The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-28
Marston, Gardner, Ward and
Peacock Survive in Invi-
tation Tourney.
FEM SPRINGS SURPRISE
Fails to Qualify in First Six
teen, but Shows Rare Form
in Match Play.
BY IyNIs BROWN.

tournament now in progress at the Apa-
wants Country Club, at least among
those who landed in the first sixteen In
the qualifying round. The tendency was
toward youthful supremacy in wedding
out the field to the four semi-finalists.
However, John NJ. Ward, the veteran
standby Of Garden City. interviewed to
keep the youngsters from restricting the
third round of play entirely to their own
select circle.
Possibly the victory OF Grant A. Pea
cock OF Princeton over T. Val Berming-
ham OF wykagyl bordered nearest on
a surprise of the days happenings
among the upper crust A three handi-
cap man In the Metropolitan Association
and q sterling match player. Berming-
ham would no doubt have been consid-
cred favorite in this match. However, his
health has been bad of late and he has
played but little, this being his first
tournament appearance Of the season.
On ths other hand Peacock has been
playing very excellent golf right along
through the season. His round OF II
Thursday tied for second In qualifying
and served to warn of what might be
expected later. Hence, when he turned
the nrss nine in his match with Ber-
mingham one up those familiar with
his play were not surprised. The next
four holes Matted no advantage, but he
broke up the party on the fourteenth
and fiftAenth as his opponent expressed
IT, On the former he ran down a twenty
five foot putt for a bird 4. making him
2 UP. And by way of making Ber-
mingham's chase the more futile he fol-
lowed Just a bit later by running down
another putt almost across the green for
StrA an fhA 26I ward HftaaDth nv
halving the next he ended the struggle.
Marston Easy Winner.
Max Marsfon meantime had been
rompins along at a merry gate in his
two matches leading to the semi-finals
He finished off w. F. Ladd of Rockaway
and 8 in the morning. In the after
noon he found but little difficulty In
eliminating Charles c. Lima Jr., Ma
hopeo, winning Z and 6.
In his second match Marston again
demonstrated that unfavorable weather
conditions hamper his play but little II
any at all. He finished the eighteen
holes with a card of ~ in spite of the
fact that drt.zling rain was falling
practically throughout the match. He
was out in IS and stood 8 up at the
turn. A 8 on both the eleventh and
twelfth ended the match. His card fol-
lows:
Out. .......".....s .sts..!s-ss -.
John Ward and Gaines Gwathmey of
the home club. who has just recently re-
turned from France. furnished the only
match in the first sixteen that ran right
through to the eighteenth green for a
decision. The veteran. as is his won't
hung on gamely, and refused to be
nH w
early lead. He got a slight edge on
the first hole when Gwathmey. attempt
ing to negotiate a stymie. thumped his
opponents ball into the hole. But the
Apawamis entry ran out to q good lead
by taking the next four holes In a row.
He did not win another hole. BY the
time the turn was reached Ward had
picked up another and he squared the
match by the time they reached the
thirteenth. He won the fifteenth and
held his advantage from there In.
w. II. Gardner of Buffalo, the other
eemi-hnallst. came through his two
matches rather handily. He beat Fred
r. Hill OF Canoe Brook in the opener
3 and 2, and then bumped off Bert T.
Allen of Fox Hills with an abruptness
indicated by a and score. The latter
reported that the Buffalo man was going
at q cyclonic gait throughout the round.
Fem Cpsets Form.
What proved the keenest surprise Of
the day developed In the second sixteen.
H. B. Fem. Ridgewood Country Club
champion, who failed to land in the first
sixteen on Thursday with an 81 for the
round, found his best stride when he
entered match play. In the morning
round he led Z. C. Stevens of St An
drew's home. fiabbergasted by a count
OF 8 and 7. Fem was out in 81, leading
up. and ended the match by clicking
of a pair OF Is on the tenth and
eleventh.
In the afternoon round he encountered
w. P. Taylor of Gedney Farms and won
and 4. Taylor shaped UP a SO for his
outward journey, only to find himself 5
down at the turn. Fem had reeled oft
"a, the star performance OF the tour
namcnt His trip home wasn't so brill
liant but he finished the round with a
rs. He was in the brook twice on the
eleventh and took T. His card follows:
S1N1t............''. 4:ss:!as-st >,
The semi-hnal round will bring to-
gether Mars'on and Gardner in the up
per half OF the bracket, while Ward
and Peacock clash in the lower half
The Summaries,
First Sixteen. First Round--B. T. Allen,
city City va !; and Il Hr ", H. dardnsr, Buraio
G. C. Lima, Jr., Mahopac, beat F. r..
Holland. Wee Burn. 3 and 2 Max r.
Marston. Ba!tusrol. beat w. r. Iadd,
foekaway. Z and >; Gaines Gwathmey,
2 and l; John NJ Ward, Garden City, beat
c. H.. Connor. Apawamis. and {; r. v.
Birmingham, Wykagyl. beat ]. D. Brew
ster. searsdale. and 4: Grant A. Peacock.
PrinGston; beat D, II. sulzberssr. Prince.
Second Rouud-w H. Gardner beat b.
T. Alien and 4: Max r. Marston beat
G. G. Lima. Jr.. and 6: ]. NJ. Ward beat
Gaines Gwathmey, l up; G. A. Pacock beat
T " Birmingham. and 2.
Taylor Taylor Gsdney Farms. beat 4. N. Rob
RidEewood. beat f. c. Stevens. ST An.
drews, and I; NJ. l.. Fearey. Garden City,
beat Carl w. Timpson. Rockaway, 8 and
Haisht, Massapequa. and 3; II. L. Dow .
ney. Apavsmis, beat II. VI. Miller wy
kagyl and /; j. D, Newman, Fox Hills,
beat Fred Snare. Havana. s and 4; H.
Van Buren,, shore Wood. beat W, D. Bu-
RoeEsway. beat Ii. KrySS. Apa ~ myis'n !
and g.
Second Round-H. r. Fem beat w. p
Taylor 5 and ! r. e purstine beat NJ.
j. ?; newman, ) and 3; z. A. lynch Sss;
]. II. Van Buren,. 3 and 2.
Third sixteen, First Round-E. I,
sloodsood, Cherry VALLEY, beat r. i.
f Ppiassto ApT Ssst br Ana " Len Abbott
sapequa. and 2; Jay s Jones G.Snsv
Farms, won from J. l. DoWney, ApawamI:
by default; " r. Nicholson. WykaKyi