New-York tribune., 1920-09-08

perate contest of the day.
The rugged battle between Heron
and Harmon was easily the feature of
4hs first series at match play. "Chick"
Evans and Bobby Jones won by de-
.;siys margins. Francis Ouimet, after
spirited debate, finally overthrow
vouae Richard Hickey, Of Atlanta, who
fought the Boston star to a standstill
Rob Gardner, Fownes and most of
.hs fayorites survived without crack
ins spine to win. But Heron, op-
nosins Harmon, had his days work cut
ant from the first tee to the cave-in
vhieh ended Harmon's brilliant battle
ea the thirty ninth tee.
Harmon Is New York Product
Harmon is one of the younger gen
sration, who began his golf at Van
Cortlandt Park. Only few club mates
and near neighbors knew the strength
Of his game and his coolness under
Are.
Heron to discover that he was up
against q youngster who could hit the
bail and who was not AFRAID to so for
the pin. Dave started by slashing his
ice shots all over the course. and as
result of this wild fit was soon A down.
Hs was we'll down when they started
home in the forenoon, and only by
shifting into very fine golf was he able
70 cut away most of the margin and
snd the first eighteen holes just one
marker to the bad.
Realizing that he was up against a
y
irom Pittsburgh went to it with his
best golf in the afternoon and soon
forged into the lead. Heron, out in
IS, was UP and apparently in safe
sight of victory. But at this point
Harmon came back with a rush. BY
playing the first FIVE holes of the home
coming round in two under As he cut
the big lead to one hole.
Heron, winning the sixteenth, was
then 2 up and . to play. But Harmon
refused to quit. By game rally, which
produced fine golf. he won the last two
holes in par As and they were off to
the only extra hole match Of the day.
HERON Makes Longest Drive
Harmon had fine tee shot at the
frat or thirty-seventh hole, and then
Dave went to it. This hole is 415
yards in length. Herron's tee shot
vas the longest clout of the tourna-
nent Paced off it came to exactly $50
nrds, leaving him an easy mashie
siblick to the green. But once again
Harmon rallied with fine iron shot
Mat left him twenty feet from the cup.
Hssron's high pitch was only fifteen
feet away, and whi,e both went for
their 3s. neither could find the true
pathway to the waiting tin.
At the thirty-eighth hole Harmon
heed q long drive straight down the
middle. Herron's tee shot was so badly
hooked that it cleared a wide patch of
rough to the left and landed in the
parallel fairway leading to the hf-
..enth hole
Heron pitched to the edge of the
green and Harmon's approach landed
near the pin, but bounded up into a
$Yutty lie over a bank above the cup
Heron then Clipped to within four
! feet Of the pin and had nothing left
except to adopt the policy of watchful
waiting, as Harmon Clipped out with
the result outlined above. His ball
Sareiy missed the cup and when Heron
sank his four-footer they were of
again to the thirty-ninth hole.
This third hole was Harmon's Sedan
and Waterloo rolled into one debacle
o. disaster. His tee shot was hooked
inso the woods far out of bounds. And
men, in place Of waiting for Heron
% drive, the Hudson River youngster
aasriediy teed up another and hooked
sa!s ball to the same spot. After
irving out Of bounds he should have
waited until Heron had driven, but
n!s eagerness to retrieve the error,
sarough his dismay at the sudden
T. = MS eagerness to retrieve the error
hs anal chance.
Comedies Match to Heron
\ with one ball out of bounds Har-
nol was then playing 3. With his
~, ssas attempt out Of bounds he was
kaInS B, and go he conceded Heron
.as aale, the only extra hole match in
s.;., mpionship history that was won
~. h'aous the winner playing a shot on
we hnal extra hole.
., aIe next leader who absorbed
p;ss pssosa was Ouimet. Paired against
i;so hickey. nineteen-year-ol
ssI'es ssa az the University of Georgia
sae another Atlanta product from the
a'gy school, the Boston star found
naseH one down at the twelfth hole.
aamets sra iron game was none too good,
s.a % hickey refused to break the ex-
80 ana ex-amateur champion had 70
srs his best to win.
-, vainet braced up quickly on the
=. nlne holes in the afternoon and
~s s,nning the fifteenth and sixteenth
60 csa sae match. But in this test the
~ youngster proved that he was
s,s iss Ia behind Jones. Only ten days
Ss, zones gave Hickey three strokes,
sHs to play most Of his golf over
snort nine hole course al Athens.
a very little competition to carry
s along. he deserves more than pass
csstsdit for his fine play yesterday.
-. .shiek" Evans set one OF the swift
.s,ss Ct the day against F. c.