The New York herald., 1922-03-12
new YORK PLAYER
wins AT 10th HOLE
Defeats Fred B. Elliot and
Reaches Semi-Final of
Tourney.
SHOULD HAVE LOST 10TH
Drives Off Line to Brambles,
t.! 9T.y .ttcg -N.N@-IiN 81
butsGets Benefit of, Casual
Water Rule.


special Dispatch to The New YoRK HERALD.
PINEHURsT, n. c., March 11.-F'red
b. Eliot captain of the Woodland
Golf Club team, gave A.. L. Walker,
Jr, of Richmond County, a few un-
happy moments here to-day when the
Boston player, after being four holes
down at the eleventh, squared the
match at the home green and looked
like a winner at the nineteenth. Wal
ker finally got a half in four at the
nineteenth and won at the twentieth
hole, moving into the semi final of the
spring golf tournament. which started
Monday with 333 players.
The nineteenth hole furnished Wal
ker with n very lucky break. He
hooked his tee shot far over the rail-
road into what would be out Of bounds
on ninety-eight of a hundred courses.
There is no out of bounds here. The
wild shot of the Richmond County
player fell into what in dry weather is
a tangle of brambles, but the heavy
ilii-o VI yCStCAAdy iic0 laliCo tiC
ground into a lake of casual water.
Walkers ball was not located, but it
was assumed that 1t was in casual water
through the fairway, which allowed him
to drop outside the water without
penalty. He then had an open shot to
the green and hammered an iron about
fifteen yards from the sand. Elliot drove
down the middle and put his second on
the edge. They halved in 4.
At the twentieth, both were short in
two. Elliot's third ran byond the hole
to the far edge OF the green. Walkers
pitch was straight for the cup and hit
the back Of 1t, bounding less than two
feet away. Elliot took a 5 and Walker
holed his putt for the match.
Resume Match mt Eighth.
Elliot and Walker resumed play at
the eighth tee, with Walker one up.
1t was at this point that their match
was stopped yesterday by heavy rain.
They halved the eighth in fives and Wal
ker won the NINTH with TO Elliott's
&, the Woodland player shanking his
second shot. Elliot also lost the tenth
and eleventh to par fours by Walker
and became down.
The Richmond County star then be-
gan to plant his tee shots off the fair
way. His drives had a fade and as
he also failed to get down in two puts
at two holes Elliot stepped in and won
the thirteenth, fifteenth. seventeenth
and eighteenth. all in par figures The
cards:
WALKER
Ss' % .....:... 5tS. 3 g.. 81
Extra holes. 4.
ELLIOT
Out ........ 5tn : Z 4o-7o s-so
In ......... . . = 70
Extra holes, 4. 3.
The match in which Is. p. Me:riman
OF Waterbury and Joe Bydolek Of Buff
falo were opponents was resumed at the
tenth hole where they we're all square.
Going to the thirteenth Bydolek was
one up on the North and South amateur
champion and 1t looked as II he would
increase his lead. Merriman visited
tran and was on the edge of the
thirteenth in three. with Bydolek on In
two. Merriman then holed thirty foot
putt for a four and Bydolek tock three
puts and lost the hole.
This squared the match and Merri-
man won the short fourteenth with
par three and the fifteenth with par
four. Bydolek drove into trap at the
short hole and failed to chip his third
close enough at the fifteenth. The six
tecnth and seventeenth were halved in
par figures.
Blossom Eliminates Yates.
Frank Blossom of the Indian Hill
Club. Chicago, eliminated Arthur Yates,
the medaiist, by three and two score.
Yates did not show anything like the
golf he displayed in the qualifying
round when he scored 20 for the
second eighteen holes. When ram inter-
rupted this match yesterday Blossom
was two up with eight holes COM
pleted.
John ID. Chapman OF Greenwich was
the only first division player to COM
pletc his match yesterday. He defeated
l.. ID. Pierce. Rochester. s and 4.
The semi-final will be played on Nor
day. Chapman will meet Merriman and
Blossom will oppose Walker.
The tournament has been interrupted
twice by rain and there were many de-
faults by golfers who had to return to
their homes tonight. They did not wish
TO play to-day, knowing that 1t would
be impossible for them to remain for
the semi-finals next week. All OF the
first and second division players are
remaining to complete the tournament