New-York tribune., 1919-06-28
Baltusrol Man
Defies Weather
With Fine Y
W. HI. Gardner, ]. inward
and Grant Peacock Also
Win Way to Semi-F Finals

Casual water, sodden greens and rain
throughout the early hours made little
impression on the contestants in the
Apawamis invitation tournament yes
terday. Good golfers can usually play
stances. Consequently Max R. Marston,
of Baltusrol; w. H. Gardner, of Buff
falo; John M. Ward, of Garden City,
and Grant Peacock, Of Princeton, not
only won their way to the semi-final,
but actually scored in a fashion rarely
seen even at Rye, which has been the
scene OF many memorable meetings.
thing finer than Marston's round of 72
In the afternoon against Charles F.
Lima, OF Mahopac, has ever been fur
nished by an amateur over this course
1t was sound golf from start to fnish
without any freak element entering
Except for three puts on the first
green, and later on where he missed a
short one at the sixteenth, the former
New Jersey champion made practically
no mistakes with his putter. The one
long putt he brought off was at the
third, where he ran down from the
green's edge for 8.
Stroke Under Par
He went out in 36 and got stroke
under par at the eleventh, where he
supplemented a fine mashie shot by
holing a good putt for 8. He drove
the twelfth green, getting q there,
but missed a par at the long four
teenth, when his third shot fell trifle
shy. At the home hole the Baltusrol
mans second shot left him ten-foot
putt for q 3, but the ball stayed out
after hitting the back Of the cup.
Naturally, opposed to a pace like
that, Lima was compelled early in the
round to accept defeat as a foregone
conclusion. The match really ended on
the twelfth green, but because he was
going so we'll Marston played out the
bye holes.
His card was as follows:
Es' e .:::::.:::::::s ::'":::ss :s::t EEss7s 80
Apropos Of low scoring, Harris B.
Fem, the Ridgewood man, who because
Of an Indifferent putting streak failed
to make the first sixteen on Thursday,
showed his true form in both his
matches yesterday. In the afternoon,
against W. P. Taylor, Of Gedney Farms,
Fem got going so fast that had he
holed a ten-foot putt on the ninth
The ball hit the cup and stayed out
His "a to the turn placed him up on
Taylor, who had actually gone out in
80 himself.
Two penalty strokes in the water
at the eleventh hole, costing Fem a
2 there, spoiled what would undoubted-
ly have been an exceptional round.
He came right back with a at the
twelfth, and would have had IA had
he not taken three puts on the home
green.
Little fault could be found with the
the golf by Gardner in the afternoon
against B. T. Allen. of Fox Hills In
fact, both played steadily going out,
the only mistakes being missed puts.
Gardner had one at the first, as did
Allen, but the Buffalo man supple
mented fine approach at No. 8 by
sinking his putt for a 8, whereas
Allen missed a short one, taking S
there.
Gardner "Steals" Eighth
The Fox Hills man was again weak
the eighth hole, dropping an eight
foot putt for 2. The half in ! at
the long ninth was partly due to putt
ing,. both taking three strokes from
a distance Of a few feet. Gardner
went out in 38 and stood up there.
For the five holes played to finish the
match coming back, Gardner was one
under AS.
Earlier in the day conditions were
oo Odu that at one time the contest
ants found it difficult to hold on to
their clubs. Marston always had the
upper hand over W. F. Ladd, of Rock
away. and the Balustrol golfer, after
going out In 80, turned for home
up, and finally won a and 8.
Allen disposed Of A. B. Ashforth,
the Garden City representative who
finished second in the qualifying
round. The former Staten Island
champion won by 8 and 2. After
hard match for more than half the
round, Gardner, eventually defeated
F: R. Hill, of Canoe Brook, and 2.
The former Yale captain went out in
3d. and turned for home / up.
Peacock eliminated another Prince
ton golfer, d. W. SIlzbergeF, and Ber-
mingham won easily from F. C. Brew
ster. of Scarsdale, 6 and 4. Ward
finished with a comfortable margin in
his match with c. H. Conner, Of the
home club.