New-York tribune., 1920-09-21
Vardon and Ray Resume \
British Experts
Beat American
Pros by 3 Up
Tourists Defeat Bowling g
and Mcnamara i'm Both
Rounds at Cherry Valley
By Ray Mccarthy

Due TO the sudden change in the
weather or the inducement of the
American dollar, the English golfng
tourists, Ted Ray, American open cham
pion, and his partner, Harry Vardon,
won from Frank Mcnamara and Jack
Bowling over the course Of the Cherry
Valley Club on Long Island yesterday.
In the morning the Britons finished in
front by q score OF up, and in the
afternoon they won out by / up. Their
total victory, therefore, read g up and
1 to play.
However, to make things more inter
esting and evidently to speed up the
play, the club officials hit upon the
plan of offering q money prize for the
winner of each round. Purses were
also given for the best individual
scores.
And right here is where that old
fellow Harry Fardon came into his own.
As far as years come and go, he may
have tossed off a mere half hundred Of
them. But let nobody make the mis-
take of thinking he is ready to lay
fifty are by far the hardest. He is Just
starting.
Vardon Gathers In Dollars
In any event, hearing that low score
would enrich him by a few iron men,
he promptly let loose with his best
shots and romped home a winner His
score Of II in the morning was equaled
By Bowling, but in the afternoon Var
don collected the money all by his
lonesome with score Of IA, wnich was
essily the hest of this round
Both he and the Nkable Ray were
playing in much better form yesterday
than they showed either at Morris
County or at Englewood. Ray was
again outdistancing the field from the
tee. and Vardon was thrilling The gal
lery with his superb short games,
while on the greens Ray seemed to
have got back his delicate and true
touch again.
Both of the home -breds also played
well. No team can do otherwise and
compete with the Britishers when
they are in form. But from the start
the foreigners got the jump and set
the pace. The Americans fought hard
all the way, but they were playing an
uphill game and were somewhat handi-
capped by being on the defensive dur
ing the greater part of the going.
The English stars went to the front
on the very first hole in the morn
ing. Ray got off two long clouts,
drive and a brassie that went straight
and far and got him home in two,
enabling him to score 4, while both
Mcnamara and Dowling took 5s. On
the third hole Vardon ran down a
twelvefoot putt for his 4, while the
Americans again took 5s.
Sfri1p of UolvaA uolo,
And then followed a succession of
halved holes clear to the turn. Coming
back it was the same story. Both
Bowling and Mcnamara tried hard
enough, but they could not shake off
their opponents. When one slipped
the other was right there to save the
hole-that is the way they generally
play And SO the round ended with
the Britons leading oy 2 up.
In the afternoon the visitors again
took the lead. Vardon sinking a long
putt on the third for birdie 8. The
remainder of the holes to the turn
we're halved, Coming in Vardon, play
ing the twelfth perfectly, got a 4,
while the other three took 5s. Thus
the Britons became two up. Then the
Americans won three holes in success
sion, Mcnamara taking the thirteenth
with birdie 4 and Dowling the four
teenth and fifteenth. But the for
eigners came right back in their turn
and won the next two holes and the
match.
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