Evening star., 1925-09-04

green on the third stepped six inches
from the hole. and they halved in As.
Won Elm was trapped badly to the
| right on the fourth. and barely
ESCAPED to the fairway. HE sliced
! MS brassie, while Jones covered the
$50 yards In =. resting on the edge
d the green. Won Eln's fourth
crossed the green to a trap. ana he
conceded his opponent birdie 4.
Bobby was up.
They halved the sixth in s, when
both missed puts of less than six feet,
Champion Adds Auather.
The champion added another at the
sixth, with by . perfect pitch
( from trap TO the right, while Won
| Elm, hurried deeply In the sand on
his tee shot. niblieked across the
green twice and picked up. Jones was
| 4 up.
Won Elm recovered nicely from a
heck 10 the rough on the seventh, but
missed his second putt of six feet.
Jones did the same. however, and it
was half in ).
Both We're on at the eighth from the
tee and another half in par was
the result. Won Elm was within SIX
inches of dropping his second.
Won Elm gained back hole with an
eagle on the ninth, his spoon drop;
ping the bah three feet from the pin,
by far the best shot of the nine Rob
ey had birdie 4 with two puts on
the green.
Their cards:
3safia *ei Elm S''; out: 49,: s2tt5sss ss-ssss ss-ssss
Bad Break for Won Elm.
Jones was Just short with his Sec
ond on the tenth, while Won Elm
barely reached. Bobby missed a s.
foot putt, which laid his opponent a
dead stymie. and they halved in ).
Ii was = had break for Won Elm.
Jones second on the eleventh went
through the crowd behind the green
and he came out well. but lost the
hole when Won Elm dropped 28,foot
putt fer birdie 3. .Iones was up.
Won Elm was hunkered TO the left
from the twelfth tee and had TO chip
to the fairway. while Jones' bra ssie
second was 20 Yards short of the
green. Won Elm reached with his
fourth. but the hole went to Jones
with birdie /. his chip stopping
foot from the cup.
Won Elm sank 35-foot putt for
birdie = Ia win the thirteenth, while
Jones was 20 feet from the cun when
he exploded from trap on his sec
The Californian hooked TO the traps
on the fourteenth, while Jones was
far TO the left, but reached with his
mashie. Tive puts gave Jones the
hole with a par and he was up.
Boosts Lead to 4.
.Ienes gained a lead of by holing
a 2e-foot putt on the fifteenth for
birdie 3. Jones was home with an
49, IT.
was 20 yards from the green. The
Californian's chip rolled off and he
was Ia feet from the pin, and Jones
putt from 35 feet away stymied him.
He attempted to chip over and got in
front Of Jones hall. TO halve in 4.
Jones tee shot on the seventeenth
was in bad lie. He lefted to the edge
of the green. SO feet from the pin,
while Won Elm's second was 20 feet
from the cup. Each toxic two puts
to halNe in l.
4, leaving Jones I up at the end of
the morning round.
Their cards:
19af'i Ton Elm. MN in: J 33a "a Il Ess-sii
Gunn Continues Great wsrk.
Gum continued his underpar shoot
made the first hole of the morning
with birdie 1. Dick Jones was in
trap from the tee. He was down in 6.
Gum | up..
Both had perfect drives on the sec,
ond, reaching the green in =. Gum
missed short putt on his fourth
stroke. He conceded the hole to Dick.
and they we're all square.
Jones hooked his drive on the third
int hn he Il
erful tee shot in the middle of the
fairway for fne approach. Jones
came out of the rough nicely to the
green's edge, Gunn pitched across
the green. but had a goof lie.
Barely Missed 4e-fOet Putt.
Dicks first putt. 4a-footer. missed
the cup by few inches Then Watt
laid him a stymie. Jones conceded
obstructius ball. Gum ! up.
On the long fourth. the Atlanta lad
drove into the rough. Jones made
about 900 yards TO the fairway. Gum
chipped out To the front of the green
and was on in 5. Dicks brassie shot
found trap. He came out nicely.
reaching the green in g. Watts first
putt was wide, as was Dicks. They
haIved il in par 5. Gum ] up.
Gum almost topped his drive on
the fifth, but a long run gave him
a fine approach. Jones had perfect
drive His pitch to the green brought
him an ovation the ball stopping
dead feet from the pin. watts
was on in 2. His putt was too heavy.
Jones squared the match by sinking
his third for birdie 3.
Roth Have Trouble.
The short par 3 sixth gave both
PLAYERS trouble. Their tee shots were
in traps Ranking the green. Both
pitched to the green nicely. Jones
overshot on his first putt. SINGING his
second. Gum lost chance TO win
the hole when ne failed Ia find the
cup with 4-foot putt. He appeared
nervous on the green's. They halVed
the hole in fours and the match re-
mained all square.
They halved the seventh in par 4.
Both were on the edge of the green
In 3 Jones putted to within > inches
of the hole. Gums try was even
better. the ball hating about inches
from the Gun, They went down on
their next shots. The match still
was even.
Gets Lead Rack.
Gums tee shot on the eighth was
90 feet from the pin. Jones drove
into the rough. He was on in 2. His
putt was 5 inches short. Quinn holed