Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-23
HEBRON AND
JONES PLAYING
FOR GOLF TITLE
Ideal Weather Favors Event;
Large Gallery Follows
Champions
ALL EVEN AT 18TH HOLE
Match SeesawS in First Half; !;
Play Is Spec
tacular
Bu Associatcd Press.

I1ttSDufSh, Aug. 23.-DaNldSon
Heron and Bobby Jones were all
even at the eighteenth hole in their
thirty -six-hole match to-day for the
amateur golf championship of the
United States. They completed their
round at 1888, having been out two
hours and twenty-one minutes.
Morning in:
Jones 456 345 454-40; 3S-7S
Heron 545 465 554-43; 36-79
Jones. of Atlanta, and Davidson
the national amateur golf cham
pionship to-day over the Oakmont
Country Club course. Weather con-
! ditions were ideal for the players.
Bobby and his father were in the
| locker room early. AS Bobby
changed his clothes, he was sur
| rounded by a number of his sup
porters who inquired how he felt.
Slick as Fiddle 49,.
Slick as a fiddle" said the boy
from the Southland, who is the
youngest contender to ever battle
in the final round.
| Jones has followed his son over
every hole he played in the tourna-
ment and he has been keeping Mrs.
Jones informed of Bobby's progress
| by frequent kilograms. Mr.. Jones
appeared more nervous than his
son, before the match started.
| Heron was out on the practice
green with his putter when Jones
arrived. Heron has made as good
medal scores as any player in the
tournament, and turned in one 73
First i'm Less Than Par
For the first time in recent years
no ropes were used to hold back
the galleries. Oakmont members
with yellow flags acted as marshals
and for the crowd.
First hole: 4S2 yards, par 5: Jones
4; Heron, 4. Jones drove off al
1887 a. M, and accompanied by
a large forenoon gallery the pair SCI
out on their championship round
The Atlanta golfer had the longes
ball off the tee and the seconds were
just off the edge of the green. They
were down with chips and puts anc
halved with birdie fours.
Jones One Up
Second hole: 363 yards, par
Jones, 4; Heron, 5. Jones secon,
was too strong and he found a tral
over the green but he chipped ou
absolutely dead. Heron putted hi
third from the far edge and over
ran the hole by several feet. Jone
Won four to five. Jones one up.
Third hole, 42S yards, par 4
Jones. 4; Heron, 4. Both had loni
drives but Jones second was shor
while his opponents ball was o,
the edge to the right. Herron's chi,
was short but he sank a four-foo
putt and they halved in part fou
as Jones chip was dead. Jones on
up.
: Fourth hole, SIG yards, par 5
5 Jones, .; Heron, 5. Both had lon
: drives down the fairway with Her
: ron in front. The pair hit tremen
} dous woods but Jones had to pla,
the odd. Herron's chip was close
r win and they halved in fives. Jone
, one up.
, Even on Fifth
Fifth hole, 81 yards: Par, 4
, Jones, 5; Heron, 4. Jones driv
: landed in heavy grass and he had t,
: play safe. Herron's second fount
| pit in front of the green. Botl
= chips were close with Jones away
/ Heron sunk his putt winning t
5. All even.
Sixth hole, 172 yards. par 3
Jones, 3; Heron, 8.
Jones laid his iron within fiv,
p feet of the pin while Heron was OF
the far edge. They halved in threes
All even.
Heron Outdrovc
Seventh hole, $40 yards, par 4
Jones, 4; Heron, 8. Heron out
drove Jones again. Jones seconC
was wild being in trap at the left
Heron laid his within a foot of tn,
pin. Bobby's niblick shot was within
two feet of the hole and he sanl
for a four but Heron won with
three. Heron one up.
Eigth hole, 233 yards; par 3
Jones 4; Heron, 4. Heron drove /
bunker and he was short in two
His chip overran the hole five fee
but he sank for a half when Jone
took three from just off the green
Heron one up.
Ninth hole, 462 yards, par 5: Her
ron. 4; Jones, 5. Heron was of
/ the edge in two and Clipped t,
= within three feet. He sank the putt
, Jones second was trapped beside tn
5 green and his out left him a ten
foot putt which he missed. Her
ron two up.
; Tenth hole, 461 yards, par 5
, Jones, 4; Heron, 5. Both had Ion,
. true drives. Herron's second wa
in a pit to the right of the greer
: and he took two to get on. Jone
, laid his third within a foot of tn
: pin and Heron conceded the hole
Heron one up.
Eleventh hole, S65 yards, par 4
Jones, 5; Heron, 4. Heron wa
still out driving Jones. whose seconC
was in a trap to left of the green
The local player was on edge il
! two. Jones Clipped past the hol
with his third, while Heron sanl
for par four. Heron two up.