The New York herald., 1922-08-29


matches Through the vapory veil of {
of this stolid old landmark gazed wher,
against the weather, moved hither an
once the red man dragged his canoe
Yankee and Briton swung cleek and b
way toward victory in this internatie
fur foursomes.
The only pair on the invading side to
win were Roger Wethered and Colin G.
Aylmer. And whilS their teammates
were crumbling before the American on
slaught these two scored brilliant vic
national champions, Charles Evans. Jr.,
and Robert A. Gardner. The score was
conclusive enough. for the match finished
on the fourteenth green with the Britols
up
Only one match was really close, that
between w. G. Fownes, Jr.. and Maxwell
II. Marston. representing America.
against this years British championship
runner-up, John Caven, and w. Willie
Mackenzie. That was a stubborn fight
but the home side finally won on the
seventeenth green by Q up and l to play
ToIley and Darwin Swamped.
The Boston pair, Jesse Guiford. the
national title holder, and Francis Ouimet
playing foursomes OF the alternate stroke
order as If to the manner born. swamped
Cyril ]. III. Tolley and Bernard Darwin
by and 7. while after remarkabiA
struggle these two dashing youths Bobby
Jones and Jesse Sweetser downed G. v.
l.. Hooman and w. B. Torrance by
5 and 2.
Despite the apparent closeness of the
score Jones and Sweetser never wer'
In danger. The pairing of these two, toe
Southern champion on the one hand and
the Metropolitan title holder on the
other, made for an extremely happy
combination In more ways than one.
For Bobby and Jess first played them
selves into position of comparative
security, IL not OF actual invulners bllty.
and then went picnicking. They were I
up on the morning round then up
at the second in the afternoon. That
leaves something to be said OF the inter-
vening holes to the sixteenth Between
them Bobby and Jesse contrived 20 lose
six Of these.
In the morning round Hooman and
Torrance were not hitting it off at all
hanply. They set themselves hard
row to hoe nv throwing away the first
four holes. And thrown away these were
actually. Jones and Sweetser played
them steadily In pars. but the kindly fol-
lowing wind made pars far from diff
cult on these to-day. At the turn Hoo
man and Torrance had regained one, but
they started on the downward grade
again coming back. losing the tenth to \
and the thirteenth when Jones backed
up his partners midiron against the
wind to within ten feet of the cup by
sinking the putt for a 2. A
Jones ana sweetser Z UP.
Driving for the fifteenth Sweetser
hooked to a trap Jones hit long
recovery that found another trap, bu.
despite this tho hole was halved. The
sixteenth and seventeenth went to the
American pair, who, with a half at the
eighteenth, left off leading by z up.
AS remarked the British pair played
but indifferently while Jones and Sweet
ser reveled in their work Jones's drlv-
ing on the long holes incoming against
the wind was indeed feature.
In the afternoon Bobby and Jones
rompcl off with the first two holes IN
pars. That left them up. The British
pair won the Alps with a good and
after three excellent halves they took
tine seventh and eighth as well. A
slymc robbed them OF half at the
ninth 50 that they turned as they had
Leon IN tue morning, down.
With an advantage Of seven holes
starting the last nine Bobby and Jesse
can be pardoned if they did become \
little slack IN their playing. They lost
the tenth to a good and another 4
save the British pair the twelfth. At
this one Sweetser laid a chip within a
foot Of the cup and after Terrence had
sent another such shot dead over several
undulations Jones putted past the cup.
At the twelfth Sweetser hit the second
shot into the water filled hazard in
front of the green and as the ball was
lying temptingly MT the edge Bobby
thought he would try what Mo could do
The ball went further in but Bobby did
not see H. His eyes were too fun Of
water just then. That shot resulted in
a pick up.
well, Jesse, let's quit foolng." said
Jones as he strode 10 tho next tee to
watch his partner play.
They halved the thirteenth. but lost
one more at tho fourteenth in rather
unusual fashion sweetzor here played
p high pitch which buried itself In the
soggy green. Bobby chopped with n
mashic and the ball squirmed back as
II II wanted TO bite him. First II hit
his club and then on the second recoi
II caromed against his toe That An
ished II.
fortunately tHe Cnaptcr OF no, idents
terminated right there and then. Two
halves left tho Americans winners uf
the match by up and 2 to play The
card:
MORNING ROUND.
Joncs and sweetser-
,,oon.n o., .:;rt ~ rdrs.ds Sa a. Go
Out ...... o D o. Q 90 $50
In ........,.a 5a4 80 5--a7-7r
In .........G ga . . 0 5--s3-s7
AFTERNOON ROUND.
Jones and sweetser--
Iiooman and Torrance
Out ........ . 2 - 0-3s
Jones and Sweetser--
In .........5 : 1898
fIooman and Torrance
In .......... D. .
British Captain out OF Play.
Another rainy day. tho third in sue
ccssion. although II tapcrcd of to a
thin drizzle and then wore itself out
in the afternoon, left little option for
the British team. Capt. Robert Harris,
only arrived at the stage OF GONZALES
cence following n chill which has kept
him In bed while his teammates have
been practising and competing IN the
tournament held by the National Links.
liarris's withdrawal left pnce for
Darwin, who therefore partnored Tolley
IN the match against Oumet and Gull
ford.
On the outgoing holes this contest