New Britain herald., 1919-08-22
DUIMET BEATEN BY PHILA. PLAYER
. Wood Platt Surprises the Golf { World, Defeating Bay Stater

sPittsburgh, Aug. 22.---Aftcr 24- #nQur reign as favorite for champion SFnip honors in the national amateur ER Rpurnament being played at the Oak #nont club, Francis Ouimet was, late yesterday afternoon, eliminated by J. @Nood Platt, North Hills club, Phila- 6uelphla, one up on the 3Sth. The de- Sreat of the famous Woodland club SHstar by Platt was as sensational a #goihng feat as the contest that #marked the passing of Chick Evans < INV ednesday at the hands of Ouimet. As setting to the match a terrific Thunderstorm burst over players and @spectatOrs just after the New Eng gland expert had squared the contest #on the home green and the two eX- SAtra holes were fought out in a pour Nfng rain that drenched contestants #snnd gallery to the skin.
 It was the second heavy storm of @thc da.- and as result the course #was badly slowed up, both greens Sand fairWays being dead, which con- Editions were reflected in the play of Nall the golfers participating in the #third round. Compared with his work #of "Wednesday against Evans. Oui- 8met's play fell off badly, but it is &doubtful if this was due as much to #weather and course conditions as the E natural reaction following the strain #of Wednesdays match. Quinn cts Nstroke score yesterday afternoon was #170 for 36 holes as compared to N150 against the former double cham @pionship holder Evans under far #p1ore favorable playing conditions. Ouimet in Trouble.
 Ouimet was in touble virtually all < day taking 85 for both the forenoon 2 land afternoon rounds of IS holes < each. He was particularly bad in X his drives, the ball repeatedly find 8 Ing bunkers, pits or the rough, and Abut for some remarkable recoveries lon his second shots he would not #have been able to carry the match along to the extreme recorded. AL most every second drive resulted in la slice or a hook and off the tee it was case of just one trap after an other. To top his troubles he fell off in putting and lost several chances to win holes by failing on compara- Lively easy butts.
 Platt, while not playing particular
 
 and made every shot count Ere quently outdriVen by Ouimet his ball clung to the fairways with persistency that must have been disheartening to the Auburndale entrant. In addition to this steadiness, Platt brought bursts of applause from the gallery Of several hundred golf deVOteeS who trudged along with the players by sinking long butts at critical moments, and it was freely conceded that yes terday, he was playing a better gamc than the man who startled the in- ternational golf world in 1913 by his great triumph over Ray and Vardon. Virtually unknown in national tour nament circles until yesterday, Platt determined that he must be con- sidered as a factor for the cham pionship title and his match with & Davidson Heron of Oakmont will be watched with exceptional interest
 Plays GameIy.
 As in all his golfng battles Ouimet did not go down to defeat without a desperate struggle. All even at the end of the morning round he played even more uncertainty during the first nine holes of the afternoon and was three down at the turn On the 29th green Platt was four up and it. appeared as though Ouimet was des- tined to lose in quick and decisive fashion He got himself in hand, however on the next hole and pro- ceeded 10 cut down Platts advantage :" !No holes and from that point on X tcN"d the ball with such accuracy that. with one exception, Ouimet eith CT won or halved hole after hole, un- ii lp nd of the score stood all even
 Tn the heavy rain the pair teed off again and although Platt played clean lN all he way while Ouimet was in ' trouble, the 37th was halved On the 3Sth and final hole Ouimet's first two shots were in the rough while Platt's second dropped within four feet of the pin. Ouimet took three to reach the green and his fourth was a foot from the cup. Platt rolled up to the lip of the hole on his third and ended the championship chances of New Eng1ands last represe entative by dropping the few inch putt for a four and the match.
 FoNneS and Heron Show
 Two of the four players 10 win places in the semi-f1nal round are mem Ders of the Oakmont club They are w. c. FOwnes, Jr., a former na- tional champion, who won yesterday from George Hoffner of the BaIa club Philadelphia, and Davidson Heron, who easily defeated w. J. Thompson of Toronto.
 Robert T. (Bobby) Jones, Jr, of Atlanta, is the other semi-finalist. He was forced to extend himself yester- day to defeat R. F. Knepper of Sioux City. Knepper. who is IT years old made an excellent showing for the championship. Earrings for semi final nrn