New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
Boston Man Beaten by the
Grandson of Charles
Darwin at 10Th Hole
After Splendid Fight
10000 See Play
On Extra Green
Elimination of American
Players Gives British
Amateur Championship
By Grantland Rice
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
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Special Ccbis to The Tribune
LIVERPOOL, May 26. - The gods
81 golf, after all, will fasten an
olcsster to the blade of British cleek
Young Fred Wright, Of Boston, the
Ole surviving American, passed out
81 the championship tournament - ir
The sixth round to-day upon the crest
Of raw. ro;stering gale, after one of
tae greatest and most soul-stirrins
matches Of the tournament.
Fighting gallantly, the youthful Bos-
soni8n was beaten on the nineteenth
green by Bernard Darwin, golf writer
Of The London Times and grandson of
Charles Darwin, scientist. Wright
ssnk with colors flying, a victim at last
II keen green shyness, with victory
almost in sight.
After a steady start through blustery
winds which romped over the parboiled
course, the lone American left in the
meeting stood up at the ninth
sith few mistakes. Darwin, working
desperately, but extremely nervous,
looked lost at the tenth. This hole
proved to be the turning point of the
match.
Wright Loses Confidence
Wright got on in :, while Darwin
was on in and was aupar remit,
down and beaten. But Wright.
ior the first time took three puts an3
from that point on lost confidenc,, and
touch. This slip also gave Darwin
new courage and he began 0l.vinp
gllh renewed determination and rare
nerve in an uphill fight.
at the eleventh Wright again nissed
short putt for a half and at the
twelfth was bunkered, thus losing botb
soleS. BY grim work he haIved tbe
next two holes in par golf, but needed
ulfee puts Again at the fifteenth
gfeea he took three puts, leaving the
battle all square.
ne missed four-foot putt for win
ater two magnificent shots to tha
green at the sixteenth, and. for the
arst time, became / down at the sew
enfeehth, when Darwin sank six
t0oter for brilliant s.
Again Wright rallied with fine rolf
tine eighteenth hole with a beautiful
snlp shot from the rough, after g high
pitch had overrun the fast green. On
Inc extra hole 10000 looked ON while
wright hooked to the rough. takine,
Miee TO ges on, and again took three
puts from within twenty feet of the
sup. A great roar went up from the
sfowo as Darwin sank his short putt
isr the victory. "
Crowd Cheers Him
IN spite of defeat Wright gave bv
-. tne best exhibition of any of the
saMsficans entered. The crowd gave a
s.g sSg Gneer as the slender, weary figure
ss :s.s the last green. Only part of his
.S@taates were present to cheer him
"a when they should have rallied
a.ouno MIN In view of the heavy bur.
ga tnsy had put upon his young shout
" de was the only American out
s,as o1 Fownes and Guilford who
siayed MS true game against over
o. "eakness on the green cost WRIGHT
90 victory, just as it did Gardner a
ssar ago: His putting was wonderfully
9ae and stout-hearted all week over
Ee M most treacherous greens imaoin-
sOie, but the heavy strain told-at 1ast
sser the finishing route when tSe olG
%acA left him destitute. Over the last
a'ae holes he was constantly short,
~ aiser missing a three-footer to win
80 as nfst hole Wright did we'll enough
&c remainder Of the way on the out
n Jsru Journey, until the fatal tenth and
ssey ssseyentn holes brought a haggard. wor-
hsu look to his tired and Weary face.
saaaoWing that he stood alone between
'nSain T: and victory. wv : =
dls fine nerve control and csraf;,i
outrageous play deserve all nossihIe
~ s'tl', ~, considering especially the slump
y me others and the nerve wreckin =
sauIton Of the blistered. treacherous
ssoufse where the leading British stars
Out OUT just as badly. The cards:
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Americans Depart
sns,a sns result of to-day's plav Willie
A. fu.er' m' postoffice clerk at Deal. SON
moo hunter, the Deal professional,
~ s'S 3 Allan Graham, of Hoylake For
Soo ofitish title over the thirty-six
5olss s rouse. Hunter lost the first three
ronns 70 Darwin on the afternoon
allv NJ, Gut thereafter played exception
kb;,ae we'll making no mistakes and fin
Ialug Arg up and 9 to play.
,tart.a square at the ninth Hunter
su nome 4-3-3-3 and was never
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