Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-24
Jones Hamlet Match

Jones Hamlet Match
In the Jones Hamlet match, the
American took matters rather easily in
the early stages and was 1 down al
the sixth. Jones was bunkered at the
first, which was halved in 5s, and
he gave up the second for an approx
mate Z, having been twice bunkered.
missed two puts. The match was
squared at the third, the fourth was
halved, and Jones lost the fifth.
This fifth was a disastrous hole for
Jones. He pulled his tee shot into
the gorse and was obliged to play it out
left 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
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
the air. The sixth WAS halved in As.
Hamlet became up at the seventh
The eighth was hulved, 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, thus be-
coming 2 up again. Jones took the
fifteenth, got half on the sixteenth and
squared the match at the seventeenth.
At the eighteenth Hamlet put hts
ball on the bank of the bunker with
| hanging lie. Jones took the hole in
to s, winning the match by up.
Ouimet In Great Battle
Charles Hodgson, of Baildon, Out
NETS opponent Is one Of Yorkshire's
best golfers. both players opened we'll,
halving the first hole in fves. Hodg.
son was too careless with his puttcr at
the second and lost in to 4. The
third was halved In fours. Then Hodg-
son, following a splendid. chip shot,
squared the match with 3 on the
fourth Ouimet took three puts ut
the fifth. HodEson was short from the
tee, but had a splendid run up and
snatched half with 4.
At the sixth Ouimet missed yard
putt for a half, and Hodgson won in
i to 6. taking the lead for the first
time. The Yorkshireman became 2 up
al the seventh when he got n perfect 2,
while Ouimet was in the long grass
and then short Of the green. At the
eighth both were four yards from the
hole with their third shots. Ouimet had
the shorter putt, but missed whereas
Hodgson sank his and became up;
Ouimet, however, proceeded to win
the ninth, the Englishman getting into
a bad lie and giving UP the hole, Iodg-
son thus making the turn 2 up. Oui-
which both men kept their nerve to
the end. The Yorkshire champion
putted brilliantly and was l up with
9 to 20. 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,
agreeing on half in fours, Hodgson
won by l up.
The defeat of Ouimet at the hands
of Hodgson constituted what veteran
observers regarded as one of the big
rcst surprises in the history Of the
championship. The Yorkshire man won
his victory largely through his superior
ity in putting
Summary:
SECOND ROUND
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, 'T d Armour, LGthianburn, beat {. Clay
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