Evening star., 1926-05-26
EVANS AND 0U|MET
BEATEN IN BRITAIN
Prominent u. S. Golf Pair
Lose - Jones, Guilford
and SWeetser Remain.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUIRFIELD. Scotland. May 26---
Two more gaps appeared today in
the ranks of the American golfers.
who are making the greatest drive
in history for the British amateur
championship.
The gaps were those filled by the
redoubtable Chick Evans of Chicago
and Francis Ouimet of Boston. both
former American amateur champions.
Evans was eliminated by j. B. Beck
former oxford star, and Ouimet by
his fellow American, Jess Sweetser Of
New York. another former champion.
Evans had foresworn all the enter
tanning offered by the hospitable Eng
lish prior to the tournament and had
practiced In deadly earnest. but today
In his first match his putter failed
him. as 1t has on occasions in the
past.
Goes Down Smiling.
He went down to defeat smiling, as
Of old. but he was not the same
sturdy. dogged Chick, who fought the
memorable 19.hole battle for the
championship at Prestwick in 1911.
Something Of his old-time punch and
aggressiveness seemed lacking. His
opponent. Beck, had his troubles with
the formidable bunkers of the Muir.
field. course. but played sufficiently
good golf to win, and /.
Ouimet and Sweetser. thrown
against each other by the luck Of the
draw. fought a ding.dong duel, which
the New Yorker won, ] up.
OF the other prominent American
players. Bobby Jones. the present
American champion. came through in
fine shape. defeating c. c. Aylmer. a
veteran Britisher, by and a. while
Jesse Guilford of Boston played ster-
ling golf to defeat P. Mackenzie Ross
of Scotland. 3 and 2.
Another all-American match. be-
tween Grant Peacock Of Garden City,
n. Y, and l.. NJ. Lloyd Of Greenwich.
Conn, was won by Peacock, and 3.
Donald Woodward Out.
The last of the Washington entrants
was eliminated. when Donald Wood.
ward was defeated by A. c. Bristowe,
3 and 2.
Watts Gum Of Atlanta defeated
John Wilson of Scotland. and 3;
Harry Brewer. former Princetonian,
defeated Samuel Turner Of New .Zea-
land. and 1. and Donald Grant. an
IL,
from Col. H. E. Hambro of England,
and 4.
The loss to the Americans Of Evans
and Ouimet was balanced in part by
the fall Of Sir Ernest Holderness,
former British champion. who was
eliminated by r. w. Peattie of Cupar,
1y.year.old Scotch lad who won the
British boys championship last year.
In his afternoon match Jesse Gull
ford of Boston, defeated Angus Ham.
bro, 2 UP.
Bobby Jones was / up at the
ninth on H. M. Dickson Of Glasgow
who defeated Robert A. Gardner or
Chicago, captain Of the American
Walker Cup team, yesterday.
Jones' Game F1awless.
Jones started his morning match
against Aylmer. playing flawless
golf. He scored birdie on the 35s-
yard second Beginning at the fifth.
there were a few bad patches as COM
pared with his ordinary game, but he
continued to get par figures and was
UP at the turn.
Aylmer, who belongs to the genera
ton of golfers before Jones. could not
take advantage of the opportunities
offered, and won only the eighth hole
on the outward journey. Whenever
the American was in a bunker, 1t
seemed. the Englishman followed him.
The cards for the first nine:
Jones. "a ass 3 5-37
Aylmer. 554 357 A 6-43
The first nine holes tell the story of
Jones' victory, as all those remaining
were halved except the eleventh.
which he took with par s.
The cards for the last five holes:
Jones. ............... S 4 3
Aylmer. r..,.........5 6 8 4
/ The American champion did the first
nine in one stroke under the par
which the Americans have worked out
for the course, there being no official
figure. He was long Off the tee, and
was outdriven only on the third.
At the ninth, Jones shattered the
shaft on one Of his favorite irons In
attempting to play the ball out Of
swallow bunker A friend rushed the
club of to a famous Scottish club
maker for repairs before Bobby's
afternoon encounter.
The defeat of Sir Finest Holdeness
by the British boy champion. r. w.
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