New-York tribune., 1919-10-25
Three Leaders
Meet Defeat
In Golf Tilt
Meigs, Harper and
Clarey Survive at the Al
lantic City Country Club

ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. 24.-The un-
certainty of golf received another illus
tratlon to-day, when the three piaye~s
VINO had headed the list in the qualify
ing test in the autumn tournament at
the Country Club Of Atlantic CITY met
defeat in the match rounds. As re-
suit Chester L. Maxwell. OF Trenton.
and d. r. Meigs, representing Sea
N1ew' wlii meet in one semi-fnaI
bracket. while on the lower side the
survivors are F. ". Harper, smother
Trenton man. and f. C. Clarey, of Bals.
Although the rain let UP early in the
day, there was a stiff wind TO combat.
so that few were able to keep clear Of
the traps which yawn on all sides. As
Walter Reynolds. the medal winner.
and Fred knight were on opposite
sides of the draw. a majority looked TO
see these two fight their way to the
final. Both were defeated in the sec
ond round III matches carried to the
hcr"e pr"en.
Reynolds found Meigs too steady.
especially on the greens At the turn
Mefgs stood up, but the match was
all square ut the thirteenth Megs
became up by winning the next two
holes, only to have his opponent draw
level by capturing the sixteenth and
seventeenth. To the home hole Rev
nolds was in the rough after his sec
ond shot. and his next left his ball q
tr a. G ort
In the mean time Meigs. who almost
got home on two good wooden club
feet OF the flag and sank the putt for a
par 4.
Clarey. although generally standing
one or two up over Knight had to fight
hard to win. Out in 80. the Bala man
stood up at the turn, and at No.
10 increased his advantage to 2 up.
Knight was still . down going to the
fifteenth. where he brought off n puts
clear across the green for bird 3, and
he squared accounts with s at the
sixteenth, his opponent getting trapped
on the drive. They halved the seven
teenth in 5. but Ciarey won the home
hole and the match.
The summary:
FIRST SIXTEEN
First ,round--Walter H Reynolds Aroni.
mink. defeated Herbert c. Buchanan
SnaekanaaSon Sln,ss up and to play; u. p.
Atlantic City. and 4 II X Read. A.,
'antc City, won from J X. Costello. Sea-
view, by default. G. Maxwell. Trenton.
defeated Frank Donahue. Buckhl Falls
4 and 3; Frank Harper. Trenton. defeated
) Iames 6. Parish. tr., National and y
r., Blair. kahkwa. defeated +. F T.
Jennings Stenton. and 2: r. {. Clarey.
City. and /; Fred W. knight. White
'rarsh defeated Henry Gormley. Allan
Second rouna-Meigs defeated Reynolds.
| up; Maxwell defeated Read. . and 1:
harper defeated Blair 2 and !; CIarey
defeated knight, up.
SECOND SIXTEEN
First round Edward satterthwaitc.
Aronimink. defeated c. @. Iuh. Franz,
ford up and 2 TO play; T p Fndicott Al
lantic City, defeated Graham Wilson Allan
irenton. beat Alec Coles. shawnee s up
and TO play: Miles Higgins. Stenton.
beat w. L. Irish. Plymouth 7 up and 6
boat J. Fisher. unattached up az
hoies); c. y. Phillips. Atlantic city. bea.
X. r. Bennett. Aronimink. up and to
y Whitemarsh. beat A. L. Taylor, Haddon-
I'D. up and to play
second rouui--Sattert thwaita heat r y
ff3;n11Icott' g up and TO play: Cook bea,
'tt1ssins. 'tas up; II. J. Westney beat Phil
b1at 1ps nier up sna I'D and 10 Plsy $ D Newton
THIRD sIXTEEN
First round-T. p. Theiren. Aron,,n.nk
beat Daniel Darreff. Frankford by de-
.auit' II L. Newton. F'rankford. beat
TO play f. 5. Cold Merchantvilie' ba.r
James Aheroyd. Atlantic CITY. z up ana
o p!ay; E- J: Taliant, Atlantic CITY beat
- {. clegE. Phiiadelphia {. c. : UP and
City. beat G. H. silnmerman. L1iu Tenpls. s'Tiri.s
up and to play. F. c Biok!nr. :,
oavIds. beat G.. Altmayer unattaohed
y ana 2 TO play. W. II. Sweer Cano.
'rook beat II. w. HIN. Deal. UP and
o play B J.. Carroll. Aronimink. beat A
\, Nelson. Atlantic city. up and to
r, Second round-H L. Newton heat
| | neiren, UP and to play: Tallant beat
'old, up, Bicking beat McSweeuey. uD
lnd to play: Carroll beat Sweet. 6 "