Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-16
Rv SANDY McNIBLICK
NLITONDER what a golf ball thi


w about after it's been hit over a
six mile stretch twice from Noble to
Rydal and back again, then rims the
hole and sits two inches from the cup
for the.loss Of the match? In the second
round of the Lynnewood Hall golf tour
ney yesterday magnificent match was
staged by W. H. Gardner. Buffalo. and
Max Marston. Merton, going twenty
two holes at dusk to Gardner, / up.
Gardner missed a chance to break some
more records when he holed out that
long putt for a birdie. If the match had
gone a few more holes it would have
easily made a new long distance mark.
Twenty three holes is the longest most
fans can recall one round match tc
have gone.
At any rate Gardner is very much on
the public golf mind today for his per-
formanceS OF Huntington Valley this
week, especially after his 60 of his Sec
ond round to qualify.
At match like that speaks wonders
for amateur golf. A large gallery fol-
lowed through all that long stretch: Here
were two young athletes giving a il their
strength. their minds, their souls, you
might add. for what? To gain VIC
tory. that's all. That's sport. pure.
clean sport, and it brings thrill every
time. GA.
Some Of Them aN .... .rs...
Nobody thought much about that an
gle out there probably. The thrills came:
for instance, when Marston 'exploded'
his ball out the deep trap just OF the
sixth, right on the pin, when Gardner
holcd out a chip shot way off the eighth
for a birdie. hung one on the lip OF the
Al. al hn f1rnnn
for another birdie into the cup, and their
par holes after they squared the match
at the sixteenth. -,
Gardner drove in the rough at the
twenty second and played brassie
from there. way up. while Marston, III
the dimming light, carried the 0l0-
yard hole in two.
The 'decidcr" was Marston's ap-
proach with a putt which was short,
and when Gardner ran down the long
one. Marston had to sink for a Ike
birdie" He trimmed the cup and 1t
was over g,
Once more the little putt stroke had
| decided a match.
1t is difficult to conceive Of such thing
as an emotiOnless putter. Nearly every
! golfer tries to make up what he has
| lacked perhaps in the stroke to force
| the ball in the hole by his will power.
The expressions of it are interesting.
Francis Oumet stamps his foot as
the ball arrives at the hole and should
go down. It's sort of hokus pokus,
down. BALI" appeal. Walter Hagen
often does the same.
Perry Adair is all tense and slaps his
thigh. Clarke Corkran and Gardner
were both seen this week to run hall
way round the outer edge of the green
in the excitement Of close one.
Most Of them will urge direction by
swinging the putter that way when the
ball nears the hole
"Nipprr' Campbell kicks his puttel
to vent emotion. Gil Nichols once
vented his after will power failed OF
a putt at Merton, by breaking the stici
across his knee and flinging the pieces
into the woods.
} North Hills meets ArOuimink for thu
Suburban Cup championship today
which means the team title of the smalle
clubs. II is rumored that Paul Tewks
bury, holder Of the national qualifyin
medal, will be in Aronimink's line up
All Of which will add considerable diff
ficulty for North Hills. Aronimink de
: fcatcd Woodbury., champions last year
and North Hills has eliminated Bala
which was one of the strongest con
tenders. The matches will be playc
t on home and home courses, five me
away and five at home.
Bob Gardner's defeat at the thirty
seventh hole of the British amateur, ha
! aroused a deal of discussion in thi
country. 1t is held that permitting
. extra hole to decide match that ha
I ended all-square, after IS or 36 holes
' is not fair TO either side.
: In medal play. in case of tie, fu
I round is played in the play off.
= In match play, it is held the decisio
a should rest on not fewer than 3 hole
for an 49, hole match, and possibly fu
! ro nd of Is on another day should de
@ eide 36 hole all square match. This
r Of course. could not be done in the cas-
I of our amateur championship, where tn
play every day is 80 holes.
But it is argued that when playe
has gone through a week of winning,
l. emerge ll-square in some match, an
& then to have to take his chance OF re
naming in the tournament on l lor