New-York tribune., 1922-08-25

Mir G. Fownes if., captain of the
.lear international team, and
sss u. Rotan, the brilliant Texan,
iss rerk and neck for the medal
E sp-o praiseworthy tbs. Fownes
fs aosan fought out d duel with
srd nature worthy OF unusual
s;.s for ii took folfng soul as
.l "a Il gelflng stroke to get a rs
81 expanse righteously arrayed
s..tt5 ana punish all sin.
~, hack of the two leaders came
- rayen, of Cochran Castle, one of
s;5,ck delegates on the British
- - saver came within one stroke of
s; .ssss;sr tas flying leaders, but rs it
- ~ rs represented sound cour-
.ssgs goH The runner-up in the
IEssssssf British amateur Was the star
Essrbsr of his platoon, for, while
Smsssr. Torrance and Tolley made
xs art sixteen, Wethered, Mckenzie
( rs AsImer failed.
Ten at Eighteenth Hole
hIE.sasred's downfall was among the
stssedlss Sf the day The tall and
4EaIsvy 0xfordian had gone out in AZ
F. tne hitting from the tees. But
7fsl5ring pace, holding his own with
b. Is to the final hole. In spite OF
Hts scw start he had 5 here for a
8Evhsn he struck his tee shot far out
HEr the rushes at the right of the
Essl where one may find anything
~ tigers TO anacondas and doom is
#ksrain as death and the grave.
afs the wake of this one mistake
Akstered Aoundered from one trouble
4Enother even worse, out of the fry
Il nan into the white heat Of the
krsee. and when his last putt set
&E into the cup he had taken ten
sss.kss for an 81. His match play golf
M dat last round would have been
aIA, hard TO hold, but he had no mar
E ef safety that could include 10.
I'M hose on the outside looking on
4Ez afar eff a 10 on one hole may
Ssr 10 be. a ridiculous affair. Yet it
5knrpYising at the National how sud
8E,Y some wrecking score can rise out
lie rough or the bunkers and hit
Hlss between the eyes.
#lysthsred's 10 fell upon his shout
!an like a iagusr leaping from tree
{ss.e he knew what it was all about.
!hra 1. was, and almost before he
ksla bat an eye from an easy qualifier
Hlrt5a the elect he was back in the
lmnd sixteen. The young amateur
NE. fled Jock Hutchison at ST. An
AlHss refused to accept the eonsola-
br d hard luck. Not a bit of it," he
M II deserved every one Of those
im isrokes.'
emil Tolley started out driving the
4 Han r,,le. orly to coliause around the
83am gyeens, where he is usually at his
Hi He drove to the edge of the
fXki hole, 500 yards. with the wind
|fi Ten took a 5. But for his erratic
& sSs game he might have easily been
ssgal IN 76. Hooman was another
H sAohaaa75 or q TO. in sight until he
Hs ssessa iie last tuso hules, 7whera he
promptly used uo Il 5iando Z, to fin
bh st 70. This left him tied with
q Hrrison Johnston and Phil Carter in
4 N pace.
E Johnston Sensation
Fl h.nston it might be mentioned, was
Mdthe sensations Of the day. Just
i rem the West, he had never seen
&hsational before and no such winds
sm across the Minnesota fairways
&sws all new to him and he struggled
ss in a. But after this start with a
itar appreciation of the situation he
sslsd down to grand finish at 35.
The last hole, uphill and 462 yards
3nsst the wind, he was at the greens
js with a drive and spoon where
1w were even close with driver and
{asie yielding all the range they had.
swas nearly o'clock before Rotan's
H frish provided a tie at 83 for the
st sixteen and just about dark Robert
saltney, Archie Reid and Willis Nc
arie started out for the play-off.
:Kenaie's approach was too strong
r the greater delicacy required at
his hole and he was out. Reggie Lewis
Fith stout-hearted n was up in
oufth place, Z on the cape hole, the
Eoprteenth, driving Max Marston up
captain Fownes's round was typial
ms consistent play He marched
ssadily out in 38, making but one mis-
sss, hooked spoon shot going to the
sgsth He marched just as steadily
ass In 81, with but one mistake, an
sfr approach. At the outside Of these
errors his play was fawless,
@sslssselally around the greens which
z3staee only to the truest possible
sssh His card follows:
'..s.,."... "a S5S SIS 5-as
s,.'.,'...-.. i 5 4 3 e-S7--75
Rotan in Fine Form
sseerge Rotan, the Texas champion.
Hsse Startled the golf domain with
sA fine Valley last week, had more
sa electrical display. He began by
ppiag over a trap into the first hole
20 He then was content with
~ III y until ne reached the 43o-yard
u ~ where hooked tee shot started
on the road to a I. He was out
4V' tut ne came back with fine 35
s included three IS, hitting his
Us Ike champion. He is unoues-
hapiy one Of the finest of American
s'eafs in spite of the fact that he
70 play no great amount of COM
ltiVe golf. Rotan's score;
e s'.,s'..... "a - 5 5 $40
- e.-''',+ 3 3 8 4 5--35-~-75
hssFen's hs score was steady march
s. saff to finish, including but one
Ehefe ne slipped at the third
s. Ise famous Alps. He was out in
saa Ine brand of golf he played
Is way home deserved tie with
aefs. His lone slip was a long
hsn ~ y 70 the fifteenth that caromed
sle sioping fatrway into trap,
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