New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
Amateur Star
Displays Skill
At Pinehurs,
Graham, Weber and Bocken-
kamp Also Survive Play
for North South Title
By Ray Mccarthy

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Francis Ouimet, of Bcookline; Sam
Graham. Of Greenwich; Harold Weber,
of the Inverness Club OF Toledo, and
Z. E. ~Bockenkamp, Of the Midland Club
of st. Louis, will meet in the semi
final round Of the North and South
amateur golf tournament here Monday,
as a result of their victories here to-
day. The present meet is one of the
hest that has ever been conducted at
the local links, from the standpoint of
interest as we'll as from the quality
Of play shown.
Exceptionally fine golf play featured
all four matches. Despite the fact the
day was cold and raw and a high wind
whistled across the green's and over
the %bunkers. the cards of all the con-
~testants were excellent. Those of
Ouimet and Graham were the best. 1t
it out in the final round.
Joe Wells. the star little golfer from
Wheeling, W.. Va. was Ouimet's victim
st 5 and g.. Graham defeated the plug
ger, f. c.. Newton, the Staten Island
champion, and Massachusetts team
captain, by 3 and g. B~ockenkamp won
from f. S. Danforth, the North Fork,
l.. l.. player, also by a score Of $
and 2, while young Ellsworth Angus
U.s., tIc IduSY SOiIST from NlcNelalQ,
succumbed to the stcadiness of the
veteran Weber by a similar score.
Just Misses a 81
There has been enough good golf
play shown here this week between the
performances of the pros" and thesa
amateur stars, to satisfy the most al
dent of bugs" at least until mid-sum-
MGR. But it is doubtful if the gallery
that followed Ouimet and Wells ever
saw any better performance than TIE
Boatonian displayed over the No.. >
course this morning. 1t WAS nothing
short of wonderful. He went aYooaa
IN 20, and except for a few miss or
long puts by the narrowest of NJ
gins his score might just as Wi -
been 81.
Wells played d fine brand Of COLL, has
card being 70. But he WAS unfortunate
IN that he encountered the Bay State
wizard when he is Just beginning t.
show some Of his oldtime form. Walter
Hagen would have had to shoot he
best he knows how, and then some. to
have beaten Ouimet this morning.
While Ouimet's win was quite decisive
Wells can return home and tell the
folks that for fifteen holes he kept
the indomitable Ouimct hustling.
Except for one hole, the seventh
OUimet had q wonderful round, and
outside OF the seventh, eighth and elev-
enth he played every hole in par or
better. On two holes, the first and
fourteenth, he played out an eagle
score. His was Il grand game all the
way, and those who followed are con-
tented to remain and spend tomorrow
in talking it over.
Certain it is they will not see the
performance bettered this year here
unless Ouimct turns the trick himself,
as he is liable to do in the next TWO
days. The young New Engl&nder IS
beginning to feel himself, and his
round to-day caused a wholesale can
collation. of passages home. Nobody
is going to miss such good stuff when
it is right at hand and may be dupli-
Gated twice more.
Starts With an Eagle
Ouimet began the day by running
an eagle 8. He has accomplished this
feat in five consecutive trips over the
No. > course. His drive or this hole
was q beauty. his iron shot was even
better and placed him on the green in
2. Wells took a five, which is par
and smiled as he started to the second
tee, realizing what he was up against
Ouimet was on the green IN 2 and
got down in 2 more, while Wells tooi
G, his worst hole of the day.
Ouiment played the next hole ex-
pertly, getting d par 4 70 Weiss 5
and was 8 up. Despite the fact that
ii appeared as though Ouimet would
capture the match in ten holes. But
the little follow never ave up and
held gamcly 10 his task in spite Of the
overwhelming odds.
Both played the next three holes in
par. Then, on the seventh, the for
mef champion suffered his first mis-
fortune and his advantage was cut
down a notch. Both had good drives,
Ouimet being g little longer, but Wells
having the better position. Wells used
a brassie to land in a splendid posi-
ton for an approach to the green.
just in front Of the green. Wells made
q perfect approach and dropped dead
to within three feet of the cup. Ouim~t
took two shots to get OH the green and
two TO get down, Wells holing out
meantime.
Halve the Short Eighth
Ouimet's drive on the eighth, u short
hole, buried itself far into a bunker,
the top Of the ball only showing.
Wells had a good safe drive and WAS on
the green in two, but quite distant
from the cup. Ouimet's lie didn't seem
to pcrturb him IN the least. He took s
spoon and made a wonderful recovery
to the f~afrway in front Of the green,
and was on in three and out In four.
halvins the hole, as Wells needed two
puts to get down.
The man from Massachusetts in
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