Evening star., 1921-05-21

Eight singles are being played this
afternoon. the same golfers contest
ing as took part in the foursomcs.
Evans is playing Tolley in the feature
contest.
The Royal Liverpool links. where
today's contests were played. present
ed an animated scene. Hundreds of
Eolfing enthusiasts were at the course
Weather conditions were perfect
the course was dry and the greens
were keen" and tricky.
Results of FoursomeS.
The foursome matches resulted as
follows:
Charles W. IChick) Evans and
Robert r. tBobbD Jones defeated
George o. Simpson and }. l.. &. Jcn-
Francis Ouimet and Jesse =. Gull
ford defeated CryiI Toliey and T.. W.
+. Holderness, 3 and 2.
DR.. Paul Hunter and J. Wood Platt
defeated r. H. de MOntmOrency and
George Wetherd, 1 up.
w. c. Fownes. IT,. and Frederick J.
Wright defeated G. c. Aylmer and T..
ID. Armour, and 2.
Evans Wins First Hole.
In the leading match the Americans
scored at the first hole. Evans run
ming down long putt for a four.
The second was halved in four.
Simpson having some i'll fortune when
around the hole.
The Americans won the third in
4 to s for the British. The fourth
also went against the British. . to 3.
and the Americans became up. Bad
putting at the fifth lost the British
this hole in 4 to 5, and the sixth was
halved in four
At the seventh Jenkins put his tee
shot into the dip at the right of the
green and missed his putt from
oOHs @srto
this hole in to 4. They also won
the eighth.
From this point, the British play
ed better golf. They won the ninth.
thus making the Americans UP
At the turn. and also took the tenth
advantage to 3.
The Americans secured the twelfth
and the next two being halved, they
became dormie 4. Evans won the
fifteenth. giving the Americans the
match.
Play Close Match.
The match between Ouimet and
pion, and Holderness was a much
closer affair. Tolley, if not always
straight in his shots. hit long ball. |
and Holderness was quite steady in
his playing. This, with the Americans
playing at the top of their form. ,
made 1t a nip-and-tuck fight from the
start. and at the turn the game was
all square. Eventually, however, the
Americans won rather easily
In the third match De Montmorency
and Withered, playing an excellent
game. were up on the Americans.
Hunter and Platt. at the ninth hole.
After this, however, the Americans
gradually recovered ground.
The Wright-Fownes versus AyIemer-
Armour match was a somewhat one
sided affair. Armour played poor golf
and the BritiSherS were five down at
the seventh hole. They won the next
four. but lost the twelfth. The Brit
lshers laid their opponents stymie
at the thirteenth and got lucky
half. but that was their best effort.
Face Rough Weather.
Most of the Americans had their
hrst experience over the champion
ship course in rough weather yester-
day.
In a foursome Ouimet and Guilford
defeated Jones and Ray Thomson, an
English player, up and to play
Jones virtually had to carry the game
for his side. At the third hole. play
Ing against the wind. Ouimet, Gull
ford and Jones all put their tee shots
out of bounds
Chick Evans had a round which he
started by driving four balls out of
bounds from the first tee. This is A
famous "dog-legged" hole. the bound
ary on the right to the line being
rampant which forms two sides of
triangle. The safe. and the usual.
game is to drive straight down the
course and then play a half-iron shot
at right angles to the line from the
tee Only very few long drivers
have tried. and usually unsuccess-
fully. to carry the hazard by driving
across the base of the triangle
Harold Hilton. former open and
amateur champion of Great Britain.
used to be able to make the ball
curve around this corner Hilton was
among those practicing yesterday