The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
MARSTON VICTOR IN
JERSEY GOLF FINAL
Defeats wild by 2 and 1 in
Match That Tests Cour-
age Of Both.
4 UP IN MORNING ROUND
New Champions Advantage
Soon Reduced in Afternoon
Play at Deal.

1t Is doubtful II any final round golf
severely on the resourcefulness and
courage of the principals as that at
Deal yesterday, when Max r. Marstou
defeated F. M. wild for the New Jer-
ssy State Coli Association champion
ship. In winning by UP and to
play. Marston did more than merely
win the title He went long way
toward SCATTERING the fetish that Wild
had him stymied by the Indian Sign"
Even after MRrston had gained lead
Of I up at the end OF the morning round
there were plenty who remained Arm in
the belief that wild would get him.
Let Ed get the jump on him after
luncheon and win two or three holes
ard there will BIO nothing to it." they
said.
Tho psychology OF a contest. more
especially OF a golf match leans in favor
of tho fellow who pulls UP after trailing
along for more than half the Journey.
When the leader sees his advantage
slowly but surely slipping away the
effect is not only disconcerting; It In
dcnoralizinS.
That was what Marston found himself
Up against in the afternoon. 1t came
as Jolt to lose the first two holea On
Tho other hand. II was Just what Wild
needed to turn what had been faint
hope OF VICTORY into almost conviction.
II was at this stage, however. that
Narston showed nghting spirit. He
CANE back by winning the third hole
and 20 It went. not a hole being ha!ved
on the entire outward journey.
Only One Up Now.
To tho turn It was case OF wild
winning s,z and Marston three holes.
leaving a net result of 1 up for Max
facing the homeward half. The strokes
were 20 Cor Wild. as against AZ for
Marston.
Because OF the rain which had fallen
steadily all day, making the turf soft
and robbing the ball of its usual run. the
match also resolved itself into a test OF
endurance
The inward half at Deal is the longer
and when Wild won the eleventh hole
and squared the match for the first time
bis friends we're confident lot Up to
that stage Wild had played golf OF the
most determined kind and had his OPP
ponent faltered thereafter there would
have been a different story to tell Mar
ston, however. gave his rival few open
ings thereafter.
They both slipped at the long four
teenth. where Marston topped his third
shot TO a trap. and he really should have
lost the hole. but the other took three
puts, so 1t was half in 6.
After a half In. 5 at the fifteenth
Marston became up again with
par at the 405-yard sixteenth. Wild
had to play the odd after the drive and
fell a trine short. but Marston reached
the green nicely, the ball stopping al
most hole high about twenty-five feet
20 the left OF the flag On his chip Wild
again fell shy some ten feet and missed
the next. but Marston. making no mis-
t.ke, won with 4.
wild in Trouble.
From the seventeenth tee wild's drive.
a trihe sliced. hit tree at the point OF
woods and bounded to a trap. AS his
opponent had driven a fine ball trifie
past the cotner. thereby giving him an
open SHOT FOR the green, Wild attempted
TO get home from the trap. He failed to
get under the ball quite enough, the rub
Der coro hitting the side OF the hazard
and bringing up in the rough few
yards beyond.
IT looked all over then, but he showed
he still had plenty of fight left in him
by almost reaching the green with a
nne iron shot Marston then made the
green on a long iron shot Wild supple
mented his third with a beautiful mash.
ie shot over casual water. which put II
squarely up TO Marston.
After placing his ball to avoid casua
water lying between him and the hole
which is permissible. Marston took @
mashie and Clipped stone dead, the bal
stopping about right angles from the
cup. There was no need for him to putt
wild conceding the hole and the match
he I'd