The Washington herald., 1922-09-03
Gardner's II Leads Field.

Once concentration Is split asunder
II takes its own time in which to
return.
Gardner's n Leads Field.
1t so happened that Robert A.
Gardner, of Hinsdale. then the
crown wearer, failed to qualify. He
was forced to toss his scepter into
the struggling mass without strik-
ing a blow at match play in self
defense.
At the start of the second act
we find that twelve years have
passed. In those twelve years col
lege life had dipped back into the
fogs, a faint and almost forgotten
memory.
Another golf crown had been
added in the meantime. but in all
that extended period Gardner had
never forgotten Brookline.
1t Is sometimes the custom that
when one fails to qualify at a GER
tain course he approaches for the
next trial with quivering nerves
and shaking knees. But Bob Card
ner happened to be a member of a
different order whose main slogan
Is Il am coming back again" He'll
hath no greater fury than a foiled
golf champion, and a Corsican gets
no greater sweetness from his re-
venge. Recalling the brooding
memories that had festered for
more than a decade. Gardner today
went after Brookline with a deadly
volley of wood and iron. Mixed In
with the greatest field from two
great golfing nations that ever
stepped forward in search of the
Jasonic fleece of the ancient green.
the Chicago star, now a golf vet
eran Of 80, led the long caravan
with a brilliant II.
In the course of his devastating
march he made but three mistakes,
a topped drive at the third. a short
missed putt at the fourteenth and
hooked drive at the final hole.
Two Tied for second.
Gardner needed every shot he had
in his bag today to Guipoint this
galaxy of talent for only one stroke
behind came w. B. Torrance, of the
British team. and NJ. A. Greer, of
Philadelphia. who recently grad
uated from the public links. Young
Greer had a six-footer for his IL
on the home green. but couldn't
quite establish the needed liaison
with the bottom of the cup. Just
back of this swiftly-moving trio
came Bobby Jones and Jesse Sweet
ser. the two 20-year-old stars who
are favored to go far and fast.
Each had a 73. Jones losing his ~
when he called a penalty stroke
against himself on the seventeenth
green As he was addressing his
putt the ball futtered on the keen
green and while no one saw 1t move
Jones decided that the penalty was
due.
In the midst of the turmoil one
dread malady of medal play at
tached itself to several of the lead
ing British golfers This malady is
known to golf science as the one
bad hole. 1t means nothing In a
match play test but 1t can be as
crushing In medal play as a long
series of minor mistakes. Torrance,
Tolley. Aylmer and Caven of the
invading forces are safely in the
select circle barring a Monday
simeon. but Hooman. Hunter, Nc
Kenzie and Darwin are along the
ragged edge with Roger wethered
dangling over the abyss at the end
of a raveling rope.
Takes o ON Eleventh.
In almost every instance IL was
all a matter of one bad hole sud
denly exploding in their faces when
the smiling face of happy fortune
seemed to be beckoning down the
trail Hooman, for example, the
bright star of the international
matches at the National Links, was
breezing along gently when a 3
came up at the long eleventh hole
and struck him under the left ear.
The Oxford star lost his ball here
and this heaJy penalty led him from
one error to another before he came
back to dry land. This nine cost him
an 81 where he might Just as well
have had ~ He isn't out of Il vet
but he VIII need n or a 7s on
Monday
In the same way Willie Hunter,
former British champion, who went to
the last folr At st. Louis a year ago.
was stepping softly when his tee shot
started for the short 16th. The bali
almost hit the flag and just as he de-
cided that he had a putt for a 2. on
II went. struck the down-soling
bank and scurried out of bounds.
Playing he dumped his next one In
Hap anu unaliy needed
for the easiest hole on the
course. Heree also was a four
for " at the next test. Hunter
missed three shots and all together
he figures those three mistakes cost
him nine strokes. As IL was with an
81 he was only down at match play
to Jesse Guilford's "a.
wethered on Game.
The big shock Of the day came N
the spotty round Of Roger wethered.
usually star at medal play. Both
Tolley and Wethered failed to qualify
over here two years ago but they took
separate trails today Tolley went out
after the course with the earnestness
Of big game hunter for his fine "a.
but Wethered could never get going.
He was paired with Bobby Jones, the
two enticing away the largest gal
lery Of the dky.
Jones. ~ usual. was on top Of a
brilliant performances.
He was out In IS, but slipped a
trifie at the eleventh and twelfth
holes From here on he came back
to par again til he thought the
ball might have rsoved on the
seventeenth green
Wethered. wild from the tee.
started with . ~ the firsr mole.