Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-21
PORTLAND GOLFERS COP FROM
AUGUSTA TEAM IN CLOSE PLAY

won from the Augusta Country Club
team yesterday afternoon on the
Portland links and thereby goes into
the lead on this years play for the
new cup. The score was 6-3 but the
play was closer than the score indi-
Gates.
Playing according to the inter-
collegiate system of 6 men teams,
pairing to make 1t three foursomes,
with the best ball of each to count
one point, and two individual match
es in each foursome to count one
point each, the Portland players in
the first group won from Augusta .
to /, the SecoSl group lost to Angus
t.. by the ssme score and the third
group won all three points.
This was largely due to big Bo
Clcott, who, in addition to beating
his opponent Bill Viles of Augusta,
thereby winning one point, converted
Il tie for best ball score on the 18th
hole into a win for his club by driv-
ing to the edge of the trap in front
of the green. pitching on hole high,
and sinking a longish putt for a
birdie three, on the nineteenth hole.
1t was steadiness that did the trick.
for Hill and Viles of Augusta, both
drove into the rough at the left, and
Berry into the trap at the right. But
OlCott refusing to he stampeded
clicked off beautiful drive down
the alley and when Viles played his
second over the green into the gulley
and picked up. and Hill wasted one
in getting out of the rough 1t was all
over.
Curiously enough, all three of the
foCrsomeS went 8 extra holes. The
first, consisting of the number one
and two men of each club wound up
with a tie between II. II. Pierce of
Augusta and Henry Lewis of Port
land. On the play-o off Pierce drove n
long ball into the trap before the
green and Lewis promptly followed
suit. But Pierce came out of the
sand we'll up to the hole, while Lew
is was barely on the edge of the
green and fell down on the putting.
On the whole, the quality of golf
displayed was not up to the mark
usually reached by these fine players.
The high wind did not bother them,
as 1t did the players in the mems
handicap tournament, that for the
most part preceded the team
matches: it didn't seem to be any
thing but the fact that nobody was
were in evCrybody's score. and the
play was not particularly entertain
ing to the gallery, except for the eX :
ira hole finishes and the start of the
first foursome when all four players
were down the slope into the trap
before the green and wave promise of
hard hitting contest that did not
actually come 10 proof. But the
matches were close, and it is quite
possible that the Augusta team may
turn the tables on Portland COM
pletely when the second half of the
battle. occurs n Augusta on August
IS.
The score:
l. H. Turner (P) beat DR.. +. c.
Tyson (A), s and 5.
.. II. II. Pierce (A) beat II. Lewis
(P), l up 90 holcs).
3. A. s. Hichborne CAD beat c. S.
! Erswell O'), 6 and 5.
A.. II. V. Snow (P) beat w. b.
Williamson (A). S and 4.
5. Fl. p. Olcott P) beat w. p.
Vies (A). 3 and ..
G. II. c. Berry (P) beat p. v.
Hill ca. > and l.
Turner and Lewis beat Pierce and
Tyson. and 4.
HichDorne ana NllllamS neat oHO"
and Erswell. l up GO holes).
Olcott and Berry beat Vlles and
Hill. l up 90 holes).
Total-Portland 6. Augusta 3.
Mems Handicap
Everett Boynton and Dr.. i. C..
Bracket were tied in the mems ham
dicap tournament yesterday after
noon at the Country Club for first
prize. each bringing home an 81
which made them net 70 apiece. The
Golf Committee tossed coin to de-
eide the winner and Everett Boynton
was the lucky winner of the solid
linoleum dressing case with n whole
lot of toilet tools like brushes and
things.
There was a large field of entries,
all of them most modest. To shun
publicity is for n golfer just as nat
ural as for bald headed man to sit
in the last row. When the score Is
good he calls it off himself to make
sure it is put down right. But when
tho wind blows hard as it did yes
terday. the golfer doesn't blow at
all: hence the panicity of scores ap-
pfnded.