The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21

0uimet played J. Wood Piatt, of the
North Hills club, Of Phiiadeiphia, to-
aay: Plat has been playing good golf
In the tournament and the Boston play
sr did not take him lightly. ouimet and
w. G. Fownes, Jr.. of Oakmont, are
the only former champions remaining
In the field.
Quimet demonstrated again yester-
Gay that he Is mi Of the greatest golf
ers ever developed in this country, by
defeating Charles Evans, one up on
the home hole In the second round Of
the championship tournament Playing
the game with the same stroke and
nerve that gave him international fame
In 1878. when he. won the open from
Ray n Warden, Eng'and's most Ia
nous professionals, the Woodland clue
representative, playing from Auburn
dale, Mass, fought throughout the en-
tire day against the skill and stamina
OF the Edgewater club star, Of Chi
cago, and eventually achieved victory
with q marvellous pitch from4a pit to
the homefSgreen and a four-foot putt,
which = required perfect nerve control
IN the cEucial moment Of the entire 36
holes of play.
The large crowd was silent as the
pair teed for the home hole play. Evans
drove first and Oulmet followed, both
reaching far down the fairway with
long shots. Ouimet,s second landed in
q deep pit to the right OF the green
while Evans was just on theN edge Of
the roughsome, 40 feet from the pin.
When 0uimet stepped down into tho
pit he Wa out OF sight of a large part
of the spectators and a great shout
~ofpapplause involuntaFily sprang from
the gallery when he pitched the ball
from a cloud Of sand to within four
feet OF the flag.
Evans mashie shot was a trifie strong
and the ball rolled fully IL feet past
the cup. The double titleholder sighted
the lay of the green for almost a min
ute before he putted, but the strain
was too great for him to do himself
full justice and he fell short Of the
hole by three feet. Ouimet followed
with a gentle touch of his ball, which
rolled leisurely to the lip OF the cup,
paused for a fraction Of a second and
then dropped out Of sight, thus termi-
rating one Of the most remarkable
matches in the history of American
golf.
An idea of how closely contested was
the match to the end may be gained
from a perusal of the last six holes
at which point Ouimet was ? up.
Thirty-first hole, 1914 yards, par 3
Evans 3. Ouimet 8. Evans got his irol
shot within IL feet of the pin while
Ouimet was on a banking Of the green
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him a three-foot putt. Evans tried foI
a long putt but was short. and the
hole was halved In threes. Ouimet two
up.
! Thirty-second hole, $40 yards, par 4
Evans 4, Ouimet 5. Evans hooked into
the side of a bunker but recovered
with a beautiful second to the green
| Evans approach putt left. him four fee
from the hole. Evans fourth wa
dead. Evans sank his putt and wor
| the hole. Ouimet one up.
Thirty-third hole, $40 yards. par 4
Evans 6, Ouimet 6. They halved il
six. Ouimet one up.
Thirty fourth hole, 226 yards, par 3
Evans 3, Ouimet s. Evans showed hi
| 20 feet from the pin, Francis slicet
to the rough at the right and his thirt
| was over the green and in a trap be
yond. Chicks approach putt was shor
but Francis missed his fourth, Evan
sank. All even.
Thirty fifth, 9S2 yards, par 4: ouime
9, Evans g.. All even.
The players went to the 36th tee al
even. after they halved the 18th 4
birdie three. Both hit down the middi
to the home hole. Francis put his sec
ond In a trap at the right. Evans wa
iust off the green at the left. Franci
laid his niblick from the trap withii
three feet OF the pin. Evans overTa
his chip by. ten feet. Evans studio,
the putt for some time and missed
Francis sank his putt for the hole an,
Robert T. Jones. Jr.. Of Atlanta
played close Ito par golf with Rober
Gardner. and defeated the Chicag'
player, 8 and 4. So
George w. Hoffner, of Philadelphis
defeated G. A, Peacock, Of Oakmon'
4. Z. Khepper, of Sioux City, de
feated ]. B.. CrockstohS OF Stanto
Heights, 2 and L.