South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-21

0akmOnt Country Club in
PittSburg Is Scene of Won
derfuI Exhibition.

III A0EL HG. IA aug Il -
Francis Ouimet demonstrated again
"wednesday that he is one OF the
a golfers ever developed in
this country by defeating Charles
Evans one up on the home hole Of
the Oakmont Country club in the
second round OF the annual
amateur championship tournament.
Playing the game with the same
stroke and nerve that gave him i'm
~teraational fame IN 1914 when he
won the open championship from
Ray and Warden. England's most
famous professionals. the Woodland
club representative playing from
A~uburndale. Mass fought through
out the entire day against the skill
md stamina OF the Edgewater club
star OF Chicago and eventually
achieved victory with a marvellous
pitch from pit 20 home green and a
four-foot put which required per
feet nerve control in the crucial mo-
ment OF the entire SO holes OF play.
Ills defeat Of the hold-over anna
teur and open champion OF 1915
came only after hours of gOlfing
competition which was the closest
and most brilliant ever witnessed in
a similar tftular tournament. All
even AT the end OF the forenoon Is
holes. the eastern and western rivals
renewed their golfing duel in the
afternoon and for a short period IL
. JARED as though Ouimet was 10
quickIy clinch the contest. but he
weakened az the end of the third
nina holes and Evans was quick TO
take advantage OF the opportunity
and after being three down at one
time succeeded in squaring the
match at the 34th green. The next
was halved in threes.
Thousands Witness Match.
The gallery. one Of the largest
that ever witnessed a mid-week
tournament in THIS country. a alb
eOlutely silent Notwithstanding the
intense strain OF the contest as the
pair teed-up for the home hole play.
Evans drove first and Ouimet fol-
Loved. both reaching far down the
S5!r way With long shots. Ouimet's
e.cond landed in "a deep pit TO the
right Of the green while Evans
Sas just on the edge of the rough
is,me 40 feet from the pit. When
Cuimet stepped down into the pit
ne was out OF sight of a large part
OF the spectators and a great shout
Of applause sprang from the gal
lery when he pitched the ball from
"a ciOud Of sand TO within four feet
Of the flag.
Evans massie shot was a trifle
strong and the ball rolled fully u
feet past the cup. The double title
holder sighted the lay Of the green
for almost a minute before he put
ted. but the strain was too great for
him 10 do himself justice and he
ieII short OF the hole by three feet.
Ouimet followed with a gentle tap
which rolled the ball easily TO the
lip CO the cup. paused for the frac-
ton of a second and then dropped
out OF sight. thus terminating one
OF the remarkable matches in the
history OF American golf.
Not all the glory OF the days golf
goes 20 Ouimet. for the manner in
which Evans fought and forced the
victor is shown by the tact that
there was but a difference Of one
hole and one stroke at the end OF
one o. the hardest matches ever
played in an amateur champion
ship. Ouimet finished with a total
stroke score of $50 and Evans ISL.
while the medal winning score on
Monday was 15S.
The comeback OF the Woodland
expert was all the more impressive,
however. from the fact that ne was
far from being in perfect physical
condition. Still suffering from the
effects OF tonsilitis and unable 20
take heavy nourishment. he played
the entire IS holes with but an oC-
casional sip OF orange juice and the
effects OF the strain and heat began
to show on the final nine holes after
Ouimet had run out the first half
OF the afternoon play with the re-
markable score Of "a, all but the
ninth being played IN par or under.
Even with the handicap OF a six on
the ninth. ne finished with a score
three below par for the nine holes.
Robert T Jones. jr, Of Atlanta.
played close 20 par golf with Rob
ert Gardner and defeated the Chi
cage player Eve 10 four.
The pairings for Thursday
Jones and Knepper, Ho0ner and
Fownes. Thompson and Heron.
Ouimet and Platt.