Evening star., 1923-05-07
5U. s. GOLF STARS
BEATEN IN BRITAIN
SWeetser, Gardner Out; Six
Americans Win; Standi-
fer Defeated.
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
DEAL. England. May 7-America' s
team of amateur golfing stars re-
ceived a severe jolt in the opening
round of the British amateur cham
pionship tournament here today, when
it suffered the loss of two of its
leading members.
Jess Sweetser. American amateur
champion. was eliminated by f. Noel
Layton of the Royal Cinque Ports
Club. 4 and 3, and Robert A. Gard
ner of Chicago, captain Of the Walker
cup team. and rated as one of the
steadiest of the American competitors,
was down at the finish to G. D.
Forester of Woking.
Gardner's golf was never very good.
His iron shots were continually of
the line; he topped several shots. both
with the irons and wood. and missed
quite few easy puts at critical times.
His conqueror, Forester. was cham
pion of India in 1920. and was previous
ly captain of the oxford golf team.
Six Americans Win.
AS compensation stood the victory
of Francis Ouimet. the Boston star.
winner of the st. Georges cup last
week, while John F. Neville Of San
Francisco, Robert Hunter, another
Californian; Maxwell r. Marston of
Philadelphia. George V. Rotan of
Houston, Tex, and Harrison r. John
ston of st. Paul also won their
matches. Hunter had to defeat an
other American. H. S. Lake of Hart
ford, to keep IN the running. Reginald
NJ. Lewis of Greenwich. Conn. and
Guy NJ Standifer of Washington were
eliminated by their British opponents.
DR.. o. F. Willing of Portland. Ore.
drew bye for the first round, and
ron of Chicago could play his first
round match today because of the
late hour.
Standifer was putting we'll, but was
handicapped by his injured foot. as he
suffered aNroken toe in an accident on
shipboard on the way over.
Layton Able Veteran.
Layton. who defeated Sweetser. is
and was counted upon to give the
American champion a hard battle.
particularly in view of the poor form
Sweetser had displayed on the Eng
lish links. Gardners defeat was even
more of an upset, as it was not
thought he would have much difficulty
in surviving the first round.
II. Ernest LIE Bas, Walton Heath,
defeated Guy NJ. Standifer of Wash
ington, D. c., 3 and 2.
Francis Ouimet of Boston defeated
A. H Read of Sunningdale, England,
G. D. Forester of woking. England.
defeated Robert A. Gardner, Chicago.
E. N. Layton. Royal Cinque Ports.
defeated Jess Sweetser. Siwanoy
(American amateur champion), 4
John E. Neville. San Francisco, de-
feated viscount Maidstone, Royal st.
Roger Wethered. the Oxford star,
defeated E. r. Campbell, Sunningdale,
1 up.
Rotan Wins. s-4.
George v. Rotan. Houston. Tex, de-
feated J.. A. Board, Home Park, Eng
land, and 4.
Robert Hunter. Claremont. Calf.
defeated H. S. Lake, Hartford, Conn.
4 and 2.
Leslie schon. Royal 'Cinque Ports
England, defeated Reginald M. Lewis
Conn.,, 1 up.
Maxwell r. Marston, Philadelphia
defeated Lieut.. Commander Guy Mil
Ter. shanklin and Sandown, England
Harrison r. Johnston Of St. Paul
MINI, defeated H. s. Holden. Bowdon
CSril J. H. Tolley. Rye. defeated w
L. Hartley, Cooden Beach, and l.
q Tweedale, Wilmslow, defeated E
Martin Smith, Royal st. Georges,
Fred Wright, jr., Of Los Angeles
defeated Commander B. Zimmerman,
Rowland's Castle, England, up.