THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

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1 THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP By THE EDITOR. The seventeenth annual amateur championship of the United States Golf Association was played at the Apawamis Club, Rye, N. Y., Sept. 11 to 16. There were 1 entries, a material falling off from last year, undoubtedly due to the appeal made by the secretary. The field was the strongest ever gathered together in the history of the meetings, the only absentees of any prominence being Mr. Warren K. Wood, the runner-up last year; Mr. W. R. Tuckerman, one of the 1910 semi-finalists; Mr. H. Chandler Egan, Mr. D. E. Sawyer and Mr. George Ormiston. There were exnational champions, state champions and club champions galore and great eclat was lent to the occasion by the presence of the British amateur champion, Mr. Harold H. Hilton, and Mr. J. Douglas Brown, of the Murrayfield (Scotland) Club, winner of the Irish Open championship in Another interesting entry was that of Mr. Geo. S. Lyon, formerly amateur champion of Canada. Heavy rain in the early morning of the qualifying round on the first day marred the scoring to some extent, but despite this handicap Mr. Robert A. Gardner, 1909 champion, added greatly to his reputation by doing a very fine. Later on Mr. Thomas M. Sherman, the elder son of Vice-President (Copyright, 1911, by The American Golfer, Inc. Sherman, who, in the 1909 championship tied for the low score medal with "Chick" Evans and Robert A. Gardner, returned a 75, which proved to be the lowest of the day. His score: Out In Distances: Out In Total yards, 6210 One stroke behind were Mr. W. C. Fownes, Jr., the 1910 champion, with 36, ; Mr. J. M. Rhett (Crescent Athletic Club),, ; Mr. C. Evans, Jr. (Edgewater),,, and Mr. Harold H. Hilton, the British amateur champion, with,. Mr. Hilton's score: Out In As showing the excellence of the scoring, despite the unfavorable conditions, the ground being in a sodden state, there were no less than eighteen scores under, being the limit for sixty-fourth place. Ten men tied at this figure for four places. Following are the 64 who qualified the first day: T. M. Sherman, Yahnundasis Harold H. Hilton, Royal Liverpool C. Evans, Jr., Edgewater J. M. Rhett, Crescent A. C. All rights reserved.) Out In T'l 75

2 4 THE AMERICAN GOLFER R. A. Gardner, Hinsdale W. C. Fownes, Jr., Oakmont Fred Herreshoff, Ekwanok Albert Seckel, Riverside Walter J. Travis, Garden City... J. D. Brown, Murrayfield Jerome D. Travers, Upper Montc'r. Oswald Kirkby, Englewood Max Behr, Morris County G. T. Brokaw, Garden City C. J. Sullivan, Baltusrol... G. Brown, Wyantenuck H. G. Legg, Minikahda G. C. Stanley, Wyantenuck A. C. Travis, Englewood H. E. Kenworthy, Metacomet Roy D. Webb, Englewood S. G. Stickney, St. Louis Paul Hunter, Midlothian G. P. Tiffany, Powelton... W. W. Taylor, Ekwanok R. C. Watson, Westbrook P. W: Whittemore, Brookline... C. H. Gardner, Agawam Hunt... J. G. Anderson, Brae-Burn W. P. Smith, Philadelphia B. S. Evans, Brae-Burn R. Mott, Huntingdon Valley M. E. Phelps, Midlothian R. F. Mundy, Audubon A. F. Kammer, Fox Hills H. B. Hollins, Westbrook S. J. Graham, Greenwich K. L. Ames, Glenview S. D. Bowers, Brooklawn P. A. Martin, Ekwanok F. Ouimet, Woodland H. Schmidt, Worcester H. B. Lee, Detroit E. M. Barnes, Englewood F. S. Douglas, Nassau. R. W. Brown, Meadow Brook E. M. Byers, Allegheny T. V. Bermingham, Wykagyl C. W. Inslee, Wykagyl C. B. Buxton, Huntingdon Valley. E. P. Rogers, Shinnecock M. R. Marston, Cranford E. M. Wild, Cranford E. E. Giles, Essex County W. E. Shackleford, Atlantic City.. C. J. Waldo, Jr., Brooklawn G. B. Adams, Baltusrol H. W. Perrin, Philadelphia N. M. Whitney, Audubon W. A. Stickney, St. Louis Sherrill Sherman, Yahnundasis J. D. Foot, Apawamis F. M. Gould, New York G. S. Lyon, Lambton B. W. Corkran, Baltimore W. L. Hicks, Nassau C. B. Macdonald, National C. H. Brown, St. Andrews G. O. Winston, Morris County... O. C. Pickardt, St. Andrews In the play-off the following day of the tie for sixty-fourth place, four of the contestants only had 4's, the others being a stroke or more higher. The successful ones were Mr. B. W. Corkran (Baltimore Country Club), Mr.

