New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-25
Dean, Captain
Of Tiger Team,
Stars O., Links
Princeton Leader Wins Two
Matches by Big Mar
gins; Faces Task TODAY
By Ray Mccarthy

J, Simpson Dean, star player and
captain OF the Princeton golf team
after leading thhe Tigers to a notable
victory on Tuesday and Wednesday, be-
began yesterday to clear the way to
the individual championship. He won
his matches in the first and second
rounds easily, but it may be that the
luck of the draw will prove the Stun
bling block for the big fellow.
1t so happens that Dean will have to
meet two of the very best players in
the tournament to-day. And such
test as this may be even too much for
golfer OF the caliber and sturdiness
| of the Princetonian.
Dean will first have to struggle
against A. L. Walker. the Columbia
team captain, and present title-holder,
who is just beginning to strike his
mates Walker, the Nassau student viii
be required to try his luck with Jesse
Sweetser, the Yale star, assuming, Of
course, the New Haven collegian is
successful in his match with his team
mate, A. 7. Burlington.
There is no player in the lower half.
unless it be young James Ward, OF
Williams, who is as good as any of the
above three. Therefore the one Of
the trio That comes through to-day
viii very likely carry off the honors
for the season.
Tiger Captain Easy Winner
His matches yesterday were simply
practice tests for Dean. In the morn
ing he encountered c. A. Griscom, Of
Yale, and won in a canter 7 and 6; G.
c. Davis, of Pennsylvania. was Deans
next victim by count OF to 5.
Dean never wavered from the pace
he set at the beginning of the meet
and went out in SO, two under par,
| being up at the turn.
Coming back he played each hole in
4. He managed to chalk up another ?
in this match, making this score on the
eighth, when his tee shot just escaped
dropping into the cup His card with
Davis was as follows:
B Bs1T. Sus. : 8 ! 4 4-as
Dean in........ 4
Walker, after defeating G. R. Mckee,
of Dartm outh, in the morning by a
score of and 5, went against Sidney
Scott, the Yale captain, and came
| through in fine form, by score of
and 8 Walker went out in par 3s
and was up at the turn. Coming
in the Columbian had score of 2
under par The champion made few
mistakes, his worst hole being the sec
ond on which he took s, because of
shot into the rough Their cards:
M ysats ou 9ut.. ! s s 3 44--33ss
Walker in...... 3
Scott in........ >
Sweetser Double Victor
Sweetser first engaged T. j. Pulling,
Of Princeton, who showed some good
/ performance early in the week, and after
disposing of the Tiger golfer, by a
score of and 2, teed # with A. P Boyd
the Dartmouth captain. Sweetser was
the victor in this match also by a tally
Of and "a good days work.
Swcetser and Boyd both played in
topnotcll form, doing par for the first
nine holes. At the turn they were
even, but beginning with the thirteenth
Sweetser won four holes in succession
and the match.
Sweetser twice got down in two
strokes, an unusual stunt, TO say the
least On the fourth he hoed a 10
foot putt for his 2 and on the fifteenth
sank another long putt of 10 feet to
score 2.
The cards:
sweetser out 80. 6 5 4 as
Boyd out ..... 5 8 SIS
S"eetser in. 5