Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
VO|GT IS | DOWN;
JONES NOW L Up
Perkins and ex-CapitaI PIay-
er Stage Sensational Battle.
Champion Scores 70.

BY the Ass III tel t''.ss
BRAEBURN COUNTRY CLUB,
NEWTON, Mass, September IA. -
Bobby Jones, national amateur golf
champion. entered the final round
of the national championship by de-
feating Phillips Finlay, young Har-
ward sophomore. 13 up, IL to play,
here today in their 36-hole semi
final.
BY the Associated Press.
BRAEBURN COUNTRY CLUB, New
ton, Mass, September 1A.-Bobby Jones,
continuing his triumphant march in
defense of the national amateur golf
championship. overwhelmed Phillips
Finlay, Harvard sophomore, and stood
Sup at the end Of the first -iS holes OF
their semi-final match today In the
other semi-final Phil Perkins, British
title holder, was up on George Voigt
of New York after sensational battle
to the halfway mark
Jones, playing his second round in as
many days IN 10, under par, smoth-
cred the youthful Finlay after few
at the turn and nearly doubled his mar
gin on the way home.
Voigt Evens Match.
Perkins and Voigt started out on their
second 18 holes with the British cham
pion leading by up He drove into trap
on the nineteenth but made great
out to the green, rs yards away He
stopped eight feet from the cup Voigt
was just On with his pitch. They holed
and halyed in par 4.
.~ Voigts drive at the twentieth was in
rough and trees to the left. He came
out we'll on the green. shot as ssnsa-
tional as that of Perkins from the trap
on the first hole. Perkins made poor
pitch to the back of the green, leaving
Voigt inside, 10 feet from the cup. Voigt
dropped the putt to square the match
with the birdie 3 to for Perkins.
Voigt's second landed in bunker to
the left of the twcnty-first green. He
was cut far past the PIN Perkins we'll
Voigt just missed his and Perkins was
again l up when he holed his.
Jones Becomes IL Up.
Starting the second round 9 up, Bobby
Jones laced 250-yard drive down the
middle while Phillip Finlay's ball trick
led into trap to the left The champion
pitched dead, sank three-footer for
birdie 3 and became 10 up. Finlay's
explosion shot went wide of the green,
but he Clipped back for his par a.
Jones again outdrove Finlay on the
twentieth, by IS yards. Phil pitched into
the trap fronting the green, while Bob
hoisted to the back of the carpet. Fin
lay, out neatly. just missed six-footer.
Jones got his par 4, and became IL up
with l6 to go.
Jones Halves First Hole.
Jones and Finlay halved the first hole
Of their Semi-final match with par As.
Finlay took the lead on the second
hole, getting a par to Jones' S.
Finlay pulled his tee shot into the
rough at the second and was left
difficult shot to the green. He made
good recovery. After q good drive,
Bob put his second in a trap. Jones
came from the sand to the green and
took TWO puts for to, go one down
when Finlay also took two puts for A.
Jones evened the match on the third
hole by getting par to Finlay's S.
AT the fourth Finlay's tee shot land
ed in a trap to the left. Jones was on
out. Jones sent his second 10 feet from
the pin. Finlay was still off the green
with his third. Finlay conceded the
hole and Jones was l up.
Jones Becomes UP.
Jones was in the rough from the tee
at the long fifth. while Finlay was just
on the fairWay, Bob's second was in a
clump of trees. Finlay's second was
also In trouble. Jones cut through the
leaves of tree to reach the green. Phil
missed a shot and reached the green
from the rough in 4. His approach
putt was short Jones laid his putt
dead, and the hole was a win for Jones
at S, to for Finlay Jones was up,
Jones was on the green at the short
sixth in ! and Finlay on the edge. Fin
lay putted dead. Jones putted past the
cup, and the hole was halved at par g..
Finlay drove In the rough at the
seventh, and was still In the rough
with his second and third. and oves-
ran 4, taking TO get on. Jones was
short in 2, and his pitch, too was snort,
but Finlay had no chance and con-
ceded the hole--Jones, up,
Neither reached the 227-yard eighth
from the tee. Jones placed his second
five feet from the cup and Finlay miss
ed the green. Phil was still away In 3.
Phil made long putt for his 4, but
went 4 down wheb Bob putted his putt
Jones was on tli ninth IS feet away
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