New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Ouimet Meets
Ken Edwards
In Golf Final
F Former National Champion
Plays Spectacular Game
in Big Tournament

Chicago, July 13.-By virtue OF spec
tacular par golf to-day Francis Ouimet,
of Boston, formerly national amateur
and open champion. and Kenneth 2.
Edwards, Of Chicago, will meet to-mor-
row in the thirty-six-hole final contest
for the Western amateur golf cham
pionship. at Midlothian. Ouimet to-
day defeated Donald Edwards, medallist
Of the tournament, up and ? to play
after Edwards had made a shrilling bid
for victory with a record Of 33 strokes
for the third nine, 3 under par
Kenneth Edwards had an easier con-
quest in defeating John G. Anderson,
Of New York, twice runner-up in the
national championship. winning up
and 4. but he shot close to par to over
come the stubborn Fastener.
The best golf of the tourney was
played by Donald Edwards while his
streak Of unbeatable golf lasted, and
Ouimet was apparently worried at the
fast pace, missing several compara-
lively easy puts. 1t was after the
luncheon in+~rmission that Edwards
showed his burst of speed and on the
same nine hole in which he became
Z down in the morning. with total Of
78 to Ouimets rs, he recouped the
loss.
Loses on Nineteenth
Before hitting his stride he lost the
nineteenth hole, over-putting for a .,
one over par. He won the twentieth
with a par 4, Ouimet over-approach-
ing. Then Edwards pitched his tee
shot to within six feet Of the pin on
the 122-yard twenty-frst hole and
scored a birdie to Ouimets par B.
lie played q good par 5 on the 800
yard twenty-second hole. only to lose
when Ouimet holed thirtyfoot putt
for a 4.
Both played par on the 3O0-yard
twenty-third hole, but Edwards no ed
another six-foot putt after perfect
iron on the 15s-yard twenty-fourth
hole. scoring another birdie 2 against
Ouimets par 8. Ouimet found the
rough with his second shot on the 49O-
ward twenty-ffth hole and took s,
while Edwards was on the edge Of the
green with a beautiful brassie and
scored a birdie 4, leaving him only z
down. Ouimet over-approached TO a
trap on the 4O0-yard twenty-slxth,
while Edwards made par on the 29l-
yard twentv-seventh. Ouimet outdrove
his opponent, but Edwards Clipped
seventy-five yards to within foot OF
the pin for a birdie 3, while Oulmets 5
30-vard approach was II feet over and
he missed with down-hill putt.
Turning all square, Edwards went
wild for three holes, topping his sec
ond into the creek and taking b on the
406-yard twenty-eighth hole, while oul-
met was home in after finding green
trap. Edwards took three puts on the
196.vard twenty-ninth for a TO the
former champions par g.. DE next
over-pitched the green on the So9-yaro
thirtieth hole, and took 10 oulmet
par 4. The next three holes he nalvea
in par Is, but Edwards was on tne @ de-
fensive, and his final effort on the 300
ward thirty-fourth hole was weak NE
three puts for glying ouinle' 'ne
hole and victory, and 2.
The other Edwards brother played
more consistently in defeating Ander..
SON taking 75 for the first round and
boe5;ng for a similar score on the sec
ord ioYrnev when the match ended on
the thirty-second green. Kenneth 70, 10,
wards did not show any effects OF tne
stupendous match he played wltn Jesse
Guilford yesterday. when the MasSac
chusetts champion shot record run Oh
n in the morning and gained lsad
of four holes, only to lose on 'he
match.
Edwards Tops Drive
Anderson's hopes were renewed When
Edwards again topped a drive on tne
twenty-eighth and took to his par :
". a. recoverv was lost on the 1856