New Britain herald., 1926-09-15
JONES IS FORCED
 ID LIMIT ID WIN
Dick Jones Carries Champ to
 18th Hole Before BoWing
SENSATIONAL PLAY TODAY
Marston Defeated By Mccarthy In Extra Hole Battle-Knepper Beats Cummings-Von Elm Wins On 10th Hole, Too.

Short Hills, N. J., Sept. Is P- Bobby Jones Of Atlanta, aiming for his third consecutive national anna teur golf crown. was carried to the 18th hole to win his first round match today at Baltsurol against Dick Jones of New York, one up.
 Coming to the home green with an average of only one hole after an uphill fight, the champion was compelled to bring off a birdie four to prevent the contest from going an extra hole.
 The match was one of the closest and most exciting in Bobby's career as a champion. The titleholder on the first nine lost command of his usually marvellous butter. while his approaches were frequently off line and he was often compelled to play out of traps.
 Bobby had medal score of v, his highest of the tournament thus far Included in his string were pair of sizes. Dick was over the eighteen hole route in 79.
 Marston Vanquished
 Max Marston of Philadelphia, for mer titleholder, was defeated in one of two sensational extra hole battles featuring the opening round match of the national amateur golf cham pionship today at Baltsurol, losing on the 22nd green to Maurice Me- Carthy Of New York.
 Dexter Cummings Loses
 Rudy Knepper of Chicago sur vived another exciting duel defeat ing Dexter Cummings, the former champion, winning one up. J. Wood Platt of Philadel- phia won over Kecfe Garter, Okla homa City, 4 and 3.
 Jesse Guilford Wins
 Jesse Guilford, Boston siege gun, the New Jersey junior champion, Eugene Romans, of N. J., 8 up and two to play.
 Eddie Held of St. Louis. was by D. Clarke Corkran of Philadelphia, 2 and 1.
 Marston bowed in defeat after an exciting uphill struggle, during which he fought his way back to even terms with the youthful New York player after being two down at the eleventh hole.
 Decided On 22nd
 The match was finally decided on the short twenty second of 126 yards, where Max hooked his iron into a deep sand pit. His recovery was IS feet from the pin, and he failed to sink his first putt. Mo Carthy, on from the tee, was well lp on his approach putt, and the Quaker entrant conceded the hole.
 Marston's defeat immediately fol- owed a 19 hole conflict between George Won Elm of Los Angeles and Ellsworth Augustus of Cleve- and, the former winning by one up.
 Storey and Ouimet Win
 Two more favorites came, through when Eustace Storey. British star, Ind Francis Ouimet, Boston veteran, won their matches at the home hole, ,ne up.
 The former won out after an up- ill fight against Densmore Shute Of W. Va, while Ouimet Roy M. Moe of Portland, Ore.
 Moe gave Ouimet a close fight all he way, but the latter was out in ront from the ninth hole on, a birdie two at the twelfth put t.e Boston player two holes ahead, but Noe forced the match to the home ,reen by winning the seventeenth. )uimet then halved the home hole n par five for his victory. )uimet, out ..... 544 354 563-S9 | foe, out ........ 544 345 654-40 | )uimet, in =. 542 454 365-3S-77 | foe, in .... 543 454 355-3S-7S
 Mackenzie Eliminated
 Suffering the same fate he met a ear ago at Oakmont. Roland Mac .enzie, the young Walker cup star rom Washington, D. C., was elimin- ted in thrilling battle against M. }. Stevinson of Chevy Chase, Md. ne up. Watts Gum, Bobby Jones .tlanta pal, survived a nip-andtuck attle against Jack Westland of cattle, 3 and 2.
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