The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-25
VETERAN SWEETSER
NEXT OBSTACLE FOR
BOBBY TO ELIMINATE
Gene Romans, EngIeWood, N. j.,
and Charles Seaver, Los
Angeles, to Play
EMPEROR BEATS COLEMAN
Smashing Finishes Staged by
Both Veterans in Today's
Quarter-FinaI Play

Merton Cricket Club, Adrmore, Pa,
Sept. 25.-(PD-Bobby Jones, with q
smashing finish. swept into the semi
finals Of the national amateur golf
championship today by overwhelm-
ingly defeating Fay Coleman, 23-
year-old Californian, 6 up and 5 to
play in the SO hole quarterfinals.
Only two matches now stand be-
tween the Georgian and a clean
sweep for the year. He already this
season has won the British open and
amateur and u. 8. open champion
ships.
Jess w. Sweetser, New York, former
British and American champion,
staged a strong finish to defeat
Maurice j. Mccarthy. Jr., New York,
the iron man Of the tournament, S
and 4.
Sweetser thereby earned the right
to play Jones in the semifinals. They
have not met in the amateur cham
pi0nship since Sweetser beat the
Georgian In the 1922 tournament,
which he won.
Gene Romans. Englewood, N. j.,
overwhelmed John Lehman, Chicago,
the western amateur champion, 8 and
z. and tomorrow will play Charles
Seaver, 19-year-old Los Angeles youth,
who continued his sensational march
at the expense Of Billy McPhail, Bos-
ton, S and 4.
Gallery Grows Larger
The start Of the afternoon half OF
the matches were delayed nearly 20
minutes. The galleries expanded and
there were more than five thousand
spectators ready for the big rush,
despite the heat and humidity.
Jones, whose tee shots were none
too accurate this morning, spent Is
minutes practicing after lunch while
q crowd collected around him. Mean
while. Coleman brushed up on his
putting under the tutelage Of George
| Won Elm.
Jones, after q shaky morning round
which ended with him only 2 up, set
tied down to business In the afternoon
and shot par golf at his California
rival. The Georgian three -putted two
greens, but became Z up, with 8 to 60,
after winning six Of seven successive
holes.
Coleman put on . game comeback
that extended the match three more
holes before the triple champion
clinched it. BRIDES on the twenty
ninth and thirtieth cut two holes from
Bobby's margin, but he settled the is
sue On the short thirty first.
At the nineteenth hole, Coleman
drove to a trap and Jones wa in the
fairway. Fay blasted out short while
Jones pitched On thirty feet from the
pin. Coleman was Is feet away in
three. Bob putted dead, leaving q
partial stymie. Jones took four to
Coleman's five and was three up.
Jones was only q few yards In front
from the tee at the 10th. Coleman
hit his second to rough but they both
were on. and at an equal distance
from the cup in three. Jones putted
two feet short. Coleman's putt left
Jones stymied. Bob took his niblick
and jumped Fay's ball but failed to
get into the cup. Coleman, winning
with q five to six for Jones. Jones
two up.
They halved the twenty first in
threes.
At the short 2lst Coleman used q
spoon and Jones an iron.
Both were on. each putt was tricky,
Fay going six feet past and Jones
four. Coleman holed his 3 and 50
did Jones. They were two good puts.
After long drives at the 22nd. their
wood seconds were only six feet apart.
Coleman looked up on his pitch and
went only a few yards. Jones pitched
on. Coleman half hit his fourth and
nearly went in a trap. stopping on
the edge Of the green. Jones took
his par five to six for Fay and went
three up.
Bob was well in front from the tee
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