The New York herald., 1922-05-14
North Hampstead Star, / W
in Morning, Loses Final
on Lido Links.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

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BY KERR N. PETRIE.
The Nassau Country Club of Glen
Cove, which famous golfng organization
mas numbered among its members two
national and three metropolitan cham
p'ons. introduced another of it's title
winning sons to the world of the cleeS
and the niblicl< when Howard w. Max
We'll, Jr., defeated Donald Mcclellan OF
North Hampstead A and yesterday
over the Lido links of Long Beach in
the thirty-six hole final round of the
nrst tournament played under the
auspices of the recently formed Long
Island Golf Association.
At the end of the morning round
Maxwell was ! hole to the bad, but he
came through in fine shape in the after
noon, taking full advantage of slumr
on the part of McKellar, who evidenced
strong desire TO explore the seagrass
wilds on either side of the course.
Squaring at the second hole the Nassau
representative went into the lead at the
third with par 3. the product of a
perfectly judged tee shot to the Eden.
After that he never once looked back
A splendid 4 at the Cape, the fifth hole
at Lido, made him 2 up and he made
II up at the sixth following deal of
trouble for both in the long grass in
which the Nassau man showed by far
the better headwork.
Turning for home with a margin of
three holes Maxwell lost one of his lead
Unexpectedly at the tenth and he was
worn down to a single hole lead two
holes beyond this point. McKellar ap-
peared to be in a fair way to turning
the tide at this stage of the match, but
his chances of ultimate success went
aglimmering at the Knoll or thirteenth,
due to the superlstive recovery work of
the Nassau player.
Maxwell Receivers CleverIy.
Driving for this hole. Maxwell bent a
wicked hook into the bunkers guarding
the fourteenth green. For once on this
round Mcclellan was in the middle of
the fairway, playing hole where his
approach invariably is the acme of per-
fcctton. Such it was on this occasion,
too, typical Harry Vardon shot into
the wind that sent the sphere dead in a
line for the flag cn the top OF the
hill.
Unfortunately for Donald the Nassau
player had walloped his way clear of
the traps that seemed certain to bring
The match to an even basis. But what
- still more to the point, Maxwells
ball flew clear up on to the plateau
green, leaving him just as well off as
his opponent. With a fine long run-up
Maxwell brought his ball back nearly
TO the dead zone. That held McKellar
Tor Donald was fifteen or twenty feet
beyond the pin. A half in A left the
Nassau man with his one hole lead
And how Maxwell appreciated that factl
rms was really the turning point
OF the match. Whatever hope Nc
kellar may have entertained of defeat
ing Maxwell went aglimmering at the
snort fourteenth. where the pain turned
10 give the wind a chance to work be-
hind the ball. McKelIar seemed TO sense
the fact that it was a dangerous shot
even Tor ball that hit the green.
Maxwell, however, showed what II was
possible to do in this respect by laying
MS rubber core practically hole high to
the left ~
There was no such luck for Mcclellan
Ihe latter scarcely reached the bunker
ana ms next shot sent the ball right
over the green. He was playing two
more with the recovery shot. and. de-
spite the fact that he took three puts.
Maxwell had the hole at his mercy. A
Tour IT probably would have been had
the Nassau player been pushed. He had
such decided leeway that he seemed
to be satisfied TO baby the ball toward
the cup.
Nassau Player Is Dormie
Maxwell once more was on the high
road TO success. He pushed Eome His
advantage at the sixteenth. reaching the
edge of the green in 2 and playing up
safely for his 5. Mcclellan lost A Shot
through the fairway, being still short on
his third. A chip and two puts left the
North Hampstead man a stroke behind
and made Maxwell dormie g.
The sixteenth, or Redan hole saw the
end. Maxwell again played fault;essly, |
whereas McKellar sliced his tee shot |
into the sea grass and lost one getting
clear. Maxwell had the hole in to 4, |
taking the match and the title by UP
and to play.
McKellar, who all through the tourna-
ment had been showing something of |
that nippy game which attracted atten- |
tion several years ago when he was a |
member OF the Midland Club of Sails |
bury links, kept up his form over the |
first eighteen holes, but with the rising |
wind of the afternoon he seemed 10 lose |
control. He began the afternoon round |
with slice that sent the ball off the |
course. and he sliced as badly ut the |
second. On the third he was bunkered |
from the tee with short shot, and he |
would have lost the fourth through |
faulty direction had not Maxwell left a /
ioophole for him by flubbing his mashie
shot
Maxwell. despite his squatting. palm
gripping style. which naturally offends
the purists, played smooth game all
the way through. hitting hard and alsc
working hard for victory. He seemed
TO have n keen desire to land that
championship for Nassau by way OF
giving the club the honor of holding the
double honor. Gardiner w. Whites
metropolitan championship cup and the
Long Island trophy.
Morning Round Interesting.
With McKellar playing In true form
the morning round was always interest
ing. Never at any stage of the first
nine holes was the difference between
the pair more than single hole.
McKellar led at the second and fourth
and for the first time Maxwell went
ahead at the seventh, only to be caught
at the next. when McKellar holed a par
3. Turning for home all even. Maxwell
annexed the tenth when he laid his iron
shot dead for a birdie g.
This had the effect of bringing out the
best that was i'm McKellar's game, the
result being that the North Hampstead
man took the next three. and therefore