The Washington herald., 1922-08-29
GARDNER EVANS
TEAM LOSES ONLY
+ MATCH OF MEET
Jones and Sweetser Are
Among Yankee Winners
I'm international Play.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

by GRANrLAND RICE.
SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y. Aug. 2s.-
American golf team is now
I{adinS the British by three matches
tb one.
All night long the rain beat down
upon the famed National links and
through most OF the forenoon 1t
pslted the internstionalists square
u In the face. changing at times
from steady downpour to a gray
nfst blown in from the sea.
But In spite Of aii the moisture
the great seaside. links were in
Wonderful shape and more than 500
members Of the Southampton col
ony arrayed themselves in raincoats.
umbrellas. goloshes and such other
clothes as the innermost closets
hold to follow the four foursome
matches in defiance of . clearing
up shower which began the middle
of the day and has scarcely abated
since.
Evans and Gardner Lose.
From the strong American COM
binatioH only one team gave way
before fhe British rush. Chick
Evahs hnd Bob Gardner. from Chi
ca 70. the two prides of the West
an4 two Of the finest of all amateur
g&fers. found Roger wethered and
Cqin Aylmer a trifle too prevalent
aiding the right Of way
This British combination made
few mistakes and when the last
putt had fluttered into the cup they
wete up with only 4 TO pay. They
got the jump and were never
headed, although Evans and Gard
nkf played well enough with the
exception of two or three costly
Mistakes around the greens.
While this lone defeat was taking G
r&ce.. Jesse Guflford and Francis
Otimet were stopping Cyril Tolley
AID Bernard Darwin by and Z;
FSbby Jones and Jesse Sweetser
WIRE on top of Hooman and Tor
r&nce by and 2, and w. c. Fownes
add Marston were, crowding out
J6n Caven and Willis Mckenzie
b3 and l.
Unfortunately the British team
loSt the service of Capt. Harris
who was as-feroeds-to seek hospita
aid with a bad attack of fronta
sinus. This was no light blow a:
Hapris had been playing brilliant
golf and Bernard Darwin had mo-
expected to play. "
II might be stated in this con
nection that no combination coult
have checked the impetuous rusf
of Ouimet and Guilford onces<th tht
two Bostonians hit their true strid'
and began speeding up their pace
At the ninth hole Tolley and Oar
win were 1 up. this lead being du'
to Tolley's terrific hitting ant
three fine approaches which Oar
win f1red.: against the pin from
various distances. including a fui
iron shot. to the long seventh
which struck within Is inches o
the cup.
Bostonians Open Up.
Tolley and Darwin were MOVING
along. serenely over this frs
stretch with a pleasing prospec
ahead when Ouimet and Guilfort
suddenly opened up a wild ant
woolly. dash that was entirely ant
completely unbeatable. Lashini
out pfodiGieus drives from the tee
they -eontfnged 10 place their sec
onds so close To the cup and t.
sink 50 many missable puts tina
holding them was out of the ques
tion. For the first nine holes the!
kept within sight of their oppo
nents by phenomenal putting
After that it was a matter o
phenomenal golf with every clul
in the bag.
Consider at closer detail thei
complete case they were playinl
over one of the greatest and on
of the hardest of all golf links. ]
links that has crushed the colder
dream of an endless line. The
was rain and there was wind. Ye
they were back in 3S for the fore
noon aud out in "a for the after
noon march. A total of 72 stroke
for the full route.
Here are their cards:
Morning.
Ouimet-Guilford out
44555 5444 SO
Tolley-Darwin. out
45445 8 46 so
On -Guilford. in
5543 3444 4 5-3s-I
Tolley-Darwin. in