New-York tribune., 1922-08-29


But in spite of all the moisture the
great seaside links was in wonderful
shape and more than six hundred
members of the Southampton colony
arrayed themselves in rain coats,
umbrellas, goioshes and such old
clothes as the innermost closets held
TO follow the four foursone in
defiance of clearing-up shower,
which began in the middle of the day
and has scarcely abated since.
From the strong American combina-
tons only one team gave way before
the British rush. Chick Evans and
Bob Gardner, from Chicago, the two
prides of the West and two OF the
finest of all amateur golfers, found
Roger Wethered and Colin Aylmer a
tfifie too prevalent along the right Of
way.
This British combination made few
mistakes and when the last putt had
futtered into the cup they were up
with only to play. They got the
jump and were never headed, although
Evans and Gardner played well enough
with the exception of two or three
costly mistakes around the greens
While this lone defeat was taking
place, Jesse Guilford and Francis
0uimet were stopping Cyril Tolley and
Bernard Darwin by 8 and z; Bobby
Jones and Jesse Sweetser were on top
Of Hooman and Torrance by 3 and 2.
and w. c. Fownes and Max Marston
were crowding out John Caven and
Willis Mckenzie, 2 and 1.
Captain Harris Unable to Play
Unfortunately the British team lost
the service of Captain Harris, who was
forced to seek hospital aid with a bad
attack of frontal sinus. This was no
light blow, as Harris had been playing
brilliant golf and Bernard Darwin had
not expected to play.
It might be stated in this connection
that no combination could have checked
4 the impetuous rush of Ouimet and
Guilford once the two Bostonians hit
their true stride and began speeding
up their pace. At the ninth hole ToIey
and Darwin were l up, this lead being
due to Tolleys's terrific hitting and
three fine approaches which Darwin
fred against the pin from various dis
tances, including full iron shot to
the long seventh which struck within 18
inches of the cup.
Tollcy and Darwin were moving along
serenely over this first stretch with q
pleasing prospect ahead when Ouimet
and Guilford suddenly opened up wild
and woolly dash that was entirely and
completely unbeatable. Lashing out pro-
digious drives from the tee, they con-
tinued to place their seconds SO close
to the cup and to sink SO many missa-
Bile puts that holding them was out
Of the question. For the first nine
holes they kept within sight of their
opponents by phenomenal putting. After
hat it was a matter of phenomenal golf
with every club in the bag.
Consider at closer detail their COM
plete case. They were playing over
one of the greatest and one of the
hardest of all golf links, links that
has crushed the golden dream of an
endless line. There was rain and there
was wind. Yet they were back in 3S
for the forenoon and out in 81 for the
afternoon march, total of ~ strokes S
for the full route.
Tolley and Darwin were down in
the morning. In the afternoon, playing
extremely we'll, they were out in 81.
This should have been good enough to
pick up hole or two, but in place of
this lost three additional holes to q
sensational 81.
Guilford Sinks Fifteen-Footer
You might appreciate what the two
British players were up against by q
description of the tenth hole play at
the finish. Coming to this hole they
we're down. Against the rain and
heavy wind two fine wooden club shots
are needed to reach the edge of the
green, and but few made the grade.
Yet Guilford here slashed away drive
Of such terrific length that Ouinet
had only spoon shot left, and this
he dropped within fifteen feet of the
cup. Two minutes later Guilford sank
this putt for great 3.
The two Bostonians have not only
played together for many years, but
they are both now near the top of
their finest form, and no wonder the
top of the British team found them
unbeatable. The same thing would
have happened to almost any team in
the field, whether it yeas from Amer
lea, Scandinavia or Helligoland.
Beating two men who are hitting
! the ball mile, ramming their ap-
proaches up around the pin and sink
ing most of their six and eight footers
is not on the cards. In the words of
the Hon. Peter Finley Dunno, who fol-
lowed the match, this score might be
beaten, but, after all, it is hardly
worth the effort. Life is entirely too
short for any such extremes.
Here are their cards:
MORNING
Out .......... 4 "a 4 $40
Toiley Darwin
Out ,......... 4544 - 6 $40
ouimet-Guilford-
In. ..:............ 4 8 A 4 5-3S--TS
FOLEY Darwin
AFTERNOON
ouiruet- -Guilford---
GU, .... s 3 a ) 4 , 5--5s
Tolley Darwin
Gut. nt........... 445s5 . 6-s7
ouinet and Guilford had SIS against
s--5 on the next two holes
Roger Wethered in Great Form
The next pairs under way were
Evans and Gardner, facing Wethered
and Aylmer. 1t was evident from the
start this British team was out for
blood, while the two Western stars
We're having their share of trouble at
tae important art, science or knack of
tapping the ball into the cup. Weth-
cred was not only living up to Mother
6oose's suggestion by hitting his tee
shots over the hills and far away, but
lhe tall Oxfordian was also rapping his
puts with rare frmness against the
solid back of the cup. He was on his
pest goling behavior with almost every
fslub In the bag, while Colin Aylmer,
nls English mate, was giving him rare
sunport.
Wethered and Aylmer got the jump
a. the second hole by an astonishing
urn. After Evans had planted fine
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