The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
ACNEW, LONE DC.
SURVIVOR, MEETS
DEFEATATTO TOLEDO
Loses l Up in 1st Round
FavOrites Score in Pub
lie Links Play.
By RAY MCCARTHY.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Aug. 2s.-The first
two rounds of match play in the
National Public Links Golf Cham
pionship today produced the great
est series OF hard-fought struggles
We have ever witnessed in any
tournament. These public links
golfers are very serious about this
tournament and are battling with
might and main for hohors. What
public links play certainly teaches
one the spirit Of strife. So keeniy
contested were the matches at Of
tawa Park here today that four OF
them went to extra holes.
New York boys appeared in two
Of these extra hole matches in the
second round. ST. Louis, with Eddie
Held and Thomas Malley. has two
Boston also has two very capable
representatives left in George Aul-
bach. the medal winner. and will
lam Quinlan New England public
links champion; Kansas City. New
ark, Toronto and New York have
one each.
LOOmas Beats AgneW.
Washington dropped out In the
FIRST round when It's represe ntative.
| Charles Agnew, tr., yielded to T. X.
Loomas, Of New York, on the hnal
green / up. II was a rip snortins
contest with each holding the lead
at various times and the issue set
tied by a stroke margin at the
finish.
II Is hard to pick out fthe high
lights after today's play. but OF all
tie brilliant performances turned In
those Of Eddie Held. the 1s-year -old
slenderly- built st. Louis star. stands
out as being the best. 1t Is our
opinion. as II Is the majority's, that
the man who wins the national title
will have to beat the st. Louis man.
In the morning in defeating Will
lam Mudie. Detroit champion. ano
.. the wiry Held, who Is built along
the lines of a flying greyhound.
romped over the tricky course here
in II strokes. A heavy rain early
today made the links several strokes
harder than 1t was yesterday ana
Held's feat was the result of sound.
steady going goe. This lad not
only hits the ball crisply. but 1t
seems to us he has practically every
shot in the bag. He was called upon
today to play pitch shots over trees.
push shots under extended branches.
high cut shots and run-up shots and
he brought them all of to perfec-
tion.
Aulbach. shows Class.
Showing that his morning round
was no fash he reeled of another
4 aRf a all 7tNau =
ing young T. K. Lomas. of New York
City, by a score OF and 3. Lomas
had little chance with his still,
younger opponent. After winnins
his match Held played out the bye
holes for his score.
That was far and away the best
golf of the day. Aulbach. who won
the medal yesterday with a score OF
139. had "a in the afternoon in
putting out Ted Lloyd, of Chicago,
in a ding dong contest. In the
morning he Travelled the first nine
holes in "a strokes and let down
Joe Kureck. a home product. 8 and 5.
However. what Is more rema k able
about Held's afternoon exhibition
is that he started with a and !,
then braced and played the next
eight holes in one under fours.
The results:
First Round-George Aulbach de-
feated Joe Kureck. Toledo. 6 and s.:
Ted Lloyd. Chicago. defeated James
Fee. Chicago. 2 ur: Thomas Malloy.
ST. Louis. defeated Brad Smith, Chi
cago. and 1; Mat Jams. Evanston.
H.. defeated Anthony Witt Cieve-
land. up: Eddie Held, st. Louis.
defeated William Mudie.. Detroit. 3
and 2; T. X. Loomas, New York.
defeated Charles Agnew Washing
ton. d. c., one up: Henry Scharf.
New York, defeated Lee OLeary,
| Toledo. 6 and s; J. F. Christie,
! Toronto. defeated Charles Sommers
New York.'3 and 1: Mike Tobin.
Philadelphia. defeated William Ma
ther. Baltimore. 1 up: Richard
walsh. New York, defeated Frank
Murphy. Frisco. and /: william
Wallace. Detroit. defeated w. F.
Serick. New York. l up; Joe Ford.
New York. defeated Gregg Fahey.
Chicago 3 and 1: Ed Curtin. New
ark, n. j.. defeated c. c. Rowe.
Newark, N. J.. 9 and 2: Henry Deck
er. Kansas City. defeated Joe Cur
ran. st. Louis. 3 and 2: william
ouinlan. Boston. defeated T. Nc
Guire. Toledo. 4 and 8.
Second Round-George Aulbach,
Boston, defeated Ted Lloyd. Chicago
up; Thomas Malloy, st. Louis, de-
feated Mat Jams Evanston, ILL.,. 3
and 2; Eddie Held. st. Louis. de-
feated T. X. Loomas. New York,
and 3: ]. F. Christie. Toronto, de-
feated Harry scharn. New York, 1
up In 20 holes; william Quinlan,
Boston, defeated Mike Tobln, Phila-
delphia. 1 up In 10 holes: Richard
Walsh. New York defeated William
wallace. Detroit, . and 1; Ed Cur
tin. Newark. N. J., defeated Joe
Ford, New York. 1 up In 10 holes:
Henry Decker. Kansas City, de-.
feated William WINNER, Toledo, 8
and 5.
Secretary Mcmahon announced to-
night the following psirings for
tornorrow's matches: George Aul-
bach. Boston. and Thomas Malloy.
st. Louis; Eddie Held, st. Louis and
=. r. Christie. Toronto; william
ouinlan, Boston, and Richard
walsh. New York: Ed Curtin, New
ark, n. j.. and Henry Decker Kan
sas City.