The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-07
Francis 0ulmet Falls BEFORE
Good Golf Of Rudy Knepper.
ToIley Held at Bay by Aul-
bach, Who Loses on Tech
nlcality

Brookline, Mass September GA
youth from the south, fulfilling
promises Of golf greatness, put out
a two time champion from the west;
popular idol was toppled over on
the spot, where his pedestal was
erected, a British lion was held at
bay by a boy, and still another
double titiist defeated a ons-time
holder Of the honors These were
tho high spots today in the second
round Of match play at SO holes in
the national amateur golf eham-
pionship tournament.
The first of the starred events was
the victory of Bobby Jones of Al
lanta over Robert A. Gardner OIL
Chicago, twice holder of the ma
tional championship. Their match
all even after Is holes went to the
sixteenth green this afternoon before
Jones won. Consistent par golf'
which has marked his play in every
round TO date, defeated the Brilliant
but cratic game of Gardner.
Ouimst Eliminated
Francis Ouimet. winner of the ma
tionai open on these links IN 1870
was the idol that passed out OF the
picture. Rudy Knepper OF sioux
city. conqueror of the Britlsh s.ar
W. NJ Torrance, yesterday deieatsu
him three up, two to play
George w. Aulbach, a Boston pub
lie links player, met the British
lion, Cyril Tolley, former champion
of Great Britain. The lad, putting
prettily, fought off Tolley's driving
attack until he was charged with
loss OF the twenty ightht hole by
the referees decision that he had
improved his lie by pressing down
the grass Then he cracked, ms
protest having been waved asioe'
and lost the match a=few holes later
and 2.
Chick Evans. seeking third cham
pionship, put out w. c. Fownes' Jr.'
seeking his second, returning IN
kind the action of Fownes' VINO
eliminated Chick in the tournament
which Fownes won here in l9lo' Inc
score was liz
Sweetser Beats Hunter
uil1ie Hunter. now New York, but
sim carving some of the prestige
of. his British amateur championship
of. last year, went away seven up
six to play before the accurate play
of, Jesse Sweetser. Metropolitan
cbamnion. The defeat of Harrison
Johnston of ST. Paul was accom-
plished by Billy McPhall' oniy
wear or two ago caddy on .hi9
cohrse. 4-3. Frank Godchauxs IN
EXPECTED ga victory over George v.
Retain, Louisiana, triumphlng oNe
Texas in a conflict confined 10 tno
south and Jesse P. Guilforos au
vance toward succession TO MI
as. champion, in when neg nc .
Lewis of Greenwich, Conn, wens
down II to 8, were the DAY o'ne'
RESULTS.
rrhev made for matches tomorrow,
aeeiding the semi-finalists. that WIN
bring together Guilford and Sweetser
ana Tolley and Knepper in TITS eN
neeted to produce super golt anu
Jones and McPhail, Evans and God
chaux in engagements regarded as
prospective victories for the players
first named.
Although the aquatic conditious-o o.
Monday were almost repeated by the
ram that came with a tempest TINS
afternoon. there was little 10 lnui
cate that the so6den greens and
swamp-like fairways changed the
tide of play.
Except in the Tolley Aulbach
mafch, in which the public links
PLAYER led the British golfer one up
at the end of the morning round, no
decision on So holes reversed the
standing at IS. The Jones-Gardner
and Johnston McPhail matches were
brought to a conclusion in the rain,
after starting all even on the last
round of play.
The failure of Francis outmet To
stop Rudy Knepper, the Transmits