The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-25
JOHN C. ANDERSON
 IS ONLY AMERICAN IN BRITISH MEET
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Prestwick, Scotland, May 24-John c. Anderson, Siawano. Is the only one of the five American players remain ing in the British amateur golf championship tournament. Anderson today successfully passed through the second and third rounds. Edward Van .vleck, Garden City. weathered the second round. winning from Reg inald Foster of Porter's Park up 2 to play this morning, but this after noon in the third round was elimi- mated by J. Wilson of Prestwick, 2 up and to play.
 Tn the morning, Anderson defeated c. c. wigham of Prestwick, 3 up and 2 to play, and in the afternoon won from R. Humphreys of Stourbridge,
 Both William Hunter. the present British champion. and Roger Weth- cred won their matches today. Hun ter defeated Denys Scott, 8 up and 2 to play. wetheted. In the morning, won from Charles Hodgson. the Yorkshire village grocer, who put Francis Ouimet out of the running at Hoylake In 1921. Wethered's score was up. Afterward, Wethered, in the rourth round, ueIedleu J. D. I oioc' ? up and 1 to play.
 Colin Aylmey, in the morning, re- peated his success of Tuesday by beating John Cape. a Glasgow police man, 1 up, but later was eliminated by John Caven of Cochran Castle by a slim score. Allan Graham, the runner-up in last years champion ship, defeated A. G. Hambre. up, In the early round, but later was put out by E. NJ Smith of Royal St. Georges, at the nineteenth hole.
 Capt. B. F. Carter won from R. Howie, five up and four to play; Samuel Robinson defeated Harry Braid, one up, and H. Hilton was successful over J. E. Haschel, two up and one to play. One of the sen sational matches of the day was be- tween Major C.. L. Hezlet, Port Rush, Ireland. who was defeated by Jen- kins in the final for the champion ship at Sandwich in 1914. and Capt A. G. Pearson. Pearson lost at the 10th hole, after he had lost his nerve by the fact that his ball hit a spec tator, injuring him so badly that he had to be taken off the course. Later Hezlet was beaten by W. L. Hope of Turnberry.
 The greatest interest centered in the match between Wethered and Hodgson. A gallery of several thousand persons followed the play CTS and were treated to a succession of thrills. Wethered only succeeded in getting the lead. He finished the match two up with a wonderful drive of 97 wards and sensationally holding out for a two.
 short Game Wins
 Tn his second encounter Anderson defeated Humphries by one hole. AL though Humphries outdrove Ander- son, some times by 50 yards, the short game of the American was sound one. Only twice did he miss short butts. these at the 7th and 17th holes Anderson at the turn was two up and later was dormie two, but at the 17th hole his ball stopped on the lip of the cup and he lost the hole. A half in four at the last hole gave Anderson the match.
 Van Weeks early success over Eos ter was mainly due to keeping better line coming home. Later he was eliminated by Schoolrsaster Will son, 'the dark horse" Of the tourna- ment, whose long shots were master full. Wilson was two up at the third. but Van vleck holed an eight-yard putt to square the match at the 18th. After two halves in four, Wilson won the 18th by holing out at three yards, and at the next Van Vleck was in the rough with his second shot and put his third over the green, losing the hole and the match.
 After the somewhat cumbersome early stages. due to the large entry, the tournament today began to trxl, IL fAr %11 fine. with just enough of north west wind to temper the heat of the sun. Later, however, 1t grew cold and rain fell.