Evening star., 1928-08-31

e@raeS and Hced;ng oNF
n1ints out of in the single
matches, the American Walker Cup tssm
f>8av faced what seemed an easy task
- retain possession Of the trophy wnlcn
fl,ey have never lost since II was otfered
for international team competition IN
1891
II e true that the defenders did rot
s.e-, with great promiS". In fact II
Iook-d during the first Is holes Of the
f,.,~scr1es - though IN. British team
vss,,l5 WIN half ct tn. four points 1t
srSe Even ~ midday adjournment
one of the American pairs was one
down. while only one had command
Ing lead But the tide soon changed IN
t.1e afternoon and all four matches
pere won by comfortable margins,
So soundtv were the R.tttonS trcun"ed
tAat thev called in both Of their alter
n4,es for tns eight single Js-iole
n,stones tnet cnd the contest. G. N. c.
Nsrt!n End r f. Hareman replacing
John E--k and Dr.. A, r, MacCalium
7. Is the first time that the Americans
have taken ell the points In the four
sones end on the basis Of the eolt
rls-e6 during the first day. II may bc
that they csn ct grand slam IN the
singles.
Ianrx-Evaus Finish Strong.
Lightning almost struck the Ameri-
can players in final p-cctice snd golf
lightning surely struck the Britons yes
t-rtsr. Nothing short of an earthquake
or tidzl wave apparently could swing
the victory to the invaders who would
have to win six single matches ano
ha1,.e another n CONQUER the choice
e. Americas golfers.
-T,,e eoI. was nct So scintillatinS IN
the f~st battle. except tfss Capt, BOOB
Jones al the American team ana Cnlc6
Evans, his partner. cot going on tffo
last six onirs and scored i've IS, three
Of them brides to 6ctest Ma. G. =.
E-rlet and w. L. Hope. ard ).
There wss also the second round of
rr9ncis 0uInet and Jimmie johnston.
VIM took only 81 strokes on the out
nine and then clinched their victory
cyey 7. A. Torrance and Eustice Storey,
Z and .. or shooting an cage on
the s27-vard sixteenth. where Johnston
sent hcn1e a c2o-yard spoon shot dead
n the hole.
Iris American pair had one of the
hardest struggles being the only ones
down at the end Of the morning roui1o
81 holes sin away from them on tn2
nsvt .tarAe greens But they took the
n~~. four in a row in two under par
and co. their eagle as a climax. white
their npDenents were trying 10 knock
Gown ? tree with a golf ball and USED
I'D haif dozen strokes before tney
could eren get shot for the green.
Mackenzie Guam Surprise.
The mast surprising American VIC
to-y was that Of Roland Mackenzie and
watts Cunn. T11eg started poorly and
los, The first four hoi-s 10 John Beck
end Or. A. E. MacCalMn. They were
sill 3 down ct the ninth. bat finally
sasIs~ed at the thirteenth and became
2 In st the end Of the first round.
Largely because tie Brioons took 45
strokes on the In nine.
After losing the first hole Of the
srcon6 round their troubles were over.
for they found the invaders still wtid
NO the extent of ~ strokes on the third
nine. became up at the three quarter
pest and won, and 5. by scoring par
on the last four holes. including
birdie 2 In. only deuc. Of the day.
y-fien Mackenzie on the lat hole
pitched FIVE feet from the gin and Gum
sank It.
The fourth match was never in doubt
after the third hole George Won Elm
end Jess Sweetser scored 70 in tFs fore
noon and becans up on T. r. Perkins.
British champion. and DR.. William
TwedeiI. captain Of the invading team.
The Americans slipped trine In the
second circuit, but won and s. de-
spite their mediocre golf.
In todsyis 35-hole single matches the
p3irings were:
Perkins and Jones.
Twedeli and Won Finn.
HeZIet and Ouimet.
Hope and Sweetser.
Storey and Johnston.
Torrance and Evans.
Hardn1an and Gum.
Martin and Mackenzie.