New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-31

down in four and Wethered in SIX.
Jones went five up.
Wcthered hooked his drive, los
ing a cut off over the sheds and
leaving MIN so yards away from
the road hole. Jones also miss hit
his tee shot, being only a few yards
in front. Wcthered played great
brassie o the green. hole high and
only about five yards away. Jones
wood rolled into the road bunker
which is cut into the green, With
an etfortless niblick he tossed the
ball over the bunker ledge only 10
miss putt from five feet. giving
Wethered the hole four to five.
Jones four up
Drives Level On 18th
Their drives we're level and both
we're on the green With their sec
, onds. Wethered missed from about
eight yards and Jones for six and
halrcd the hole in fours, leaving
Jones four up.
After luncheon the tlnalIsts went
out for the afternoon. accom- panic d
by a greatly increased gallery, long
before time COR the play to be &c
sumed the narrow streets OF St. An
dreUs we're crowded with people
making for the links. ltinerant bag
pipers entertained the crowds before
the start. Many people remained a.
their vantage points around the first
green through out the recess, sprea J.
Ing their luncheons on the grass.
Drives Almost Even
Wethered had the honor and the
drives we're almost level with
pitches left TO the green. WetherHl
vas 2 little inside, Wethered's first
putt laid Jones dead stymic. Bob.
/ by tried 10 jump his opponents bail
/ With a niblick but failed and tho
Englishman took the hole with a
par four 20 five for Jones, leaving
the American three up.
Jones hook d his drive at the o0ti
across the 17th fairway as Wetherel
/ had done in the morning, Jones
. sent his second over the pin TO thu
+ sloping bank Of the green, but put
ted within two inches OF the cup
I Wcthcred on in TWO. took thre.
puts while Bobby vas down in foul
. regain his four hole lead.
2l>t Is HaIved
The 3fst was haNed in tours A.
the crowds broke the ropes snC
sUarmcd on the green, Jones main
tanned his advantage from the te'
and his iron - feet from the pir
from IS feet inside Wethered's ball
Each took two puts.
The ed was halved In fives. Jonc
vas short of the green with his sec
ond. while Wethered was over 81
two. Wethercd faced quartz
stymie when he putted from five fee
for his four and took FIVE. Bobb,
vas g feet from the pin in thre
and took Two puts from there.
The o3d was halved in birdi
tours Each reached the green Of tn
$50 yard hole in tno. Jones on
line with the cup and Wethered s
feet to one side. Wethered droppe'
six footcr for his four to half.
Wethcred won the Path hole Wit
q birdie to par for Jones
Wcthered ran up from 100 y~rds I
within so feet OF the cup and drop
ped the long putt squarely in tn
cup to the sound OF loud cheering
Jones ran past the hole trying 70
the half.
Jones regained his lead of four a
hte 25th hole where he was down /
four and Wethered required five
Bobby outdrove Rover nearly 10
yards and although the Englishma
made fine iron shot, the America
was inside. 50 feet from the pir
Jones putted TO within three inche
! of the cup for his four while Weth
cred had to take three puts.
Wins 26th Hole
Jones won the 26th with a pa
three 10 four for Wethered and tn
american went five up. Wethered
Z tee shot at the short hole found
| bunker Jones vas on, AZ feet fror
8 the cup, and holed out in two putt