Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-25


was reduced to eight survivors.
The experts had expected a light
touch of fever in the two 18 hole
matches today but they were not
prepared for a stroke of paralysis.
Harry Legg, veteran Minneapolis
player, chopped off Won Elms head
on the 18th green 40 win one up in
the second round, while Maurice Nc
| Carthy, golfing son of q golfing
father, threw the scare OF his life
into Bobby Jones in the morning
session.
The former champion went to the
10Th green, one down to his young
college opponent, after waiting for
the crack which had not appeared
in six halved holes Of the second
nine Mccarthy finally slipped and
Bobby won two up, but he admitted
, he was greatly perturbed during the
exciting round.
Two other former champions
emerged from their two rounds with
victories, Chick Evans and Francis
Ouimet, the latter putting out an.
other former titleholder, Max Mar
ston.
Tomorrow in the SO hole quarter
! finals Jones meets Jimmy Johnston,
the best golfer in the twin cities
Evans clashes with Eddie Held; Oui-
met goes against Phillips Finlay and
Roland Mackenzie opposes Harry
Legg.
The chances of the three former
champions repeating were somewhat
involved for Held is not regarded as
set-up for Evans, and If Jones and
Ouimet win they will oppose each
other in the semi finals Friday.
| Jimmy Johnston, whose real name
is Harrison r. Johnston, has per-
formed unbelievable golfing chores
around the Minikahda course, and
there were any number of people
here today who admitted a confident
belief that he can take" the great
Bobby himself.
Roland Mackenzie, Washington, and
Walker cup team player, had to work
harder than any of his fellows today.
He won from George Thomas, Chi
,cago railway clerk, after 19 holes in
the morning and had to go an extra
hole in the afternoon TO dispose of
Dave Martin, of Los Angeles.
Legg reached the quarter finals
after downing Rudy Knepper and
Won Elm. Evans defeated Ellsworth
Augustus, of Cleveland, and Allen
MCSer, of Los Angeles, while Held
Won from Dexter Cummings and
Arthur Yates.
Ouimet'S victories were scored over
Billy Sixty, Of Milwaukee, and Max
MarSton Phillips Finlay stopped DR..
o. F. Willing and Clarke Corkran,
Johnston won from Dick Jones anc
Don Carrick, and Jones turned back
Maurice Mccarthy and Eugene Tio-
mans. ,
Legg's victory over Won Elm came
after a sensational exhibition by the
champion and his veteran opponent.
Making the turn at the ninth TWO
up the champion saw his lead cut
to nothing on the next two holes.
when Legg scored brides and then
was forced to stand aside as thu
ten times Minnesota champion reeled
off another birdie to GO anead. He
was neved headed, although Won
Elm cut the score to one, the ultim-
ate result, by roHsing eagle 3 at
the 18th.
Legg was consistency itself, never
very far but always straight, and
absolutely refusing to crack in the
face of pressure. Won Elm did not
lose his chance to retain the title
without bitter struggle and he
applied all his golfing force.
George came down to the final
green with a forlorn hope of birdie
to win the hole and carry the match
into extra holes, but it was vain.
The champions mop of yellow hair
was tousled and his face grim and
set. The unruffled Legg, who had
just come to the green with q clever
iron from roadway. continued serene.
He calmly putted two feet from the
hole and the golf king was dead
for this year.
Legg won the intercollegiate golf
title while o student at Yale more
than 20 years ago.
Bobby Jones remained in the COM
petition because he waited for his
young opponent in the morning round
to slip bit. When Maurice finally
cracked, the former champion was
in the immediate vicinity as he was
only one down, and he was able to
seize the advantage and press it to
the needed margin.
The Albanian was standing by,
however, only because he had made
a marvellous putt on the 18th hole.
With Mccarthy hard by the hole for
O certain par 5 and Jones 10 feet
away, the Albanian sent his putt
twisting and curling over the diff
cult landscape into the cup for the
half
There was no Disgusting the fact
that Bobby was worried. He knew
early in the day that he was not
quite, On his game and could take
few liberties with his opponent and
get away with it, AS he failed to
creak through the one hole advantage
leld by Mccarthy he grew grim and
seemed to be thinking he could not
,tand another
II knew had to make that putt
At the 18TH" he said. He was never
'ery BAD but he was not very good,
measured by, the Jones golfing yard
tick