3 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 485 Sherrill Sherman (Utica), the younger son of the Vice-President, Mr. F. M. Gould (New York Golf Club), and Mr. Geo. S. Lyon, former Canadian champion. On the second day the lowest score was that of Mr. Paul M. Hunter (Midlothian), who turned in a very fine 73, as follows: Out In This, together with his previous day's score of, gave him a total of 153. Mr. Hilton followed up his with an excellent 74, made up as follows: Out In This gave him a total of 150 and secured for him the gold medal for the low score. Two strokes behind, Mr. Robert A. Gardner (Hinsdale), with, 152 and Mr. Albert Seckel (Riverside), 77, , were tied for second place. Following is a summary of the thirty-two lowest scores: Harold H. Hilton, England R. A. Gardner, Chicago Albert Seckel, Chicago Paul M. Hunter, Chicago Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago Oswald Kirkby, Englewood Walter J. Travis, Garden City W. C. Fownes, Jr., Pittsburg Fred Herreshoff, Ekwanok Harry Legg, Minneapolis T. M. Sherman, Utica C. J. Sullivan, Baltusrol George T. Brokaw, Garden City... Jerome D. Travers, Upper Montc'r. W. W. Taylor, Ardsley Mason E. Phelps, Chicago Eben M. Byers, Pittsburg R. F. Mundy, Chicago Samuel J. Graham, Greenwich. J. M. Rhett, Crescent A. C... S. G. Stickney, St. Louis A. F. Kammer, Fox Hills (T. Brown, Great Barrington F. A. Martin, Ekwanok P. W. Whittemore, Boston A. C. Travis, Englewood R. C. Watson, Westbrook C. W. Inslee, Wykagyl S. D. Bowers, Bridgeport W. E. Shackleford, Atlantic City... T. D. Brown, Scotland H. E. Kenworthy, Providence... 1st Day d Day Total Did Not Qualify Gilman P. Tiffany, Powelton,, 164; H. Schmidt, Worcester,, 164; T. V. Bermingham, Wykagyl,, 164; H. W. Perrin, Philadelphia,, 164; F. Ouimet, Boston,, 164; K. L. Ames, Chicago,, 164; E. P. Rogers, Shinnecock,, 165; C. H. Gardner, Providence,, 165; G. C. Stanley, Great Barrington,, ; M. R. Marston, Cranford,, 165; C. G. Waldo, Jr., Bridgeport,, 165; E. M. Wild, Cranford,, 165; E. M. Barnes, Englewood,, 165; B. S. Evans, Boston,, 165; C. B. Buxton, Philadelphia,, ; W. P. Smith, Philadelphia,, ; B. W. Corkran, Baltimore,, 166; R. W. Brown, Boston,, 166; H. B. Hollins, Jr., Westbrook,, ; H. B. Lee, Detroit,, 166; F. S. Douglas, Nassau,, ; R. Mott, Philadelphia,, 87 16,8; E. E. Giles, Philadelphia,, ; Sherrill Sherman, Utica,, 168; W. A. Stickney, St. Louis,, ; J. G. Anderson, Boston,, ; G. S. Lyon, Canada,, ; N. M. Whitney, New Orleans, S3, ; G. B. Adams, Baltusrol,, ; Max Behr, Morris County,, withdrew; Roy D. Webb, Englewood,, withdrew; F. M. Gould, New York,, withdrew. The following table shows the qualifying scores from the lowest to the highest in previous championships: Low score Country Club, F. Herreshoff Chicago, C. Evans, Jr., T. M. Sherman and R. A. Gardner Garden City, W. J. Travis 153 High score

