Evening star., 1926-06-03
Final Score is 6 IL to 5 IL
as Britons Win Edge in
Singles Matches Today.
CAPITAL STAR DEFEATED
2 AND ! IN CLOSE PLAY
Jones Routs Tolley, 12.11-Gunn
Victor, 8 and 8-Sweetser
Again Winner.
By IN. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. June g.
The Walker Cup. premier team trophy
OF amateur golf, will remain In the
United States another two years. The
American stars. after gaining a lead
of three matches to one in yesterday
foresomes, came successfully through
the singles today.
The British put up a gallant fght
however, and the final point score
was: America. 61a. and Great Britain
5ia. George Won Elm's feat In hold
ing Maj. c. o. Hezlet to a tie gave
the needed margin to win. Bobby
Jones. Jess Sweetser and Watts Gum
won their matches by good margins
Francis Ouimet was defeated by
Roger Wethered. the bright star of
the British team Jesse Guilford fell
before Robert Harris. another former
British champion: Roland Mackenzie
was defeated by E. F. Storey in a
close match and Robert A. Garner
bowed to Arthur Jameson, jr.
The results today were:
Jones defeated Tolley, IL and ii.
Gum defeated ". G. Brownlow, 9
and 8.
sweetser defeated Holderness, 4
and 8.
Harris. former British champion. de.
feated Guilford. 2 and /.
Jameson defeated Gardner. captain
Of the American team. and 4.
Storey defeated Roland Mackenzie,
and /.
Wethered defeated Ouinet. 5 and 4.
Score Same AZ In 1928.
the United States won in 1923. Az It
turned out, the match between Won
Elm and Hezlet was the decisive one.
The turning point in this contest came
at the thirty.first hole, where they
were all square.
Won Elm was bunkered of the tee,
while Hezlet pulled his tee shot. The
American put his approach yards
past the pin. while the Britisher' d
second was s wards past. Hezlet
putted of line. Won Elm missed his
two-yarder for a 4. and Hezlet missed
his second putt for the hole.
This really defeated Hezlet. as had
he won that hole, he would have nm
ished up instead Of all square
with his American opponent. and the
match score would have resulted In
tie instead Of a victory for the
Americans.
OF course, this close figuring merely
concerns the match as 1t appeared in
it's closing stages. for in retrospect
there stands out the splendid work of
the Americans in the foursomes yes.
terday. which really laid the founda-
ton for the victory. and the dedoubt.
able shots that came off the clubs OF
Jones, Sweetser and Gum In the
Americans singles victories.
Americans Get Lead.
The Americans were leading in FIVE
of the eight matches when the morn
ing rounds were completed. With an
edge of three matches to one, achieved
in the foursomes yesterday. the over
seas stars were in a fine position to
go out in the afternoon and clinch
the victory.
Jones and Gum made the most i'm
presMve show1ngs, piling up the over
whelming lead of nine holes each over
Tolley and Brownlow. In their respec-
tive matches.
sweetser. after being held all square
bv Hoiderness for the hrst nine,
achieved a lead Of up at the end of
the morning round. George Won Elm
of Los Angeles was UP on Maj. G.
o. Hezlet, while Jesse Guilford led
Robert Harris, one of the British
nnainstays, by one hole.
Jameson had Gardner down at
the turn and had increased his lead
to when they went to the clubhouse.
Wethered Leads Ouimet.
Wethered was again in his most
brilliant form and was up on Oui-
met at the end Of the 1s holes. Ro-
land Mackenzie had a ding.dong bat
tie with Storey, the lead going first
to one and then the other. but the
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