Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-08
(By The Associated Press>

Brookline. Mass. Sept. S.-Jesse P.
Guilford's attempts to retain the ma
tional amateur golf championship
came to an end Thursday. The title
holder was defeated by Jesse Sweet
ger. Metropolitan champion, 4 to 8,
when he failed in an attempt to jump
q stymie which the latter laid him
on tho 18th green where Guilford was
four down.
British championship at Muir field.
two years ago., was conquered by little
Rudy Knepper, senior at Princeton
University and a citizen of Sioux City,
Iowa. With Tolley's defeat was mark
ed b complete collapse of the British
expedition to capture the American
title. '
Bobby Jones Of Atlanta, champion
rof the south, won from Billy McPhail.
Iof Boston, who played well today over
the course where not long & he
dine titleholder, accomplished the de-
feat Of F. A. Godchaux. OF New Or
leans, La, completing the card for the
semi-finals tomorrow. This al op-
poses Sweetzer to Jones and Evans to
Knepper.
Three End ON 18th.
Three of the four matches today
ended on h 18th green at four up,
three holes to play. 1t was there that
iSweet1ers prettily played putt stymie
put him in b championship.
1t was there that Jones completed
his victory yer McPhail. 1t was there
that Evans defeated young Godchaux
which had carried the New Orleans
lplayer from 6 down to 3 down
Through consecutive victories at the
short 18th. the long 18th and the
longersfourteenth holes But it was a
different story in the Tolley-Knepper
match. The British. champion of two
years ago and the youngster came UP
to tbs home hole for a decision.
Two down at the close of the fore
noon round and I'VE down, at the sixth
green in the afternoon ,Tolley fought
back so furiously that Knepper found
himself only M up at the 32nd hole
Break Of Luck.
On the edge Of pounds in brush and
mud and he was obliged to pick up
With a one-hole advantage he re-
coived a break Of luck when his drive
heading for the tall timbers. struck
q boy and bounded back to a smooth
spot on tho edge of the fairway. His
second shot put him on the green and
made possible a putt for a birdie three
and a two up advantage.
On the nth, Knepper's iron sho1
was in a trap and two futile attempt.
to get out led to another pick up
That nj his lead to a lonely one an6
the way Tolley was then shooting gavs
the Engiishman a chance to squars
tho match on the home mole. Kneppel
then called again on his fighting spiri'
and steadiness. On the far side Of tn
green IN two from a 400 yard tee, h.
putted to the hole but the ball passet
over It Tolley made a desperate at
tempt to equal in his third shot will
a chip from the left of the green whel
he missed a curling putt, he conceded
tho hole and match.
Guilford Fights Hard.
Jesse Guilford, Woodland Col
clubs leading member did not vacat
his time without a struggle. Ate
morning round more or less of
nightmare to his supporters. end1n,
with the champion one down, hi
game and the game of the young chal
lenger from Yale, frightened up. Ba,
putting marred the match. but wa
frightened at places by splendid, al
most impossible plays.
The champions siege d boome'
"a at intermittent intervals put it wa
8 not often that his drives were IA
ahead OF Swee6ers. The driving o
both was good but their approache
were uncertain, and until the after
noon round their putting was poor
With Sweetzer. a dor1nie FIVE at tn
th~irty-second. the champion won tn
hole with a birdie four. It was a las
titantic effort to retain his. crown
Fbut the odds were too great. With a
hope Of winning the Sind gone whe.
he was styrnied and his mashie faile
him in an attempt to jump his op
tponent's bah. the champion picked u
both balls. smiled his characteristic
Why. quietfy, almost seriously shoe
hands with his conqueror and steppe
down fromShis throne.
sweetzer with II feeling, remarke