The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-04
GUM LEADING
DICK JONES
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Bobby Jones Shoots Beautiful
Golf Against Won Elm.
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OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB,
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 4.-Watts
Gum, the brilliant young Albanian.
shooting his first championship
golf, was ] up on Dick Jones, OF
New York, at the end of eighteen
holes of match play in their thirty
six hole match in the semi-f1nals
of the national championship here
today.
Bobby Jones, defending cham
pion, finished the first eighteen
holes up on George Won Elm,
of Los Angeles. This was a gain
of one hole for Jones on the in
Bobby Jones, the defending cham
pion. got away to flying start on
George Won Elm, OF Los Angeles,
and was three up at the end of the
firs- nine. Jones was shooting
fnagnificently. He made the first
nine in 36, 2 under par. Won Elm
required AZ.
Ton Elm won his first hole at
the ninth, but had to get an eagle
8 to do it, Bobby being dead for
birdie four. The Los Angeles entry
eo- his eagle with one of the most
renoarkable shots of the tournament
when he shot a 250-yard brassie 10
within three feet of the pin and
sank the putt. Bobby also reached
the green with hia second and his
twenty.foot putt was only a few
incl hes short of another eagle.
Their cards:
Jones'
ont 4344 3 5 3 4-36
Won Elm. s 447 6 , 3-t3
A detailed account of the Gum
Jones match follows.
Gum Takes First
First hole, 482 yards Par 81
Dick Jones hit his tee shot In
trap at the right. He made nice
recovery. He was home with his
third, forty feet from pin. Gum
was over the green with his second.
Jones putt ran ten feet past pin.
Gum pitched inside Jones and won
the hole with a birdie 4, Jones
conceding. Gum / up.
Second hole, 363 yards Par a.
Both had good drives and we're home
in two, Dick Jones being away.
His approach putt was about a foot
short of the cup. Gum ran his
Putt three feet past the cup and
missed his 4. All square.
Third hole, 42S yards (par A.
Jones' drive was sliced into the
rough, almost into a trap. Gum
outdrove him by twenty yards.
Neither got home with their Sec
onds. Jones was at the green edge
and Clipped five feet past pin.
Gum Clipped dead from green
edge and stymied Jones. Gum
up.
Fourth hole, 53s yards Cpar fivel
Gum sliced into the rough OF
the fairway of the fourth. Jones
put his second in a trap, short and
at the left of the green. Gum was
home in three, twenty feet away.
Jones was out OF the trap, and in
side Gum. Both took their two
puts to halve the hole. Gum l up.
Fifth hole, 386 yards tpar four)-
Jones outdrove Gum slightly. Jones
put his second three feet from the
pin. Gum was fifteen feet away.
He ran past the cup two feet. Jones
sunk his putt for birdie three
and won the hole. All square.
Halve the Sixth
Sixth hole, 172 yards par three
Both were in traps from the tee,
Jones at right, Gum at left.
Gum made one of his usual SEN
sational outs and was three feet
from the pin. Jones was out, but
left the longer putt. He missed 1t,
a four-footer, and was still away.
Gum missed his for a win and they
halved the hole. All square.
Seventh hole, 395 yards (par FOUR
-Gunn's tee shot NIT a bunker at
the right and left him a nasty shot,
but Watts got home in two just
the same. Jones was straighter, but
was away, when they reached the
green. His approach putt was dead.
Gum missed sinking his by two
inches. They halved the hole. All
square.
Gum Up Again
Eighth hole. 2S3 yards (par three)
Jones hooked into rough. Gum
was home with tee shot. ten feet
from pin. Jones second was on the
green, but still away. He missed
fifteen.footer by inches and lost
the hole. Gum / up.
Ninth hole ATT yards (par 81
Jones second hit the bunker at the
green and dropped back into a
trap. Gums was low and into a
trap. far short of green. Gum
took two to get out and home
thirty feet from pin. Jones was
out and 20 beyond the pin. Gums
approach putt was three feet from
the cup. Jones ran past cup five