Evening star., 1926-05-29

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Sivn"sou rWtts We'll.
SIMPSONS hne ruttins stood him in
good stead in the earlier stages of the
morning round. He holed a l5-yarder
on the third for = birdie 2 and sank
an arer longer one or rho 4ae.vard
sixth FOR birdie 4. skine both holes
Sw.e,seit who haai -W81 me first
SQUARED thA. match Al the ,shoet ,seN'
onth. when the Scotthnnan lifted hfs
ring into a bunker half way 10 the
ersen
Sweetser went Ip Al the eighth
when Simpson pulled his drive into
the rough. Sweetser was on in . and
rolled his aDproa ch pitt 80 holabie
distance. while his onponen, took .
frnm the edge N the green Ind then
picked M.
On the ninth. a 47a-yard hole. Simp.
son barely riissei a long putt for an
other birdie Sweetssr laid his fo,rtl II
dead for a half in So.
The cards for the frst nine holes:
Sweetser.. a44s "a s-3s
Simpson a IS S-4l
Simpson squared the match At the
tenth. This hole was featured hy a
hit of luck for the Scotchman. whose
second want into a bunker. hut at
sneh pare that it travelled to the top
of the hank. He played 1t we'll from
this pos'tinn and holed 4-yard putt
for 4 20 Sweetser's &.
The eleventh was hslved in ~, but
SwNetsey foo> the lead again on the
1wflfth. where ne made a fine spoon
shet to the green. Simpson having cnt
an iron shot into bunker.
A. the 'hir; eenth Simpson. again
was in trouble. hut Sweetser was dead
80 the pin in 2 and down in 8. he.
coming up. The fourteenth was
halved in 80.
Both We're on the fKteenih green
with their second shots. but the
s-varder and losing the hole TO become
ioun. The ehor, sixteenth was
hatved in 3s. Simpson laying his ap-
rr3ach nutt stone dad.
Simpson took his driver for the sec
onf shot on the seventeenth. and
fopped the bali Sweetser used an
iron. Simpson was trapped Al the
edfe ~ the greer. The hoe was
haIved in s.
Finishes Ronud Four lip.
Simpson was short of the bunker
guR RrdinE the eighteenth in ?. while
SNieetser was nicely on the green with
his second The America n approach
putt enabled him tn get 4 for win
- finish the fret round holes in the
lead.
IN
ssMeetser ... s.+t3s ssh5 4-ss.
The day was fair and sunny. hu,
thfre was smart breeze blowing ont
Of the northwest which made wind al
a. IL
prime necessity.
Just before the start Sweetser nd
Simpson posed for the movies. smii-
inSly shaking hands as the camera q
clicked
Sweetser started promisingly this
afternoon in the Anal eighteen holes
H4 won the nineteenth. 4 to :, max
ing him M.
Twentieth Hole u Halved.
The twentieth hole was halved In
par ~. Simpsons second lodged on
thf edge Of the green. and Sweetser's
also trickled over the edge at the left.
Roth made sood approach puts and
we've down In T.,
The twenty.hrs4 way s3se -aya3vsd In
as! The match, Was: followed BIZ some
5000 spectators: The weather. was
ideal. = -.
fourth hole. the etwentr.sscona, Of the
match. The gallery sspplauded as
Simpson holed g. S.vard downhill putt
fog a , after Jess had laid his dead.
This cut Sweetser'S lea d agai into 4.
A. in the morning, both pla yed the
NTH Nwenty-third). .indifferently, Simp-
SOP half missing his second and
Sweetser putting his into a bunker.
The American shot outtrickled over
IA A,.% 49, lat h III Ia lnxY
dad. Simpson nearly holed 10
yafder. SwAetser unsccountah hly missed
an: Is-inch putt striving for half. a nd
his lead was reduced to three holes.
Sweetser WAS again 4 up At the
twenty fifth. They ha1ved the twenty.
foprth in 80. Simpson ohtdrove
Jefs 10 yards on this hole and the
Alnerican had to play the odd off the
tee for the hrst time during the
afternoon round.
sweetser's fne iron stopped 1S feet
left ~ the pin. while simpsons went
into 3 bunker. The Scotchmsn sent
a niblick shot 25 feet short Of the
cup and then putted dead. while
Sweetser. half styming himself, missed
the next.
Simpson F7ubs Drive.
At the short seventh (tweuty ifth)
Simpson raised his head as he did
during the morning and his tee shot
went into bunker. He sent his sec
ond into the crowd at the left Of the
green and his third across the green.
H& then conceded the hole, with his
hAal ~ feet from the pin.
Sweaters tee shot was seven feet
a4ay and he laid his putt dead. Simp-
SOP had given UP before Jess took his
sefcnd shot, and the card markers ac-
c4rded the American q two for the
h@e.
Nhe twenty-sixth was halved in
fi}es. Sweetser was short in two, hut
played a beautiful pitch. Simpson
wis bunkered over the green, hut had
a good out Both failed to sink hole
ale puts for fours
a. the twenty. seventh Simpson
erkcked badly. His topped drive went
c14y 50 wards. He rsent the next out
off the rough into q pot bunker His
shsEscute csuEht sthe.edse .ofsthe bunk