The Washington times., 1922-09-06


Knepper lost the first five holes
to Terrence In the morning and
at one time was Z down. He
started the afternoon round down
and the crowds. thinking that he
was whipped, followed behind Jones
and Beadle and Evans and Ander.
son, who. were engaged in closer
matches. n
But Knepper began to stage
comeback. He was out in IS and
had cut deeply In the Terrence
lead. The news spread about the
fairways that Knepper was pick.
ing up holes on Terrence and the
crowds began to come running
from all parts Of the course to
join In behind and watch the
American, make a fight Of 1t.
At the sixteenth tee, Knepper
had cut the Britisher's lead 20
q single hole. On the sixteenth
green he hOled q long, difficult
.z0-fo0t putt for q two to square
the match. That gave the crowd
o thrill, the sort of thrill which
means as much to golf epthu.
siasts as q home run by Ruth does
to the baseball fans. -. "
All level going to the seven.
teenth, Knepper again furnished
the gallery with a big thrill when
ne holed side.hiil, ten.foot putt
for a birdie three, to win the
hole and take the lead for the
first time in the hard days play.
? Practically every one on the
field had gathered by the time
Knepper and Terrence played the
home hole. 1t was late In the
afternoon. The Clyde Park links
were velvet green and the trees
and flowers. freshened by the
rains Of Monday, made a blooming
bower Of the home green and the
back ground.
A picturesque crowd was gath.
cred about the green and along
the polo field fairway to watch
the international match finish.
Golf galleries are polite. They
never talk or move while shots
are being played and handicap.
ing is the limit Of a golf crowd
in demonstrating approval,
But golfers have real hearts
and get n real thrills ,as follow
ers Of other sports, while yell
ing, cheering and other more
crude forms Of applause can De
registered.
Both played well from the home
tee, and Knepper followed with q
perfect iron on the green. Then
Torrence, overwhelmed by the
nerve and skill of his youthful
American opponent in breaking
down his well-established lead, was
bit too eager with his wooden
club second. He pushed the ball
off TO the right and II landed hole
high, but ten yards off the edge.
The crowd parted to allow Tor.
renee to play his third. He did
not get II close to the cup, and
Knepper then ran his approach
putt, very close and won' the
match after one Of the greatest
uphill battles in national cham
pionship competition:
This was the most interesting
match Of the first round Of the
championship.
Robert Jones, of Atlanta, led Rob-
ert Gardner, of Chicago, 2 up when
the players reached the ninth hole
in their 36-hole match in the second
round of the national amateur golf
championship today. Jones was out
in 81 and Gardner In 80.
The cards:
Jones. out. ..... 435 asa 345-37
Gardner, out. :. SAG 444 444-39
Jones took the lead at the first
hole when Garden was short with
his second and failed to chip close
enough to obtain a par. Jones
banged two fine shots on the green
and nearly holed his putt for a
three. Jones won the second hole
with a birdie three when he dropped
25-foot putt. Gardner's second
was inside, but he could not hole
his putt. ...., rs .s
Jones Increased his lead to
three holes at the third when
Gardner sliced into the rough Oft
the tee, failed TO get his second
clear Of the heavy grass and
needed . six to the hole.
The fourth was halved in par
fours, and Jones lost the fifth when
he took three puts. Then the sixth
was halved. both. having 15.foot
puts for threes and missing. Jones
won the short eighth with a three.
His tee was shot on the green.
Gardner pushed his to the left and
II finished in high grass on the
edge OF a trap. 4 ..v
Gardner's effort from this point
was poor, the ball not going half
way to the cup and he took a
four; The eighth was halved In
fours after Jones played fine
third and holed a five.foot putt.
His second left him short and In
mounds, but he played a fine
third
Gardner missed a 10-foot putt
here for a three. Gardner won the
ninth when Jones took three from
the far edge of the green.
Chick Evans. of Chicago, led w.
ID. Fownes, jr., OF Pittsburgh, 2