South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-08
TOLLEY- KNEPPER
MATCH Is FEATURE
OF THURSDAY PLAY
Evans Meets Knepper and
Jones Plays Sweetser in
Semi-Finals.

COUNTRY CLUB. Brookline.
Mass. Sept "a stycmie stopped
Jesse p Guilford's attempt 20 hold
another national amateur golf
championship Thursday The title
holder was defeated by Jesse Sweet
ser. Metropolitan champion. when
he failed in an attempt 20 jump the
obstacle which the latter imposed
or tho 10Th green.
This sensation In the frst Of the
four SO hole matches completed m
tho round or the tltle tournament
iu r1ediately preceding the semi-
finals was matched % the last
cyril j. TT Tollev winner ~ the
British championship AZ Mulrfield
two years ago. was conquered nv
little Rudy Knepper. senior at
Princeton university and citizen Of
Sioux City Ia With Toliey's de-
feat was marked the complete coll
lapse of the British expedition to
capture the American title.
Bobby Jones Wins
Bobby Jones OF Atlanta. champion
Of tho south. went ahead 10 the
seni-dnaIs over Billy McPhau Of
Hpst0n who PLAYED well Tuesday
o~cr the course where not ions ago
hr raldiod. Chick Evans. Chicago's
two time title holder. defeated + 4.
Godchauv New Orleans. completing
tho card for the semi-fnals Friday.
This will be Sweetser AGAINST Jones;
Evans meeting Knepper
Three of the four matches Thurs
day ended on the 18th green at four
up holes TO play. II was there
frat Sweetser's prettilv played putt
s,vmiet the champion II was
there in turn that Evans stemmed
which had carried tho New Orleans
player from six down 20 . down.
through consecutive victories a. the
short twelfth. the long 18Th and the
longer 14th holes
Tt was q different story tn the
ToNv-Euepper match. The British
champion Of two years ago and the
vou0Ester who put out Tollev's
comp3triot. W. r. Terrence a few
l1Es since and Francis Ouimet.
Wednesday came up 20 the home
hole for decision
Two down ar the close OF she fore
noon round and FIVE down ar the
sixth green In tho afternoon Tollev
Fought back so courageously with
flashes OF brilliant golf intermixed
w.-n remnants OF errattc play. that
Eneppcr found himself only one up
SO tho 72nd hole The trans Miss
~-npi champion sensation % the
tournament seemed in danger o..
racking
ToIicy Cuts Lead.
IFS drive from The i4th hole had
landed ON The edge or bounds in
brush and mud and he was obliged
-r pick mp With q one hole advar-
tage ne received a break Of luck
when his drive heading for the tall
timber. struck a bov and bounded
back 90 a smooth SPOT on the edge
40 The faIrwav His second shot put
lim on the Ereen and made possible
@ putt for O birdie THREE and a two
up advantage
ON the 18th Krepper's iron shot
was in "a trap and two futile at
-empts 20 get out led 10 another
pick mp That cut his lead 10 a
lonely one and the way Tolley was
then shooting gave the EnSlishman
r. chance 20 square the match on the
home hole. Knepper then called on
his fighting spirit and steadiness.
ON the FAR side Of the green IN two
from 900 yard tee. he putted 20
The hole but the ball passed over IL.
Touey made a desperate attempt TO
equal in hls third shot a chip from
the left Of the green When no
missed a curling putt ne conceded
the hole and match.