4 486 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 1907 Cleveland, W. J. Travis 1906 Englewood, W. J. Travis 1905 Chicago, D. P. Fredericks *1904 Baltusrol, H. C. Egan 1903 No qualifying round l902 Glenview, W. J. Travis, Ormis'n Atlantic City, W. J. Travis 1900 Garden City, W. J. Travis Onwentsia, C. B. Macdonald Morris County, J. H. Choate, Jr Chicago, C. B. Macdonald 1896 Shinnecock, H. J. Whigham * 54 holes. 18 holes; Travis won play-off. Evans won play-off. Mr. Gardner W. White (Oakland) disappointed his friends by taking an 85 the first day, which put him out of the running completely. Among others who failed to play up to expectations were Mr. Geo. S. Lyon, who followed his the first day with 85 the second; Mr. G. C. Stanley, the Intercollegiate champion; Mr. C, G. Waldo, Jr., the Connecticut state champion; Mr. R. H. Connerly, the Texas state champion; Mr. Findlay S. Douglas, a former national champion; Mr. C. H. Gardner, Rhode Island state champion; Mr. Howard W. Perrin (Philadelphia), Mr. E. M. Wild (Cranford), Mr. Gilman P. Tiffany (Powelton), and Mr. John G. Anderson, Massachusetts state champion, and runner-up to "Chick" Evans in the French Championship. The draw for the match play rounds was very unfortunate, Mr. Herreshoff being pitted against Mr. W. C. Fownes, Jr., the 1910 title holder; Mr. H. G. Legg, thrice Transmississippi champion, against Mr. Thomas M. Sherman; Mr. Jerome D. Travers against Mr. W. J. Travis, and Mr. Albert Seckel against Mr. Robert Gardner. Mr. Hilton drew Mr. Samuel J. Graham, of the Greenwich Country Club, whom he had no difficulty in disposing of by 3 and 2. Mr. Hilton: Out In * * Mr. Graham: Out In * * Next came Mr. Jerome D. Travers and Mr. W. J. Travis. The former won the first hole and was 2 up at the turn, but a drive out of bounds at the tenth and a sliced drive at the twelfth enabled the latter to square -the match. Winning the thirteenth and fourteenth, the Upper Montclair player gained a lead of two holes. The fifteenth was halved, but the match came to an end at the sixteenth, Mr. Travers winning the hole in 3 to 4 and the match by 3 up and 2 to play.

5 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 487 Mr. Travers: Out In Mr. Travis: Out In Mr. Herreshoff, playing very sound golf, had no trouble in beating the 1910 title holder, Mr. W. C. Fownes, Jr., who was far from his best. Four up at the turn, Mr. Herreshoff increased his lead by getting a very fine 3 at the tenth, which, however, was promptly wiped out by Mr. Fownes winning the eleventh, but the Ekwanok man at once regained this by securing the twelfth in 4 to 5. Halves followed at the thirteenth and fourteenth, Mr. Herreshoff winning by 5 up and 4 to play. Mr. Herreshoff: Out In * * * * Mr. Fownes: Out In * * * * Another ex-champion was defeated in the person of Mr. E. M. Byers, Mr. C. W. Inslee (Wykagyl) being responsible for his overthrow. The match was of a give-and-take order throughout. All square going to the home hole, Mr. Byers took 3 putts and lost the hole, and the match. Mr. Seckel was too good for. Mr. Robert Gardner. Out in, he had a lead of two holes, winning finally by 4 and 3. "Chick" Evans disposed of Mr. Geo. Brown (Wyantenuck) by the large margin of 7 and 6, Mr. A. F. Kammer, the Fox Hills crack, also accounting for Mr. Mason E. Phelps, the former western amateur champion, by 4 and 2. The second round witnessed a tremendous fight between Mr. J. D. Travers and Mr. Paul M. Hunter. The first hole was halved in an indifferent 5, but the western man completely threw away the second, taking 6. The third was halved, but the Upper Montclair man was very lucky on the fourth, his second striking a rock and rebounding to the foot of the hill. A fine niblick shot, however, laid it dead and secured a win, Mr. Hunter taking three putts. The latter reduced the lead to one by running down a putt from the edge of the green for a 2. At the sixth the Metropolitan champion pulled into the rough, but gained the green on his second, securing a half in 4. A beautiful approach to the seventh enabled him to win in 3 to 4. The eighth was indifferently played, a half resulting in 4, due to each taking three putts. A beautiful third on the ninth, after an indifferent second, also enabled him to win that, Mr. Hunter being short on his third and failing to lay his next dead, so that at the turn the Metropolitan champion stood 3 up. The westerner won the tenth in 4 to 5, but at the eleventh, he pulled into the brook, while his opponent hit a tree, the ball bouncing back into the fairway; he

