Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-07

eighteen holes of their match.
Cyril J. H. Tolley of England. who
won the championship of the tight
little isle in 1920. had some trouble
| disposing Of George Aulbach, the
finally won on the sixteenth green by
and 2.
Willie l. Hunter, last years British
amateur champion. dropped his match
to Jesse Guilford, and s, Sweetser
playing grand golf and outshining
way through.
William E. McPhail. a Boston prod
uct, who PLAYS from the Norfolk Club.
near the Hub, eliminated Jimmy
Johnston by 4 and 3, playing through
the driving rain. which thoroughly
leries.
Guilford Has 1t Easy.
Noisy" Jesse Guilford. he Of the
taciturn temperament. had another
easy day of it. winning as he pleased
from Reggie Lewis of Greenwich to
finish the match on the ninth green
by II and 9.
Chick Evans. another ex-champion
in the galaxy of stars here. eliminated
W. c. Fownes. jr., of Pittsburgh by
10 and 9, quitting at the ninth and
thus avoiding the second OF the drtv-
ing showers which fell through the
afternoon. Frank Godchaux OF New
Orleans was the other winner. out
clubbing George Rotan of Pine VAL
ley to win by and 4.
In the battle of Bobs it looked for
a considerable time as II young Bob
from Atlanta was due for a high ana
mighty trimming. Bobby was play
ing perfect mechanical golf. but his
chips shots got bit ragged as the
al in n
frightened his game on the second
nine. however, while the game of
Gardner loosened and young Bob
came home a comfortable winner on
the sixteenth green. where both men
had par IS. Gardner missed a three.
the combat in the afternoon after
Bobby had started to concede hin
the hole Bobby gave the matter sec.
ond thought. and Gardner putted and
missed. The tall Chicagoan actually
took four puts at the short twelfth
playing his putt with mashie. al
most holed a 2. The JonesGardner
match carried the gallery of the day,
attracted by the battle Of the Bobs
as they struggled through the mist
, and rain which overhung the course.
Aulbach. Tolley struggling hard to
gain a lead on the diminutive Boz
tonian. who played superb golf. until
the tenth hole. when he blew up.
Ouimet Plays Poorly.
Two pairs behind Tolley and Aul-
bach slogged and splashed Francis
and Rudy Knepper, the tall Bostonian
struggling hard to gain back hole
or two from the rugged westerner.
and having Indifferent success. Fran
els played poorly. never at any time
resembling the Ouimet who won the
open here in 1913 and the amateur at
| Ekwanok in 1914. Knepper was sell
dom off the path where the mower is
said to stray. and had the tall Ros-
tonian we'll in hand all the way.
helped by a stymie at the twelfth
and another at the sixteenth, the final
hole of the match.
Francis topped two second shots on
the first nine holes, a thing so far
apart from the regulation Ouimet
game as to be almost unbelievable.
but Ouimet appeared to be bothered
by the rain and the brace of topped
shots undoubtedly came about as
the result of slippery grips. One of
these topped shots cost him a half at
the long third. where Knepper was
nicely home in two. Francis again
topped his second at the fifth, but
saved the hole with a fine pitch and
a good putt The rest of the holes on
turning up on the redoubtable Bos-
tonian. Rudy won the tenth by dint
of a splendid pitch to the hole side.
while Francis was on in two and took
the regulation two puts. On the
green from the tee at the short
Knepper and lost the hole to become
4 down after the tenth had been
halved in par fives. Francis annexed
the thirteenth IS. when Knepper's