The New York herald., 1921-09-22
won his match by and 7. while Knep-
per took his and 6.

won MS matCn Dy ana I, WHlle hHcP-
per took his and s.
Coming along at the end OF the field.
Willie Hunter, the British champion,
and James Manion Of Middle Valley. st.
Louis, played before one Of the largest
galleries that ever witnessed golf
match in this country. Hunter to-day
shattered the fallacy that apparently
has existed in regard to his game. 1t
has been known that he is a fighter.
He gave added proof that he enjoys
match when 1t Is close, for Manion gave
him a battle royal from first to last,
and only lost, after thirty-five holes Of
play, by 2 and /.
Hunter was / down at the end Of the
morning round, and he owed that to
miserable stroke OF luck, for while play
ing his approach to the home green he
had the misfortune to strike patch
of dirt that buried the ball SO COM
pletely that only the top OF 1t was seen
and at that he was only off the green.
almost in direct line with the flag pin
and not more than twenty feet over.
There was nothing left for Hunter but
to cut the ball out with his niblick.
This break lost him the hole and left
him 1 down on the first round.
But II the morning round was close
tho second round certainly kept the
record intact. Hunter squared at the
second hole with a ten foot putt for
2, after laying the hole high on the
221 yard hole with wood. On the third
both got trapped. but the British cham
pion scored his par by sinking seven
foot downhill putt. The fourth and
fifth went to Manon, and the sixth to
Hunter. Three puts cost Hunter the
seventh, but he won the eighth easily.
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did not need. Manion being in trouble.
Pitching close to the ninth Hunter
sank a 4 and turned for home. ! UP.
with a card of "a.
Give and take once again was the
order on the homeward stretch. Manion
won the tenth. after both had been
trapped. and the st. Louis player seized
an opportunity to become l up when
Hunter was short on the twelfth. For
the thirteenth Hunter got down to
within 100 yards in two fine wooden club
strokes, and then played a high iron
shot stiff for 4. This squared the
match again. On the fourteenth they
halved in a 4, while at the fifteenth
Manion topped his brassie shot into n
trap and took two to get out.
Hunter won this one. He looked like
winning the sixteenth also. for his tee
feet of the cup, whereas that of Manion
flew right over the green into the rough.
With his nihlick, Jimmy pitched within
yard and held for half in 3, Hunter
missing.
Instead of being upset at this turn
In the tide Hunter went for the seven
teenth as If he thoroughly enjoyed the
tightness of the contest. With his sec
ond shot for this one Hunters ball
overran the green, while that OF Man
aion brought up just on the near edge.
Manaion ran his third up very cleverly,
but the ball kept on skidding until II
fell dead.
Then came the turn OF Hunter, and
the real genius of the British champion
was disclosed. This seventeenth no,e is
slightly uphill with the green mounted
up on horseshoe formation. Hunter
was over the mounts at tho back OF
the green with lie in the rough and
the obstruction exactly midway between
himself and the hole. Nineteen out OF
twenty golfers would have played the
ball low. taking n chance OF having II
bound over and trickle toward the cup
Never a thought did the little British
champion give to such weakened play.
He had barely space enough to pitch. but
II was pitch or nothing. As cool as
professional making n few practice shots
he swung his mashie niblick, hitting
hard enough TO send the ball the best
part of hundred yards had the shot
not been played with the greatest possi-
BILE degree OF skill. Down came the club
and up went the ball with a bound, ris-
ing above the mound and running for
ward to stop not more than foot from
the cup. That shot was the shot of
champion and II won for Hunter. Man
ion missed his putt and the Briton had
the match By 2 up and to play. The
card of the match
There was one ugly incident TO mar
the days play for the real knights Of
the links. That was when at the fifth
hole In the afternoon Hunter was vocif-
erously applauded for missing putt
that enabled Manion TO win tho hole
Willie looked up in surprise and said
something that member of the gall
lery interpreted as being That's fine
sportsmanship." Needless to say the
applaudlng was not done by gofinr
regulars. but by the baseball trained
part of the gallery which was out to
see Its home boy win.
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