The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-23
BATTLE FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
Jones and Heron, Both In Fine Con-
dtion and Confident of Vic
tory on Oakmont Golf
Links.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 2S.--
Bobby Jones, tho sensational Atlanta
boy player. and S. Davidson Heron.
the Oakmont Country club star of
Pittsburgh. battled on the Oakmont
Country club course here today for
the amateur golf championship OF
America.
Jones and Heron were both IN
fine condition for the match. Both
Were confident of victory.
First hole: Heron got the shorter
drive after JONES gained the honor.
but made up for it on his approach.
His approach putt was six inches
from the cup. Jones holed four
foot putt. The hole was nalved In
four.
Second hole: Jones got another
fine drive, but was trapped on his
second. He got out masterrully, so
close he holed long putt Tor par.
Heron sliced. but saved himself and
placed his iron shot above the hole
on the green. Heron overran the
cup so far he missed his putt and it
cost him the hole BY taking Eve.
Jones one up.
Third hole: Jones hit nne drive,
but Heron was up win him. Her
ron played his shot to the green,
landing close to the acge. Jones
Clipped to within a foot of the cup.
Heron left himself SIX foot putt
which he sank for four and
halved hole.
Fourth hole: Heron outdroye
Jones. Both had beautiful brassie
shots for their seconcs, Herrons
being ahead, ten yards from the edge
of the green. Jones' mashie was five
feet from the pin Heron mashed
four feet from the cup. Jones missed
his putt, but laid Heron half
stymie and the hole was halved in
five.
Fifth hole: Jones pushed his tee
shot into bunker. Heron hit a 275
yard drive down the faIrway. Jones
played out safely. Jones prayed his
third shot to the pin. Heron re-
trieved bad play by brilliant shot
out of the ditch. He won the hole
when Jones missed his putt for a
four, This squared the match.
Sixth hole: Herron's jigger shot
from the tee was on the Tar edge of
the green. Jones stopped few feet
from the pin. Herron's putt was a
few inches off, Jones missed for a
birdie and the hole was halyed in
three.
Seventh hole: Heron drove 275
yards. Jones made fully $50 yards.
He approached into a sand trap.
Heron with a mashie niblick went
foot beyond the cup. Jones holed In
four, but Heron was down in a
birdie three. Heron one up.
Eighth hole: Heron drove into a
trap. Jones was just short of the
green. Jones clipped four feet from
the cup, but the ball stopped on The
cups rim. Heron got his down and
the hole was halved in four.
Ninth hole: Heron covered almost
300 yards from the tee. Jones was
about forty yards back. Heron
reached the green on his braasie.
Jones was out of the trap skilfully
Herron's run up approach was four
feet short Of the cup, but he was
down in par four on his next while |
Jones missed his hard putt and need
ed five. Heron two up ut the rlrn.
The card for the first half:
Heron, out 344-55.
Jones. out 444-553-445-3S.
Tenth hole: Both ha0 good drives. |
Heron sliced his iron INTO ditch. |
Jones' mashie third was dead and |
won in a birdie to 5. Heron one !
up.
Eleventh hole: Heron again cut !
distances Jones from the tee. Jones
was trapped near the green. Jones !
lost the hole by taking nve. Heron
ran up dead and was down in four. |
Heron two up.