The sun., 1919-08-22
PLATT ELIMINATES
OUIMET AT OAKMONT
Young Philadelphia Golfer, in
Sensational 38 Hole Match,
Wins by 1 Up.
ZONES ALSO A. VICTOR
Disposes of Knepper by 3 and
s2-Herron and Fownes Adj
vance in Title Tourney.
ZONES ALSO A. VICTOR
BY INNS BROWN.


the light of an anti-climax, following
the sensational match between Francis
-Ouimet and Chick Evans yesterday
II remained for to-day's round In the
national amateur golf championship at
the Oakmont Country Club to produce
the biggest upset of the meeting thus
far L. Wood Plat of the North Hills
Country Club. Philadelphia, shot experts
dope to shreds by coming home winner
over Francis Ouimet in a torrid battle
which went over thirty-eight holes. The
margin was ! up.
Besides the victory OF Plat, two Pitts
burgers disposed of their opponents,
while Bobby Jones of Atlanta came
through on the long end of his match.
This leaves Jones, William c. Fownes,
1r., and S. Davidson Heron OF Oak
mont and Plat TO fight out the semi
finals round. Jones will encounter
Fownes, while Heron will hook up with
Platt tomorrow.
In to-day's matches Jones beat r.
=. Knepper. the eighteen-year-old Sioux
City entrant, by 3 up and TO play
Heron disposed OF w. j. Thompson. the
Canadian. up and 7 to play, and
Fownes eliminated George w. Hoffner,
fhe Philadelphia, by to 2.
The defeat of Ouimet was as sensa-
tional a golfing feat as the contest that
az the hands of his famous Woodland
rival. AS a setting to the match ter
rife thunderstorm burst over players
and spectators just after the New Eng
land expert had squared the contest on
the home green, and the two extra holes
were fought out in a pouring rain that
drenched contestants and gallery to the
skin.
AEog over PLATES Success.
The victory of Platt was a distinct
mockdown of all golfing form. But it
wasn't exactly a real surprise to sew
eral of the wise ones who have followed
the course of events closely since the
session of match play opened. That there
was a letdown coming in Ouimet's case
following his great round with Evans on
Wednesday seemed a certainty. And it
RAY as well be stated right here that the
ouimet who fell before Plat to-day was
y different golfng equation from what
Evans encountered the previous day.
And this doesn't mean to take any
credit from Plat. The youngster, en-
: tored in his first national championship,
played good consistent golf, He wabbleo
toward the close of the thirty-six holes,
when he appeared to have the match
won, and allowed Ouimet to come from
\ behind in the finishing phases Of the
round and tie the count. Once dropped
to an equal footing with the former
champion, however. Platt tore in with q
Performance that left no room for loose
play by the opposition and he got the
verdict as a result of Ouimets first slip
1t was an intensely thrilling finish
chat held the small gallery compared to
the crowd which watched the Ouiniet-
Evans fracas the previous day. The two
contestants had battled through eighteen
holes in the forenoon without advantage
either way.
Plat Takes Big Lead.
In the second round the philadelphia
stepped right tlong and found himself
enjoying lead of three holes when lAey
turned the three-quarter post. Ouiinet
was plainly tired and faded individual
Platt added another to this lead a,
the eleventh, and they started for the
long twelfth with Ouimet four down.
Four down TO an opponent who had
managed to hold that lead at the end OF
twentynine holes OF play was a fairly
desperate situation and the Boston mar
vel gritted his teeth rallied his weaken
ing forces and set forth with all he hat
to redeem his fortunes. He took tn,
twelfth and the thirteenth holes in sue
cession, but faltered badly at the next
II went against him and he stood t
the bad, with only four more holes L
play. Terrific odds, but he WASH
feazed.
Ouimet won the next with a par 4
leaving him . down with three to play
His drive for the sixteenth was a laud
able effort. 1t got to the edge of thu
green. But this didn't worry Plat fl
the leas. He promptly smashed his owl
ball right UP with Ouimet and then
after making a somewhat worse ap
proach, sank his putt to get half Il
IS. Ouimet must win the next two t
finish even.
Ouimet shows His skin.
Their drives at the seventeenth wer
excellent. Plat was a bit away an
pitched mashie second to within te
feet of the cup He practically was Ger
tain of 4, which meant that Ouime