New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
ReekieDefeats
Max Marston
In Golf Final
Close Match Ends Tourney
of Lakewood Country
Club-Weather Mars Plav

LAKEWOOD, N. j., April 2e.-Aftsr
being dormie 3 in the final of tbo
Lakewood Country Club golf touru-
ament, this afternoon, w. NJ. Reekio
Upper Montolair, prevailed by only
UP IN ls holes over Maxwell Marstor'
Merion and Baltusrol, After the frs,'
few holes the contest became absorb'
ingly close, s'ss'e'
Marsten started the stronger. hahn.
Z UP ending the fourth. Then the AZ
reetlan was reversed Thew 49, n's
square ending the sixth and turnaS
heme even, Reeke took the lead fes
the hFst time an the tenih, but Msrs''
!ah drew lsVel again AZ the eleventh
MsS was ia trouble ~ tho 18th, whieh
ne lest, alse the iith and lbih, Thai
ieit Neehe defmie 4 nav
Msfstoh. having beeeme nefturhsd
In his putting, his old weakness ~
toohed as II the battle was about evsf
but Reekie showed poor iudsmsnt .,,.
the 10th and was trapped on the t7,i, un
losing both holes. However, ali H.
needed to win was a half on the hom0
hole, which was readily forthcominn
as Marston, nervous, reached the vrans ,,,,.fs
at disadvantage e''e"
There was surprise over Reel,o,.
disposition to fall back on his ir",s
in place of wood, particularly un
orthodox tendency for star whoss
play began in Scotland.
Despite his ability, Reekie is an I'm
certain quantity, as shown in the semi.
hnal, where his wonderful putting in
the first half Offset his inferior tee
shots. Marston played here largely to
test his strength, following his recent
heart weakness. Upon the result de-
pends whether or not he will play in
the United States Canadian team
match. External conditions could not
have been more trying. Husky as both
contenders are, neither could hold
their stance against the cutting wind
while the air was full of snow and
rain at intervals.
Reekie lost the first hole by pulling
his second shot. The second and third
we're halved, the third indifferently
Over approaching that ended in three
puts cost Reekie the fourth hole.
Marston lost the fifth by over-ap-
preaching and the sixth by short
second, followed by an overstrung
third. The next three holes were
halved, the eighth and ninth in the
strict allowance. Marston lost the
tenth over the pond by being short
and then over-approaching, but he won
the eleventh when Reekie overdrove
into the rough. Although Reekie went
out of bounds at the twelfth, he won
the hole because Marston, trapped took
2 to escape and then played the
green. The thirteenth was poor
half. Marston lost two-foot putt
at the fourteenth and with it the hole.
Reekie captured the fifteenth by
fine recovery from a trap after Mar
ston took three puts. Although Mar
ston kept in the rough at the sixteenth,
he won the hole, because Reekie fubbed
his third. Reekie also lost the seven
teenth through being trapped on his
second, while Marston on the like hole
played q fine brassie. Then everything
depended on the home hole. Marston
reached the green away, which ended
his chances.
The summary:
FIRST DIVISION
Semi finals-William Reekie. Upper
5 and ! Maxwell Marston. Merton. beat beat
r. h. Woolworth, PRINCETON. and 6.
tlnal-ReelIie beat Marston l up.
SECOND DIVISION
semi-final-H Il King, Lakewood. beat
Craig Morton, Baltimore. 3 and ] DR. W
G. Fralick Massapeaua beat Z. L. Blood
SOOu, tnerry Naliey, and =
Final-King beat FraliclS 6 and S.
THIRD DIVISION
Semi Van Cief Rich
mond County, beat X. II. Strobridge Fox
Hills and 5, s H. 1veson, Cherry Valley.
beat r. IL. Garrison, Monmouth County,
2 and /.
Final-Cortland Van Ciief beat Iveson.
FOURTH DIVISION
Semi final-H. w. Ingiing. Freehold.
beat Phillip Randolph, Philadelphia 2
and w. G. Van Clief. Fox lIils beat
Richardson Bronson, waterbury, l up.
Final-W. c. Van Clief beat lRgiing, 3
and g.
FIFTH DIVISION
Semi -final-W II. Freeman. Freehold
beat II. H. coTwin. tox liiia, = and
q. ". Searles Little Fails, won from Rev
J. NJ tiodson, Ardsey, hy default.
hinai -treelnan heat s~arles, and ]
ward, i'reehold, a4"is97s '''7D's"e"'
Gross prize to A. j. Wendes slwsney
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