The New York herald., 1922-08-26
FOUR SURVIVE IN
SIWANOY TOURNEY
Birmingham, Martin, Thomp-
son and Mundy Advance to
Golf Semi Finals.

| Val Bermingnam, the rangy veteran
OF Wykagyl: Leonard Martin OF Apa-
wants. Ray Thompson of Westchester
Biltmore, and r. F. Mundy. the Ards
ley regular. were the four survivors OF
the first and second rounds of match
play yesterday In the annual invitation
golf tournament of the Siwanoy Coun-
try Club. The quartet will meet In the
semi-finals this morning paired in that
order. the winners to meet in the final
In the afternoon.
Harry Scharff OF Grassy Sprain, who
led moro than 100 players In the auall-
flying round, did not make an appear
ance to try conclusions with the medal
winner hoodoo, and by coincidence
Alex Armour of Westchester Biltmore,
the man drawn against Scharff in the
first round. also defaulted
Birmingham reached his semi-final
bracket by eliminating Lesley G. Con-
ley, erstwhile trans Mississippi title
holder, now representing the home club.
In the best match ana the only first
round contest in the first sixteen, which
went to the final hole for decision.
The margin was l UP.
Conley played fine golf and but for a
miss on the home green would have
squared the match. He was on the green
OF tho long $50 yard hole in two Shots,
while Birmingham needed the regular
.. Conley missed a two foot putt,
which would have given him birdie
A. but they halved the hole and Val
walked off with well earned victory.
Birmingham was one up at the turn.
preserving this advantage by hopping
a stymie at the ninth and squaring the
hole. Conley's third shot just hung on
~. ttaa fAA
In front of Bermingham's Here was
problem for Joe Kirkwood, and
Birmingham was as much amazed rs
the spectators when his attempt sue
ceded. Their medal rounds were ap-
proxmaiely 70 for Birmingham and "a
for the Siwanoy player. Their cards
follow:
Birmingham
out..........4 5 8 - +-35
Conley-
In..........4 4 . 8 5 8 5--3s-I3
Conley-
Ray Thompson downed Ii. McAleenan
Ly / up, his ability to get out of the
traps being very much the winning fac
tor. lie found the we'll laid traps at no
less than five holes, but pitched dead to
the pin on those occasions. &. II. Hart
and Al Hedley, who tied for second in
tie qualifying round, were both elimi-
mated In the second round, Hart's defeat
coming as surprise.
Competition in the third sixteen was
rluch keener than In the other two divi-
sions, four OF the matches going an extra
hole, and two being decided on the home
green. The summary:
FIRST SIXTEEN--FIRST ROUND.
aIA
Conley. Siwanoy. ! up. /,
Leonard Martin. Apawamis, beat w. T.
Foss. Jr., Siwanoy, 2 UP.
C. H. Hart. Siwanoy, beat Dr. ]. l.. Taft,
White Beeches. 4 and 3.
Ray Thompson, Observation-Disclosures. beat
II. Maroff siwanoy. 3 and 2.
II. McAleenan. Hollywood. beat A. g. Greg
son, Belieclaire, and ..
II. 4. Mundy, Ardsley, beat II. 8. West,
Grassy Sprain. and |.
Al Hedlcy, Siwanby, beat Stanley Hall. West
chester Hills, up.
Harry scharf, Grassy Sprain, and Alex Ar
mour. Westchester- Bltmorc. defaulted.
SECOND ROUND.
Birmingham won by default.
Martin beat Hart, up.
Thompson beat McAleenar, I up.
Mun5v beat iiedley. and +.
BEATEN EfGHT-=F1RsT ROUND.
Dr. Taft beat Foss, 1 up (2f holss).
Gregson beat Maroff. 4 and 2.
West beat Hall, and ].
SECOND sIx1EEN-FIRsT ROUND.
r. r. Grimler, Dunwucde, won from O. G.
Eomahn. Jr., Scarsdaie, by default.
f.. l.. Rohdanbrrg, Engew)od beat Nat NAL
louf, Quaker Ridge. and l.
John Downey, Apawamis, beat Oscar Carl
son. Siwa noy. 2 up.
Stephen Berrien Upper Montcair. won from
v. Won schlegel, siwanoy. by default.
W. T. Have. siwanoy. beat Jack Kennedy,
Atlantic City. up.
J., >; Worthington, siwanoy. beat George
Wilmer, Wykagyl, . and 4.
II. V. Gaines. Wykagyl, won from J. A.
Daubel, Wykagyl, by default.
II. q. Ctuft, Siwanoy, beat J. NJ Hobbs,
Siwanoy. 8 and 0.
SECOND ROUND.
Rohdenburg beat urmley. I and 3.
Berrien beat Downey, O and A.
Worthington beat Have. 8 and (.
Gaines beat Croft, up.
BEATEN EIGIIT-FRsT ROUND.
Kennedy beat widmer. and 1.
THIRD sTxTEEN-FIRsr ROUND.
". u. o'Reiily. siwanoy. beat r. A. Mamlok,
ID. G. Collins, Siwanoy. beat r. d. Griffin.
II. ciarkfson. Woodland, b.a, ). pcrns. a..
wanoy, up tfe holes).
Sumner r. Hollander, swanoy. beat w "
Hendrlcks, Lawrence Park, Q and 8.
r.. g. Narelle. Siwanoy, beat G. E. Folk,
Siwanoy, | up.
Lawrence Park, and B.
u; H.. salomons. New York Newspaper, beat
:, l.. !. Kane. Slwanoy, | up (t9 holes)
p, J. Barber, Englewood. beat II. w. IToyt,
Cherry Valley, up 90 hoies)
SECOND ROUND.
O'Reiiy beat Collins, 4 and a
liollRndrr beat Ciatkson. up TN bo,cs,
I.ackey beat Narellc. 4 and 4.
Barber beat Salomons, 4 and O.
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