Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-21
FIRST ROUND OF MATCH
PLAY ENDS AS EXPECTED
Evans and Hunter Among Six.
teen Survivors i'm Golf
tournament.
FRANCES QUINTET MEETS TARTAR
Max Mnr>t"u Proves Formidable
Opponent aud Formrr Champion Is
Forced 1" I:Nt"nh iiimsSlf--t;nrtncr
starts We'll. lint Faltrrs.
lnN Nssn.intnd rrcss.l

ST LOUIS. Mo-. Sept. 2o.-ResultS
in tho first round OF match play to-
day in the National Amateur Golf
upionship at ST. Louis Country
club resulted about as predicted 10y
experts the sixteen survivors OF thu
thirty -h"l, matches included three
former It'll" Winners. among them
Chirk Evans the incumbent, and VIII
lie Hunter. iiritish champion.
Rob Gardner and Francis ouim"t
tn" former champions. had marrow
escapes. however and had I" extend
Tartar in Max Marst"n. of ihilah-l-
phia In; after finishing the m"rninS
round three down. II" shot It remark
ahl" Fl on the thirty-ninc and finally
Won. ANA !.
Gardner started well and reached
ih, iirSt turn. three NJ. to Clark
Spi,rS. 81 SEATTLE. but h" faltrrrd on
tho second nine. and Wa$ only on" NJ
AT lunch'"'. S'antE read 'hhi ~,
could not impruN. during the second
eighteen HOLES. although al the third
quarter mari, hc had another advant-
age oi three holes.
Gardner and SpicrS wcr" ia" only
pair 20 reach tn" thirty-SiNth green.
ana only two other matches reached
tn" thirty -nith. Albert S"ik"l, at chi
caGo. cIrrNinG Harrison .lohuSi"n. oi
ST RAUL. t." Thar point M,"r ia"
tween rounds with an advantage al
i've M ana ,mim"t being forced IL
the pcnultimat- green hN Marst"n.
IL contradiction I" th"S" Eru"linG
du-lS of TIA" links wrr" tn" over
whclming victories scored by Evans
Hobby Jones 80 Atlanta; James
Mani"n. ~ 81. Louis; l.. T.. Hunnnir,
al chicago. and Willie liunI"r
Jones had the greatest runaway
match, defeating tlaron"" Wolff. .!
81. Louis - AMI II. 10y vir,u" of Il
part Il IA TIA" morning. whi"h made
him eight M at ia" intrrmissi"n. out
"i tho seven holes played of tn, see
und round. Jones Won four.
Evans anu Naninn whipped Charles
Dexter of Dallas. and John simpson
"f INDIANAPOLIS, respectively. lay thu
monumental margin Of 10 and 9. tn,
champion gaining all his edge over
Dexter in the first eighteen holes hN
playing line. 3G3i-- 10. on" above
par on each nine, while the TcNaI
took 50.
Mani"m was only six up in III,
morning.. hut soon uuict"d his iioosi"i
opponent 10y Winning four of thu
thjrd min" holes.
I;iuning, one of tn" newer Chi.
cag" stars gained Lead OF sever
holes over y, T.. BOYD. nf Ehattanoora
ia tn. first round Hud ended his con
test with the SouthcTn"r on the t"nil
green, ur ami Ia PLAY. iiwnt"l
did not HAY" such an easy start viii
r.. Hoover l:ani>ard, nf chicago. bar"
"a playing him even un III" first nine
which they Sirnk-h ia thirty -ciGh
shots each. The iriton gained tw.
holes on the second min" ana att"
luncheon walkrd away from hi
american opponent rounding III,
three quarter mark, five up. lie in
creased this advantage I" seven nj
on the thirtX-iirSj green.
While the lnitish contender climin
atcd his first american "pp"ncn
easily, his game never would hav
brought him u victory over amy "
half dozen OF Americas stars ha'
hc been facing Thorn today.
7. -. \rWour. TIA" Scotch invader
also was successful IN has prjmar
attack on the American linz. defeat
, ina: l"" S;"jl; of Seattle. g and E. hu
not without valiant resistance ON IN
part OF tnr Pacific Coast member q
tn" HON" legion. The American ever
made "a sally AMI shot Il I'm" 10 ON m
first nine, rcpuiSiug the Scot two NJ
a. hc took thirt} nine strokes. Tn
return assault OF the hrawny SEQ
WAS vicious. f"r he not only cvcnc
affairs. but obtained lead of ihrc
holes before the luncheon truce stou
pod hostilitics.