New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
JONES LEADING
 k IN FIRST MATCH
Mackenzie Is Down to Dick "a Jones in Tourney

OeNHloHtt Ia-, Ccpts ~-bODDy Jones, champion of 1924, stood out in the first IS hole round of match play in the national amateur cham pionship with a seven hole advan- tage over Bill Reekie of Montclair, N. J. The second IS was scheduled for the afternoon.
 But his fellow Atlantan and close friend, little Watts Gum, staged most remarkable comeback, when he led Vincent Bradford of Patter- son Heights, Pa, four up. Gum was two down at the turn and lost the tenth, but on the twelfth he started and thereafter Bradford failed to win a hole.
 One of the surprises was the lead taken by Dick Jones of White Plains, W. Y. over the medalist of yester- day, young Roland Mackenzie of Washington. Mackenzie's shots went to all corners and all sorts of trou- ble, and at the end of the IS he was Ave down. Jones having added two holes on the homecoming nine. Jesse Guilford. giant Bostonian, scored a 76 to gain a. three-hole lee way on Eddie Held of St. Louis. George Von Elm was three up on Jim Manion of St. Louis, Jess Sweet ser had William c. Fownes three up. Lauren Upson of California was two holes ahead of Jack MaclSie, Jr., of Inwood, N. Y, and Fred Knight of Philadelphia held a five hole lead on Clarence Wolff of sappington, Mo. Dick Jones had Mackenzie four clown at the turn after the Wash ington lad had found about every trap in the course, as result ct driving that was off the line. Up- son was one up on Mackenzie at the end of the first nine.
 Bobby Jones gained a long lead over Reekie In the early part of their match. taking the first hole with a 15-foot putt for a par four after landing in the sand on his drive. Reekie, also in trouble from the tee, required a five.
 Bobby took the second with five, one over par. both driving into a ditch. The titleholder pitched out to the edge of the green and his op- ponent was on in three. Bobby was wide on putt and his second at tempt took g freak roll off the line. He vas down in five. Reekie need ed six.
 For the third time on as msly holes the next saw both men in traps from the tee and both reached home in three. Reekie failed on a fiVe-footer and took six, giving the champion a lead of three. On the long fourth the contenders had powerful drives, Jones using bras sic to the edge of the green on his second. Reekie was in the sand again and pitched to the green in three. They halved in lives.
 The champion gained a lead of four up on the fifth when Reekie was in the rough again. Jones was down In par four to five for his , opponent.
 ' Sweetser started the homeward journey one up on the veteran Fownes. Both had experienced a lot of difficulty, Sweetser requiring 8 six on the first and Fownes going one stroke over on each of the second and third, On the SS6-yard fifth, Sweetscr dropped a long putt for a birdie.
 At the turn the defending cham pion was seven up. He took every hole but the fourth and sixth, They were halved.
 Jones used an iron to make the green from the tee on the sixth. Roellis drove into trap to the left of the green. He clipped out to within IS feet of the pin. Reekie's first putt was wide, while Bobby played 1t too light They halved it in fours, one over par.
 Reekie had a beautiful drive on the seventh, Bobby was on the edge Of the rough. Jones was on ir two. Reekie overran the green and vas on in 3. He came close with a lcng putt. His second try was wide and he conceded the hole, Bobby be. ing home in par four.
 On the par three eight Bobby, drive struck on the green but rolled off 10 the edge. Reekie was in front of the green from the tee Hs pitched 20 feet beyond the pin Jones' second overran the cup sever feet and he went down in three Reekie muffed the putt and took 2 four.
 Retkie continued te find the traps. On the ninth his drive wa, in the sand, He clipped from cnt trap to another. and before he holet out he needed six, one over par The champion shot par. He had z beautift '~ive but his second va. trapped. He came out nicely, anc took two puts.
 Their cards:
 Jones-0ut ..., 4S5 544 425-2'
 Eeekie-Out =. 566 554 546-4t
 Other Matches
 Bradford had Gum two up at tn, turn. The match seesawed from tn, first hole on, with Gum evening th, match time and again. Their cards Bradford
 out-5 5544444S-It Gum
 Out-6 45s5S4 S445-4,
 Knight was three up on Wolff a they made the turn. The Missouri star had two sixes, one to begin th, match and one at the ninth. Thei cards:
 Knight
 out-5 4G5IS555-4, Wolff
 Out-6 6s5444S4 46-4; SDick Jones'
 out-4s4S44454-S' Mackenzie
 out-6 6et74S63S-4 Sweetser-