New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-19
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Double Victory
Sawyer and Anderson Bow
First to Invaders and Then
kerrigan and Mcnamara
By Ray Mccarthy

by Kay Mccarthy
Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, Eng
lands great golfing pair, began their
tour OF this country auspiciously by
winning two matches on the Siwanoy
Club links yesterday with two of the
greatest performances that have ever
been shown over this course. Ned
Sawyer, metropolitan champion. and
John t. Anderson, both members Of the
Siwanoy Club, were the victims of the
brltlshers In the morning by score
OF. and l, while Tom Kerrigan, the
crack young professional of the ST.
Wanoy Club, and Tommy Mcnamara,
star pro-, also a member Of this club
sucoSmbed to the prowess of the Eng
lish stars in the afternoon match. The
score was up and / to play.
A gallery of some 5000 golf enthusi-
asts, including great mum Der of wou:-
en-, added plenty Of color to the affair
Even after the deluge of heavy rain
came most of the women stuck gamelv
to the task Of trailing the players
through the wet and the mud and ar
rived home after a two hours tramp,
water-soaked and bedraggled but SUI
premely happy in having seen a bril-
liant struggle a tussle, in which Ted
Ray scintillated with some wonderful
putting, which incidentally was respon-
slble for his victory.
Women Stick to Trail
;. AS one woman remarked to her mud
despatched companion, who was in
cllned to leave the match flat at the
ninth green: "Oh, we might as we'll
go the rest of the way We're drenched
now, and, besides, we may not have an
other opportunity of seeing these men
play"
If Vardon and Ray are going back
Man o. War and Babe Ruth are fail
ing. They cleaned up in 1913 the last
time they played here, losing but ono
match during their entire journey.
Smith at Wyksevl, and it begins to l ap-
pear as though they will enjoy another
successful as we'll as profitable tour.
The two Tommies, it's true, suffered
few bad breaks, while their op-
ponents caught couple that helped
them materially, but, as is generally the
case, the winner always gets the
breaks; and, moreover, Ray and Var
don set pace which was sure to col
iect any good breaks lying in the road
| way. theirs was top-notch exhibi-
ton, no matter from what angie it is
viewed, and deserving of all the praise
that can be given them. This, too. in
spite Of the fact that they arrived onlv
yesterday after a nine-day sail.
Inc outstanding feature Of the
Whoie show was the superb putting of
the easy going Ray. Time after time
ne tipped the cup, or came within
whisper of sinking puts of from 10
to % feet. Anything under that was
as good as gold to him. His driving
also was something to cause the folks
TO- gasp. He generally outdrove the
others and invariably played his iron
shots accurately and effectively.
But to return to the prsting of the
master, Ray. 1t was his work on the
green's winch earned his side the vic
tory. Vardon played we'll. too, but un-
! doubtedly gave no real indication of
what he can do for yesterday he per
formed with sprained left thumb. -he
result of pillow fight on board ship
last week.
kerrigan Shows Up Well
Tommy Kerrigan, who is rapidly
nearing the championship goal and
whose easy-going style of play won the
ADMIRATION of the enthusiastic throng
ran his veteran opponent a close sec
ond for honors yesterday. KERR
gan went around on par ~, to Rays
II, and displayed some shots that
were the equal Of anything ever seen
at Siwanoy.
His driving was for the most part
good. but his short game was simply
marvellous. 1t kept the Siwanoy pair
IN the running at all times, and had
Tommy been able to TOD it off with
steady putting the victory would prob
ably have gone to the home breds. At
times kerrigan was brilliant on the
greens. but he missed a couple of easy
puts which proved costly.
Mcnamara, who did not strike his
stride until the in journey, also missed
some puts which made all the differ
ences in the world as regards the score.
| Mcnamara and Vardon both had cards
Of rs. The best ball card of the Eng
lsh pair was SO; of the Americans
IL
Vardon was the first to drive and
hammered out long straight ball that
found its way to the middle of the
1alrway. The others also did we'll, Ker-
rigan being to the front Vardon $
second shot found its way to the rough
and he finally took a five. The others
were on in two and down in two puts.
Both Vardon and Ray played their iron
shots with considerable loft and back
SPIN, beautiful to see, and generally
effective. The Americans approached
more with the pitch and run shot.
Mcnamara drove the rough from the
second tee, the others being down the
middle, Ray the longest. All were on
IN two, Kerrigan's approach being the
best. 10 feet from the pin. Mcnamara
ran his third to within y feet of the
hole and then sank nifty putt for a
par four, the score of the others
On the short third Vardon drove to
the right of the green, but Ray planted