Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-20
JONES and TWO
OTHER EX-CHAMPS
OUT OF CHICAGO GOLF

Chicago, Sept. 1.-TWO former
national amateur titleholders and
the national open champion. Bobby
Jones. of Atlanta, were eliminated
today in the second round of the ma
tional championship tournament at
Flossmoor. the defeat of Jones by
Max Marston. of Philadelphia. fur
nishing the thrilling upset of day
replete with startling developments.
Jess Sweetser. Of New York. kept
in the race to defend his title by
overcoming Dave Sherron OF Chlca-
go 4 and 3, and Bobby Gardiner OF
Chicago. twice holder of the crown,
also survived by ousting w. Z.
Fownes, OF Pittsburgh, another for
mer champion, and /. In another
close match, Francis Ouimet, OF
Boston. formerly national open ana
amateur champion, finally outgolfed
Willie Hunter OF Los Angeles, Tor
merly premier golfer OF Great
Britain, and won and 2.
Another former titleholder to sur
yiye was Jesse Guilford Of Boston,
who had a comparatively easy time
in defeating Dexter Cummings. OF
Chicago. intercollegiate champion,
and d.
In the other two matches. George
Won Elm, of Salt Lake City. play
ing superlative golf at times, deteato
ed Jimmie Manion of st. Louis Q
and 5, Joe Wells. of East Liverpool,
O., ousted H. K. B. Davis, of San
Francisco, and ), and Densmore
Shute, of Huntington, w. Va, elm
mated Ned Allis, of Milwaukee, Q
and 3.
The defeat of Jones following that
of Evans, who had tied with Jones
for the qualifying score at l49,
caused the greatest excitement OF
the day, although the prospects Tor
a time that Hunter would down Oul-
met, as he had Evans, kept the fol-
lowers on edge until the Boston eolf-
er, by shooting par on the third nine
and three better than perfect golf on
the last quarter up to the finish. fl
nally disposed of the Briton. Jones
downfall was all the more impress
i've, because he not only shot a
record 20 for the 67O4-yard course in
the morning, breaking par by four
strokes and adjourning for luncheon
two up, but he kept within two
strokes of par in the afternoon only
to lose to a collection of brides that
netted Marston the advantage.
Although Marston had shot a 70
in the morning. few expected any
thing but a Jones victory and even
the loss of the 10th hole where Bob
by took a four to Marston's par
three did not change the opinion.
Jones halved the next two holes in
par but failed to win the next one
when MarSton got trapped and went
one over perfect figures and was still
one up.
Then the overthrow of the nation
al open champion took place. Mars
ton unleashed three brides, making
the 357-yard twenty-fourth in three
and the 126-yard twenty-fifth in two,
although he did not need this for
Bobby dropped into the pond and
the 335-yard 10Th in three and the
Pennsylvania champion was two up.
Marston would have got his fourth
straight birdie if Bobby had not laid
him a stymie on the 9th to halve
in par four.
The Philadelphian, after halving
the next two holes in par, got a
birdie four on the 42S-yard thirtieth
but Jones was down in the like.
After halving the 31st par three,
Jones recovered one hole at the 33S-
yard 32nd by laying Marston a sty-
mic and causing him to take five.
The reduction did not last. for
Jones pulled his drive to a clump
of trees on the 444-yard 33rd, taking
five to be two down.
Marston was already to end the
struggle on the 34th green but Jones
played for a half in par four when
Marston laid him a stymie. Marston
settled the argument on the 10th.
where he held long putt for a
birdie four while Jones pushed his
brassie second too far to the right
of the green and still had a five
foot putt left for a half with Mars
ton conceded. making the result 2
and