The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-26
American Golfers Wctors
in Match With Canadians
In International Duel Hamilton Club Links Yankees
Outscore Opponents IL to 3-Anderson Leads Field
and Equals Record of 70 for Course.
BY JOHN G. ANDERSON.

HAMILTON. Ont, July 25.--The United
States golf team defeated the best ten
men whom Canada could select by
score of ~ matches to here to-day in
an international match on the Hamilton
club links. Hundreds of golfers, fully
a third OF them women. scurrled here
and there trailing after the stars. Later
they gathered on the heights overlook
ing the last hole and cheered each COM
petitor as he walked Off the eighteenth
green.
Canada set a high water mark in hos
pitality. and the visitors duly appreciate
that fact, We shall do our part next
year. But TO the play.
The course, $3.50 yards long with
par of "a, is splendid test of golf,
albeit not fully trapped as yet. The
scores made in the afternoon round were
considered remarkable by most of the
spectators Each match had an official
scorer. Puts were rarely conceded, and
only those OF a few inches.
Evans had a II. as did Jones and
Marston. while the honor of leading the
field happily fell to the writer with 70.
Andersons putt for a So stopped half
inch from the cup. AS 1t was, he tied
Martins record of 70 for the course. But
Of the afternoon play more later.
Morning Play Exciting.
The morning play in the fourban
matches was more exciting than the re-
turns would Indicate, as there was every
indication that both Evans and Byers, as
we'll as Kirkby and Travers, would be
forced to extra holes for decision. Only
brilliant puts on the eighteenth green
saved the golfers from the States.
Marston and Gardner were the first
pair to tee off, playing against Martin
and Seymour Lyons. Gardner topped
ignominiously into a trap a hundred
yards away, but Marston played
beauty, then an iron, to within feet of
the pin and holed for ''birdie"-3 to
the opponents 4. At no stage was the
American team in danger. Marston did
the brunt OF the playing. going round
individually in 10 with Gardner rs.
Martin and S. Lyons scored as and IS
respectively, but could not chime in at
the proper moment. The best ball of
the United States team was SO to IS for
the Canadians. with America winning
by up and to go.
Canadians Fight Hard.
Evans and Byers. despite grand golfing
from start to finish could not pull away
from their opponents, McLuckie, the am
ateur champion Of Canada, and Thorn
son. Byers won single hole and halved
several, having a medal score Of II, with
Evans brilliant as usual at ~. 1 under
the par of the course. McLuckie had a
rs and Thomson rs, their best ball being
~ to IL for America.
Oswald Kirkby and Jerome Travers of
the metropolitan district were in fair
form only, as a best ball of rs will at
test. Travers said they were lucky to
win. Scores of 80 and SO by their OPP
ponents, Reith and McDougall. the lat
ter at one time second in command of
the Princess Pats. would seem to indi-
cate otherwise. Travers had an so and
Kirkby 70 individually.
Ouimet's Fine Play.
The best playing of the forenoon was
ylone by Francis Ouimet. who was part
nered with ]. G. Anderson OF New York
against Canada's veteran George S.
Lyons and C. Turpin, once amateur
champion. Ouimet had two As on the
last two holes for a 20. which is mag
nifcent golf. He holed at the first
hole after missing his drive. scored four
successive 3s on the fifth. sixth, seventh
and eighth holes and was out in 50.
Anderson was 81 out and had two under
coming home, with two As for II. Tho
best ball of the pair was seven under
even As, with two As for a So. The by
holes were not played. The winners
had nine 3s. which was absolutely I'M
beatable golf.
' Lyons and Turpin played par golf, but
to no avail. The order of play and
summary of the morning round (four
ball matches):