New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
Stars
Badly Beaten
At Scarsdale
Mcnamara and Bowling
Humble Vardon and Raw
on Links by 6 and 5

Playing in wonderful golhne form,
Jack bowling, the Scarsdale profess
sional, and Tom Mcnamara, of the
Slwanoy club, handed the English
crack golfng team, Harry Vardon and
LED Ray, severe beating yesterday
on the links of the Scarsdale club. The
score Of the match was and 5. This
was the second defeat of their present
tour for the Britens, ana their first
over the sG-hois route.
AS usual, the English stars knocked
par to pieces and against any ordinary
game would have been the victors. But
it was no ordinary game of golf BOWL
ing and his partner played yesterday
1t was an exhibition Of the most
brilliant Kind ever staged over this
course. Brides came thick and EAST
ana the spectators were dazzled BY .ae
dizzy pace of the two teams.
The Britons played the same old re-
liable game which has brought them
several victories already IN their short
stay here. Ray, the ponderous, was
driving tremendously and shooting Tor
the low scores, while the easy going
Vardon contented himself with stroll
ing along and taking pa: scores. Some
OF the greatest shots ever made at
ocarsdale were turned in by all four
players.
Beaten at Own Game
In the morning Bowling and Nc
Namara had best ball Of 81, which
was two strokes better than that of
their opponcnts-69. The locals were
= and ,
four more to this tally. The Amer
leans beat The Britishers at their own
game in the second round Jack BOWL
ing played like demon and pulled
down birdie after birdie, while Nc
Namara moved along evenly and stead
lily, holding the others safe at all
stages.
Nardon and Ray took rhe lead at
the very outset of the match. winning
the second hole with two inc fours,
while their opponents required fves
The locals got this back 1T the fifth.
bowling holing long putt for d rhree
he also sank another long putt on the
next hole for another three. giving his
side an advanta>a OF Two holes.
Downing got in some more of his
good work on the eighth hole, making
4 splendid approach that landed him
dead to the pin. Mcnamara then took
hand and sank 6. ten-footer on the
ninth for a birdie two, giving the
locals lead of three holes at the turn
Ray Comes to Rescue
The slugging Ray then came TO the
fore. He got off good drive and {
fine brassie clout He then made (
nifty chip shot from nearly ninet,
feet away from the hole that rar
straight lor the cup and dropped in
giving him an eagle three. The big
fellow kept up the good work and
sank putt of some twenty feet on the
next green, winning that hole also anc
cutting the lead of his opponents tt
one hole
However, Bowling and McNamars
got this back on the thirteenth. each
getting a three, while Vardon and Ray
missed their puts and took As The
remaining holes on this round wert
halved, leaving the locals up for the
first half Of the match
With Bowling shooting ike old Buff
falo Bill himself, in the Afternoon
there was little hope for the Britons
despite their fine round. Bowling wor
the eleventh with birdie 8 anc
gol another on the seventh, making his
team up. Mcnamara Clipped in
with a long putt for bird on the ninth
and on the other holes they held the
foreigners safely by playing par golf
Coming in Mcnamara got on
the eleventh and the match was fin
ished when the twelfth and thirteenth
were halved.
The cards.