Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-09-08
TITLE HOLDERS WIN
FIRST GOLF ROUNDS
IN NATIONAL MEETS
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mer and present title holders of the
United States and France won their
matches today in the first match round
or the national tournament. but the Ca
madam champion was eliminated. S.
Davidson Heron of Pittsburgh was en-
abled to continue his efforts to retain
his title by defeating Peter Harmon of
New York after an uphill fight which
went to the thirty-ninth hole.
Q. p. Grier of Montreal, Canadian
champion, as an easy victim for Rob-
ert A Gardner of Chicago. twice cham
pion. Charles Evans, Jr., and w. c.
Zones, Jr., both former champions, also
were victors
Thomas ID. Armour. Scotchman
VINO holds the amateur championship
of France. won the home green from
George Hoffner of Philadelphia.
francis Ouimet, former open and
amateur champion; Bobby Jones, the
youthful wonder from Atlanta. 7 w
Sweetser of Yale, intercollegiate cham
plon, and T. J. Wright, Jr., the young
Massachusetts champion, also won their
matches.
It as steadiness which enabled
Davey' Heron. steel worker. to con
tinue in the tournament. He entered
the afternoon round one down to his
young opponent from the Scotch Amer
lcah club, New York, and probably
would have won at the home green
had he not hooked his second shot into
a clump of trees on a hillside over
looking the green. A niblick shot which
1alled to halt the ball on the green
then made it necessary for them to go
Tor the extra holes. They halved the
Two extra holes in par tours. Harmon
had the honor at the third hole and
drove out of bounds twice from the
tet each diving cost him a penalty
stroke and the distance under the new
rules. Recognizing the inevitable. he
shook Herron's hand and said. That's
enough"
Chick Evans and Fred Wright raised
the hopes of their many followers by
excellent cards which broke records.
Evans card of Y was the best that
competition on the Engineers club
course and had been equalled only by
the club professional. The best pre-
yIous amateur card was IA with Max
MarSton in a club tournament
Fred Wright went out in his after
noon round in "a, a record which was
fequaIled by Ouimet last week in four
ball competition with Canadians.
Wright had one birdie 3 and a birdie 4.
The as made on the long ninth hole,
when Wright sank a 40-foot putt, with
an aluminium club which he borrowed
from his opponent, Albert Socket, of
Chicago. 1t as the first time he had
ever used such a type of putter.
While cards in match play usually
represent many conceded puts which
would not always be made in medal
play the gallery rewarded the holders
of the best cards as likely to last into
the coming rounds of the tournament
and among these favoriteS is included
Robert A. Gardner of Chicago, who put
put G. p. Grier. the Canadian champion.
and Z. Grier's battle was almost
hopeless after the first IS holes. for he
was then 5 down. Gardner went out
in IS in the afternoon round and he
took two IS. one a birdie, before the
match ended He told Grier that this
afternoons stretch represented the best
golf he had ever played.
Summary and order of pairing for
tomorrow:
feated F. c. Newton, Brookline, Mass,
and z: Reginald NJ. Lewis, Greenwich,
Conn, defeated Gardiner w. White
Nassau, l up; r. A. Gardner, Hinsdale
defeated G. p. Grier Royal Montreal
9 and z: w c. Fownes, Jr Oakmont
defeated Horald Weber. Inverness,
and 3; II. P. Allis, Milaukee. defeated
Robert Mckee. Grandvie, 1 up; Oswald
Kirby, Englewood, defeated B. c. Cork
ran, Baltimore, 4 and 8; S. Davidson
Heron, OakInont, defeated Peter Har
mon, Scotch-American, l up. SO holes
J. w. Plat. North Hills. defeated
Maurice Risley. Atlantic City, up
Francis Ouimet, Goodland, defeate
Richard Hickey. Atlanta, 3 and 2: M
M. Jack. Merton, defeated r. B. Bush
Audubon, and A; Pill Carter, Shine
cock. defeated Max r. Narration. an
1; t. D. Armour. Scotland, defeate,
George Hoffner Bala, 1 up; Frank "
Dyer, Upper Montclair. defeated J. E
Rose, Allegheny, 9 and 7; r. T. Jones
II Atlanta defeated J. Simpson Dear
Atlanta, and 4; J. w. Sweetser, 81
waney. defeated D. z. Sawyer, ST
waney, 7 and 6; f J. Wright, Jr.. Abe
marie, defeated Albert S. EckeI, Riv
erside. z and 6.