The sun., 1919-08-21
QUINTET DEFEATS
EVANS BY ONE UP
Match Is Most Sensational
Ever Played in National
Title Competition,
a FOOT PUTT DECIDES
Victor, Despite Illness, Gives
Remarkable Performance
Record Crowd at Match.
4 FOOT PUTT DECIDES
ny INNS BROWN.


in the West was caused by the defeat Of
Chick Evans, national amateur golf
champion, by Francis Ouimet of the Bay
State in the second round of the cham
pionship tournament on the links of the
Cakmont Country Club here to-day. The
victory of the Bostonian was by a mar
gin of one up in Sc holes.
Playing the game with the same
stroke and nerve that gave him inter-
national fame in 1918, when he won the
open from Ray and Vardon, England's
most famous professionals. Ouimet
fought throughout the entire day against
the skill and stamina of his Chicago
rival and eventually gained victory
with q marvellous pitch from pit to home
green and a four foot putt The putt
required iron nerve control, as on 1t
depended victory.
Everything comes TO those who walt
For FIVE years now the golflng world
has been looking forward to the day
when the two wizards of the amateur
fnnl:s. ouimet and Evans would meet
Np-day. when this formidable duo Of
S:ub swiugers hooked up In q national
Championship match, those fortunate
enough to see the play were amply re-
paid for their long walt. Pittsburg was
fortunate enough to draw the meeting
and about 5000 eager, curious and ex-
cited people romped about over the hun
bred and more broad acres of hill and
meadow that comprise the course to see
the Eastern idol battle for laurels with
the king of the Western amateurs. 1t
was the largest mid-week crowd that
gver followed a golf match ih this coun-
iry.
Match q Brilliant One.
Uuirnet's defeat of the holdover anna
teur and open champion of 1916 came
only after hours of golfing competition
which was the closest and most brilliant
ever witnessed in Americas amateur golf
classic. All even at the end of the fore
noon eighteen holes, the Eastern and
Western rivals removed their duel in the
afternoon, and fought to the home hole to
decide the honors.
The comeback of the Woodland expert
was all the more impressive. however,
from the fact that he was far from be-
ing in perfect physical condition, still
suffering from the effects of tonsilitis
and unable to take heavy nourishment.
He played the entire thirty-six holes
with but an occasional sip OK orange
Juice, and the effects OF the strain and
heat began to show on the Anal nine
holes,
In spite of the fact that the battle
of the Bobs, Jones and Gardner. was
gan to gather attention was turned to-
ward the big match" Those inclined
TO reason q bit In advance and back
their Judgment with .friendfy wagers
!, gave Evans the margin in these figures.
This was due mainly to the fact that
Ouimet was known to have started the
tournament a sick man.
Rumors buzzed like flies around q
molasses barrel. Wise ones nodded
their heads in q knowing way, while
the uniformed and curious leaned and
listened eagerly to wisps Of gossip that
ffoated about as the mob impatientiy
waited for the first shot OF the hectic
combat to be fred. Once of. the afr
OF anxiety and unrest settled into one
of eager expectation and wide gaping
as the two maryels went about their
work.
Il After a very brief period II became
apparent that any effects OF Ouimets
indisposition were surely invisible to the
naked eye. Further proof of this con-
tention had effectively sunk In by the
time they finished the first nine holes
with the Boston crack holding lead
of one hole. When he took the tenth
Evans enthusiasts were beginning to be-
come plainly apprehensive.
But things were to take an early
turn in the other direction. Evans,
charged in certain quarters with being
Of too soft grained and amiable temper
ament for real grim hand to hand crap
pling. was not allowing any grounds Tor
the charge to rise into view. His rare
skill was not overlooking any mechanical
efforts to take advantage of everything
in sight to retrieve his lost ground. BY
the time the pair had finished out that
morning round Evans had recovered the
two hole lead that Ouimet carried TO
the eleventh green.
Golf of an exceedingly rare and well
1igh invlncible type had figured in the
terrific tussle which the two had fought
to a draw for the first half Of their
long trial Evans had romped around
the eighteen holes In exact par figures
OF rs, while Ouimet, tied in match play
trailed him by one stroke. IL was de-
bidedly the most bizarre performance
pf the tournament. With thirty-six on
The first side, each had bettered par for
the distance by one stroke and Ouimet
came back with but one over in the
second nine.
While the pair took their hour of
rest to fire up with a few refreshments
the big crowd ranged impatientiy about
the place. with a flock OF a thousand or
Gardner tilt. which was nearly an hour
earlier in starting. Long before the two
main attractions took their places for
starting the entire fRirway Of the FIRST
hole was lined from tee to, green on
both sides.
As the pair teed OF for their start
the onlookers made ready to see one
of the most memorable golf contests
ever staged In this country, and they
were due for no disappointment With
an even break on the first hole. Ouimet
began straight away to uncover a streak
OF the most sensational golf ever seen
on any course.
Loses Even In Par Figures.
For the first three holes OF the round
Evans sprinted along in par figures
only to find himseh loser at two OF
the three holes. Ouimet's over ambi-
ton at the next cost him the hole and
gave Evans breathing spell But
Ouimet tore right into him again with
two So representing birdie and q
par and Evans was a loser In each
case.
OuiInet had just torn or six holes ir
the meagre total of 81 strokes. which
was four better than par for the holes
Only twice had Evans exceeded par. and
I'm each case he had atoned with a
birdie himself. Yet he found himselj
.three down starting to the seventh hole
With no decision at either the seventh
or eighth. Evans again stepped through
n breach resulting from over ambitior
on Ouimets part to win the ninth and
turn two down.
The terrific pace was too much 10,
either, and shortly after, the turn the,
both began to skid q bit With m. a.,
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