New-York tribune., 1922-03-26

: Davison's performance to-day over
the dlhicult St. Augustine links proved
that he is a golfer Of first ranking, for
IN spite Of a high wind he made some
remarkable shots and scored exceed
lhgiy well. Gwaltney, a we'll known
metropolitan star, struggled gamely to
Keep pace with his heavy-hittinq rival,
but he was simply outclassed and IN
able 10 cope with the strong pav Of
the shawnee golfer.
Io-days match was tho best that
ever featured the final round Of this
tournament here. Both Dawson and
G"aitncy are excellent players, a 3 their
scores showed and as has been proved
ny their past performances. Gwaltney
nolds the competitive course record Of
20 for the Baltusrol links.
Dawson had big advantage over his
opponent from the tee He hit a ire.
mendously long bali from practically
every tee with perfect accuracy. His
IRON play, too, was beautiful. He was
especially good with his chip shots. ard
IN this respect, also he showed 10 bet
ter advantage than his opponent. More
over, he putted consistently well:
fact, excepting for one greca, he never
took more than two puts the entire
match.
Three Up on First Nine Holes
Dawson got away TO a running start,
Gwa ltney playing the first few holes
poorly At the end of the first niuo
holes the latter was 3 down. although
he had gone out in the good score Of 10.
Dawson on this round had been pla,-
ing his second shots very effectively
and with good results.
The Baltusrol representative bracod
on the second nine and virtually held
his own. Dawson Won the elcvaata
hole with perfect /. but Gvaltnev
captured the twelfth with 2 par I.
Dawson nearly got ? on the mex.
mole, and Gwaltney missed chance
Tor hall by taking three puts.
Dawson got a beautiful bird / on
the fourteenth for win, but lost the
long fifteenth. He came right baci.
however, on the short sixteenth with ?.
bird 2. His pitch shot rolled over tie
edge Of the cup here The Shawnee
star lost the seventeenth when his
drive struck the FIRE hydrant. bat he
won the eighteenth, Gwaltney's drive
catching q tran.
GWaItney made a fire comeback On
the first nine holes Of the afternoon
round, and by the time the turn was
reached he had cut down his oppo-
nent's lead to two holes. On this trio
the Baltusroi linksman was playing
his IRON shots with all of his old skill
and effectiveness and it looked as lf he
were going to make It 4 real struggle.
Starting the last nine. however,
Gwatney began to fade out of t,e
picture and succumbed on the four
teenth hole. Dawson made some
grand shots on these last few holea.
He got his 4 easily at the tenth.
Gwaltney was in trap on his second
here, but made a splendid recovery
and earned half for the hole. Gwalt-
ney sliced his drive to a wagon road
on the eleventh and lost the hole. At
the twelfth. a hole of 800 yards. Davi-
son with following wind drove almost
to the trap that fronts the green
CIinchcs Match on Fourteenth
They halved the thirteenth. but Dav-
ison ,clinched the match at the four.
teenth. 4te@
The wind was blowing directly
against the players, but, after hooking
his drive to the rough. Dawson took
his spoon and with mighty offoir
smashed the ball clear to the left ot
the mounds that guard the green.
Then he played a niblick shot TO with
in eight feet of the pin and sank tue
putt for bird a. It was an excellent
finish to grand round of golf
The cards were as follows: