New-York tribune., 1919-01-17

Don vi. Parker
Beats Gardner
At Pinehurst
Golf Tournament on North
Carolina Links Attracts a
Large Number of Entries

PlNEHURST, N. c., Jan. 16.-The an
nual golf tournament of the Advertis-
ing players narrowed down to the semi
flnal stage with the playing of the third
match round to-day. In all, ffty-six
matches were played in the twelve di-
visions and subdivisions.
Among the survivors in the cham
pionship eight is Don M. Parker, the
Garden City expert, whose consistently
good playing has been one of the feat
ures of the tournament. He came
through in the lower frame of the first
eight with close victory over A. E..
Gardner, of Siwanoy, by the margin of
and 1. In the 'semi-final tomorrow
he will oppose Frederick Close of Bal
tusrol, who to-day had the easiest
match in the championship division.
The latter put out q. T. Miller, of
Audubon, by up and 4 to play.
In the top half remain William Nc
Cord, of Rumson, and Maurice Meigs,
Of Midlothian. The winner will face
on Saturday the victor in the Parker
Close match. McCord contributed the
best game among the leaders to-day
by disposing of E. 7. Manson, of Fran
lnghanl, who was expected to reach the
tlnal after his fine performance yester-
day. McCord triumphed on the final
two holes. after pulling up on even
terms on the sixteenth.
The longest match of the day was
that between r. M. Purves, of Wood
land, and w. V. O'Brien, of Exmoor,
in the second eight of the first division.
was carried along for 36 holes before
he gained the victory by and Q, after
having failed to reach a decision at the
eighteenth. An outgoing 80 on the Sec
ond round clinched the match for
Purves.
The women's section of the tourna-
ment came to close close, the trophy
in the first eight going to Mrs. Clar-
erce Cone, of Inwood. Aided by
handicap of fourteen strokes she de-
feated Mrs. F. w. Smith, of Brae Burn,
the medallist, by 3 and 2. Mrs. Smith
played from scratch.
A new low mark for the present sea-
son on the championship course was
made this afternoon by J. N. Stearns,
Sd, of the Nassau Country Club, who
ASNSAI1y iSIui HSN 11Olu CVci seas udVdl
duty. Playing in foursome with
Eddie Loos, the Philadelphia profess
SIGNAL, against another pro-amateur
combination, Stcarns went over the
course in 49,
The summary:
First Division championship eight)-M c.
Meigs, Midlothian, beat E. j. Barber Engle-
wood. ! up; W. c. McCord, Rumson, beat
E. T. Manson Framineham. up: Don M.
Parker, Garden City. beat A. r. Gardner.
Siwanoy, up and / F. N B. Close, Baltus-
rol beat z. T. Miller. Audubon, and A.
First Division (second eight)-H. B. Ken
nedy.. 16. Racebrook, beat c. A. Speakman.
land, beat w. V. O'Brien. II. Exmoor. and
County. beat H; F.. Harrison, 12. Arcola, 3
beat William Campbell, r., Detroit. 8 and 2.
First Division (third eight)-F. A. Taylor,
10. Dunwoodie. beat B. V. Covert. 16, Lock-
port, 2 and l &c. c. Fahey. Is. Raccbrook.
beat w. Fl. Sanford, IS, Glen Ridge. and :;
Guy Pierce, 10, Westmoreland, beat John II.
Clapp, 3, Chevy Chase 8 and 2: D. H. Stew
art. IA, Dunwoodie, beat V. E. Porter, Is,
Seaview, and 5.
First Division Fourth eight. D. Mont
gomery, IS. Toronto, beat Ralph H. Spots.
8, Fox Hills | up, 20 holes l.. A. Hamilton.
4. Garden City, beat +. A. Sperry. 49, Oak
Park, up; II. Milholland, 18. Oakhurst.
beat F. B. Ryan, II, Baltusrol, 5 and 4 {; G.
w. Watts, 20, Durham, beat J. D. Plummcr,
IA, Springfield. 1 up.