Evening star., 1926-09-15
MACKENZIE BEATEN.
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Stevinson Defeats D. C.
Youth One Up-Marston
Also Bows to Opponent.
BY the Associated Press.

Also Bows TO opponent.
BY the Associated Press.
SHORT HILLS, y. j.. September
15.-MaX Marston of Philadelphia,
/ former titleholder, was defeated in
one of two sensational extra hole
battles featuring the opening match
round of the national amateur golf
championship today at Baltusrol,
losing on the twenty-second green to
Maurice Mccarthy of New York.
Suffering the same fate he met
year ago at Oakmont, Roland Mac
Kenzie the young Walker Cup star
from Washington. d. G., was elimi-
mated In thrilling battle against
NJ. s. Stevinson of Chevy Chase, and
l. Watts Gum, Bobby Jones At,
lanta pal. survived a nip-and tuck
battle against Jack Westland OF
Seattle, Wash. 3 and ..
Bobby Jones of Atlanta, aiming for
this third consecutive national anna
teur golf crown. was carried to the
eighteenth hole to win his first round
match against Dick Jones of New
York, | up.
Marston bowed in defeat after an
exciting uphill struggle, during which
ne fought his way back to even terms
with the youthful New York player
after being . down at the eleventh
hole.
The match was finally decided on
the short tWenty-second of l26
wards, 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. Nc
Carthy, on from the tee, was well
up on his approach putt and the
Quaker entrant conceded the hole.
,Marston's defeat Immediately fol
lowed 19-hole conflict between
George Won Elm of Los Angeles and
Ellsworth Augustus of Cleveland, the
former winning by l up. a.
Knepper Is Victor. 4.
Rudy Knepper of Chicago survived
another exciting duel, defeating
Dexter Cummings, the former inter
collegiate champion, winning l up.
7 Wood Platt of Philadelphia won
over Keefe Carter, oklahoma City,
and g.
Jesse Guiford,. Boston siege gun.
eliminated the New Jersey junior
champion. Eugene Homans of Engle-
wood y. J.. 3 up and two to play.
Eddie Held Of ST. Louis eliminated
ID. Clarke Corkran of Philadelphla,
2 and /.
Two more favorites came through
when Eustace story, British star, and
Francis Ouimet, Boston veteran, won
their matches at the home hole, up:
The former won out after an upnlfI
fight against Densmore Shn,e ..
Huntington, w. Va, while Oulmet
defeated Roy NJ. Moe of Portland, Ore
T'birtv.two contenders today began
the match play. :,
Favorable weather again greeted
the players. as Won Elm, runner-up
for the title two years ago. and
Mackenzie Plays stevinson.
Roland Mackenzie. youthful con-
tender from Washington. -. g.. ne
came 1 up on NJ. r. Stevinson OF
chevy Chase. Md. by playing the
third in a par 3 while his opponent
was taking two puts.
Mackenzie opened with bifdle =
on the first for victory. put TOOK
an extra putt at the third. where
The match became all square. The
washington lad dropped his iron from
the fourth tee within D feet OF the
dag. but could not sink his putt for
a birdie. STEVENSON. however, putted
badly to give Mackenzie the hole.
Bobby Jones Looses First.
Bobby Jones lost the first hole to
Dick Jones, taking 6 to his rivals &.
Both got away with long drives.
hut the champions second was under
n tree at the left of the fairway. He
chipped to the edge of the green and
then took three puts, while his oppo-
nent was down in par figures.
The Jones halved the second in
par fours. Dick Jones drive was in
the rough at the right OF the fairway
and 20 Yards behind that of the cham
pion. Both chipped to the green's
rim. and then were down in the usual
Two puts.
The title holder then squared the
match at the third when Dick found
trouble all the way. The New York
lad hooked his tee shot into the trees
and then topped his approach. Bob
bv's second was hole high, but Dick
was in a ditch and, after pounding
the dirt vainly five times, he finally
conceded the hole to the champion.
They halved the fourth and NTH
in regulation figures. Both were close
to the pin on the short fourth Tor
their 3s, while at the fifth DICK mar
fOWIN missed DIIulc W Win A'""o.
was over with his approach putt and
both went down in Is.
Dick Jones Up.
Dick Jones again became | up on
Bobby at the seventh, after they
had halved the sixth in par As.
Bobbys second at the seventh was
in the rough at the right of the
green. He then pitched into trap.
His explosion shot failed 10 get him
close enough to the cup TO warrant
playing out the hole, which he
finally conceded tt Dick, whose Sec:
ond was on.
The Joneses halved the eighth in.
mar As and then Bobby squared
the match at the ninth.
The Champion, in a trap TO the
right of the green on the latter hoie''
exploded to the green, but Dick over
shot into another pit. and he concededi
the hole to the title holder.
Dick Jones became up again.
at the tenth. when he sank d l2footl
putt for a 4 to Bobby's 3.
Champion Puts Badly.
The champion temporarily lost his,
putting touch and expended three,
strokes holing out.
They halyed the eleventh In par
4s. Dick was IN the rough with