The Washington times., 1922-09-07
AND
SWEETSER ALL
EVEN At NINE
GuiIford and Opponent Shoot
40, Jones Leading McPhaiI
by One Up at Turn.
BY ROBERT e. HARLOW

COUNTRY CLUB, BROOKLINE,
Mass. Sept. Jesse Guilford,
present champion, and Jesse Sweet
ser. Metropolitan champion. were
all even when they had completed
the first nine holes today in their
third round match in the national
amateur golf championship.
The cards:
Guilford, out. g 8 s 3 8 4 4 4 40
Sweetster. outs s 4 so
The national champion sliced his
race track, but was able to obtain
a halve in five when after taking
three to reach the green he laid
Sweetser a perfect stymie which
spoiled Sweetser's chance to hole
reasonable putt for a four.
Guilford lost the second hole
when he took three puts from
within twelve feet of the pin. The
third was halved when Guilford,
again laying Sweetser a stymie.
when the New Yorks had a putt
for a four. Guilford squared the
macth again at the fourth when
he holed a putt for a birdie three.
The fifth went to Sweetser as
GuiifOrd's high tee shot buried In
the soft fairway and he had to
use a niblick to get II loose from
the mud. He took q six to the
hole. Sweetser sliced his drive
into the woods, but won with q
five.
The next three holes were
halved in fours. Sweetser missed
a two-foot putt for a win at the
seventh and a ten-footer for a win
at the eighth. Guilford won the
ninth when he holed a four-footer'
Both were short with their seconds
and Sweetser Clipped eight feet
over and missed coming back.
Bobby Jones. Atlanta, led William
McPhail, Boston, one up at the end
Of the first nine holes. Cards:
Out
Jones. ......... 4445 As I as
McPhaii. .... 54445 534 5-39
The Jones' McPhail match carried
! the largest gallery, as Boston en-
| thusiasts were anxious to see how
well McPhail would do against the
Atlanta player. They both got off to
! a bad start, halving the first hole In
fives when they needed three each
| to get on the green, and two puts.
Then followed four straight halves,
the golfers playing the second. third
and fourth in par fours, with good
| drives, seconds, on the greens and
two puts. Each slipped a shot TO
the fifth in halving in fives. Jones
took the lead at the sixth hole, but
| only because he laid McPhail a per
| feet stymie. McPhail squared the
match at the seventh, when he put
! his tee shot on the green and was
down in two puts. Jones was too
strong off the tee and in trouble be.
yond the green. He needed tive
to the hole. The eighth was halved
in fours-
Both were short at the ninth
with their second shots, but Jones
nearly holed out with q putt from
the side hill In front OF the green.
His ball stopped eight inches from
the cup, and he won with q four
when McPhail Overran his chip six
feet and missed the putt.
Chick Evans, OF Chicago, was ex'
pected to have an easy time Of II
| AGAINST Frank Godchaux, Of New
Orleans, and few followed the match,
At the ninth hole Evans led God
| chaux, two up. Cards:
| Evans:
Out ..554 - 4 s 3 4-3s
| Godchaux: =.
| Out 5554 s - $40
Evans and Godchaux halved the
first two holes in fives and Evans
took the lead at the third when God
chaux took three puts. The fourth
was halved in fours and Evans won
the fifth when the New Orleans
player put hks tee shot out or bounds