6 488 THE AMERICAN GOLFER fumbled his second, however, and a half resulted in 5. Mr. Hunter gave him a chance on the twelfth, but Mr. Travers was unable to hole the putt. The match was square at the fourteenth, Mr. Hunter winning both that and the preceding hole, and with the remaining four halved the match stood all even at the end of the morning round, although Mr. Hunter had a chance of winning the seventeenth but took three putts. In the afternoon Mr. Hunter took three to reach the green, losing in 4 to 5. The second was halved, but the western man lost the fourth by overapproaching, leaving himself a downhill putt which he failed to lay dead. Another missed putt at the seventh by Mr. Hunter resulted in a half, but he made amends by running down a long putt at the eighth for a 2 after his opponent had laid one dead from off the green. Mr. Travers was very lucky at the ninth. He took an iron for his second being off his brassey and a long third to reach the green was halftopped and struck a rock, bouncing over the brook. His fourth left him a thirty-foot putt, which he holed, winning the hole, so that at the turn he again stood 3 up, as in the morning round. Losing the tenth in 4 to 5, he was extremely fortunate on his drive from the eleventh tee, the ball rebounding on to the course from the stone wall by the roadside, a half resulting in 4. Mr. Hunter missed a two foot putt for a half in 3 at the twelfth, but won the next, Mr. Travers being short on his drive and in the brook on his second. Halves followed at the fourteenth, fifteenth an 1 sixteenth, but Mr. Travers won the seventeenth in 5 to 6 and the match by 3 up and 1 to play. Mr. Travers: Out In Mr. Hunter: Out In Mr. Travers: Out In * Mr. Hunter: Out In * In the match between Mr. Hilton and Mr. Robert C. Watson, the Secretary of the U. S. G. A., the latter was quite off his game, whereas Mr. Hilton was in one of his happiest scoring veins and was no less than eleven holes to the good at the end of the morning round, his score being 73 to Mr. Watson's. The match came to an end at the eighth hole in the afternoon, Mr. Hilton winning by the large margin of 11 up and 10 to play. Mr. Hilton: Out In Mr. Watson: Out In

7 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 489 Mr. Kirkby (on the left) and Mr. Hilton, on the third green. Mr. Hilton: Out * Mr. Watson: Out * Mr. Herreshoff had a very close call in his match against Mr. Stewart G. Stickney (St. Louis). There was nothing much between them until the sixteenth hole was reached in the morning round, and the match was then all even, but Mr. Herreshoff, by winning the seventeenth and eighteenth, started the afternoon with a lead of two holes. In the afternoon he very early lost this lead, but pulled up sufficiently to be dormie two at the sixteenth, but lost the last two, missing an easy putt for the hole and the match on the home green. On the extra hole Mr.Stickney topped his teeshot and lost the hole. Mr. A. F. Kammer and Mr. Chas. Evans, Jr., had a battle royal. Around in to Mr. Kammer's, the French amateur champion stood two holes to the good. This deficit Mr. Kammer wiped out after luncheon by going out in, squaring at the turn. He got ahead by winning the tenth and eleventh, due to indifferent putting on the part of the westerner, but by holing a mashie shot for a 2 at the thirteenth and winning the fourteenth in 6 to 7, the latter drew level. The next four holes were halved, although Mr. Kammer should have won the seventeenth but for a stymie. The Fox Hills player's long iron shot lay absolutely dead, Mr. Evans's on the like being three or four yards off the edge of the green, but his chip shot almost holed, laying his opponent an impossible stymie. On the first extra hole Mr. Kammer kept the match going by holing a six foot putt, but slicing his second shot on the next hole, it took him three to get the green, Mr. Evans meanwhile being dead in 2 and winning with an easy 3. Mr. Oswald Kirkby quite outclassed Mr. J. Douglas Brown, the Scotchman, winning easily by 10 up and 9 to play.

