The New York herald., 1921-06-12
GREY LAG-1sr, SPORTING
BLOCD-2AD, LEONARDO II 3Rp
G. W. WHITE TAKES
'MET' GOLF TITLE.
Closing Rally Gives Nassau
Star Victory Over G. A. Pea
cock by 1 Up.
BY KERR n. PETRIE.

lake u lrOfn Ill lHe liilpS lHdl eNei
rode a struggling rubber core into
cup or bunker, from Col. Bogie HIM
self. from :he man who invented the
royal and ancient game or from the
veriest tyro, the only time to be up in
a golf match is al the end.
Gardiner w. White of Nassau was
never up all the way to the home green
in his semi final match with J. Simp-
son Dean of Princeton on Friday. Yes
terday lie repeated the performance in
the thirty-six hole final against Grant
A. Peacock of Cherry Valley, and it is
because of these heart breaking bursts
and hair raising finishes that the Mas
sau Country Club star awakes this
morning to find himself metropolitan
champion.
Those who had their money on Pea
cock probably would be justified in
saying that White chloroformed fate.
sandbagged Peacock and stole the
match He dd-to his everlasting glory.
And to be such golfing miscreant
thousands in this fair land would give
their eye teeth, the family jewels and
whatever chances they have of putting
in the golfers happy hunting ground
over greens that never bump and where
three puts are unknown. White. to re-
iterate, was never up until the thirty
sixth hole. He was even ! down al the
thirty-fourth and his chances at the
thirty-fifth were hanging by a single
oA Ar fra II Rtft
match and title. bowled Peacock over
with the last desperate rush and
snatched the championship away from
him.
Two down to start the last eighteen
holes, the Nassau man had gone back
to 8 down. had battled gallantly back
to 2. to and finally to an even. Twice
from the eighth to the fourteenth he had
squared. but take the lead he simply
couldn't. He had caught Dean right on
the tape, caught him and beaten him,
but 1t scarcely seemed possible that he
could duplicate the feat against Pea
cock, who towards the finish had set
tied down to play a game that kept
the ball as straight as q string against
a heavy, treacherous wind.
Gets Match Back to Evens.
Whites long. raking. curling drives
had been waited into all manner OF
troublesome positions. He, in fact. was
playing himself as much as he was bat
Ting his sturdy opponent, At the four
teenth White got the match back to
evens holding 1t there through the fif-
teenth where his tee shot again left
the fairway. Then came the sixteenth
and the story IL seemed to tell was that
fate had turned its back on White and
that the Nassau man for the second
year in succession was to be metropol-
itan runnerup.
With the wind behind him White.
hooked. pulled the ball right around the
end OF the human wall called the gal
lery. picking out the worst spot Of ALL
an ingenious trap placed for Just such
n shot--a group of knolls with grass to
the players knees. White looked II over
and then shot n glance In the direction
Of his opponent who was weighing up
his second shot from lie on the vel
vety turf right in the middle of the fair
way II was as II Peacock's ball also
were working hard for victory Whites
was the imp of mischief hiding In the
grass. striving. II seemed, for the down
fall OF the man who. after years Of pa
tielt endeavor and for the second year
in succession. again had his hands out
stretched for that elusive cup of victory.
50 far away that green seemed n ver-
table lane OF victory ana defeat. with
Peacock's name emblazoned away down
there at it's far end. Whites glimmering
lndistinctly from the shadows. Peacock
by this time was adding with his bras
sic White read the handwriting Pen
cock could jrSt make II. could just get
home against the powerful cross win
but for himself White could not even
stand 10 play in the direction OF the
green
And 40 the die was cast White played
out but here again was misfortune The
Nassau mans ball came 10 rest in the
middle OF the roadway He had lost
that precious shot anyway The lie in
the roadway did not so much matter II
mattered even less when Peacock swung
for with unerring aim the Cherry Val
lev man laid his ball almost hole high
right wherc II meant sure 4 and
possible g. The 4 was good enough
white after his Homerc struggle was I
down with Q 10 play. For the second
year the title was getting away from
him
white Plays From Rough.
All but champion. Peacock faced the
AS yard seventeenth as man with
championship aspirations should. Right
In the teeth Of the trea cherous wind the
line lay. - the Cherry Valley man
never ninched Everything he had he
knew this drive reauired-length and dl-
rcrtlon Tho shot was made 10 order,
ow flying ball that cheated the wind for
Co,tffutLrd on Fourth Pane.