The New York herald., 1922-06-03
Medalist Loses to Junior Cham
pion, Jones, in First Round
at Ardsley.
By KERR N. PETRIE.

For upsets and lightning changes it
would be hard to beat the first and
second rounds Of play yesterday over
the Ardsley Club links in the annual
championship tournament of the West
| chester Golf Association. The general
run of the day was fairly well ex-
emplified by the last two matches to
finish, this coming about in the gray
mists of evening when other late fin
ishers were scurrying for the 7:06 back
to the city Then for a moment the
foliage overhanging the bridge lead
ing from the home green parted and
forth upon the first tee for an extra
hole match strobe N. Narelle of
Swanoy and Jay s. Jones Of West
chester Hills.
Jones had been two or three down
with four to play. but he came through
on the nineteenth. Jones and Narelle
were operating in the second sixteen.
Behind them were a pair battling for
the title. r. e. Sturges of Scarsdale
and Merrill K. Waters of Ardsley.
Waters, like Jones. also had been
through the mill. He was two down
at the fourth and three down at the
ninth, but. squirting on the inward
asked for a replay.
This time fortune frowued upon the
man who had played the uphill game.
Waters was on the first green with
his second, while Sturges was wide
Three puts for the home representa-
tive sent the two to the twentieth hole,
where Sturges won with par three.
Champion I'm semi-FinaI.
Sturges this morning plays John De
Witt Of Ardsley in the semi-final, while
in the other bracket Charles H. Brown
OF Hudson River tries conclusions with
j. $. Worthington of Siwanoy. title
holder for the last two years.
While at the start of the tourney it
did look as If Worthington would
have more than a little trouble to show
his heels to the field for third time it
has to be remarked that the air had
cleared considerably at the conclusion
OF the second round. Brown, Sturges
and De Witt are able to down the vet
eran internationalist If they hit their
stride at the proper time. But there is
no denying that Worthington had the
path cleared for him by the volcanic
nature Of the days golf.
In the first round the most noticeable
upset was the defeat Of the medalist II.
d. Armour Of the Westchester-B Biltmore.
Armour, with string of victories be-
hind him extending over many countries
looked strong eonugh to give most of
the players in this tourney bisque each
way, but he fell to the Westchester
junior champion in the very first round.
r. A. Jones of Westchester Hills is the
name and address Of the hero Of that
match.
Armour began by topping his first
shot so badly into the ravine that he
decided TO pick UP. 1t took him three
holes to square, then he lost another. and
was l down at the turn.
Not much concern was felt for Armour
at this stage. Jones was rather admired
for the manner In which he stuck to his
celebrated opponent but it was thought
that he would wilt on the last nine. In
stead the Junior title holder, who is not
yet IS, added three holes in row. be-
ginning with the tenth. and with that
load on his back Armour went under.
Armour was not playing well. That is
freely admitted. Nevertheless IL was a
great achievement for Jones.
Unfortunately that cruel fate which
swept many of the stars of the first
round into the discard also overlook