The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
Siwanoy Star Sets Pace for
Chicagoan From Early
Holes in Final.
BEHIND ONCE IN TOURNEY
Guilford Only Player to Hold
Temporary Advantage
Over New King.
BY KERR ". PE-RIE.

BY KERR N. PE-RIE.
COUNTRY CLUs, bRooKLINE, Mass,
Sept. 9.-Who7i ]. H. Taylor. the five
times winner OF the British open
championship, has anything to say
upon matters appertaining to affairs
OF the links he does not have to ask
twice for the ear of the golfing world
as a general rule. But John Henry
made a statement a few days ago in
Boston which actually left him open
to ridicule He was speaking of the
national amateur golf championship
which concluded to-day on the links
Of the Country Club, and what he said
was this: THE man who beats Gull
ford will win the title"
Now, 1t so happened that Taylor at
the time was extolling the greatness
of the player who won last year at st.
Louis, the mighty Jesse. Sultan of the
Swat and of the Scintillating Putt.
The following day Guilford was elm
mated by Jess w. Sweetser of ST.
wanoy, and. of course. the laugh was
on J. H.
great British professional came true
when Sweetser. after defeating in turn
such stars of the game as Willie Hun
ter. former British champion. Jesse
Guiford. the American holder. and
Bobby Jones of Atlanta. all of them
by margins that left no room for argu-
nent. toppled Charles Evans. Jr.. in
the thirty-six hole final by up and ?
to play, never allowing the great Chick:
hero Of many a hard fought fight. vic
tor twice in the National Amateur and
once in the National Open. to take the
lead once during the day.
The victory of Sweetser has been the
sensation of one of the most sensational
golf tournaments of all time. In a meet
ing which began with the greatest
players of Great Britain and Americs.
on the firing line he has emerged with
the laurels entwined in his golden locks.
coming through the weller of this colos-
sal international fray almost without
battle stain. mark or a mar.
How Bobby Jones Saw II.
In the ante bollum discussion OF this
championship. which with to-night's set
ting sun went sliding down the hill
of time. Bobby Jones made the sage re-
mark when asked as TO who he be-
lieved would win the tournament: II
don't see how anybody can possibly win
this year.
Bobby's reply had been framed on the
thought of the many stars entered in the
meeting. There was the mighty Cyril
Tolley from England and Roger
Wethered. who last year tied with Jock
f0y- oh I'M
pionship. There was rohn Caven, this
years runner up; w. W. Mackenzie and
Bernard Darwin. semi-finalists this year
and last; w. w. Torrance. c. V. l..
Hooman and c. G. Aylmer. Then there
were the home defenders. mighty COM
pany. Evans and Ouimet, and Guilford
and Gardener ard many others. not for
getting Jones himself. After thinking IL
all over Bobby couldn't see how any ono
possibly could win in such a field.
And yet here is Jess William Sweetser.
twenty -one year -old Metropolitan cham
pion, stalking out OF the battle smoke OF
this reeking field. walking through the
debris, piles of crumpled regulations, as
complacently as though he had been
coming off the links of Slwanoy after a
friendly round. Jess was not battle
weary when he finished. He was not
even faded. He had fought like a tiger,
had slain in hand to hand combat some
Of the greatest knights OF the cleek that
the game has known and had come
through almost without a scratch.
New Champions Progress.
In the first round he defeated II. e.
Kenworthy of Metacomet 10 and 3. then
In turn he beat Hunter, and s.: Gull
ford and 8 Jones, s and Z, and lastly
Evans, and 2. And, wonder of wonders.
In all these games against all these
giants, he WIZ down only to one man.
Guilford, and then only for a brief time.
Guilford headed him for about sixteen
holes and then slipped away behind.
That was on Thursday morning and
from that TINA on Sweetser has never
been behind 10 any one and tnst not
withstanding that since he has Engaged
such stars In successive days as Gull
ford. Jones and Evans.
IL has been nine years since New York
has had champion. But this after
loon from out of the woods of Brook
line, over the bunkered hills through
the rough and up the long driveway TO
the clubhouse from the sixteenth green.
they carried a worthy successor 20
Jer ONE Dunston Travers, a man with the
Travers lighting spirit and certainly all
OF his golf.
Let me down." pleaded Jess
mot on your life.' came back the
pnswar.
Sweetser is Yale man but this time
he was in the arms OF several athletic
graduates from Harvard. And so they
carried him In on the longest shoulder
tide that ever a champion received.
while behind and all around trotted an
enthusiastic, cheering crowd that yelled
itself hoarsc for the man who had come
through the grueling ordea. of che great
International championship OF 1922 with
such wonderful record. Also, Sweetse
had beaten Chick Evans. and Il Is be-
traying no secrets TO say that Chick Is
not the most popular of all linksmen IN
Boston way.
To many Sweetser has been something
cf q mystery. They have been unable
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