New-York tribune., 1922-09-10

but another big turning point came at
the tricky ninth, where the green waits
over the crest of decided slope. Here
Evans, who was only down, made his
bid. His drive was straight and his
second was only ten feet by the pin
AS Sweetser's ball was lyngSheavily on
severe down slope, Sweetser looked
to be up against a proposition just a
trlfle beyond his final resource. But
again be rose to meet the issue. Pitch
ing with a sure, firm touch, the ball
cleared the slope and finally came to
rest within four feet Of the cup, where
in place, of being only ] down, "Chick'
again found himself g. when Sweetse1
won the hole with spectacular 3.
Up Against Hopeless Chase
1t was stanchness and skill of this
type that helped to forge the new
crown. 1t was this steadfastness of
soul and wrist that must have finally
convinced Evans that he was up against
hopeless chase But Chick refused
to waver in his pursuit of that still
/ undiscouraged opening. Both had gone
out in SO, and the match stood as it
did at the end of the morning round
Sweetser had not yielded hole. A
fine recovery at the tenth saved him
here, and he lost the long eleventh by
low, strong approach.
For the fourth time in the afternoon
Evans had his chance to cut that early
lead to single hole Facing the short
twelfth, he pitched short of the green
and short of the bank, and when
Sweetser's high pitch pulled up alb
ruptly within eight feet of the pin
Evans had shot his final arrow. Once
again he had found greater opposition
than he, could overcome. He lost this
hole and again became down.
The thirteenth was still further
proof that not even golfer of Evans's
rare caliber could suppress the talent
banked against him. This hole lies
down a narrow valley. banked by a
lane of trees upon either side. The
green is we'll guarded Only accuracy
can get by After both had driven
we'll Evans planted a iilashie iron ap-
proach to within seven feet of the cup
one of the finest shots of the day. Ii
his young opponent was to weaken
anywhere on the way home, here was
the time and place.
Wins Two Holes in Row
But instead the Siwanoy entry coolly
and calmly stepped up, took his same
easy, care-free swing without the
slightest hurry, and dropped the ball
only six feet from the PIN In pace OF
waverng, he had gotten inside Of
"Chick," and when the latter barely
missed his try for Sweetser tapped
the ball straight into the cup. 1t was
the youngster who had won two holes
in row, after all, and this matter OF
winning two successive holes was the
main battle of the afternoon.
The wonder is that "Chick" hung or
with as fine determination as he did
after this heart-breaking blow. The
wild cheer of the big gallery over
Sweetser's par breaking 3 at critical
moment must have sounded to Evans
like church bells tolling the death OF
a new born hope. But he beat par at
the next hole for fine 4, only to find
his conqueror's shadow still across the
path. This hole is 480 yards long with
Ia par Of 5, but Sweetser had his 4
also by a nervy ,eight-foot putt. The
match was then as good as over with
Evans down and 4 to play; and while
he won the fifteenth and got his mashie
shot. to the abort sixteenth within
seven feet of the cup, the putt failed
to drop.
Ball Blocks Cup
Both men had played exceptionally
we'll In fact, the match was even
closer than the score shows, for in the
morning test Evans had to face two
dead sty1nies at the twelfth and fif-
teenth greens that no man could have