New-York tribune., 1920-09-12

| tHdt tHe master puCCer from the East
no longer had the old, uncanny touch
that once made him the most feared
golfer in the game.
From that point on Evans put up an
impregnable barrier that was impervi-
gus to all assault. He dropped his
mashie approach; at the treacherous
NTH within four feet. Evans then had
threcfoot putt for at the sixth
hole, but missed.
Excellent 1ashe Play
No one had ever witnessed finer
mashie play. With perfect timing and
confident case, with all the harmony of
an oldfashioned song bereft of Jazz,
Chick was applying his wide mashc
blade to the ball and turf with a snap
at the finish that meant perfect dircc-
tion and perfect control. lie missed
his putt for a 3 here bat came up
at the eighth by again dropping an iron
shot near the pin with Oumet over the
green.
At the long ninth and the short tenth
Evans again dropped two mashe ap-
proaches practically dead to the cup;
dead enough with Chick putting like
Travers or a Travis. He beat par on
both holes.
The last great thrill of the match
came at the short tenth. Oumet here
was seven down, with only nine holes
left. He was beaten and he knew it.
His last hope vanished when Evans
laced his pitch to within five feet of
the cup. But even here the lion hearted
Ouimct refused to quit. He followed
Chicks effort by planting his tee shot
within two feet of the cup, where an
other turn or two would have given
him L. They halved this hole in ..
Chick missed his first shot of the
afternoon at the eleventh. where he
| lost, conceding Oumet's 3, but he
evened up by again ramming his inashic
approach at the twelfth to within four
feet of the pin, where it held with the
grip of glue.
That last shot settled the final issue,
and as Ouimct, after being trapped.
played out. putted and conceded tho
hole, the cheering crowd stormed in
upon the green and lifted Evans against
the skyline.
Among those who rushed up to con-
gratulate him were Miss Alexa Stirling,
the women's champion; Cyril J. Tollcy,
the British champion; Hope and
Wethered, Hagen and host Of others.
who were al! willing TO admit they had
seen the finest closing exhibition Of
golf ever offered in a championship
test.
Second Title for Chick
SO Evans. after winning at Merton in
1916, comes back to his own again as
the greatest amateur Of them all. This
makes his second visit to the amateur
throne room Of American golf.
IT
Western amateur championship, has
where he finished but three strokes
back of Ted Ray, and now ne is again
national amateur champion. There
can no question about his suprem
acy. He has earned his place on the
heights, and it must be of vast salts
faction to know that he earned big
part Of it by puttng-for it was his
magical tweivefoot putt on the 36th
green against Lewis that left him in,
and it was his putting yesterday. as
much as his superior iron play, that
helped him to crush Ouinct.
SO Evans stands alone in the anna
teur class Of all nations. The four star
British golfers had their chance to
Bobby Jones, had his opportunity also.
Reggie Lewis alone gave him a battle
that will go down in history, but Reg
gle coundn't overcome "Chick" and
destiny hooked together.
1t was fated that Evans should stand
where he is to-day, for he unquestion-
ably proved his right to the golden
crown Of the ancient game-and he
proved it with every club in his bag
against one Of the finest amateurs that
ever played.