Evening star., 1924-09-12
AMERICAN GOLFERS
LEAD BRITISH FOES
Three Out of Four Foursomes
Finish Morning in Van
for Walker Cup. "
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BY the Associated PresA
GARDEN CITY, n, Y. September
=12.-American golfers were ahead of
their British opponents today;in three
out of four foursomes when the So
hole Walker cup matches were in
terrupted for lunch. One, match was
square after the 18th hole.
Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guilford
of Boston went to lunch one up on
Cyril Toley and Maj. Robert 0. Hez-
let.
Jess Sweetser OF New York and
Harrison Johnston of ST. Paul were
all even with I. A, Torrance and O.
&C. Bristowe after the morning round.
Robert T. Jones of Atlanta and w.
G. Fownes Of Pittsburgh left the 18th
green three up in their match with
the Hon. Michael Scott and Robert
Scott, jr.
:. Max Marstan of Philadelphia and
Robert Gardner OF Chicago were up
on Murray and Stoney.
British Pair Cos.e Back.
The gallery was largely with the
heavy hitters of the two teams, Toliey
and Guilford. Honors were about even
in length from the tee. Guilford start
ing with the longer shots and Tolley
finishing up with the greater length.
,Ouimet and Guilford had a lead of up
show the result of their practice in
chipping and putting. They came from
behind by good short mashie ap-
-proaches and puts. All four made
excellent recoveries from traps. The
Americans played the round in "a, one
over par. to Is for the British.
Ouimet got long putt at the home
hole for 2, to take the lead. The
cards:
nd n.,ip
Out. 3 4 4 4 4-36
Tolley and Hezlet-
Out ) 4 5 s 5 4-38
+Gu.lford and Ouimet-
In. 4 49, - 6 2-s8-74
Tolley and Hezlet-
In 5 3 4 4 5 S 3-37-75
This match was scheduled to start
flrst, but Guilford could not find his
shoes and had to wait till a new pair
was purchased. -.
Marston Starts Fast.
Marston, present American amateur
champion, and Gardner, former cham
,pion, started as If 1t were to be
runaway match. winning the hrst
four holes, the first three OF which
were in threes. They went to the
turn in Sc, one under par, but their
putting was not so good on the in
In, for a total Of IS.
: Murray. veteran of last years
Walker Cup team, and Storey, youth.
full Cambridge captain, took II going
out, but lost their nervousness after
the turn and came home In %, for
total of 80. The Americans outdroye
the British and approached better and
might have had a larger lead, but
for slipping in their puts occasional
ly. Storey, wearing kid gloves and
palm beach coat, and smoking a pipe,
like Ted Ray, did the most consistent
putting of the four. The Americans
won five holes OF the round and the
British four. A stymie at the first
.Shole laid by Marston caused Murray
Ito try to pitch his ball into the cup
and he knocked the American ball In.
Jones On Real Form.
! Jones and Fownes were up at
the turn as the result of going to
the turn in SO to Al for the unrelated
Scott namesakes. The Americans
came home in II, for total Of 80,
never having been behind. The
heavy hitting of the youthful former
American open champion supplement-
ed the steadiness of the veteran for
mer amateur champion, Fownes,
Earound "the green's, although neither
pair exhibited the good golf Of the
Tolley- Guilford match. The cards:
=, Jones and Fownes out
4445 as 6 4--39
Scott and Scott, OUT
q! 44s s.4555 I'll !,
! Jones and Fownes in +
:; asa s44s6 s-4l-so
{ Scott and Scott in
: 4546 5 s 5 -2-S3
=: Bobby went to the fight last night
and did not get back from Jersey City
It'll the wee sma' hours. but this
did not affect his game, except In
medal score. When length or accu-
tracy was needed. he usually was as
good as If he had adequate sleep.
= At the eighteenth a short vater
.,hole, Bobby's tee shot was 40 feet to
Zone side of the pit in the rough. but
!his partner shipped up dead, and the