Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-25
AUGUSTA GOLFERS
TAKE EASY ONE FROM
PORTLAND CLUB

II revenge is as sweet as it is re-
puted to be, then surely the members
of the Augusta Country Club and
particularly the six sterling golfers
who represented the club in the
match against the eextet from the
Portland Country Club on the A. c.
c. course, Saturday afternoon, must
know all ahere is of sacharine beati-
tude. The Augusta Country Club
players took the boys from the For
est City over to the decisive tune of
IL to l 1-2.
The play was for the Interclub Cup
which is to be held permanently by
the first club to score three wins, not
necessarily consecutive. Each year
two matches are to be played, one at
Portland and one at Augusta by g.
man teams, the team winning a ma
joritY of points in any one year to
be adjudged the winner. Ina smuch
as the intercollegiate system of scor-
ing is used in computing the score,
there are is points to be won each
season, II Of them in individual mat
ches and six in best ball team
matches.
On July 10 six worthy wearers Of
the Augusta Country Club colors
journeyed down 20 Portland and on
the course on the Foreside took a
beating TO 8. Perhaps unfamiliarity
with the Portland course had some
thing to do with it and then again
the salt laden atmosphere around
Casco Bay may have gone to the in
landers heads, be that as it may
Portland was under a similar handi-
Uhnn fhnyy n fo fcn ri q p
native heath, Saturday, and perhap S
they were awed by the beautiful Wis
tas of Lake Cobbosseecontee Any
way they were soundly trounced by
the local players and the wonderful
trophy will have prominent place in
the rooms of the Augusta club for
another year at least
Cakes Maxcy was the only Port
land player to win his match; though
c. S. Erswell might have come
through if it had been necessary to
finish his battle with H. H. Pierce.
These two players finished the first
| nine holes with Erswell one up. With
nearly perfect golf he proceeded to
take, 10, II and II away from his OPP
ponent and things looked rosy for
a sure point. Erswell 4 up and only
to go. But he stopped around on
the 18th for loss. and when Pierce
dropped in a fine birdie on the 14th,
Erswell fell again. They halved the
short 18th, but Erswell was all over
the green on Is and was only 1 up.
On the short 18th both were in the
rough at the right corner, from which
Big-Cup Clipped dead to the hole
while Pierce was some feet away.
But fine putt got him a half and
they squared away for home.
Pierce blazed away a screaming
drive which was plainly labeled out
of bounds. But the ball hit the trunk
OF tree in the rough at the left of
the fairway and glanced diagonally
out into the center of the course and
we'll along. His second was dying
fast as it neared the brook in front
of the green, but by muttering some
Augustinian magical gibberish,
Pierce made it roll comfortably
across the only footbridse anywhere
round. A good pitch to the green
= and long putt for a birdie four com
| pleted the demolition Of Erswell's
A up lead and brought the match to
evens. AS it was then growing late
and as the extra point for Portland
would not have changed the result
| this match, the last to finish, was not
this foursome Roger Snow came ia
! the turn 1 up on DR.. Tyson. hut then
proceeded to blow, Tyson winning &
straight holes using only l stroke
more than par.
The scores in the best ball matches
| were as follows:
F. G. Tyson and Fl. H Pierce. Ir,
; Augusta. defeated r. V. Snow and G.
! s. Erswell, z and .. A. S. Hichborn
and w. r. Williamson, Augusta. de-
! feated George Wallace and H. Fred
! ericks, and 4. W. p. Tiles and and
Smith Dunnack. Augusta. defeated TT
T. Olcott and Cakes Maxcy. 4 and 2
! The individual matches were de-
| cided as follows:
! F. e. TYSON defeated r. V. Snow. 4
! and 3: H. Fl. Pierce, .Tr and c. s
! Frswell even: A. s. Hichborn de-
/ feated George Wallace. and q: w
| r. Williamson defeated II. Freder-
i ticks. and 2: w. r. Viles defea ted n
| T. Olcott ? IN: Cakes Maxcy de
| feated Smith Dunnack. up.
Points-Augusta Ia; ortland