Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01
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ATLAKEWOOD
Aronimink Golfer Plays
Forrest, of Lakewood, in
Tourney Semifinals
MCCLURE VERSUS REEKIE

LAKEWOOD, y. j., Dec There we're
some exciting matches yesterday in the
first and second rounds of match play in the
annual Thanksgiving tournament of the
Country club of Lakewood. BY no means
the least exciting was the match between
Norman H. Maxwell, Of AroniminlS. and
G. Is. X. Rockwell in the second round, ~.
which Maxwell had all his work cnt out
to defeat tho Lakewood representative on
the nineteenth hole.
Tho match had been looked upon az n
rpmparstively easy one for Maxwell. but
off IN his putting and very nearly put q
surprise over. Maxwell started Oft we'll
enough and at the end of the jiftlr hole he
At the sixth. Maxwell's putting went
wrong ana FOR four consecutive greens lie
took three puts and as "A consequence the
match was all square at the turn The
tenth was halved in thrces and Maxwell
was certainty fortunate on the eleventh
lie put his tee shot into the water, failed to
get out with his second and was only Just
on with his third and took five for the hole
Rockwell was short with his tee shot and
then overapproached and was short with his
third and also took two more. "A par three
hole being halycd in fvcs
There WAS little between them TO the sew
enteenth but Maxwell sucked up the hole
and found himself one down and one to 60.
ON the eighteenth. and Maxwell cvcnod
things up with a four to IA SIX.
Maxwell cot off a perfect drive on the
tlSHtttHtII, bLt iNOCkWeIl sliced INTO the
rough and with his second re was in the
rough beyond the hole to the left. The
Lakewood man was short with his approach
and his approach putt. II the other hand,
Maxwell played perfect approach shot to
within three feet from the. pin and as he
the first round against II. C. Richards. Id Of
Baltusrol. Maxwell played fine golf and
never giving his opnonent chance he de.
feated him. Z up and g, to play Richard
won only one hole. the tenth. and halvcd
three others
| survive the first round in the first sixteen
fight against a, ], Mcclure, the lakewood
him down at the finish.
W. NJ Reekie, Of Upper Montelair. con-
,'nued , & to DISPLAY iine form and disposed OF
In the first round he caught Pierre A. Proai,
Of Deal. way off his game and defeated him.
from Jasper Lynch. of Lakewood. with even
| greater ease, the margin being 6 and g.
Reekie has played such steady golf so far
that he should defeat Mcclure today In
the semifnal round.
l.. G. Spinder. of Fox Hills. sprang the
surprise of the day by defeating c. T.. Van
the nineteenth hole. but in the afternoon he
| proved rather an easy victim for Mcclure,
| the figures being ! and 3.
| Three nineteen-hole matches were PLAYED
| in the first sixteen: for In the first -ound
| W. II. Davis. Jr.. OF LakSkood defeated Il.
| p: Kimball fellow club member. on the
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| form and by virtue of victories over S. NJ
| Hirschberg. and 3. and Davis. 2 and /.
| ne qualified TO meet Maxwell In the semi.
| final round tomorrow.
l. George w. Statzell. Philadelphias only
| hope In the second sixteen. came through
| with flying colors. for in the first round ho
| defeated W. c. Billings. of Deal and 9,
| and In the afternoon he eliminated T.. Fran
els of Lakewood. 8 and 4. y A. Slattery
| of Seaview was decidedly Off form in his
| match with Harry Suydam. of Lakewood.
| in the first round of the third sixteen and
| was beaten. and 2. Summarizes
| FIRST sIXTEEN
| First Round
| r. a. Proai. Deal. Q up and TO play.
Jasper Lynch. lakewood defeated J. t.
Smith, Deal 2 up and . to play
| Hicks philadelphia Country Club. up "
| Il. G, Spinder, Fox Hills. defeated C. =.
| ysnyeck. Jr., Bsltusrol. I up. 10 holes "
| C X Rockwell. Lakewood. defeated J. C.
| Taylor, Denver. up and to play,
| Richard Bnitsurol up and q to play. -
H,s.hhqrg; p9weiIton,, up and 10 play, '
Kimbali. Lakewood 1 up. 10 holes. -
Second Round
| Reekie defeated Lynch. q up and r to nIay
| Mcclure defeated Spndler, 4 up and IA
Maxwell defeated Rockwell. 1 up. 10 bo,.,
Forrest defeated Davis vp and 1 to play