8 490 THE AMERICAN GOLFER After being dormie two, Mr. F. A. Martin, a former Vermont state champion, messed both the seventeenth and eighteenth holes and lost on the first extra hole to Mr. C. W. Inslee. Mr. Albert Seckel took the measure of Mr. H. G. Legg, winning by 5 and 4, while Mr. P. W. Whittemore (The Country Club) handily disposed of Mr. S. D. Bowers (Brooklawn), by 9 and 8. Interest in the third round centered in the match between Mr. Hilton and Mr. J. D. Travers. The latter started off well by winning the first hole in 4 to 5, but promptly lost this advantage on the second Mr. Hilton getting a very fine 3. The next four were halved, but at the seventh Mr. Hilton took the lead by winning in 3 to 4. The short eighth Mr. Hilton played very badly and allowed Mr. Travers to win in 5 to 6. On the ninth the latter, as usual, took iron for his second, losing distance thereby, which necessitated his pressing his third shot, resulting in a pull to the left of the green. Mr. Hilton meanwhile overplayed on the like and a half in 6 resuited. Both out in, the match stood all even at the turn. Mr. Hilton won the tenth in 4 to 5 and also the thirteenth in 3 to 4, adding yet another on the long fourteenth. He lost the fifteenth in 4 to 5, but promptly regained this by winning the sixteenth in 3 to 4. Mr. Hilton took 6 for the seventeenth, losing that hole, so that at the end of the morning round he stood four holes to the good. In the afternoon Mr. Travers started out with a great rush, winning the first three holes right off the reel, reducing Mr. Hilton's lead to one hole. At the fourth Mr. Travers topped his teeshot, losing that hole. Mr. Hilton became 3 up by winning the sixth, his opponent taking three putts, and gaining a half on the seventh, where Mr. Travers badly sliced his iron shot, the ball striking a spectator, among the rocks, on the hand and rebounding on to the fairway. On the eighth Mr. Hilton pulled his tee-shot a couple of yards off the edge of the green, holehigh, Mr. Travers being on the green but above the hole. Mr. Hilton's chip shot put him dead, but Mr. Travers on his difficult down-hill putt hit the ball too hard, but, fortunately for him, it struck the back of the cup, jumped up, and sank. On the ninth Mr. Travers again used iron for his second shot, slicing his long third alongside the barn, while Mr. Hilton reached the far edge of the green on the like. The former pitched out of the rough grass within twenty feet of the hole. Mr. Hilton was short on the like, but playing the odd, half stymied his opponent who, however, holed, Mr. Hilton missing his try, so that at the turn Mr. Hilton stood 1 up. The tenth, eleventh and twelfth were halved, Mr. Travers being lucky to secure a divide at the twelfth, Mr.

