The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-09
BISMARCK GOLFERS
CONSISTENTLY GOOD
Shots DECIDE issue
Capital City Youngster Rcpe|s
Late Victory Drive OF the
Jamestown Man
CONQUEROR PLAYS C00LlY
Veteran Unable to Overcome
Big Advantage Youth
Piled Up Early
,ONQUEROR PLAYS CO0LlY
Bv WILLIAM S. MOELLER
Bismarck Tribune Sports Editor

Devils Lake. N. Oak. Aug. paul
Cook is bound for his Bismarck homo
today with a title.
II is not a title bestowed by a
grateful monarch, just the '~oclation
North Dakota Amateur Coli cham
pion." i
For Bismarck's youthful meteor OF
the links flarcd his brightest hero
Yesterday to defeat DR.. Bert V. MGR
ling of jamestown. 6 and 5, after 81
holes Of a grueling duel Of the fair
ways.
Gallery gods who followed the cap
ital city youth and the jamestown
veteran around the nine hole course
here Yesterday maryelcd at the cool
and courageous play OF the young
ster.
Nicrling Shows Fight
After establishing a seven UP lead
in the morning play, Nicrling set out
in the afternoon to cut down the Bis
marck BOYS lead. Hole by hole he
Pared down the disadvantage. The
average youth would have blown
up"
Not Cook. Stcadying under the
threatening advance OF the veteran
Of a hundred Journeys. Cook matched
his opponent stroke for stroke ana
maintained his lead.
Cook consistently outdrovc. out
pitched and outputtcd Nierling. never
for a minute whitening under the fire
and fight the doctor displayed.
Nicrling Starts Strong
Nierling started the afternoon
round with a victory. his play straight
down the middle being good for a
par while Cooks drive hooked into
the woods on the right and he was
half stymied by a tree. He was
forced to play straight out and nc
went one over par. Both were
straight down with two wood shots
on the long second, and they halved
the Is.
Nie-ling won the third With a great
third shot out Of the rough and a 10
foot putt after he had dubbed his
second. Cook VA straight down the
alley with his two woods but he used
two puts after approaching within
six feet of the cup. The jamestown
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when after his drive stopped in the
woods on the right. his second reach
ed the apron Of the green, an IN
usually good shot. Cook drove around
the corner and placed his second on
the apron, but he took three strokes
from this position to lose.
Halve Short Fifth
They halved the short fifth With
par IS and Cook won his first hole OF
the afternoon play when he played
perfect golf on the sixth white
Nierling's approach was 10 feet be.
vond the pin and he took two puts
Nierling picked up another hole vner
he birdied the long seventh. Nierling's
third was Il feet away and his curl
ing putt on the tricky green never
even heSitated.
Nierling made q beautiful pitch
with his third to assure himself Of
par and a half on the eighth but or
the ninth Nierling put his tee sho'
out of bounds and took a 6 while
Cook nailed his par S. rounding th'
9th hole 5 up. They halved the lott
with tours when both reached th'
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one putt. Cook took the 18th will
the only birdie made on this 1873 yart
test in the tournament. His secont
was eight feet from the cup and hi
putt dropped over the lip without
hesitating.
Cook Misses Putt
Cook missed a short putt for a pa
on the 18th and they halved the hol,
after Nierling put his third from tn
rough on the green and went down il
two.
The match ended on the 18th whel
Nierling found the woods on the RICH
again with his tee shot but this tim
his out vas IS feet from the greer
Cook was on the apron in 2. Cool
was two feet from the pin with hi
third while Nierling was 10 fee
away, and then the veteran. realizin
that the best he could get was
halve. picked up his ball and con
Vratulated the new champion.