Evening star., 1939-05-24
Chapman Defeats
Yates, Vines Bows
To Bai|Iieu, ii
Champion Loses Touch
On Greens and Bows
By So Score
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOYLAKE, England, May "a
American representation in the
British amateur golf championship
was reduced to Dick Chapman of
Greenwich, Conn, and Bill Holt OF
Syracuse today when Ellsworth
Vines, former tennis champion, fell
before John Baillieu of Australia,
2 and l.
Previously, Chapman eliminated
Defending Champion Charley Yates
of Atlanta, Ga, and 3, and Holt
defeated D. S. Coates of England,
8 and 2. The victories sent Chap
man and Holt into the fourth
round.
Chapman will play A. S. G.. Thorn
son of Aldeburgh in the fourth
round tomorrow morning and Holt
will meet j. w. Jones of Birkdale.
Hector Thomson. 1886 champion
and third choice. was eliminated, 2
up. by Charlie Timmis, local player.
Chapman gave one of the greatest
exhibitions of putting ever seen IN
the championship.
Two up at the end of the first
nine largely because Yates lost his
touch on the green's, Chapman sank
a 30-footer at the tenth, a 45-foot
curling downhill putt off the fringe
of the green to win the twelfth, an
1s-footer at the fourteenth for a
birdie and a downhill 20-footer at
the fifteenth to win the match.
Jim -Bruen, young Irish favorlte,
defeated the Scottish champion, T..
D, Hamilton, and 2.
Chapman Under FOurs.
Chapman was one under as for
the Is holes played.
On the homeward nine Chapman
started with a birdie, faltered mo-
mentarily to lose the 18th. got an
eagle 3 at the 18th and finished with
a par at the 18th, birdie at the
14th and par at the 18th.
Both were on the 18th green in
8, but when Chapman holed his long
putt, Yates conceded the hole and
the match. took off his old tan cap
and walked over to shake Chap
mans hand.
Yates blamed the loss of the Sec
ond hole for his poor exhibition.
Il tried to sink that long putt and
ran too far past" he said. After
that played poorly and deserved
to lose. Chapman putted perfectly" !"
Chapman Found Touch.
Chapman, who twice went to the
quarter finals, said: L finally got
the touch of these green's. l think I
putted even better in the first round
than l did today"
After the match there was some
controversy about whether the mar
gin was and 3 or and 3. Both
were about 20 feet from the 18th
green in 3, and when Chapman
sank his putt Yates walked over
and shook his hand. Some critics
maintained Yates should be con-
ceded his final 20-footer. If he
conceded this putt, the margin was
4 and 8; if not, and 3, but the
fact remains Yates was soundly
beaten, and nobody was quicker to
admit it than the champion.
Meanwhile it looked as if Ellis
worth Vines would be eliminated
He was 4 down to John Bailleau of
Australia at the turn.
Vines, playing in his first interna-
tional golf tournament, moved into
the third round with 4 and 3
victory over E. N. Ratcliffe.
took four of the first five holes, lost
one hole of his advantage before
reaching the turn and then picked
up another before closing out the
match on the 18th green.
Results of principal matches:
Second Round.
Ellsworth Vines, Pasadena, Calf
defeated E. N. Ratcliffe, England,
4 and 8.
20 Third Round.
Dick Chapman, Greenwich, Conn,
defeated Charley Yates, Atlanta,
Ga, S and 3.
Bill Holt, Syracuse, N. Y, de-
feated D. S. Coates, England, 3
and 2.
John Baillieu, Australia, defeated
Ellsworth Vines, Pasadena, Calf,
and l.
Charlie Timmis, England, defeat
ed Hector Thomson, England, 2 up.
Jim Bruen, Ireland, defeated E. D.
Hamilton, Scotland, 3 and 2.
Alex Kyle, Scotland defeated Eric
Fiddian, England, 2 and /. 4
Gordon Peters, England, defeated
z. Bromley-Davenport, England,
] up.
Charlie Stowe, England defeated
Il. M. Braid, England, 6 and 5.