Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

Y WORCESTER, Mass, June q.
Americas professional
NV golf team today won the
Samuel Ryder Cup, en-
blematic of supremacy of
professional golfers in the United
States and Great Britain, gig to 212,
because they knew what to do with
the ball after it reached the green.
The winners were slipshod here and
there in getting on the green, but
once there they were about their bust
ness with neatness and dispatch.
Starting the final days play of
singles with a. lead of two points,
gained in three victories to one de-
feat in the two-ball foursomes yes
terday, the Americans won six
matches. lost one and halved one.
Although putting won the day for
the home team. it was an able putt
from the club of George Duncan.
the veteran Wentworth pro, that
saved the visitors from a rout. They
had only one-half of one point for
the singles play when Duncan. stand
ing all even with Joe Turnesa at the
thirty sixth hole, slammed a dashing
putt against the back of the cup for
a birdie 3, giving him the victory.
The other British scoring today was
half registered by Charles a. Whit
comhe with Gene Sarazen. the for
mer American champion, getting care
less on the last hole and using up
| three puts, an abandon not justified
by his score at the moment.
Mehlhorn Gets Winning Point.
1t was great day for wild Bill"
Mehlhorn. 1t was announced last
night that N1ehlhorn. who with Leo
IGpOp1 hn H.
ped by the Americans, would not play
today. The British, however, suggest
ed that the rules required the wild
Nesterner, having started, to finish.
and Al Espinosa, in a receptive mood
Tor two days, remained a prospective
substitute to the close. The glory of
winning the match that decided the
possession of the cup fell to Mehlhorn,
for his defeat of Archie Compston
gave the Americans the seventh point
Of possible 10.
Johnny Farrell. showing himself the
putting fool that has made himsone
OF the most feared men on the green's
in the game. had putted his way to
D and victory over Aubrey Boomer
after they had finished the morning
round all square.
Just behind Farrells triumph, John
Golden removed Herbert Jolly from
the picture, I Up and to play. and
Leo Diegel. recovered from a putting
slump and very much himself again.
had turned Capt. Ted Ray back, {
and 5. With the points carried over
from yesterday. the Americans needed
only a half to win. and with wild
Bill at the time going to the seven
teenth green all even with Archie
Compston, who can be just as wild as
Mehlhorn, the contest was regarded
as all over but the shouting at the
home hole over a half which would
have been enough.
CompstOn Weak on Green.
Mehlhorn, however, who glories in
surprising the gallery, won the seven
teenth with 4 to Compston's and
made his last drive up. The drive
was not so good, landing in the rough,
while Compston was straight and far.
Bill came out of the rough into trap
guarding the green, leaving an open
ing which Compston passed up when
he placed his approach 40 feet be-
yond the pin.
The British giant came back 6 feet
beyond the pin, while Aehlhorn
brought lot of sand and the ball out
and up to within feet of the cup. but
uphill with bad slope to combat.