New-York tribune., 1919-08-23

chance. The Young Philadelphian who
overthrew Ouimet fought hard uphill
hattie. but Nsrron's mighty wallops and
hjs steady iron play were not to be
denied.
Drops Two Ex-Chanlpions
Young Jones's achievement in reach
ing the final round Of a golf champion
shju at the ace OF seventeen : some
hing unparalleled in sport. To reach
this dizzy eminence he had to out
cudgel TWO eX-cnam.pions, Bob Gard
ner and Bill Fowres, two hard fighting
veterans who know how to stick to
the last putt.
The Georgian's Play all the way
through has been trifie erratic, but
!, has had one winning feature-he has
never slipped nor fatered when he
was coming from behind He has given
vent to all his ragged play when he
ned the lead. and once collared on each
occasion he has settled back grimly to
the job Of playing par golf in order to
set the pace again.
The clasa between these two young
sters Should be 2 thrilling episode in
the calendar Of sport. Jones was a
freshman ar Georgia Tech last year,
whiie Herron graduated from Prince
.or only & ycar ago. The former is
well-buiit la5 around five feet seven
inches tall, weighing l45 pounds Her
ron Is triae taller, but his displace-
ment ranges up around 200 pounds.
Both are terrific hitters and both
5elong to the sash;ng school which is
wiling to 30 after any chance shoot
.ng for tie pin. regardless Of any trap
Or bunker ,hat may wait IN surly
silence to eatah aay mistake.
Loses Only to Gardner
Jones is the frs- Southern golfer
who has ever gone this far in q na-
.iOnal champ pioaship. He was born on
the nth 0, March, 1908, and fourteen
years later ha had qualified at Merton
n his frs. start. succum bing to Bob
Gardner IN the third round. That same
ieason Herr.u failed 10 qualify. which
g addl;iona. evidence regarding the up-
.eTtainty q 'hs bizarre sport.
Jones la his two aampi0nship starts
aas played seven matches. including
.aose a. Merton and Oakmont Of these
ne has w0l six. his list OF victims in
Guiding T. VI. Byers. Frank Dyor,
5lMmy Manlon Bob Gardner, Rudy
Aaepper and Pill Fownes.
HERON has had somewhat easier
'cad 70 travel q the championship now
IL the nnal turn. He has beaten Ham
Iton Gardner, Jack Stearns. VIII
thompson and Woody Platt, and after
Ms hfst match he has bagged the others
~''nou1 any GREAT effort by offering
ne most consistent Golf shown
throughout tire entire week.
I &
sraddy Herreshoff when it comes 20
nuch alike rs q brace ef twin peas
tie has full. free swing that brings
ABOUT 4 rlgh tra jectory. and when in
.rGuole o. any sort ne has the physical
euiA ard power 10 slug his way far
forward where the ordinary mortal
would De thankful to merely escape.
Jones to-day for the first time this
week, began to strai ghten out his tee
Shots and except for a spell of rick
e'y putting he played the soundesi
goll ne has shown. He looks to be
ready Tor cnsN Npionship test and il
nerron ma ntal0s the fast pace he has
SCI lor the last FIVE days the final rounc
saou,d he classic. In any event il
WI WI De dlrg-done scrap, for both art
larry reeNiag with grit and courage
sna neither Is likely to crack under
pressure.
Youngsters to the Fore
IN the last thirteen years the only
golfers who have won championship
are IraVers, Gardner, Fownes, Ouime
sa ana Evans All five we're entered here
pue to-day two youngsters who ar,
ss.'l dwelling in the young April O
existence Will pick up where they lef
VI ana write the name of new cham
pOn before Saturdays dusk drift
across the Oaknont green's.
Youth, once given a running start
s hard 70 stop. In it's confident lexi
Son there IS no such word as failure
;ao-oay Bill Fownes, the main guard
ian Of the Oakmont course, made ;
yysaVe effort to sop the rush Of Bobb.
Jones He matched his skill. his rar,
Judgment and his long experience
against the slashing long game and thu
snasnlng iron play of his younger op
ponent, but this time experience brok
aho faded into the mists.
,Eor twenty-one holes Fownes CAV
sohes an even battle. But from thi
M pOlh, on ne began to slip steadily an
surely to the rear, outranged from tn
.ee and outplayed through the fairway
Ground the greens Fownes had all tn
;Sesl o. 1t, but he had lost too muc
U9her departments to catch up here
"here fownes was missing any mum
yer Of tee shots Jones, in the main. wa
.sf down the course, ready to let Fl
a. tne green with mashie or iron. Tn
result was that Fownes was contir
M;Iy aa;Ay lighting for a half, rarely for
"u ~'a' His fine putting merely held hir
holes.
Holes 12-Foot Putt
zones got the jump in the forenoo
~ hoiing 12-footer on the first hol,
sownes missing from FIVE feet. Fowne
squared the match at the second hol
aieer topping his tee shot by holm
lo-1oot putt for f. Jones was
so"n at the ninth. But he became eve
~ Playing the tenth and eleventh
par hgures, his firmly hit iron shot
fseaVlng him in easy putting distanc
'or his par.
he hnally finished the morning roun
up with many lost chances on th
green's. He took three puts on tn
eighth. fifteenth, sixteenth and eigi
as tabulasion shows that Jone