The New York herald., 1921-03-13
MEDALIST REACHES
GOLF SEMI-FINAL
Il. A. Hamilton of Garden City
Survives in First Division
at Pinehurst.

spscial Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PrNEHURsT N C., March l2.-The
second match round in the spring tourn-
ament was disposed of at Pinehurst to-
day and play was brought down to the
semi-final stage in all sixteen divisions.
The survivors in the first sixteen, in
the order In which they VIII play In the
seml-final round. were II. II. Merriman
of Waterbury: +. G. Newton OF Brook
lyn; L. A. Hamilton OF Garden city and
Parker w. Whittemore OF Brookline.
Merriman took things easy In his
match with y. 5. Hurd of Pittsburgh,
but won by and 4. \ birdie to Merri-
mans credit on the mound top thirteenth
was about the only noteworthy feature
OF the contest
f. G. Newton went around in 76
against George W. Mead of Glen Ridge
and finished 6 up and to play.
l.. a. Hamilton, winner Of the quail
flying medal and OF last weeks senior
tournament. was responsible for the only
surprise OF the day. He was trine
nervous last night about his impending
match with John ID. Chapman, OF Green
wich, but managed TO win by margin
OF 5 up and to play. II was all even
and anybody's match ut the eighth hole
and then Hamilton gathered in five In
row in two under fours ana brought
the contest to an untimely end with the
halving of the fourteenth.
Parker Whittemore and Frank Hoyt.
the Garden city veteran put UP the best
GOLF OF the round. Whlttemore mean
dered over the course in 3S-35-72 and
won by UP at the seventeenth, where
he ran one down from the edge or the
green for q Hoyt had 2 OF MS
own at the ninth and an exceptionally
fine birdie AZ the fourth and went
around in 3s-37-75.
Donald Parson or Youngstown, whose
defeat Yesterday at the hands OF George
" Mead was the feature of the first
match round. made a grand stand finish
IN his consolation division match with
Fred Elliott Of Woodland. Parson was
4 down going to the furteenth. but won
that hole and the four following and
finished 4 up.
John A. Heydler. the National League
baseball president. played his best
round OF the week In his match with
J. r. Proctor, Jr.. OF Brookline. and
won BY s and T. The summary:
tlrst Sixteen-B. 2. Merriman. Waterbury.
heat n g. Hurd. 9 and 4; Il. G. Newton,
BrookIine. beat G, ". Mead. Glen Ridge, Q
and & H. A. Hamilton. Garden City. beat
Tohn D. Chapman. C;reenwich, 3 and a Par
kpr W Whittemore. Brookline. beat +. IL.
Hoyt, Engineers. and ].
First Beateh ElEht-SeorBt Nall neufet
Enelew ood won from W. p. Truesdell Car
don CITY, by default Donald Parson. iounge
town, beat r. Il. Elliott. woodlawn. / up;
H. O. Fownes Oakmont, beat II. G.. Well.
horn. Ardsley, up. j. Watson Yuile. Royal
Montreal beat I. "A. Kelley, Southern Pines,
i UP Ge hoies).
Second SIsteen-p. s. MacLaughin. Elk
wanok. beat Dickinson Bishop, Dowagisc
/ up (io holesJ George Parry. Old Yorh
Road beat Joe Bydolek. Buffalo. 4 and 3
Joe Hotchkisa. New Haven. beat Charlton
BHtiNdUlunla. I
s. Proctor. oakmont beat J. A. Cuddy,
Mayfield. and 4.
Second Beaten Eighth. G.. Fownes I'd.
Oakmont won from Lorine Goes. Worcester.
by default. n. r. Clemson. Orange County.
beat Robert O.. Worthington. Baltimore, I
and 4 j. l.. Weller. Hamilton beat Earl
Alexander. Raltuarol, and l.; A. p Ash
forth, Garden City. beat ~ G. Phubrick,
uraa purn ond Il