New-York tribune., 1919-08-20

clve their ultimate shirts to see.
Evans. playing brilliant golf. over
.hrew Dwight Armstrong in the OPEN
ug csnto to-day by the margin OF Z
sud :. Ouimct looking q trife pale
and drawn with indigo circles under
tis eyes, found hard opponent in
Eddie Cleary, of Philadelphia. stocky,
sturdy son OF the A. f. F. Cleary won
the Army of Occupation championship
=, Nice last winter, and ne gave rare
hattie to the Boston premier, who looked
none 100 robust, after his illness, for
arg such test.
Il was the old goliing knack that
came 10 Ouimet's rescue when he was
down at the thirtieth hole. Here he
rallied and came back with enough
,peed to outcudgel Cleary by the mar
gin OF and l.
And so it happens that the rare
dream Of the goling spectator. a clash
between Ouimet and Evans at 36 holes
Of match play, in an amateur cham
pianship. comes TO a head at last.
Ouimet Not at Best
Il is still question as to whether
0umet Will be physically able to
stand up under the long and rugged
march and offer his best golf. His
game to-day, after the first nine holes,
was nowhere near the spectacular golf
that Evans played. But he may be
stronger tomorrow and it is almost
certainty that he will at least give
the Western star and the present
champion one OF the hardest matches
he ever faced, for Ouimet in match
play has always had the faculty of
the man showdown arrived.
The honors Of the first day at match
play. however. belonged to neither
0amet nor Evans. They fell to the
lot Of Robert A. Gardner, another
brilliant Chicago star who has won
ne championship 'wice before. In his
match with Max Marston, Gardner was
ire down to the New York star on no
less than FIVE occasions, yet at the
auish b. one o. those scalp lifting ex-
..bi.ions that many golfers dream
aoout but few ever accomplish. Gard
ner not only fought his way to even
rms but finally broke through and
ior The tnld tine in an amateur
Championship dropped Marston by the
paysiGe.
TIE Naw York star played grand golf
1ost o. the route. but he had nothing
meet me rar-bea-lns rush which
asdeer offered in the hnal drive.
ae DAY results we're terrific bow
f- H'e rcrcl &" district that had
r7oe ''aAr-o1t Nth sUcA high hopes.
, -a-e-. - Gardner. > and
.g'ae i. lra.srS, ArQiner White
os Andersen Vere all crashed
lrire. om 10 f.ay.
Noss. Defeat FIR Travers
..~ses- tac.ag Gilbert Waldo. Of
.5cf, 4sco we'd the worst beating Of
~o1HS career. Suffering from a
COD he wss IN roor physical sAape
meet any rugged test, and Waldo
H.a~..g well and with fine deter
l.aation The result was that Travers
'as eliminated by the broad margin of
: an4 cher figures than he has
er s1orG .7 2ny tournament in his
.e. George Eotner, OF Philadelphia
sseG ogt Gardiner White by the mar
.ade pha. dropped John G. Ander-
,.o ~ Ire couat Of ! and g.
Chicago, boston, Philadelphia and
anita are gong strong, but the New
orsers, wno came with gav and
rtdy flourish Of rrnmpets, have but
sas survivor lett, lack Stearrs, Of Mas
7a. who finally upset Pockercanp, OF
Louis. a. the thirtv-seventh ncle.
AarstOn a~ad we'll enough 70 wiz
ocdlea.y match but the golf shown
nest Of tae others rom thc b;G
own nas ro- ~ 10 expected .4ndards
"eido. VINO dropped Harold Hilton
. chicago n 1872, went after Travers
4 dash and soon lad The redoubt-
ape Jerry hanging On the ropes, bat
ing IN vain . recover lost ground
irsvers Rad trouble with both wood
sad iron. while MS once magic putter
soon lost the rare touch tina. made in
On. CT the most formidable matca play
Son,Tterders OF t6e golfng world.
"hle all this was happening N dr.
~ succession, young Bobby Jones soon
ran into handful with Jimmy Maniou,
Of ST Louis, and Il was only by a good
rally al the finish that Bobby earned
me right to face Bob Gardner in the
second round and obtain a chance to
gamer IN revenge for the defeat which
1ardner slipped him at Merton three
Years ago.
Jones to Face Gardner
ZONES was far from his best against
Msnlon today, but this IS 70 indication
kic- -N-IlOIIOW - men ne taxes
par, IN match that will pc only 8
slightly less spectacular feature than
me meeting OF Ouimet and Evans. In
.acI' It VIII be something like looking
Al two-rlnged circus where the rings
are several kilometres apart
Alter al, II was the match between
oafoner and Marston that deserves
'esxtended mention. for it IS doubtful
~ !, tne championship Will offer as MANY
thrills again.
for fourteen holes in the forenoon
.oahd Marston, moving steadily along
WIN par Tor mate, had Gardner
sssping for air. Marston, out in 81.
s.af'ed home at the same brisk pace
sno at the fourteenth hole Gardner
vas down. But down means little
W. oo0 Gardner, who is one of those
49, courageous souls shat never
re.ognize defeat. Where most golfers
or14 mTu'o nave blown SKY high, Gardner
SS.E 1ought the harder. He won the
foo. fosen'n nole n fine 4, sank a 10
'' ~ putt Tor 2 on the sixteenth and
came a. came to the seventeenth only 3
IL was here that Gardner made the
~ngest putt in the history Of the
"urld. His tee shot was short of the
t'p, "nere Marston cracked a beauty
C,rStn!n STltn!n twenty yards of the pin.
49, daaers second dropped on the back
tsT to s;x cl a slanting green. from sixty
N. 1ey,hve feet above the cup, where
0Sass'on chip shot was trifle short.
49,. 49, tnis slanting, sloping, sliding,
snd unduiating green, with dips
ssr, aool!ows aos TO traverse, Gardner then
beta bs sne pail on its long journey to the
b..1n bss.isna OF the cup for 3, once more
down oSssf'ing ms the afternoon round 2