New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Frank Barton
Wins Quincy
At Lakewood
Defeats Pierre A. Proal in
Final at the Nineteenth
Hole

! The annual spring tournament of the
! Country Club of Lakewood was brought
to close yesterday with final match
, for the chief trophy so closely con-
tested by Frank Barton, Marine and
Field Club. and Pierre A. Proal, Deal,
that nineteen holes had to be played
to decide the issue. Barton won.
Neither man played up to the BRILL
liant form he had displayed during the
semi-fnals in the morning, when Bar
ton defeated j. S. Worthington and
Proal disposed of P. S. p. Randolph. of
Lakewood
Barton doubtless played the golf of
his life in his match with Worthing-
ton, as he went out in 80, which Is
only one stroke over par and practical
iy perfect golf. Worthington was also
playing we'll, oging out in Al. Barton
! at the turn lead by up. He main
tanned his brilliant playing on the
homeward journey, starting off with
two three and following it with four
fours, being ,dormy three when he
drove from the sixteenth tee.
Worthington was playing equally
halved, with the exception of the
twelfth, won by Barton, and the four
teenth, 29O yards, won by Worthington
IN 8 to a. Barton picked up on the six
teenth, which was won by Worthington
IN par, and the match was closed by
barton winning the seventeenth in par.
Proal Less Pressed
Proal had good match with RAN
doiph, but was not pressed so closely.
Randolph started off by winning the
first hole in par. This put Proal on his
h0 n
IN par. The rest of the match was
played in par or over, and Proal won
handlly by up and to play.
While the final match between Bar
ton and Proal was the great event of
the day and chief attraction of the
Tournament, the golf they played was
not strikingly brilliant, but wa ex-
tTemeIy interesting on account of its
| closeness.
The match began by Barton winning
the first two holes in par, but he got
his first jolt on the third green, when
his put for par AIT The Back of the
cup and rolled off the side. and the
hole was halved in l stroke over par.
Missing puts then became common with
them, and by the time they had COM
pleted the first nine holes each had
used up 46 strokes, with honors even.
as Proal squared the match by winning
the fifth and sixth holes, while Bur-
ton won the seventh and Proal the
ninth.
On the homeward journey they
battled doggedly for the lead, but it
was as hard to hold as it was to get,
and the gallery eagerly watched every
play. The tenth was halved in par
and the eleventh was won by Proal in
par, but he lost his lead at the very
| next hole, as Barton was on the
green. within three feet of the hole, in
two perfect shots. while Proal reached
the edge of the green on his second,
was short on his approach putt and
missed the cup on his fourth. He
then gave up the hole to Barton, which
again squared the match.
Thirteenth. Halved
The thirteenth was halved in four.
while on the fourtcenth-29 yards
Froai drove almost to the edge of the
green and won the hole in par. Bar
ton, however, won the fifteenth in par
and honors were again even. The six
teenth was halved and the gallery be-
gan to get excited, as it was coming
close to the finish.
Proal was hole high with drive
and brassey on the seventeenth at
4O5 yards, and with an accurate an
Proach and putt won the hole in par.
1t was now case of must with Bar
to ton and he proved equal to the task.
The hole is 405 yards long, and with
perfect play they were both on the
green IN two. and Barton won the hole
IN par, Proal missing his putt for a
half.
This necessitated the playing of an
other hole, and this was likewise won
Dy barton in par, Proal failing to hole
his putt for half Barton proved a
great surprise to thc<gallery.