The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Staten Island Golfer Defeats
Parson ! Up in Final at
Pinehurst.
DROPS CLUB IN BUNKER
Victor at Sixteenth Incurs
Penalty When Niblick Falls
on His Rubber Core.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HznALp
PINEHURsT. N. c.. Feb. A. j..
Walker. Jr., OF the Richmond County
Country Club. former intercollegiate
champion, and one time runner-up FOR
tho metropolitan amateur title. came
down to Pinehursc and took away the
largest bit of plate In the st. Valentines
tournament. but he had no easy time
In doing 1t. In the Anal to-day Walker
played Donald Parson Of Youngstown
and a member Of the cottage colony
here. He was the last defense the
Pinehurst regulars" had to put against
Walker. and he carried the Richmond
county star to the home green where
Walker won by sinking a putt from
number Of feet OF the edge of the sand.
In the morning Walker defeated John
d. Chapman of Greenwich. also a MEM
Der Of the cottage colony and always IN
the local line of defense. Walker dis
posed of Chapman and 2. and By
winning from Parsone this afternoon
accomplished a double victory over the
cottagers.
The final drew out the largest gallery
of the week end and members were
treated to as entertaining game a.
they could have wished 1t developed
into a nerve racking contest, especially
after Walker accidentally dropped a
club in q bunker at the sixteenth and
question arose as to whether the player
should lose the hole or be penalized one
shot.
The contestants were all even going to
the sixteenth and Parson drove into the
big trap, 40 yards In front of the tee
and was short Of the green in three.
Walker was in a trap at the left of the
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his ball accidentally dropped his niblick,
the club head striking the ball. No one
was certain as to the penalty and Walker
played out. taking five actual strokes,
which. with a penalty shot, gave him a
half with Parson, who took six.
Players and Gallery at Sea.
Many thought that Walker should
have been penalized the loss Of the hole.
but the matter had not been definitely
settled when the seventeenth was played.
This Walker won in three. Parson hook
ing to a trap and taking two to get out.
Provided Walker was penalized the hole
at the sixteenth. the match would have
been square at this point With only q
stroke penalty he was one up.
With the contestants as well as spec
tators in doubt as to the real stand
ing of the players. they drove TO
the eighteenth. Walkers second was in
a trap at the left and In bad lie, close
to the front bank. Parsons second was
short and In the rough. Both recovered
to the edge of the green. with Parson
away. Parson ran his fourth up dead.
and while every one was wondering
what was going to happen il the players
each took five to the hole Walker ended
further agitation and discussion by
I, fnv four pxyx Inn Inc tc
Walker was one up even with the PEN
atty of loss of the sixteenth hole. The
summary:
Jr., Richmond County. defeated J. d. Chap
inan, Greenwich. 3 and 2, Donald Parson.
Youngstown. defeated Ned Beali. sher-
FInai-walker defeated Parson. up.
Consolation-F. s. Danforth. North Fork,
defeated r. e. Harlow. scarboro (1s holesl
Arthur Yates, Rochester. defeated f. H.
Mahan. st. Davids. and 4.
Finai-Yates defeated Danforth, 8 and 5.
Second Division-F. T. Heating. Plnehur.t.
defeated II. C. Fownes. oakmont. and 2;
J. w. DAILY. New York. defeated G. T.
Huntlep, Canoe Brook. and s:
fcated II. Y. Ramage. oil City. and 3; z.
". Dana. Providence. defeated w. f.
Finai-AIiison defeated Dana. s and s.
Third Division-C. l.. Becker. Pinehurst.
defeated A. c. Prat. Essex County, and
2: 4. II. Gardner, Siwanoy. defeated a. s.
Higgins. 81. Andrews 90 holes).
Finals-Gardner defeated Becker, and T.
Consolation-w. 7. Barr, Derins Harbor.
defeated T. F. Murphy, Cliff Haven, 3 and
S. Fl. Patterson, Plainfied. defeated J. u.
Brown, Montclnir, and ].
Tinals--Patterson defeated Barr 60 holes).
Fourth Division--J. Mcnamara, Bingham
ton. defeated II. w. Tener. Pittsburgh. 2 and
!; +. l.. Sage. Rochester. defeated w. J.
Knott. st. Adams, and 3: r.. w. Tener,
Finai-Tener beat Sage. 2 and 4.
Consolation-C. S. Warehouse. Ardsley, de-
feated James Barber. Englewood. up;
w: g. Fownes, Oakmont. defeated e.
Winthrop, ST. Davids, and e.
Final-Fownes defeated waterh'r7
Fifth Division-H. N. spalding. BIO .iins.
defeated c. Motley, Rochester nf 81
W. A. Rupp. Buffalo. defeated ~ u
Fahey, Boston, up.
Final-Rupp defeated spalding. = 70.
Consola tion-'i. II. Schreck. New Yofa.
defeated F. Nelson. Baltusrol. 2 W q "
Washington. and !.
tinal-Tierney defeated Schreck, plG g.
Sixth Division-W T. Sing, Brook ~ de-
feated c. W. Goddard Montciair (lo loirs3.
Lee Steinfield. New York, defeated H H.
Meadina, Scarsdae. and g.
Final--Steinfeld defeated Sing 2 "a l.
Consolation-C. II. Smith. Deal, d,fsated
J. A. Marshall. Wilmington, 8 and r N
Towle, Brookline. from J. N Iar,in
Montclair, by default.
Final-Smith defeated Towle, an
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