The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-17
Matches Follow Form.


There were no real surprises in the
days results, though the margin OF
victory sof several winners ran higher
than had been expected. As a rule de-
cisions were very marked. Only two
matches went through to the home green
for decisions.
Tom Boyd of Fox Hills paired against
Bob Macdonald of Indian Hill and Pat
Doyle of Deal matched against Wilfred
Reid of Wilmington; both carried their
matches to the eighteenth green only to
lose by the margin Of 1 up. The two
pairs were the late finishers Of the field,
Doyle and Reid preceding the others.
After q close battle in the morning
round. Reid finished the half up Re
suming In the afternoon he improved
his hold a bit, leading by two holes as
they started for the seventh. Doyle
stepped out and scored on the seventh
and followed up with on the eighth
to even up. Reid got the NINTH but lost
the tenth, and the next two were halved
The thirteenth went to Doyle when he
laid his second dead to the pin. The
fourteenth was divided, but Reid took
the next In spite OF topping his drive
on the fifteenth Doyle won. Reid took
three puts because Of a stymie.
On the seventeenth Doyle was of in
mis- putting. taking s, and Reid won. 4
basis. A tee shot hooked behind some
trees cost Doyle a stroke on the eigh-
teenth. He was forced to play straight
out into the course. He was short In
three. while Reid failed to get his Sec
ond on. Both took two puts after
reaching the green. Reid winning the
hole. to 6.
handicap carried forward from the morn
ing round to beat Tom Boyd. BY the
time the two had finished the sixth hole.
Macdonald had climbed up to even with
his opponent They battled on even
terms through the first nine. and halved
the tenth after turning for bone. Boyd
got a small lead by winning the eleventh.
They halved the next two, and Boyd
pulled into better lead by taking the
short fourteenth
Boyd Puts Poorly.
He looked like a winner at the
fifteenth until after the pair reached the
green. Boyd was on in two. while Mac
Donald's second was off the line, and
he took three to reach the green. But
Boyd ruined his chances by taking three
puts, whereas Macdonald dropped his
first effort for I. Trouble on the green
cost Boyd the sixteenth also. He took
three puts here and lost to I. Mac
q
the seventeenth. His approach left him
a six foot putt. which he dropped.
Both were behind a bank to the right
OF the green on their seconds for the
home hole. Boyd's third left him a
ten foot putt for l. Macdonald had
bad third. barely reaching the green
His first putt was far short and his
second stopped six inches short. leaving
Boyd full Stymie. The Fox Hill entry
purposely played past the cup on his
fourth, having two strokes to win. Their
ne missed q three footer coming back
halving the hole, and losing the match.
Nike Brady proved better distance
runner than did his fellow townsman
Louis Teller They finished the morn
ing round with Brady having a lead Of
one hole. But Teller weakened in tn,
afternoon, winning Z and 6. Tom McNs,
mara Of Siwanoy also defeated Louii
Msrtucci OF White Beeches, the one arm
player. by the same score. The winner
led 4 up on the first round.
Mclean Beats Farrell.
George Mclean Of Great Neck like
wise won from Johnny Farrell of 81
wanoy. and 6. Ray Coles of st. Loui;
failed to show up and Farrell was sub
stituted In his place. Harry Hampton
Of Richmond brought in another and
victory when he defeated Jack Hoben
of Engiewood. Hampton was 1 up at tn,
finish OF the morning round, Jim Barne
defeated Carl Anderson OF Bronxville,
and 6. Barnes led 8 up in the frs
round. George Fotheringham scored
similar victory over Eddie Loos of Bev
srly. He led by five holes at the clos
Of the nrst eighteen Freddy McLeo,
scored the easiest victory OF the da,
when he put Jimmy Rose OF Milwaukee
out. 0 and z.
Jose Roseman OF Chicago and Wilt
Kidd Of st. Louis failed to appear an,
dotaulted to Douglas Edgar Of Atlantis
and James West OF Rockaway Hunt