The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-14
WILD CAPTURES
ARCOLA GOLF CUP
Boltusrol Entrant Defeats
Sweetscr of Ardsiey by 8
and z in SO Holes.
LOSERS PLAY is ERRATIC
Victor Takes Early Lead,
Standing Z Up at Finish of
Morning Round.
Ky INNS BROWN.

By INNS BROWN.
Edward NJ. Wild of Baltusrol came
through winner in the nnal' thirty-six
Roles match for the Arcola cup in the
hrcola Country Club invitation golf
tournament yesterday. He defeated
less w. Sweetser of Ardsley by the de-
oislve score of up and to play adj
ministering the severest defeat the Ards
lev youngster has suffered since he be-
gan to come into prominence among the
first string players of the Metropolitan
district. wild played fine. consistent
golf except for few bad holes here and
there. But he was entered against 4
different player from the lad v no car
rled Ned Sawyer to the thirty-elghth
green for decision in the final round
Of the Victory Cup tournament at ST.
vanoy some weeks ago.
The first eighteen holes of play in the
morning Just about told the tale. rhc
KEYNOTE 20 this round is a total of rs
for Wild against 81 for Sweetser. AS p
result Wild led by margin of up at
the finish of this first round. 1t was
quite too much of a handicap for tire
youngster to overcome. Wild had
toualled the record with which he took
.
while Sweetser ran six strokes over his
total on that occasion.
sweetser Erratic.
For the first time in any of his tourna-
ment appearances Sweetser played many
of his iron shots timidly. Possibly a
father strong wind had something to do
with his trouble. At any rate he made
repeated miscalculations of distances
with consequent overs and shorts on
distances varying from seventy-five TO
enc hundred and sixty or seventy yards.
His high iron shots to the green, which
fave featured his previous playing, were
erratc and led him into trouble on
numerous occasions.
Almost from the first he was thrown
on the defensive. After getting of to
an even start with half in tours on
the first hole he ran into trouble on
the next, when his second shot found
trap. He could do no better than
6, and lost the hole. Wild also won
the third with g. when Sweetser failed
to land his tee shot on and took two
puts after chipping on. More trouble
befell Sweetser on the fourth, and he
counted another>6 and lost the noIe.
The fifth was another casualty for
him. His second went wide of the green
and he could do no better than s. Wild
scored 4. The latter had halved each of
these first five holes with par, and stood
three up on his opponent. Sweetser
played the sixth well. winning with a
when Wild failed to reach the green
on his second. But he Immediately
lapsed into cratic ways. His tee shot
down the hill to the seventh went astray
and he needed another to reach the
green and two puts for 4. Wild was
on and counted a par 3.
Eighth Goes to sweetser.
Sweetser captured the eighth for his
second winning hole thus far in 5. Wild
found a trap on his second and tool
four TO reach the green. But he imme
dately got this loss back on the shor
ninth, where he lifted an iron to th'
green and holded par g. Sweetser wa.
short in the rough and could do no bet
ter than 8. Wild was four up on thu
first nine holes.
Turning for home Sweetser. appeared
to be recovering his form for a few
holes He clicked off the first three
holes In par figures, and was rewarded
with a win at the tenth, where Wild
took 8, But he straightway grew err
ratio again. He lost the long thirteenth
to :, then followed by taking on the
fourteenth. Wild captured the hole with
g. The fifteenth went to Wild with
q when Sweetser was short on his sec.
ond and took three to get the greer
They halved the next two, but Sweetser
was trapped on his second going 70.
the Nome green and lost, 6 to 5. WILD
stood up.
The rest and process of taking aboard
nourlshment failed to settle the Ardsley
entry onto his game. He made his frs;
clip on this round with a poorly hit
IRON second shot on the first hole. which
Sliced out of bounds. He lost the ole
b to 4. He also lost the second by the
same count, when he sliced his drive
70 the rough, and slashed a midiroO
further along in the same trouble. He
mad nice third to the green. But
Wild, bit short on his second, Clipped
well up and holed a single putt.
Wild took the third in another to
count. Sweetser sliced his iron tee
shot to trap just short of the green
wild was just Off the edge. SweetseI
barely got out of the trap on his sec.
ond and then Clipped far past the flag
on his third. Wild took two puts after
chipping his second on.
Sweetser Takes Brace.
But right here Sweetser took a brace
and came through with his best exhibit
uon Of the day for the succeeding foul
hoIes. Both were a few yards short NJ
lhe fourth green with their seconds