The sun., 1919-05-18
MARSTON WINS GOLF
FINAL; BEATS WARD
Cornelius J. Sullivan in Semi
Final at Garden City
Tourney.
WIDE MARGIN IN EACH
Baltusrol Player Plays Consis-
tent Game-Parker Victor
in Second Sixteen.
WIDE MARGIN IN EACH
ny INNS BROWN.

Max r. Marston of Baltrusol came
Through on the long end OF the conclud-
Ing golf!ng activities In the annual invi-
tstlon tournament at Garden City yes
lerday The Jerseyman rambled through
both the semi-final and final rounds to
sictories that left him good margin
m each case He eliminated Cornelius
] sullivan OF the home club in the
morning. I and 6, and then finished of
John NJ. Ward, former manager of the
Iiants, another Garden City entry, in
Tie final, and 8.
In turning the trick the former Jer-
rev champion continued TO flash a con-
.istently good brand of the ancient
tastime the kind that has Melted him
three qualifying medals in as many
tournaments and that carried him to
TIE finals IN match play OF each event.
Through twenty-seven holes of play yes
terday he was In fine form. However.
IN the final nine holes of tho day he
thowed signs of firing.
But IL Marstsn was becoming weary
the same handicap initiated against his
ppponent In the final round. Ward, who
was conceding quite margin in the
ro.nt of years. was plainly feeling the
fleets of the physical strain of the
three days play and throughout the
match with Marston was falling below
lis normal game.
Wards Driving Poor.
Failure 10 get good distance from the
leo and poor direction IN more than
one case kept Ward playing the under
hand almost from the start. Wherefore
Marston got a lead on the second green
catch
there out. Meantime Marston was sail
ing along smoothly. For the first five
holes Marston played the game exactly
az II Is writ His first poor shot fell
on the sixth. but a fine recovery and
coupled with n single putt netted him
g par four here.
Meanwhile Ward had been battling TO
offset drives from the tee that were
short, and frequently in the rough His
Efforts were game ones, but they weren
rrofting him anything, as Msrston was
ONE under par for the first six holes.
In four cases this was good enough to
win. making him four up.
But satrting the seventh the leader $
game began TO sag In spots. Neithef
reached the fairway and only fair sec
oods attended their efforts. Each re-
o.nred four to reach the green and
neither could get down in one. II was
half in skies.
The eighth saw two fair drives ou'
neither player reached the green on his
second. Ward made nice approach,
and then IN his turn sank an eight 1901
mutt Marston missed and lost the only
bole that Ward won during the match
IN. ninth was halved in fours, and
Marston turned up.
Play Tenth Poorly.
Both played the tenth poorly beint
short on their drives, and but shghtls
better with their seconds. Mareton
-Aird ran across the green. while ware
was few feet short. Marston took the
hole with 8, after a good approach
Ward missing a twelve foot putt TOT
hall.
Pain which had threatened while the
r!nth and tenth were being played. be
gan 10 fall as the two drove from the
eleventh tee. However. It proved nc
handicap for Marston, who ran down
yutt 70. a for a win after Ward rs
Quired to reach the oubskirt OF the
green.
Marston's iron fell true on the twelfth
while Ward pulled of into the edge o,
,he rough He failed to get his second
on and SIarston increased his lead 10
with a 3. He was then dormie 8. Mars
ne road short Of the fairway, and MS
second went wild into the grass on the lef
81 the course. Ward had a nice seconc
after a rather poor drive. But both re-
rutred 4 to get On, and two puts TO ge
down for halves. leaving Marston Win
LET, 6 and 8.
Morning Round OF IT.
Marston played great golf ip th'
rcorninE round, when he eliminated sui'
SWAN IN the semi-fnal. He went out II
80 and turned four up. successive VIC
-or;as en- the tenth. eleventh and tWentf
finished the match. The bye holes were
played out and Marston finished th'
round with II.
In the semi-fnals Ward did the mrs
nine In Il, and turned up four on FOL
lett They halved straight through II
the return trip, the match ending OF
tie fifteenth green.
The final round in tho second siNteer
brought out closely contested strug
ES between Percy r. Pyne I'd and Dol
NJ Parker, both Garden City players
After taking the first two holes Parke
;a!tered and Pyne turned three up TN
advantage was cut to two by Parker
when he holed q chip shot on the fif
t5enth. They reached the eighteenth
even, and Parker sank a three for 4
win and the match
L. A Hamilton, Englewood, won cas-
~ over ]. C, Lord, Garden City. in tn
third sixteen by a score OF 6 and 4
In reaching the final round he had dis
POSED OF III. c. Berner of Nassau will
l!tle difficulty. winning and 8. II
'He semi-fnal Lord defeated C, II. Jen
rings, Nassau. l UP.
BrOkaw Wins Handicap.
George 4, Brokaw proved the gros
winner IN the handicap medal contest
me Piping Rock player turned in
cara OF 81. Z. p. Knowlton of Gar
cen city took the low net with a carr
"a s5--S, II. With a handicap OF tire
Gardiner White netted an even so. Tn
results:
First sixtsen-ssmI-nnaI round-John n
ward; Garden City, beat W. II. Folleti
SoT Hills. and o; Max r. Marstor
anIl0 Ga IL