Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-07
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AMATEUR TOURNEY
BY RUDY kNEPPER

Mass, Sept 6.-(By a. PA pouu-
lar idol was toppled on the spot when
his pedestal was reared; a British
golfing hon was held at bay by a
boy; a youth from the south. full
filling promise of golfing greatness,
put out a two time champion from
the west; another double titlist de-
feated a one time holder of the hon.
ors. These were the high spots to-
day in the second round OF match
play of IS holes in the National ANA
teur golfing championship ,ourna-
ment which like the medal play OF
Monday was finished In a flood OF
rain.
It was Ouimet, winner Of the ma
tional open on these links in the
play.off Of a triple tie with the Brit
ish masters Vardon and Ray in 1913.
who was the idol that passed out
of the picture in the presence OF his
home folks. Rudy Knepper of Sioux
City. conquerer of the British star.
w. B. Torrance, yesterday. defeated
him three up and two to play. Vic
tory came on the sixteenth green,
the crucial point in Ouimet's success
of nine years ago.
The boy who faced the lion was
little George w. Aulbach. a Boston
public link player. The British lion
of the links was Cyril j. H. Tolley,
former champion of Great Britain and
the only remaining standard bearer
of that country. The lad, putting
prettily, fought off the prodi gious
driving attack Of the mighty Tollcy
for hole after hole until he was
charged with loss of the 2Sth hole
ty the referees application Of the
18th rule. he had improved his lie
by pressing down the grass. Then
he cracked. his protest having been
waived aside, and lost the match
few holes later, three and two.
Third of the days starred events
was the victory of Bobby Jones, the
youthful star from Southland, over
Robert A. Gardner of Chicago, twice
holder of the national championship.
Their match, all even after IS holes,
went to the 18th green before Jones
won. Consistently par golf, which
has marked his play in every round
to date, defeated the more brilliant,
but cratic game of Gardner. AS eX-
pected, Chick Evans, seeking his
third championship put out w. c..
Fownes, Jr,, seeking his second re-
turning in kind the action of Fovnes
which eliminated Chick in the toi'-
nament which Fownes won here in
1910. The score was 10 and 8.
Willie l. Hunter, now of New
York but still carrying some of the
prestige of his British amateur
championship Of last year went away
Z up 6 to play before the accurate
play of Jesse Sweetser, champion
The defeat of Harrison r (Jimmy)
Johnston, st. Paul's hard hitter was
accomplished by the comparatively
fral Billy McPhail. only a year or
two ago caddy on this course, four
and three. Frank GodchauX's I'M
expected 5-4 victory over George V.
Rotan, Louisiana triumphing over
Texas in a conflict confined to the
south and Jesse P. Guilford's adj
vance toward succession to himself
as champion in which Reginald Lewis
of Greenwich, Connecticut, vert
down 11-9 were the days other re-
suits.
They made for matches tomorrow de-
Gliding the semi-fnalists that will
bring together Gulford and Sweetser,
and Tolley and knepper, in tits ex-
pected to produce super golf and
Jones and MrPhai1
chaux, in engagements regarded as
prospective victories for the players
first named.
Although the aquatic conditions of
Monday were almost repeated by the
rain that came with a tempest this
afternoon, there was little to indicate
that the sodden greens and swamp-like
fairways changed the tide of play.
Except in the Tolley-Aulbach match,
in which the public links player led
the British golfer l up at the end of
the morning round, no decision Of Sc
holes reversed the standing at IS. The
Jones-Gardner and Johnston-.icPhail
matches were fought to a conclusion
in the rain after starting all even on
the last round of play.
The summary:
Jesse P. Guilford, Boston, defeated
Reginald Lewis. Greenwich, up and
nine to play.
Jesse Sweetser. New York, defeated
Willie Hunter. New York. and 6.
Charles E. Evans. Chicago, defeated
w. c. Fownes. Jr.. Pittsburg, 10 and 9.
w. F. McPhail, Boston. defeated H.
johnston
Robert T. Jones, Jr., Atlanta, de-
feated Robert H. Gardner, Chicago,
3 and ..
+. A. Godchaux. New Orleans. de-
feated G. V. Rotan, Houston. 5 and 4.
Cyril J. H. Tolley, British. defeated
George W. Aulbach, Boston, 8 and 2.
Rudolph Knepper. Sioux City, de-
feated Francis Ouimet, Boston, 4 and 2.