The New York herald., 1921-08-26
MAXWELL TIES AT
IA WITH SWEETSER
Victory Cup Holders Early
Score Is Equalled on Sleepy
Hollow Links.
BY KERR y. PETRIE.

What promised to be a one horse
show was turned into a regular Donny-
brook Of fight by the resolute play OF
the late starters yesterday at Sleepy
Hollow Country Club in the qualifying
round OF the Westchester County Golf
Associations annual Victory cup tour
nament. In the early part of the day
Jesse w. Sweetser. the holder, and for
nler intercollegiate champion, circled
the eighteen holes In "a and with moth
ing lower posted after that UP TO about
o'clock than the 20 OF Joseph G. Nc
Mahon. Jr.. the young home club star,
il looked as IL there would be nothing
for the tournament committee to do but
present Sweetser with the medal.
Jesse had holed a mashie shot fc- an
eagle on the seventeenth. and IL was
very evident that he had been hitting il
on high most Of the way around. How
ever, along about the stage in the prog
ress Of n perfect day when the suns
brightest beams were struggling in a
dazzling trail along the Tappan zee. and
when Bill Potts had worn out his first
blue and red pencil By industrious work
in the ninety column. the cards began
to take a decided turn for the better.
With perhaps eighty per cent. Of the
class In the last twenty the battle for
the places in the first sixteen waxed
warmer and warmer. Gardiner w.
White, the metropolitan champion. came
in with 76, and in the long rum even
that fine card was beaten and tie
consummated for the medal by Lee w
Maxwell OF Sleepy Hollow. who eaualled
Sweetser's total by playing each half
in 81.
Maxwell. who is the westchester
County Golf Association president. really
deserved to annex the prize. Where
Sweetser had holed his mashie shot for
an eagle The Sleepy Hollow representa-
tive missed clubs length putt for =
birdie. On the home hole mis- second
left him within fifteen feet OF the cup.
This he n1anfu,iy strove to sink. but the
bali hovered on the brink. On the tenth
Maxwell was penalized stroke and dis
tance for out OF bounds; nevertheless he
came through with fine ). The cards
of the leaders:
sweetser--
Out .............. 444435 $50
In ......:.......... 444S445 5-35-'i
In In ................. .......... 5$4s45 4-S7-74
While many OF the well known con-
testants surprised by their inability 10
hit 1t Off and others by their inconsist-
ency, Robert Lay OF Ekwanok. the for
mer Yale football star. came through
with round that surprised many who
aid not know his capabilities with the
club and cleek. Lay has a fine putting
stroke and with this to back up his play
afield he duplicated Gardiner Whites
81 out and 80 home.
The Ekwanoll man had a string OF
fours for the first seven holes. Then
he got at the eighth and another 4
at the ninth on the tenth he complied
mis- highest figure. a 6. A ) on the
eleventh was not exactly good value.
but even fours' for the remaining
seven holes brought out a card OF rs.
In the first round there are several
interesting matches. tilt between John
y. Stearns. Jr.. OF Nassau, and Sweetser
as a starter, and down below 2. clash
between John @. Anderson and Maxwell.
respectively the secretary and the presi-
dent OF the Westchester County Golf
Association. Lay meets McMahon.