The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

= The final match. thouLh lacking in
the close competition which marked
many of the earlier contests. WAS
not entirely without dramatic Incl.
dents. From the second hole on. II
was a stern chase for Thompson.
The youngster was plainly nervous
and the fact that Smiths walIops
almost invaria bly, carried beyond his
own, forcing him 20 play defensive
golf" did not help his mental con-
dftion
SMITHS Recoyeries Miraculous.
Neither inalist had his tee shots
working properly, but Of the two.
Thompsoa was further of form. He
seemed to be pressing his shots-snd
majority Of them were badly
hooked. For that matter. IL is doing
neither performer an injustice to-
say that they played most of their
holes via the rough and uBder-'
ground. The difference was that
Smiths recoveries were miracuIoUs.
whereas Thompson had but little
luck in getting out Of trouble
Smith had a IS going out. and
Thompson. with ~, was lucky to he
but four down at the turn The
youngster was constantly In din
Guilty and on only one hole. the
fourth, did he show any of the
driving ability which enabled him to
wade through so formidable a field.
lie was on the fourth green ia-1.
and Smith conceded the putt for a ..
On the return trip. Thompson
braced. He picked up a point on
i he al los 10 b..
/ but reEained it on the thirteenth..
where he hit a beautiful tee shot TO
the green and holed lo-foot putt
1 for ..
Canadians Luck Uncanny.
! When Smith missed a hve-foot
putt on the fourteenth. Thompson
was but two down. Chen the rre-
works commenced On the hfteenth
Smith drove his second shot into
ditch. and with Thompson on the
edge Of the green in two. il looked.
like another point for the youthful
Mississaugusn
But the gods Of golf were with
the Canadian and he made an al
most unbelievable recovery. His
ball rolled 90 within twenty feet Of
the cup and he laid a putt dead
~ INV fAiis Ah'NlIfSpu Ellll NAG a
chance for four. hut missed a ten
/ foot putt, and was still two doIxa.
with three TO GO.
But the dramstics weren't over
, yet On the sixteenth. both men
booked their tee shots to the rough.
on the left of the fairway. Thomp--
son was still in trouble on his sec
ono shot, but Smith was in an even
worse nix. His approach landed in 4
I ditch to the right of the green. an
unplaNable position. and the Cana
dian was obliged to forfeit a stroke.
Here was Thomnson's big orpor-
tunity. His approach was sbort.
but he still had a chance TO win
the hole. as his putt rolled to with
in few feet Of the pin.
The cards Choles not PLAYED ont
being approximately:
Smith -out.....l 4443 35ss Sc
Thompson out.4 5 80 Sc
! smith in...--......3 4S6 s.
thompson tn...-.....5 IS
The summaries: -
First flight. semi-final round. Rn.-
sell Smith. waverley. defeated "a, 8 /,
] Lyon. Toronto. l up. 19 holes. Frank
Thompson. MississauHua. defeated
A. r. Mackenzie, Columbia. . -up.
Final round: Smith defeated Thomp-
son. and .
Second flight. semi-hnsI round-y.
d. Cassells Chevy Chase. defeated
). Dalzell. Chevy Chase. : and .. r.
Hale. Chevy Chase, defeated l. s..
otell, Rscebrook, 3 and .. FiasI
round: Hale defeated CasseIIs.-S
and ..
Third flight, semi-hnal round: ]
] rav
{ Hugh Mackenzie. Columbia. and
/ 4. u. b. Gish. Columbia, defeated
n. Moore. Washington. and
Final round: Brswner defeated Gish,
4 and 3
! Fourth flight. semi-fnsl round: J.
+. Bsines. Columbia. defeated F-P-
Waggaman. Chevy Chase. up.
w. Cramer, Chevy Chase defeated
]. c. Moore. Chevy Chase 1 un. ID
holes. Final round: Cramer defeated
Baines, and 5.
Consolation.
First flight, seminal round:
Donald Parsons. Chevy Chase. de-
feated q. standifer. Columbia, . and
l. ". r. Tuckerman. chevy Chase.
defeated J. S. McMenimen. Hampton
Roads. l up. Final round: Tucker
man defeated Parsons. ] up.
Second sight. semi-hnal round !. L
b. I Johnson. Chevy Chase. defeat
ed II. $. Coulson. Toronto. ! up. NJ
/ Thompson. Chevy Chase. defeated
w. ID. Middleton. War Department.
and 2. Final round: johnson de-
feated Thompson. 4 and 3.
Third flight. semi-hnal round: Il
NJ. Talcott Chevy Chase. defeated G.
c. Ligon. Baltimore. by default. L.
A. Sanford. Laporte, defeated J. J.
I Toy, Columbia l up. Final round:
Sanford defeated Talcott. and 4.
Fourth flight. semi-final round: H.
Saum. Columbia. defeated A. u. ".
Burr, Washington. and 8. G. Z.
Truett. Washington, defeated J.
Stray Yer. Columbia. and 1 Final