The sun., 1916-09-28
MARSTON MAKES
GREAT SHOT AT
A CRITICAL TIME
PLAYS over Trees on Sixteenth
Hole at Greenwich With
Match All Square.
BEATS TOPPING 9 AND 1
IN FINAL OF TOURNEY

G.rrNwtcH. Conn. Sept. 21.-A
miniature rally consisting OF three
.,-o,s.. which carried him from the tee
+, the cup OF the sixteenth hole. played
, ,,rg, part in the victory Of Max II.
Nars,on " Ba.,usrol In tho final round
NJ the invitation tournament OF the
Greenwich Country Club this afternoon.
N,rs,on's little rally cut short a pro-
IL, scd winning streak that Henry j.
1onp,ns had been nursing along In sue
cc.sful fashion all the way from the
,crth hole. Tho match had Just been
SHARED on the fifteenth green and
Ni~s,or's fine 3 came Just at the proper
,m,. Il left him 1 up. with only two
tol,s left to play, and when Topping
missed Il putt on the temporary seven
,ccr,h green the B~aitusrol golfer was
tn winner Ivy : up and | to play.
In ia earlier stages the match was
al Narston's. tor going out he played
unbeatable golf and Topping struggled
along garicly IN the rear after they had
r,-srd the second hole. The most bril-
liant piece of work on the outward Jour
nov wa Marston's . o the $40 yard
third. A finc second shot left him a six
Or seven foot putt and he made 1t. When
,..cy reached the u Marston. who was
Gu. IN 81. was 3 up and Topping didn't
seem 10 have a chance to win.
Topping Four Down at Tenth.
II make matters worse Topping was
IN two bunkers on the tenth. losing that
nole TOO and becoming 4 down with only
oight holes to play. IL was an ever
more serious situation than that In which
re found himself yesterday afternoon
against Hamilton Kerr, but Topping
again refused 10 be discouraged AND set
sal after Marston.
II must be admitted that Marston
,ded Topping's pursuit by playing some
Pretty shaky golf, but be that ms II may,
Topping earned two or three OF the holes
which he won and saved a half on the
thirteenth W getting down a seven foot
putt AZ "A critical moment. lie was only
| down when they reached the fifteenth
krown as his " particular hole be.
cause he furnished the funds FOR Its re.
construction last year. and he made the
most Of his private properly by putting
his tee shot on the green IN getting u
chance for a = which he didn't need. fol
a. was the best that Maroon could get.
The siNteenth began with the match
ali square and after the drives were hi
q. looked as though Topping's winning
,treak had one more hole TO go at least
His ball was %squarely in the middle OF
he fairway. while Marston's was ovei
10 the left with two big trees barrinl
Ms way TO the green. 1t was a lont
chance that Marston took when he pre-
pared 10 play over the trees. but II wal
The only thing that lie could do. No on
expected 70 see him bring or the sho'
md there was an outburst Of applause "A!
he ball few from the head OF his club
SCARED over the trees and fell on thu
green, stopping ten feet from the pin.
Topping then played "A fine approach
over the intervening traps and when tn,
green was reached IL was found impossi
bic 10 tell which bait was away w!thou
measuring. They finally decided TO tosi
a coin. which Marston called correctly
80 Topping had TO putt first. His put
vas on the line, but II stopped tel
inches saort Of the cup, and II wa
Narstou's turn. Wasting no time, tn,
Baltusrol golfer stopped over his ball
appel II smartly and had the p!easur,
~ seeing II make straight for the cul
and drop In. More applause.
The match ended on the next hole
where ieither reached the green witt
his second and Marston's chip shot wa
closer than Topping's. The latter ha,
l'hree foot putt to make and missed II
NarSton then made his shorter one an,
hey shook hands. The cards:
Max II. Msrston. Baltusrol-
~. 2%,,...., ! 3 a5:ts So
Henry J. Topping, Greenwich
"a ,., 90