Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-08
Gardner Us. GuilfOrd
Morning Round

Robert Gardner. the national champion
and Jesse Guilfcrd. the hard-hitting New
Hampshire man. started off at 10 o'clock
on the first hole neither could obtain
any advantage and the hole was halved at
par when both missed twenty.foot puts by
inches. The two long hitters drove within
a couple Of feet OF each other
on the second hole the long-hitting Gull
ford was outdriven many yards by the
champion, who pitched his third shot within
five feet OF pin, while Guilford was to the
right of the green. missed putt by
Gardner made II a halved hole.
At the third Gulford lost a shot by driy.
ing out of bounds and Gardner took the
hole in spite of poor putting. Gardner
one UP.
Gardner's topped drive on the fourth
went into tho gallery and his second fell
just short Of the green into the trap. Gull
ford's second overran the green to the
rough. short putt lost Gullford the hole.
Gardner two up.
Both were even to the NTH on their drives
and Irons Gardners approach brought ap-
plause when it was only Ave feet away.
Gardner had a putt for the hole and drop
ped IT, making him three up.
Outplayng Gullford at his own game, long
hitting Gardner had an advantage which
should have given him the hole long
putt. which missed by an inch or two al
lowed the New Englander TO halve the sixth
hole. Gardnerf3 up
A beautiful mashie by Guilford from the
rough on the edge of the seventh green
and missed two-foot putt by the champion
enabled the former to cut down the ad-
vantage another notch. Gardner . up
Superior putting on the eighth green sent
Gardner up one more step on the ladder
Gardner 3 up.
On the ninth both men went in the traps,
but short puts by both resulted in halved
hole. Gardner up.
At the tenth. Guilford hit his stride and
walloped the pill away beyond Gardner's
ball. Both were on in 2, but missed long
puts by foot. The hole was halved
Gardner up.
once more Gardner outd;stanced the far
FAMED distance-slugger, but lost his ad.
vantage by poor putting The hole was
halved in par Gardner 8 up.
Gardner put his second shot in the creek
by the twelfth green, but made a beautiful,
recovery. Guilford had hard luck and
put Gardners ball In for the hole after
the latter had stopped on the lip on stymie
Gardner 4 up.
on the thirteenth Guilford's nuttins
though poor, was not as bad as the cham
pion's and he took the hole. Gardner 9 up.
Guilford changed caddies at the twelfth
green and won the thirteenth. He then
got busy.
Once more on the fourteenth Gardner out
slugged Guilford and obtained the sd.
vantage when the latter went into the nil.
Guilford took a mighty COB of sand but
Just got the ball out He missed a long
putt and the national champion was again
4 up.
No advantage was obtained by either on
the fifteenth until the puts. On hard ones
neither could hole out and a halved hole
resulted. Gardner 4 up
At the sixteenth Gardner sailed a peach
across the quarry on his second shot. hut
Guilford carried way across the green. On
MS attempt 10 pitch, the ball trlckled over
the other edge He hit the cup on his next.
but lost the hole when Gardner holed out
in 2. Gardner up
Guilford pitched his ball from the rough
about two feet from the seventeenth min.
ana Gardner. after landing in the sand nit
made beautiful recovery. Guilford laid
a stymie for Gardner, but the latter holed
out for hafved hole Gardner up.
Gardner got in trouble at the eighteenth
by driving into the woods on the left He
failed to get out in two shots ana conceded
the hole to Guilford. who was only 100
yards short Of the green on his drive. Gard
ner up.