The New York herald., 1921-05-25

lett handed. On this shot he sent the
ball five yards into another bush. and
from here he found the rough. He put
his fourth on the green, but missed a
putt for half.
What Jones himself thought OF the
mess was shown when he picked UP his
ball and hurled 1t back on the green
with such force that II bounded high in
the air.
The sixth hole was halved in As.
Hamlet became up at the seventh.
The eighth was halved. but Jones won
the ninth, making Hamlet l up. The
next three holes were halved.
Jones played poorly at the thirteenth,
where Hamlet won. 3 to 4, becoming 2
up again. Jones took the fifteenth. got
a half on the sixteenth and squared the
match at the seventeenth.
At the eighteenth Hamlet put his ball
on the bank of the bunker with hang
ing lie. Jones took the hole In to 8,
winning the match by / up.
Ouimet's Defeat a Surprise.
The defeat of Ouimei at the hands OF
Charles Hodgson, one Of Yorkshire's
best players. constituted what veteran
observers regarded as one OF the biggest
surprises In the history Of the champion
ship. The Yorkshire man won his vic
-
putting.
Both players opened well. halving the
first hole In fives. Hodgson was too
careless with his putter at the second.
and lost in to 4. The third was halved
in fours. Then Hodgson. following a
splendid chip shot, squared the match
with a on the fourth. Ouimet took
puts at the fifth. Hodgson was short
from the tee, but had n splendid run UP
A,1, of h01f rxyft A
At the sixth Ouimet missed yard
putt for a half, and Hodgson won In
to S, taking the lead for the first time.
The Yorkshirenran become up at the
seventh, when he got perfect 2, while
Ouimet was in the long grass and then
short of the green. In the eighth both
we're four yards from the hole with their
third shot. Ouimet had the shorter putt,
but missed. whereas Hodgson sank his
and became up.
oulmet. however. proceeded to win
the NINTH the EnRlshman getting into
a bad lie and giving up the hole
HodEson thus making the turn 2 up.
Ouimet's deeeat was In a great fin
ish, In which both men kept their nerve
to the end. The Yorkshire man putted
brilliantly, and was ! up, with 70
go The seventeenth was halved In
good fours.
At the eighteenth Hodgson placed his
second shot five yards from the pin,
while Ouimet's was fifteen yards away.
Both just missed their puts and. agree
ING on d half In fours, Hodgson won
by one up.
Evans OutcIasses Opponent.
"c,hick" Evans quite outclassed Harold
Matthews or worthing. The deadly ac-
curacy Of Evans's pitch shots onto the
green were n treat to the spectators
and a menace 10 hfs opponent Evans
was up at the turn. having gone out
IN 3s TO his rivals 43, and continuing
70 play steadily the Chicagoan won
bv m and 10 play.
w. p. Hunt the Texas player. had an
easy time disposing Of j. l.. Holmes OF
Handsworth. 8 and 4. while J. II. Doug
lass had an almost equally easy task in
defeating +. w. II. Weaver OF Royal
Liverpool. and T.
Tho remaining Americans in the sec
ond round were given better matches.
F. J. Wright OF Boston had close
match with Denys Ransom, good
player from Crowborough Beach. whom
he defeated 2 up and / to play. while
DR.. Paul Hunter somewhat more easily
disposed Of r. p. Tipping OF Woodcote
Park, up ana 2 TO play. Tipping Is
not quite pto Hunters form.
w. c. Fownes, Jr.. was opposed to a
little known player in T. r. Wykes Of
the Royal West Norfolk. whom he beat
rather handlly. up and to play.
or the British competitors. T. d. Ar
mour OF Lothianburn beat c. Clayton
Hutton. up and 4 to play: J. l.. G.
Jenkins OF Troon beat Capt ". w.
wadham Of Weston Super Mare, UP
and 3 to play.