New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-10

st a 20, zones was eighteen last March,
while Wright had barely passed the
twenty-year mark, and with the eternal
optimism OF youth both looked to be
sunk his putt for birdie on the
nrst hole there was noticeable change
IN Jones's expression. After the man
ner Of the born fighter, there was a
noticeable tighteningtof the lips. with
an expression Of unusual grimness in
one still three years below the age
limit that marks mans estate.
Jones seemed to say, "Well, If this
Is to be that kind of battle I'll con-
tribute my share and we'll kick In
together"
His tee shot on the 42o-yard second
was followed by mashie pitch that
stopped suddenly within four feet of
the cup, from which advantage point he
matched Wright's first 8 with one
OF his own. And this was tho begin
ming. They both slumped back to par
goif on the third. with two good 10,
and then on the 405-yard fifth Wright
chucked thirty-footer into the cup
1oE another and became / up.
then. suddenly remembering that
Wright still led him in the way Of
80, the, Georgia youngster dashed
out and pluckily collected a whole
armful Of s. on the sixth, seventh
and eighth. At the eighth hole their
best ball was IS follows: 8. 8. a. g. A.
8. 3, 8, total Of 26 strokes FOR the
eight holes, or just six under even As.
Makes Dramatic Squirt
This. dramatic squirt Of Jones wac
enough to carry him on into winning
lead. From standing down at the
fourth he became 8 up at the eighth
and Wright could never fight his way
back to even terms. The Bostonian
placked the ninth and tenth. At the
latter hole Jones's tee shot crossed the
edge Of the sloping green only to flick
uphill out of bounds, but the Albanian
stopped this rash by dropping another
3 on the 4oV-yard eleventh for his
fourth birdie up to this point. He
again stuck in successive IS on the
was forced to win the eighteenth hole
to stand as we'll as down in spite
Of his very steady golf.
Jones, who had gone out in "a with a
at the ninth, where he took three
puts, came back in 81 with a at the
short tenth, where he pumped one out
of bounds. 1t takes no master Stats
tician to see just why Wright should
be in wrong up against this type of
golf.
In the afternoon meeting Wright cut
this lead to three holes, but once again
Jones rallied and finally settled the
match with a finish as dramatic as its
beginning had been. Where Wright
had started several hours before with
q at the first, Jones ended the match
in the afternoon at the short four
teenth. BY pitching to within foot
$x1N hn1n har
jumped back q foot from the terrific
back spin impaired ON the tee.
In the meanwhile Fownes found
Evans at the top Of his game. and as
Chick was around in "a the Pittsburgh
veteran finished his morning round too
far back 10 have any hope Of getting
even again. Evans, buoyed up by his
iifesaver Of the day before, was at his
best. giving full warning to opponents
going to put him out
Chick was hitting his shots we'll and
putting with much more confidence
than he has shown. Fownes played
steadily. but the long grind had worn
| the older golfer down, and he was
hardly the same man who had marched
ont in 35 against Bob Gardner the day
before.
, Opimet Routs Armour
Ouimet also gavevidence that he was
rounding to by his play against Tom
my Armour, the last Of the British
entries to pass out. The ex-open and
ex-amateur champion stalked around in
"a, and this against Armour's ragged
start on the frst three holes gave him
q commanding lead.
| The young Seotchman. who is one of
the soundest shot makers in the big
| field, had no chance 70 rally against his
! opponents golf. He had openings Of
| fered, but they were none too many,
for Ouimet's putter began to work in
blade is ringing true ne is no man to
start 8 up. Armour made his way
bravely enough along The rest of the
route but, in spite OF his fine iron
play, he could never close the gap.
In the afternoon round Armour cut
Onimet's lead to three holes as they
| cafne 10 the twelfth, but here, after
| the Scotch entry had laid his third
stone dead by magnificent putt, Oui-
met tapped q 25-footer into the hole
and practically ended the argument
then and there.
Both Armour and Ouimet have an
found to be we'll worth watching, but
the invader was not quite as consistent
from the tee.
| Further on down Ned Alls, who had
beaten Oswald Kirkby in g thirty-nine-
hole match the day before. astonished
j. Wood PIatt, the eonqneror Of Dave
HERON, by leading him four holes
| through the forenoon round. Ailis lost
no time in getting started and by
sticking closely to par gradually drew
away.
| AlIls Refused TO Weaken
! In the afternoon test Plat came back
with q vengeance. He went out In 36,
bat even at this clip was only able TO
! get back one hole when Ailis refused
to weaken. Plat continued TO fight it
out, and mt the thirty-first hole had
finally chopped the. Weaterner's lead to
one hole. But on the thirty-third green
he missed n 5-foos putt and this killed
| hts last chance.
| Piatt wss 2 down when he reached
che sbIrty-agth gseen. but three puts
egain here blocked his way. And 1t
! came 2boat thSt the man who slimi-
mated Champion Heron had vanished
from che tourney, bat in his fne rally
had also added new admirers 10 his list.
i The foas Survivors for the semi. nal
/ reunds make this championship an in-
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