Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-21

feet Of the hole, Guilford pulled his
a little to the left and Hagen fell
short. getting on the green with q
nlashie shot moment later. A pref
~ mashie shot by Rocks fell within
a foot of the hole but rolled beyond
and Strilcy sank his putt for .. bir-
die three. On the last hole, Striley
went into the roughs on his drive.
Hagen placed his drive near the
green in a small patch of snow, Rocks
sent straight drive down the fair
way and Guilford followed with q
pretty drive to the very edge of the
green but here he bungled a mashie
shot and on the next putt misjudged
the slope of the green and drove Cv-
er the hole. Rocks and Striley miss
cd their puts and Hagen made it in
TWO. Rocks and Striley sank their
puts and all stood at four. AS this
was the last hole on the course. the
players started over the ground a
| gain. The match stood two up for
Hagen and Striley.
On the first drive of the thirteenth
hole, Striley went out of bounds and
dIoNC otSi stocAhs Il36Ch a
nice drive followed by Rocks, who
placed the ball very near Hagen's.
Jessie Guilford again demonstrated
his wonderful form in driving when
he shot the ball for more than ESQ
yards.
Rocks placed his ball on the green
in two by long brassie shot. Hagen's
hrocSt 70 he a. - . 10
green where it lodged in a sheet of
| snow. Striley made it to the green in
two as did Guilford by high mashie
shot. Guilford and Rocks then sank
their second putt for a four. In driv-
! ing from the eleventh tee, Rocks sliced
his shot over to one side Of the green.
Guilford and Hagen landed their drives
! on the green but they both rolled off
| into the bunker.
| Striley hooked his drive slightly to
the right but reached the green with
the next shot. Hagen and Striley then
sank their first putt for par three
and Rocks saved the hole by dropping
his first putt in, halving the hole.
Rocks drive landed in the crowd
slightly cut of the fairway. Gulford
drove long straight shot to beyond
the elbow. Striley sliced sharply into
the crowd but beyond the elbow. Ha-
4 gems drive landed at the 225 yard
mark and gave him a straightaway to
| the flag. Striley sent an iron drive
short of the green. Rocks brassie went
| to the edge. Hagcn's shot was weak
| but Guilford reached the green on an
iron drive.
Rocks and striley made the green
| hut missed their puts, leaving the
hole to be halved by Hagen and Gull.
| ford at a birdie four. On the drive
over the slight rise on the thirteenth
hole. Rocks failed to lift his ball
Guilford sliced his slightly over the
barn but landed on the straightaway.
Striley drove in perfect line and Ha-
gen followed with a powerful stroke
Rocks and Hagen made two good bras
sic shots to the edge of the green. with
Guilfords drive almost on top of them
Hagen dropped a pretty mashie shot
near the flag and sank it with the
next stroke. the other three players re-
curing two puts to make the cup. Or
the next hole Guilford again made q
wonderful long and straight drive but
lost out in puts. Hagen again coming
up with perfect putt to make The
hole in four On the short fifteenth
hole, Strilcy failed to make the tor
Of the rise, Hagen and Guilford put
tcn much strength into their drives
and went over the green. Jessie going
away down the bank Rock shot a few
feet short but reached the green on 2
nice mashie sho: and dropped his putt
into the cup for a par three. Whcr
IIagQns putt rolled around the edge
of the cup but would not drop in
Rocks lead off in the next by sending
long drive through the threes onto
the fairway at the elbow.
Guilford drove n terrific shot ovel
the edge of the woods and onto the
fairWay 4 number of feet beyond the
bend, Striley drove into the rough
at the end of the turn and Hager
placed his drive nicely in the center
of the course. Striley and Hager
failed to reach the green with the
next shot as did Guilford and Rock
The latter lost their advantage how
ever, when they, both missed theil
first putt and Hagen and Striley
dropped theirs in easily. The hole
was halved at four, all men being
striked even. At this point, the Sec
cnd round of the match stood all
even and the crowd became more eX-
cited the players took off from the
seventeenth tee, Striley and Hagen
made long and straight drives while
edge of the rough, but pulled them
selves out nicely. Strilcys shot fell
short as did Guilfords Rock made
a pretty high putt that landed with
iE few feet of the flag but he failed
to drop his putt in. Hagen made a
nice stroke and sent his ball into the
hole without difficulty, taking the
| Eole in four. On the last hole, Ha-
gen, GuilfOrd and Rock made good
drives but Striley lost his ball in
a snow bank and did not play it.
Hagen's mashie shot fell onto the
green, followed shortly by a nice one
by Guilford. Guilford, however lost
his chance to halve the match when
his putt rolled by the hole by a few
inches and Hagen ended the match
with pretty put into the cup.
I! The summary:
OUT:
Hagen 8 54 345 a.
Total &c.
Striley 4 4 6 5 6 8 A.
Total 49,
Guilford 4 5 5 5 2 5 4