
3 TO 4. becoming . up for the second time.
He was out In 80 to Carter's 80.
att-A,t., lila 49, 49,. -. --t
the tenth. but he regained his two hole
advantage on the eleventh. although It
was more through luck than skill. Both
golfers sliced their second shots and
both balls seemed to disappear in the
same trap to the right Of the green.
When the players reached the trap. how
ever, they found Carter's ball in the
sand In the bottom Of the pit. but the
Westchester champions was perched
neatly on a green crossbar that bisected
the bunker. lie had an easy clip shot
and PLAYED II we'll enough to get down
his putt for a 4. II put him 2 up. and
ne made it 4 up by taking the uphill
eleventh.
On thai hole he sliced into a trap. but
redeemed the error by a magnificent
iron shot that fell only "A couple of yards
short OF the green. Carter then played
his iron from the middle OF the course.
and although the ball was well hit 1t
went no further than Lewis's great shot
from further back and in the trap.
Lewis won the hole by getting down a
twelve foot putt for his 4. The next
two were played badly by Carter. who
lost them both and with them the match.
The final handshake came on the four
teenth green, and the two Youngsters