New-York tribune., 1922-09-01

4 s.gia * victory over s''e sai'1 y -
4 2 s s;a gave hina possession OF the
N sas Arst nine holes Of the
d M rsurd had been played and
S'stss e. leading two up, there was
A srb doabk about the outcome.
~ fYyt nine, the st. Louisan,
& - 81 been playing the steadiest
~ e, ssnxistesS golf of the meet
y .ssuAa shat In this final test ne
Ns .s~tt ea the top Of his usually
$3.50 game.
Ag III nezfeesir. playing with an
q sSythynieal swing witaent any st-
ts'srsd g ssd tiunia9 his drives perfectly.
e ,syssv;ag was beyond reproach. We
q q. - ssgsr seen aaybody hit the bali
sssfsr from the tee or with any
~ s.ssE game from tee 20 green was
s.sis. 4sss aerfect. He played every
Ms Bag skilfully and grace
Es g. while his putting sSas superb.
ss,.ss 49, IRIS boy becomes heavier and
F'ssssa 81, and gets a little more expe-
80 80 Il win have TO be watched in
q. .,.'i IL amateur tournaments. Right
g ss weighs only }25 pounds, but
s sas marvellous poise and nerve and
80 sze game in a remarkably work
ssssske manner.
walsh Puts Up Hard Fight.
vsisS uue up most courageous
- sli si,e wav. ns was eatdistaneed
- - 81 80 Zee and he was having trouble
* 80 s;s puttine. In fact, il was his
.ssr 80 vark on the green's which hurt
s;s. zsost. Nevertheless, he never let
-, ss~o never showed any signs of fai-
,s.isr ss or eaittiag, but held sameiy to
s. zsgk to the last hole.
Is<;denfiaigy. IL might be mentioned
j sbss poirt that the New IGTk team
Ssssrvss great credit for it's showing
\ MS tournament. 1t qualified six
.is,sy4 FOR the championship, which
- tbe most any city had IN the
.s,avg,e for heners, and one Of its
,,s..s,sessaatatives !. .,ss went through to the
s.sI raund With few Of the breaks
sns s needs in this game Ford and
nsarf might have gone further than
ths third round.
81 In tha morning round of the final
nsseh both Held and Walsh started
sosrly. Walsh taking three puts on
sbs erst green. But, starting with
H. second hole, both played high
slsss golf the rest of the way and
reformed in evesy way like cham
pipns :,
iron skas dead 10 the pin for birdie
ssar and a win. Held squared the
match On the next hole, where Walsh
sook three more puts. The ST. Louis
ia Won the six. Walsh being off the
rssen on his pitch shot, ard thereafter
lid the lead to the finish.
The pace became swifter on the in
eniag nine holes, with Held playing
liz pitch shots in wonderful manner
sai putting keenly; going to the sew
eutnerth hole the Westerner was four
as His tee shot here landed in the
rough. Walsh pitched on nicely and
svnthe hole with a three. That was
the only hole Held played poorly in
sae morning, with the possible excep-
tor of the eighteenth.
Nsw Yorker in Trouble
Walsh tpcL his driver and went bold
~ fer the green on the last hole, but
fell short Of the green, the ball roll-
Ing back into the creek. Held could
hsss elected to play safely then and
would probably have won the hole.
Bat he chose TO make the attempt a.s
Wslsh had. He pushed his drive off to
ths right little and it fell into the
mad Walsh had an unplayable lie and
bad to drop back. Held played cut of
sas creek, his ball striking the high
anhankment in back of the green. That
sisbled him to halve the hole with the
Asg Yorker and to finish the morning
nand with q lead of three up.
Held began the afternoon round bad
y, taking a six on the first hole. All
nteugh the tournament he had trouble
a the first hole. He overI n the green
q his second from out of the rough
nis afternoon and failed to chip back
enlo tho green from the trap on his
INST attempt. Walsh also overran into
tns trap on his second, but pitched
baeE nicely and got five for a win.
Va the second hole the New Yorker
Wshsd his drive to the road. That
eoss him the hole for Held was on
sssilS iu three shots and got q par
Nhleh ie1t MIN three up. Wa1sh
elese the next green and won the
aos, Ihus far the Manhattan boy was
ao;aIng his own in good shape.
suE On the next hole Held cut loose
: sila q grand display of golf shots. He
laasaed q twenty-foot putt into the
@2 o. the fourth, winning the hole
sla becoming three up again. He
saasaed a beautiful drive to the
Msensn green and won the hole with
: seifaie three. He was home with two
El,ecf shots at the eighth, where
!. sa'sa was behind the trees ON his sec
Z. sssu, ana won the hole with four. Now
ke was FIVE up.
1hey halyed the ninth and tenth
s ssiss 3 With FIVE each. Walsh pitched on
,s, y .he eleventh green, but took three
Sssss' $'.s which cost him the hole as Held,
ss;s 4 on the green on his pitch shot,
- ss'Ppeo up dead. Held caught a trap
!. - als drlve On the twelfth and Walsh.
y. y e TWO. won the hole with a four.
:. sas SeW Yorker took three puts again
ms.s = ne thirteenth hole and lost the