New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

"oue" never stea0y golfer, Van
Week possesses that in his game which
goes long way-a world of conf
dence. He believed in his ability to
defeat j. Simpson Dean, of Princeton,
tn the morning, and his success at the
nineteenth hole proved profitable. 1t
was the same way in the afternoon, de-
spite the fact that nearly every one
figured Graham an almost sure winner.
Peacock OF Form
Unable to play up to his accustomed
form, Grant Peacock. of Garden City.
never gave Graham much Of matach
in the morning. The former Princeton
golfer became 2 down by losing the
first and third holes. but he got a hole
back when Graham made a hash of
the long fourth, getting into two bunk
ers. The Greenwich favorite won the
fifth and sixth in par figures. but
ffteen-foot putt helped Peacock win
the seventh in 8. He also won the
eighth in 4 to after being short on
his approach.
Both played the 1e5-yard ninth in
shot and the other pulling down the
slope. On his second the Garden City
man overplayed to the deep tray, so
that Graham managed to win with 4.
The Greenwich golfer by that time
stood 2 up, having gone out in 80 to
Peacock's 40. At the short tenth down
the hill the visitors tee shot landed his
pail in trap, so that Graham. with
y there. became 3 up. The latter in
creased his advantage to 4 up at the
eleventh, and won the match at the
long fourteenth.
The only thrills Of the forenoon re-
suited from the meeting Of Van Week
and Dean, who has been appearing fire.
quently in tournaments this season.
When he gained a lead Of up at the
turn Dean appeared in fair way to
fng if not an uphill fighter, and he pro
ceeded to 60 after his opponent, though
the latter, it must be said, threw away
frequent opportunities.
The Greenwich man est, 'e" the tenth
by dropping long putt for a 2, and it
was good putting that saved him half
IN on the next green. They halved
up the 5S5-yard fourteenth. taking Z.
At that point Van Week was still 2
down, but he won the fifteenth in 8. He
made complete mess of the sixteenth
sllcing his second shot back of the
trees and getting trapped on his third.
After playing five shots and being still
off the green he conceded the hole
Looks Like Forlorn Hope
1t looked like forlorn hope then as
Dean, standing dormie 2, needed only y
half to win the match. He took 8 at
the seventeenth. Van Week capturing
that with q s. To the home hole, neith-
er man made the green on his Sec
ond. Their thirds left the balls equl-
distant from the cup. Dean played the
odd and overran less than yard. On
the like Van Week failed by a hairs
breadth the ball trickling over the
edge of the cup. 1t looked all over
then, but Dean missed his short one, so
it was Van Weeks hole in to and
the match was halved.
That Dean wasn't tlckled to death
over that missed putt was shown by the
way he tossed his club to nearby
bunker. To the extra hole neither got
away we'll, Van Week showing his drive
TO trap and Dean pulling to the
rough. Their seconds left the balls
near the green. but Van Week laid his
third close and won with to s.
The card follows:
xan Week out. sSsSes* :-.s
Dam. sa s'Ssk' in m. m. s-s; s-ss-s;
Extra hole Van Week. 4; Dean. 8.
No matter what may be said Of Var