New-York tribune., 1918-09-16
amateurs Lose Match
On SCuYsuale Links
Mcnamara and Downing,
Pro" Team, Victors In
Red Cross Play

gallery of about 1000 golf en-
thusIasts followed the four-ball profes-
sional amateur match over the Scars
Gale Golf Club links yesterday after
noon, in which Tom Mcnamara and
Jack Bowling defeated Chick Evans and
Bobby Jones in one OF the most inter
estlng Red Cross matches that has
been played this year in the metropoli-
tan district.
Inc amateurs put up a grand game
of golf, which was fought stubbornlv
to the very last green, where the ANA
teurs had a chance to halve the match
but Bobby Jones hit the back of the
cup on his putt for 3 to win and
rolled several inches to the side, while
Evans's putt for 3 to win STONED
rolling right on the rim of the cup.
Prior to starting the match the caddv
privileges were auctioned off. Evan
bringing S125; Jones, S115; Mcnamara.
Sl35, and Bowling, $500
Start One Hour Late
1t was an hour later than the adver-
tised starting time before the great ex-
perts drove off from the first tee. The
hole is $50 yards long, and they all
had long drives and were up to the
green on their iron shots. Not one OF
them displayed any great skill in put.
ting and the hole was halved in 5. one
stroke over par. The second hole. Of
o65 yards, an elbow hole, brought out
more skilful putting. They were all
on the green In 2. and the hole was
halved in par by Exams and Dowlinr.
Ihe third hole, of 3S7 yards, was also
well played and halved in the par of
by Jones, Evans and Mcnamara.
The short fourth hole, of ISL yards,
was won by Dowing, who ran down a
tfth hole, of 375 yards, they all played
perfect golf, and were down in the
par of a. The sixth hole, of 334 wards.
was won by Mcnamara in par, tn
others each taking one more. The
seventh hole, of 312 yards, was halyed
by all hands in the par of 4.
Evans w&s the only one in the party
who made the eighth hole, of 3S5 wards.
In the par of a, the others each need
ing one more. The ninth hole. of 125
yards, was won by Jones in the par OF
3, the others each taking 4. Each side
had best ball of 36, and the match
was all even. Evans went out in 81
and the other three each in 3s
Mcnamara Wins Tenth
Mcnamara won the tenth hole. of 49,
Yards, in 4, one stroke under par, while
the other three were down in nur.
There was a fine display of skill on
the eleventh hole, of 446 yards. as il
was halved in by Evans, Mcnamara
and bowling, while Jones holed out in
the par of 5. The twelfth hole, of ass
yards, was halved in by Jones and
bowling, the other two requiring the
par Of s.
The amateurs squared the match
again at the thirteenth hole, one-shot
hole over the lake of 2OS yards, which
they won in the par of 8, the "pros'
taking a. Mcnamara won the four
teenth hole, SOB yards, in 4. one stroke
under par. by running down a 30-foot
putt from the edge of the green. This
gave the professionals the lead by 1 up,
and they increased it to 2 up by win
ming the fifteenth hole, 235 yards. in 2.
one stroke under par.
The sixteenth is short hole of i6T
yards. and they were all or the green
from the tee, with Bowling only four
feet from the cup. 1t looked like the
easiest kind of 2. and had he made r.
the match would have ended there in
favor of the pros" by I'D and > to
play; but. TO the surprise of the great
gallery. he missed the putt and the
hole was halved in the par of by all
hands. This necessitated the PLAYING
of the last two holes
Evans Takes Seventeenth
The seventeenth, of 1926 yards. Is all
uphill, and 1t was won by Evans in the
par Of after missing a comparativelv
easy putt for 3. The home hole wa
then played and halved in the par Of :
after each of the amateurs had had a
chance to win it in 3. Dowhngs drive
was into al almost unplayable lie. and
he picked up. One Of the most inter
ested spectators was Mrs William A
Oracle. the metropolitan champion, who
followed tho match from start TO finish
and watched every shot
The best ball scores were as follows.
Jones and Evans:
s 4 a. s-3s
Mcnamara and DowIing:
Jones and Evans:
5 4 4 81 .
Mcnamara and Bowling:
; 4 -35 ~
Their individual scores were:
Tom Mcnamara:
Out ....5 a-38
In ....4 3 3 S 43e-7A
Chick Evans:
Gs' IN e 8 80 - : tss 80,
Bobby Jones:
Out S s 4 q g s-ss
In IS 4 5 4-3s-7e
lack Bowling:
Out 5 4 5 4 4 4-3s
In .. IS s5- 30 75
*Approximated
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