New-York tribune., 1922-06-03

~ N'H n AAA "a 80 A~AN $500 $1,000
And although yes.eraay was ore a.
.hose very mois; ard mournful days
'ome mighty fine golf was played by
the contestants in tho first division.
). 5. Worthington was one Of those
whose shots yesterday for the most
part we're gems of tfc brightest hue.
This old war-horFe siogged his way
through 20 the remi-fnal round as
carcfree and as leiFurelv as man out
for an afternoon stroll. He let the
hard hitting Harry Scharf ~ the four
teerth hole IN the morning - dwell
upon his game and % hgufe how II all
happened.
schsrf is one ~ those long distance
clcuters who arc either very good or
vsrv errstic. That kind of game wont
hold against the husky Engli'hman.
who is always ready % sten In and
take advantage o. an orponent's mis-
takes.
Walter Purcell. q capable left-handed
golfer. was Worthington victim m
the afternoon. he, too. was LETT
stranded a, the fourteenth hole. In
both matches Worfh.ngton had a com
Portable lead from the start. HIS
game. Il IL was not raudy, was az least
very neat and effective. as most steady
marches generally arc.
Ever since he took Up bic anoae N
Westehesttr Worfhingfon has made
hobby OF this Wes-chester amateur
meeting. lie has won tfc title twiee
now. and for those Vho do a hit ~
speeulatirg now ard then we would
offer ths zip that J. s.. as ne is "a
miliarly called. is pretty good IN
ves.nert In this competition.
Cer.ainly. with Tommy Armour no
longer contender. his chances look
ver- roseste. indeed. Arm'urs o4lnii-
nation was quite the surprise oi ne
49, p!ay. He encountered young
Richard Jones in the morning arc
found the Westchcster junior CHAMPION
\ real opponent. Jones ~ strong sna
e,thusiast'c. hu. he IS more than tnat
y. is aggressive ard a frr golfer.
Tommy wAbbled AZ the start and BEFORE
he knew what was happening Jon.-
had obtained a lead which nc never
relinquishcd. Try as he would Armour
could not shake OF the youth VINO Won
BY the decisive margin o. ! ana $.
But Jones also had suTDrlsc ava i,
ing him. lie stepped inio a "ia't one,
ss the saying is, In nc AFTERNOON -. ~
the person OF John De Wit. NoW pe
Witt IS very much - dark morse "
this meeting. but he r. nobody aooF
nat, and he put up slam bang game
Of golf. something Ike ~ " deieA'-
inr his youthful opponent by 2 up
Jones showed his qualities m ne
face Of defeat neverthciess- Ike AT,
rrour. he got 90 20 a poor sta:t ana
was several holes 20 the rear before he
20. the touch. But then the harder ~
struggled the harder seemed the task
OF overtaking De Witt. A. the seven
teenth he managed % cut down the
lead 70 ore hole with two tne snots'
but bis homes Of squaring the mate
were short lived. FOR on the last noe
he found himself stymied ana unaoie
20 get down a winning put, o. some
eight feet. -,
Z. z. sturges. % Dunwoodic. had
something 20 show for his day ~orN
n double victory over such stars As
Charlie Benton ard Merrill Naters'
Benton hasn't recovered from MS beat-
inr vet. ooh. boy. iris man was travel
ingi" he exclaimed az ne came N WIN WI,
a score of and 5 agsins' him. e
was one under par when we qpit' az /, /,
although ! came back IN ! undeF -
never got back a single hole I've naa
enough for to-day ..,
sturces had 20 70 20 the tven'ietn
hole 20 get the verdict over Waters N
afternoon. They came OF the eign-
teen,h hole dripping and quite weary.
II was growing dark, But az tne s,gn. !.
Of the frst tee both mweaiate. y
brseed. Waters stepped Up and cracked
out A beautiful drive Sturges followed
suit. No relief on that hole.
waters missed his approach shot On
N. twentieth hole and Sturges cap
tured the match. The issue was char
seteristie Of the days doings. sturges
will meet De Witt IN the semi-nnai
round tomorrow while Worthington
"a eneountering the man who seems
the most likely 20 block his way 70 the
coveted prize. He is Charlie Brown
Of the Hudson River club.