The New York herald., 1921-08-07

par A, whereas Barnes was on the edge
and to win would have had to hole his
chip shot Jim laid his ball dead, but
even dead was scarcely good enough in
that emergency, for Duncan and Mitchell
had the match by the odd hole.
Have Won Ten Matches.
The Grassy Sprain contest makes the
tenth of their tour that Duncan and
Mitchell have won. Altogether they have
played thirteen, two of the remainder
having been lost and one tied. Strangely
enough. they have amateurs to thank for
their defeats. especially SO Jerome d.
Travers. who has participated in both,
the first with Max r. Marston at Merton
and the other only last Friday at Sche-
nectady, with w. w. Patten of Mohawk
as his partner.
Yesterdays event saw the Grassy
Sprain course formally launched into the
already wide sea of American links.
very fine course it proved itself to be
and with little seasoning undoubtedly
will rank high. The only objection that
can be found with 1t is that In certain
parts Il is a little too restricted as TO
width. but that is merely considering it
in its championship or gallery carrying
aspect
On the first half the spectator got the
impression that the course is all bitches
Later on Il opens out beautifully, but
even the bitches lend themselves very
cunningly to links architecture Of very
modern and pleasing sort. And there is
no denying that Grassy Sprain has some
exceedingly fine holes. One OF them, the
seventh, George Duncan declares is the
best hole he has seen since he began his
travels In the United States several
weeks ago.
Duncan and Mitchell had an advan-
tage of three holes with which 10 begin
their morning round. this being largely
due to the fact that Barnes was not
quite UP to championship form. The
morning round saw Duncan and Mclean
each finish with II, while Mitchell had
~ and Barnes a n. Jim came 10 life
in the afternoon and with Duncan shared
the low score honors with a "A. Mitchell
this time required rs, while Mclean was
two strokes more.
sinks Ten Foot Putt.
The first hole won by the British pair
was the third, where Mitchell sank a
ten foot putt for 2. On the next Abe
scored a winning 4 on a sos yard hole,
carrying all OF 800 yards from the tee.
Mclean won the fifth in a 3, but
forty foot putt on the ninth by Duncan
left the overseas team up at the turn.
Coming back Mitchell raised the mar
gin between the two sides 10 three holes
by chipping IN from about sixty feet
away at the eleventh Mclean wen the
fourteenth in 3. but on the home hole
the American players could do no better
than a pair of 5s against their op-
ponents' As.
After playing the first three holes
steadily In 4, 4. 3, Barnes clipped a
stroke from par to win the fourth This
is narrow hole with a tremendous
carry from the tee over rough. Both Of
the Britons were in trouble Mitchell
driving into ditch and Duncan elicing
his second into trees. Mclean required
three shots from the edge OF the green
but Barnes looked after the hole for his
sloc, getting on iu 2 and down on his
second putt.
Both morning and afternoon Duncan
played the seventh as IL ne really did
enjoy IL. He had a each time All
tho others were in trouble Tie second
time around. On the eighth Mclean got
sown q Give foot putt for 3 aud
at tire turn Duncan and Mitchell were
2 up.
Kerrigan's Head in Why.
With the only made on the par 5
tenth Duncan against raised the lead OF
himself and partner to 3 up and 1t re-
manned this way up to the thirteenth
where Mitchell and Duncan both got too
far to the right of the course and scored
a losing pair of 5s.
Barnes, with a fine chip and an eight
foot putt. saved half al the four
teenth after overplaying the green. All
were down In Mt the next. leaving the
Britons ? up with 3 to play. Then came
the sixteenth and Mitchell's missed putt.
Perhaps Abe's mind was not on the
job In hand, for while driving for this
hole George Mclean sliced away down
into the crowd, and. by odd chance, that
ball Just had to pick Tom Kerrigan OF
Siwanoy out Of that multitude. The BAH
came down plump on the top of Toms
head when, as some one remarked. Il
might just az well have picked out some
nice soft nest Of millinery Fortunately
Kerrfgan was away down there about
$50 yards from the tee, otherwise the
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