The New York herald., 1921-12-30
GOLF RECORD SET
BY SWOOPE FAMILY
Father and Four Sons Are
Winners i'm Pinehurst
Match Play.

spscidI Dispatch to THE NEW YORK EssALD.
PrNTHURsT. n. c., Dec. 29.-Donald
Parson Of Youngstown and H. B. Swoope
phia district and the latter's four sons
shared the honofs in the first round OF
match play to-day in the rnidwinter and
junior golf tournaments. Parson had a
round OF 3S---S5--7i in winning from
Morton l.. Ferrin of Garden City and
Mr.. Swoope and his four sons all won
tournament matches.
Mr.. Swoope and Hewitt Swoope were
winners in the third sixteen os the mid
winter tournament and Walter. Irving
and Charles Swoope all won out in dtf-
ferent divisions OF the. juniUr tourna-
ment. 1t Is unusual for five members
OF one family TO participate in tourna-
nient play on the same day. but even
more unusual when all members turn in
victories. II sets n family record here
Parson and Ferrin played the best
golf of the day. the Youngstown player
winning on the seventeenth green. His
round Of II is the best returned this
season by an amateur on the champion
slip course. He started with an eagle
three at the first hole. where he dropped
a putt from the edge of the green. and
obtained brides at the third and thir-
teenth.
Parson was out in sc. but was only one
up, and Ferrin squared the match at
the tenth, when he sank for a birdie
three from ten yards of the green. Par
son then set la better pace and was two
under fours for the next eight holes
played
Parson basJ been playing fine golf all
season and members OF the winter cot
tage colony here are depending upon
him TO maintain the prestige OF the
Pinehurst 'egulars when some OF the
low handicap Eastern players como
down for the important tournaments
later in the, season. John Chapman of
Greenwich. .aAso a member OF the win
ter colony. won his first ro,lnd match
from r. c. Shannon OF Wassapequa.
who tied with Parson for the medal.
Chapman was out i'm 81 and had the
match we'll IN hand. winning 5 and l.
the finals Of the junior tournament
will be cont ssted between George Dun
lap. ~. OF Canoe Brook and Walter
Swoope of 0verbrook.
Parsons card was:
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The Summary.
fea;rs ars' PvIs is hsrE G. Croft ircenMien de
81 81, 6nnn Gnapmsn3 srssnwioh defeated r g
Scofield. Pir.diurst. defeated L. c. Besji.
Sherorook, up (nineteen holes) J. w.
"hH Merisn. defeated Irving Robeson,
wooa. defcateu DE +. p. Willard. Merton.
2 "a and ID ! ~ r. l. Esatins. Plnehsrst. defeated
Gushing. Post ts,pwn. aefeotcd ". f. Harlow,
Scarboro. q ard 1: D4rald Parson. Youurs-
town, defes ted NJ. l.. Ferrln, Garden City.
second pivision-1 NJ. I,obbin9. upver-
ford. defeatei VI T. PARKER. Upper Mont
clair; Il: G., Waring. riaehur.t. defeated T.
Pinchurss. i and q: II. C. white. Ridsewnod.
defeated q. VI. Btecker Pineiburst. . and
!. n. ThsJosoa. sprlrghs ven. dcteafed w,
Croft. Gard,'n City. defeated C. n. Hudson.
North Fofks. 4 and 3: V. G. R~lsS.ns. Haver-
ford. def'ated ". u. Thayer. Charles River,
fcated ". y J'ar-r Dcrrinr Hnrhor. no.
'"''"d 'pt s'o'i--fsa vTnonf FRlf. ponra9nk.
Detected w: w. Iugli7. winnlp~r. ard ;;
Miller. Fngipwcod. by d~,sult RI. u. Swoope.
ovcrhrock. dc'@a'-d william G'~~cre DpnySer.
I'D r. & MacIsan-,.'in. E|yrno';. DE-
r Ion-, De-r>ai' d-rontef G. r. Gillc4.
Wykagv,. snT I S'in7 rrnrna ~. Facie-
wond. d,-reted F. c. Hood. Rrootiinn. I "s:
nrown. Wyt@ryl, and ; A. S. Hirrire.
So tRsris. defeated n. C. Bucminstcr Win
rhHster. p and
rrrsor;, Cha ian1aiouship-rrir-; Four-Georre
nunlap. y. Carai E-no';. tNfosteh p'u~eue
Bomans. Eng'ewood. I un: Walter SwoHoc
overhrcor. 6eteated Forbe- Wilson. York
sccord rorr-Ricl,p- I'd Chapman. oreen-
vich tsfeatcd F. c. Stevens. Jr.. siwanoy,
Third, rcur-I.i,r c'rs n-nan. Greenwich. de-
,eated tBinv Fuller, hra.ley and ?: Irving
S'-oonA Ovcrhraoi, deYeateF Ssiaerburn MGR
rill. rls Coun;r- Clph. Brookline. and g.