New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-01
Ford Conqu ers
Purcell i'm Final
torHeraldCup
Wins Close Contest at Van
corilandt Park; Dispute
Over Score of Match
By Ray McCarthx

me Herald golf cup is still in COM
pet.''oh' The late James Gordon Rem
"e.. donated this trophy some twenty
f ol ago for an annual championship
49, ~ lament OF public links players.
to- 'u IL; 70 cate no player has been able
WI w TWO legs on the prize.
80 waiter Purcell, left handed plaver
q considerable ability. Who IL p nn,l
CWeS,eeloplng his game at the Dunwoodle
Golf Club, came as near az anvhndv
ever d'd to winning the tournament
vice; PUT he was beaten in the final
iiound or thlrty-six holes at Van Cort-
.ahuI Park yesterday, so that the
trophy Is still at stake.
1oung Joseph Ford, q frail little
lIai'an lad. who is vt sixteen years
oold' was Purcell's superior on this
''"al round. But the margin of victory
aye theres the rub! 1t is either 3
1 ~ or up, and after we spin this
yourself.
Debates Mark Contest
Purcell in weight is about the equal
o. the youngster. In age he has the
euge' and is more experienced. But
~ was an eQual contest for all Of shat.
a on even struggle of interesting play for
ABOUT thtrty holes. After that it was
quite eXcltable, and elected several de-
bates on the part of the galleryites. |.
was quite large-sized and colorrul
gallery which trailed the pair And
an the Argentinos, the Portuguese. the
Armenlans and the Greeks were for thc
little "Flivver." '''0
me morning round ended all even,
and in the afternoon young Joe. aided
by beautiful eagle at the third hole
where he laid his drive dead to the cum
a distance of 270 yards, was 2 I'M Of
the turn. Along about the eighth hole
furce!l got going, and at the eleventh
/ up. '0'' ~
At the twelfth hole Ford hooked his
second shot and when he came M To
ms paii he found it lying behind wire
Ience. "A local rule of the New York
colt Club allows player to move his
ball a clubs length from this fence a.
though Ford could have PLAYED the ball
from is original lie.
-, The youngster won the hole and as
the PAIR went to the thirteenth tee
trends of Purcell informed him that
according to u. S. G. 4. rules Ford was
IN error in moving his ball. So Pur-
cen promptly lodged a protest. They
prayed on, without waiting for de-
clslon from the committee
In Doubt Over Score
Ford won the next hole, but Purcell
got that back at the fifteenth. Ford
playing better second. was nearer
the hole on his third at the sixteenth
and won that hole also. They shook
hands, but continued the match. The
seventeenth and eighteenth holes were
halVed so that Ford would have won in
any event by ono up. In view of the
result Purcell withdrew his protest
leaving the scorers puzzled as to
whether the Yonkers lad had won by
3 and or by one up. At the eighteenth
they shook hands again for luck.
Both Ford and Purcell played SPLEEN
did golf in spots. Purcells deft hand
ling Of the putter on the morning round
enabled him to keep pace with Ford
who was playing q better game and
getting better results from the tee
In the afternoon Purcel's putting
was not so good, and Ford, continuing
his good work, was able to break
through and win the prize
The 90 ride.