New Britain herald., 1919-06-27
HOVEY-SCHOF|ELD
 MATCH CLOSE ONE Local Man Ties With LitChGeld
 Player This Morning FINALS SET FOR SATURDAY
R. H. Deming Compelled to Forfeit
 to Seeley-MaxWell Hart Defeated JackSOn's Playing Causes Sensation.

By E. c. Spargo of Greenwich l Jackson's Playing Causes Scnsation In a torrential downpour that made conditions poor for good golfng, 1 Roger H. Hovey of the Shuttle | Meadow Golf club and E. l.. Scho- field of Litchfeld, played the first IS , holes of the semi-fnals for the state golf championship this morning. | The first round resulted in even play at S4 each. Hovey led out in 1 41 to Schofield's 43 and on the in the Litchfield player made a Al to I Hovey's 43. The players met this afternoon in the second round and the winner will contest with w. 1 Parker Seeley of the Brooklawn Golf club of Bridgeport, tomorrow
 Deming Forfcits. Owing to the death of Richard H. Demngs father, which occurred last night Mir. Deming was forced to withdraw in his match with MT. See ley, leaving the Bridgeport player as the contestant with the winner of the Hovey -Schofield match. In the semi-fnal for the best eight in the second sixteen, A. P. Chase of Norwich defeated G. B. Carhart 3-2 this morning and w. J. Sweeney of the Shuttle Meadow Golf club, won from Joseph w. Stein of Naugatuck, 1 up.
 Hart Is Defeated. F. C. SpargO of the Greenwich Golf club defeated Maxwell s. Hart of the Shuttle Meadow Golf club 2 to 1 and A. R. Couch of Hartford Golf club de- feated J. F.. Bradley 6-4 in the semi final in the beaten eight in the third sixteen class. Spargo and Couch will play off for the honors. Jackson Makes A One. w. A. Jackson of the Hartford Golf club, furnished the thrill in the sec ond day of the Connecticut Golf as sociation state championship tourney at Shuttle Meadow Golf club links, when in the afternoon play against Roger H. Hovey of the Shuttle Meadow club, he scored l. The play was made on the ninth hole, and brought forth merited applause from the gallery which followed the play CTS over the course. Despite the
 
 was forced to go down to defeat be- fore Hovey, score 3-1.
 w. P. Seeley of the Brooklawn club of Bridgeport, put H. B. Stoddard of the same club out of the running for the state title, when he bested him 2-1.
 R. H. Deming of the Hartord Golf club, won from J. D. Chapman of SnI,n fol victor over Reggie M. Lewis, 2-1.
 After Jackson had scored his 1 shot, he promised to live up to the Scotch tradition of furnishing re- treatments for the instructor at the club, and Jimmy Norton is in line for the gift.
 Another interesting play occurred in the match for the second sixteen, when w. C. Hyatt of the Highland club, Meriden, defeated w. A. Rice of New Haven. 1 up after P holes of play.
 Other Matches Yesterday.
 Matches played yesterday in various classes are as follows:
 Second Sixteen.
 First Round.
 Willard c. Hyatt, Highland. beat w. A. Rice, New Haven, 4 and g.
 H. s. Redield, Shuttle Meadow beat A. E. Ranney, Greenwich, up
 w. D. Macdonald, Woodway, beat H. w. Dearborn, Race Brook, and g. Edward Frederick, Highland beat William H. Booth, Shuttle Meadow, 2 and 1.
 c. D. Alton, Hartford, beat Bur goyne Hamilton, WOodway, and L.
 Dol@ D. Dodge. Shuttle Meadow, and l.
 H. A. Dewing, Shuttle Meadow, beat H. H. Pease Shuttle Meadow, and 1.
 K. w. Decherd Highland, beat J. J. Van Schaak, 1 up. Second Round. Hyatt beat Redfeld 4 and 5. Macdonald beat Tredennick, and Abbott beat Alton 4 and 3 Dewing beat Decherd 1 up, 20 holes.
 First Round w. w. Pratt, Hartford, beat E. c. Spargom, Weatogue, 3 and 2. A. H. Hart, Hartford, beat F. K. English, New Haven 4 and 8. c. H. Zimmerman, New Haven, beat i M. s. Hart, Shuttle Meadow, and 2. N. l.. Sloutier, Sequin, beat w. E. Batterson Hartford, ? and 1. 1 D. s. Futile. Naugatuck, beat Dr. 1 A. R. Couth Hartford, 2 up. R. H. Hartz, Sequin, beat B. c. | Rogers, Highland, 8 and 6. E. w. BrOder, Hartford, beat H. deF Lockwood, Highland, by de fault.
 | Percy ROthwell, Hartford. beat l James Bradley Naugatuck, 5 and 3. Second Round.