The Washington herald., 1921-09-21
RIFFs WIN 9-o-OUMETsS UPHILL FIGHT ST LOUIS FEATURE
Boston Star, 3 Down at 18th,
Braces and Beats Marston
Flashes Miracle Golf in Afternoon Round and
Wins, 2 and Tones Plays Sensation.
ally-Fnst Day Without Upsets.
By GRANrLAND RICE.

ST. LOUIS COUNTRY CLUB,
uLAYToN. Mo-. Sept 2o.-Francis
ouimet. the tall and willowy Bos-
tonian. had to reach for a double
handful of his miracle shots today
before retiring Max Marston, of
Philadelphia, on the thirty fifth
green by the close margin of 2 and /.
This hand to hand conflict be-
tween the twin stars of the East
featured the first day at match play,
for after the forenoon round Ouimet
was down and skidding badly.
When he hooked to the lurking
woodland on the first hole in the
afternoon and became 4 down, those
who had not seen one of his miracle
marches promptly counted him out
Of the championship joust. But ap-
parently II took this woodland
shock to bring him back to form,
for thei eafter Prof. Merlin himself,
waving the magic wand of wizardry,
could not have accomplished more.
Four down starting to the second
gallery wondering how the record
breaking medalist could slip so
badly, Ouimet suddenly opened up
one of those dizzy streaks which
| no golfer in the world, amateur or
professional, could stand against.
With a stiff wind roistering back
| and forth across the course, and
steaming sun slanting through the
valleys. the Bostonian played the
next eleven holes in 81 strokes,
under even As.
Slashes Four-Hole Lead.
This smashing march included no
less than three Is on the hard,
iron shots dead to the cup. and his
sole mistake was a wind-blown
drive that sailed out of bounds at
the ninth.
Marston. playing steadily, was
helpless against this onslaught and
his 4-hole lead was completely cut
away when Ouimet's putt for a 2
dropped in at the seventh hole.
Marston lost the eighth, but won
the ninth, by beating par with a
fine 4, the result of two long
wooden shots, a fine chip and a
6-foot putt.
Ouimet's was good enough to
win the tenth and then the fire.
works famed up again in a crimson
fash. At the eleventh Ouimet's ap-
proach was three feet over the
green, leaving him a difficult, nerve
wrecking down hill chip. Marston
was hole high, twenty-five feet u
the left. ouimet's chip c'rrled into
the cup for a 3, and the gallery
applause had hardly died away be-
fore Marston stepped up and sunk
his 30-footer for a half which, of
course, started another uproar. On
top of this Ouimet hit his iron shot
up to within FIVE feet of the pin
at the 1s0-yard at the twelfth and
promptly dropped his third two for
the round. His approach to the
5S0-yard in the thirteenth was
partially buried and this cost him
a s. Marston won the fourteenth
with perfect golf, but lost the
fifteenth when his tee shot rolled
out of bounds. Ouimet was then
up and 3 to play as they faced
the sixteenth where Undiscovered
balls cost each puts for a half.
The conqueror of Ray and Vardon,
who is making his most determined
bid to come back closed out the
battle with a par on the seven
teenth or thirty fifth hole.
jones' Sensational Golf.
Their afternoon cardt show how
the battle was fought. Marston
started with a 3-hole lead:
ouimet:
| out-6s2 444 245-34
Marston:
out-5ss 5s4 s5I-sS
ouimet:
, In--432 655-44
| Marston:
in-533 646-44
With every favorite safely
through, including Willie Hunter
British champion, the most sensa-
J tional golf of the day fell to the
'lot of Bobby Jones, who would
have slaughtered any man in the
held. In the forenoon round
against Clarence Wolff. ST. Louis
star. Jones had II after missing
l2-inch putt on the home green
where Ae was then up and ap-
parently in no mood to increase
his advantage. In the afternoon
round he laced his approaches sc
closely to the pin that he might
have easily played the seven re-
naming holes in even IS. As II
! was. he started 3-3-3 and then
missed a 2-fQot putt for his 3 al
the 40O-yard fourth. He got his
on the 4s0-yard fifth, Had an
other 2-foot putt for at the
sixth and closed out the battle with
2 at the seventh, where Wolf
found himself 12 down with IL to
play. As it was, Jones played the
20 holes in under As. a murder
Gus pace when it is considered
J tfSt Fn this parade he missed al
least four puts of 2 feet or under
Those who followed the Jones
Woln contest were bewildered by
the uncanny accuracy of the young
Georgian's approaches. mashie
shots and long irons Topping with
, deadly consistency anywhere from
! to feet away from the cup.
D Both British stars Win.
Bob Gardner had a hard struggle
to win by one hole from Clari
J Speirs. of Seattle, the Pacific Coast
star offering grim opposition the
entire route in no way dismaye6
when he found himself three dowr
at the twenty-seventh green. His
S-foot putt for a four on the fina
, hole left Gardner with a 2-foot
putt to hold his, lead and so move
In against Tommy Armour in the