New-York tribune., 1919-08-21
Greatest Amateur Golfers
in Historic Match, Title
Holder Losing by l Down
By Grantland Rice

OAKMONT. Penn, Aug. 2o.-The
ehspet OF wild apple blossoms, inter-
spersed with sprig laurel, belongs once
again to the brow of Francis Ouimet.
This Boston son of golfing destiny
rose to dazzling heights six years agS
when in one miraculous round he over
threw Harry Nardon and Ted Ray,
thereby tossing fit of depression into
the entire British Empire.
To-day at Oakmont he rose to even
greater heights when. with temper
sture around 100 and a system that
could contain no food of any sort. he
finally triumphed over Charles "Chick"
Evans by a sensational finish on the
thirty-siXth green.
You viii hear about various golf
matches from various golfers for the
rest Of your life. Golf is that sort
Of game. but this match is one for the
book. ! GU Will never hear of another like
it II YOU keep trying for ten decades
1t was by all odds the most historical
match between two amateurs ever
fought in the Western continent. and
it viii live Is one of the imperishable
golf classics for all time
In the nrst place, 1t is necessary to
obtain the full setting before plung-
ing into the nerve-teariug details.
Here were the two greatest amateur
golfers IN America meeting IN a test
match. Evans was at the top of his
game. playing brilliant golf and ready
TO give battle every inch of the way
Which, believe ME. he did.
Play Over Hard Course
Against him was young miracle
worker who on Sunday night had car
ried temperature around lO4, and
who through sheer nerve, had KEYED
himself up to this match.
They were meeting over no ordinary
course for TO ordinary physical test.
They were meeting over course 500
yards Longer than the average golf
route for eighteen holes. a course
bristling with traps and bunkers that
called for strength and endurance as
well IS Skill. It was over this course
that Oulmet. was called upon to toss
MS fate into the balance and, regard
less Of his physical condition, meet
one Of the star amateurs OF the realm.
lon know how these classics gen.
eral'y work out. Fate tosses monkey
wrench into the works and something
goes astray. Fate slips you a Willard,
Or something Just as terrible. st the
moment when you are expecting the
thrill OF YOUR career
This golf match to-day was differ
elr. II vas q classic that made good
"a classic that carried enough thrills
O. last an ordinary life time For the
two rivals from the East and West
Played the type Of golf the dufer
dreams about and they swapped shot
for snot with such bewildering effect
that y was hard TO believe you were
rot looking at Griffith movie. devised
10 thrill the populace with one smash
ing episode following another.
Evans. who was also keyed up for q
finish Agnt, purted ike a Travis or a
Iravers al their best and fought to
The last shot. But he was up against
lust one stroke more than his genius
could meet. He was up against a
golfer who al critical moments had
something 10 offer that not even won
aarful golf could beat.
All Even 20 Last Hole
They finished all square in the morn
ing round that was replete with bril-
liant play. They were still all square
when they came to the thirty-sixtn
nole. 4+2-vard test that calls for
4l- the golt you've got to get your /
Each was straigAr down the course
from the tee. Each had full iron
LETT to the green. Ouimet sliced his
second trihe, while Chick hooked TO
tie LETT Of the green. the ball jump
ng The corner Of formidable trap
in is final whirl
0uimet was to the right of the
green in the rough, with al interven-
lng trap 10 hurdle. Evans was at the
left in the grass, with i chip shot TO
play. Banked around the big green
there were 5000 spectators who were
attempting 20 hold their breath.
1t was up to Ouimet to play first.
In the boding hush about the green