Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-10
Former Champion OFF in
Both Approaching and
Putting. !,
DECISION ON SIXTEENTH
Chick Tries Hard Shot and
Then Shakes Conquer
or's Hand.
LRy AssocIatcd rre.z1

Swee.tser. OF New York. in his
2lRt year. is. the amateur golf cham
pion OF the United States. The
Siwnnoy Club member today de-
feated Chick" Evans, OF Chicago.
twice champion. on the sixteenth
green in the final match of the title
tournament. up. 2 to play.
Sweeiscr was good today. but not
as good rs yesterday. Evans was
on In approaching and putting
The finish came on The thirty
Fourth hole. 100 yards. par three,
when both iron drives were on the
green, Evans cieht-feet from the
pin and Sweetser's ton feet away
Jesse made great try for a
nirdie two missed by inches. and
when Chick was also sport. he con-
coded half in ,hrees and shook his
conQuerors hand.
Triumph for Youth.
G"ifinG youth triumphed over,
golfing age. Evans. Chick" to the
solfinE world. won his first national
ute in 1916. Sweetser, who saws
his name is less. not Jesse. Is still
in his twenty-frst year. With ono
exception he is the youngest cham
pion in the twenty-six years OF title
competition In this country. WIN
lew exceptions, he was tho youngest
"t the lot or li9 golfers, the most
brilliant field ever gathered for the
event. who set out here week ago
Tor tho championship. over the
game a. cNcmplincd by eight officials
aud TWO unofficial representatives. Of
Great britain. it's native heath. and
as played NY former champlons n,
inc United states. and It's sections
many ot them veteran links cam
raiIners, the play ot the youth pre-
vailed Through stormy days and
sunny days Sweetser lasted longest
TO GolfinE enthusiasts the. story
OF ms success today lies in the fact
mat he heat Chick" Evans at his
own game. 1t was expected thar
Hweetser would outdrive Evans-and
ne dld' 1t was thought he would he
ON on his approaches and that Evans
would heat him Mt this, the DEPART
,"eht OF play in which Chick is ac
hn"wiedEed the best in the world.
wi. nc ana not. Instead, Sweetser
was usually straight ahead and !,
was Chick who was oftenest in the
rough. who was trapped or hunkerad
irving To get TO the greens and.
Wh"' once on. fell short or overran
IN putting for the hole.
Stymie Played Part
IN every match in which he ad-
"n'"" IN TINS tournament--his de-
feat Of II. F.. Kcnworthy. OF Provi-
dence: of Willie l. Hunter. former
n'Rlsh amateur champion: of Jesse
u fniltord, the champion whom he
setback "a succeed today; OF Robhy
Jones, who, youthful star though he
U.s. is still Swectscrs elder nv
month"; and of Chick" Evans, vet
"n "n'e 10 avoid such situations
most OF the timc--Sweetscr set IN
siNmieS 10 impede his adverSary
rms Is the first year Of the styr,a,
restoration and, without having bean
~" cause. II was still a factor In
year. Va '"!S
In his victory today he reversed
a result or MS previous meeting
with Evans. when he was defeatsd
on" up In tho seminal round ~ ~
national tournament at St Louis r.st
year. 4ist
The closing scene today was n,
IN sixteenth green at the thirty
.our'h mole OF tho match--where both
H"ee'ser and Evans had driven tn
omo green from the tee. 1870 Yards
away. Chicks ball rested Sigh, fast
away: Jess was ten reat di,,..
me crowd SWEPT down the fajrwave
'he players were passed thronrh a,d
Hw"etser took his putter whila All
sound was stilled. Dormje three he
almost gave his victory a ranch -,
.he sensational by boldly seeking for
'"". 10 win in a single
n'I"Ns. he missed by inches. Chick.
Wh" had stalled dcfeat nv w,pn;,y
.ne mole before, tried 10 stern i.
"ea'n' also shooting boldly for ,ba
c"p' He too fen short and tho r.tcb
s"n"a' not with the dropping Of
""''' nut with Evans shaking tha
, n'no or MS conqueror. concedlnc the
more ana The match. The crowd then
sooh inc new champion into its
S, ana on It's shoulders. and he
was carried on the course
O"tpiHycd Former Cbnmn.
SweeiSrr's victory was wolf and
Fairly earned He outplayed AVA
our S"msd his battles Scared oppo-
"rh'' Thrce up AT the close of iba
'hihg round. the Yale under
S'"""''" never dropped hat one be.
low that leading margin. and n,
m,""S was Tour up on the veteran.
VI" was mus forced TO night from
h"hind. Each hole won or hate,
by less saw another chance 70 80,
take him slim away from Chick. ana
atter the twanty-seventh hole usa
PASSED, with Sweetser Sill thraa ~
the good the Westerner realized ,ha,
no, hihS ont marvellous break could
oring him victory.
Aside from the several s,ymje.
whrh the metropolitan expert laid
,or lhe chicago star, Evans saw at
,east TWO heart-breaking twists NJ
Iuck Ia favor OF his opponent Ulst
"hen no appeared 10 be In n uosi
ZION to cut down Sweetser's lead. Ia
me afternoon round, when but two
DOWN Evans played a pertec; second
10 tho t~en,y-seventh green, enly
10 see sweetser drop his tror, a%sSrd
ray using risbsd mashie. four Tees
from the cup and sink birdie .hrse