New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Sawyer Faces
, SWeetser for
Victory Trophy
l7-Year-Old Sensation and
Veteran of Links Clash
i'll T inal at siwanoy

~ Will be case of age and tourna-
meh1 experience versus youth with less
experience plus a world of confidence.
IN the final round Of the Victory Cum
meeting on the links Of the Siwanov
Country Club to-day. D. e. SAWYER
nero OF hundreds of hard fought golf
matches for more than a decade. will
TEST the mettle of Jesse W. Sweetser.
shat c precoclous seventeen-year-o lad
from Ardsley. 'N'
G. Both played fine golf yesterday,
Sweetser being called upon to sfen ST.
along at all times, first opposed to G,
=. Van Week, jr., and then to Z. V.
berrImlngham, the Wykagyl favorite,
while it remained for Sawyer, after
deteating S. r. Hollander in the morn
ing, to stop the advance of Reginald
VI. Lewis.
Ever since and even before he won
the Western title in 1906 Sawyer has
oeen factor in amateur golf. Since
taking up his residence in the metro
polltan district. less than a year ago
he has been identified with the Siwanov
CLUB. Except for occasional flashes
has game has fallen short of oldtime
form.
Sawyer had everything working
smoothly yesterday afternoon, how,
ever, The former Chicago man trav-
elled IN par. figures most of the way
He had comfortable lead cf 3 up at
the ninth and when the match ended
on the fourteenth green the winners
card showed even As.
Sawyer really was given a closer
match by Hollander, who from the duf
Ter class three years ago has risen to a
first sixteen man. He ruined his
chances by losing the first three holes
but after that few mistakes were made
on either side.
In taking the measure of Van Week
in the carly hours Sweetser did his
best work after rounding the turn. Both
were out in SO and stood all even going
&c the tenth. which Sweetser won, as
we'll as the next two. At the eleventh
though, Van Week had rather hard
luck. piece of mud on his ball caus-
Ing him to putt poorly and lay him
self stymie after apparently having
the hole as good as won.
Many expected Birmingham would
defeat Swectser in the afternoon, but
the Wykagyl star was not as steady as
usual with his wood, topping two
drives, mistakes that cost him the
Eighth and fourteenth holes. He was
also unfortunate IN Tipping the cur
on several puts.
L llS iiiii tO-uett bSNN'i A1N'N
and Sawyer Win be at thirty-six holes
play to start in the morning at II
o'clock ard the afternoon session al
2:15.
The summary:
First thirty,two (thiIl reqnd) v
Arlsley. T up and t to play: J. ". Sweet
ser Ardslcy, beat G. +. Van Week. jr.
Greenwich. up and ] to play; Reglnaic "a
NJ. Lewis Wykasyi, beat Lee Maxwell
sleepy Hollow. up and 3 TO play; d. II
SAWYER Siwanoy beat s. +. HOllander
Siwanoy. up and l to play.
Selni-fnal round--Sweetser beat BERN
ngNanl, : UP and to play; Sawyer beat
Lewis, UP and to play.
Consolation. first thirty-twO tseconc
rnund)--Ieo Leventritt, Inwood. beat w
J. Shafer, Siwanoy, UP and 8 to play
II. L. Conley, Siwanoy, beat c. ii. Paul
Gedney Farms up and to play: j. 5
Wort arlington, Siwanoy, beat A. J. Mendes
Siwanoy. l up; r. c. Mitchell, Siwanoy
beat ". a. Patterson Siwanoy. by default
Semi final round-Conley beat Leventritt
up and 5 to play; Worthington bea;
Mitchell, up and to play.
Third sixteen (second round)-J. D
NewmaN Fox Hills; beat ". s Johnson
ounwoodie. beat W. l.. Colt, siwanoy, by
Downs, siwanoy, up IN holes) G; A
Farms, up and TO play.
Semi-fnal round-Newlnan beat Hart
! up and to play; Haigh beat Lacl1ay,