9 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 491 Hilton taking three putts. The thirteenth was halved in 4, but Mr. Hilton won the fourteenth in 5 to 6, and by laying his second shot dead at the fifteenth, added yet another hole, making him dormie three. A half at the sixteenth gave him the match by 3 up and 2 to play. Mr. Hilton: Out In Mr. Travers: Out In Mr. Hilton: Out In * * Mr. Travers: Out In * * Another great match was that between Mr. Herreshoff and Mr. Kirkby. On his general play this season the latter was the more fancied to win, but the Ekwanok man was playing invincibly in all departments, his putting, usually his weakest feature, being particularly strong. Leading by one hole at the turn, a string of three 3's on the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth holes added two more to his lead, Mr. Kirkby securing a half at the twelfth. Another win at the fourteenth was cancelled by the loss of the fifteenth, but Mr. Herreshoff promptly came back with a 5 to Mr. Kirkby's 6 at the seventeenth, so that at the end of the morning round he stood 4 up, scores being 74 to respectively. Flawless golf marked his progress up to the seventh hole in the afternoon, adding three more to his total by winning the fourth, sixth and seventh holes. The eighth was indifferently halved in 4 as also was the ninth in 6, the Ekwanok man repeating his morning's performance on the outward journey with a and standing 8 up at that stage. His lead was reduced to 7 at the tenth and 6 at the eleventh, but by winning the twelfth in 3 to 4, he became dormie, and the next being halved in 4, the match came to an end by the large margin of 7 up and 6 to play. Mr. Herreshoff: Out In Mr. Kirkby: Out In Mr. Herreshoff: Out In * * * * * Mr. Kirkby: Out In * * * * * Mr. P. W. Whittemore had a nipand-tuck match with Mr. Inslee. Out in to Mr. Whittemore's, the former stood 2 up. This advantage he still retained at the thirteenth, but losing the next three in succession, he

10 492 THE AMERICAN GOLFER allowed Mr. Whittemore to gain the lead for the first time. The seventeenth was halved in 5, but Mr. Inslee squared the match at the eighteenth. On the first hole in the afternoon Mr. Inslee topped his drive and lost the hole in 5 to 4, but immediately regained this by winning the next. The third also went to him in 3 to 4, but Mr. Whittemore squared at the fifth. The next three were halved, and at the ninth Mr. Whittemore found himself 1 up, by winning that hole. Getting a 4 on the eleventh Mr. Inslee squared matters, and gaining another win on the long fourteenth, he maintained this to the end, the remaining four holes being halved. Mr. Inslee: Out In Mr. Whittemore: Out In Mr. Inslee: Out In Mr. Whittemore: Out In There was a very hot encounter between Mr. Seckel, the Western amateur champion, and Mr. Chas. Evans, Jr., the former having the better of the argument on retirement for luncheon, by three holes, largely due to indifferent putting at the hands of Mr. Evans. In the afternoon, however, he gave a magnificent display, his driving being superb and the rest of his game admirable in every respect. Out in a remarkable 33, he had converted his loss of three holes into as many to the good. He added one more at the tenth, but a very fine 3 by Mr. Seckel at the eleventh reduced the lead. Mr. Evans promptly came back by getting a 3 at the thirteenth, and the fourteenth being halved, he was in the comfortable position of being dormie. Mr. Seckel made a bold effort, and by winning the fifteenth and sixteenth, staved off defeat until the seventeenth hole, where a half resulted and the match went to Mr. Evans by 2 and 1. The bye-hole was played out, Mr. Evans making the exceedingly fine score of 70 for the round. Mr. Evans : Out In Mr. Seckel: Out In Mr. Evans: Out In Mr. Seckel: Out In This therefore left for the semifinal round, Mr. Hilton, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Herreshoff and Mr. Evans. Mr. Inslee may be said to be one of the sensations of the tournament. He is capable of playing a very fine game and he amply demonstrated his abil-

11 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 493 ity by defeating two very fine players, Mr. Byers and Mr. Whittemore, to say nothing of Mr. F. A. Martin, an ex-vermont state champion. He started out well against Mr. Hilton by winning the first hole and halving the next three, Mr. Hilton, as usual, cutting his approach to the fourth green too fine and dropping into the bunker. A fifty foot putt on the sixth green for a 2 put Mr. Inslee in the lead another hole, but he made a hash of the seventh, taking 4 to get the edge of the green. Mr. Hilton squared the match at the eighth although Mr. Inslee was the final, Mr. Inslee being beaten by 8 up and 6 to play. Mr. Hilton : Out In Mr. Inslee: Out In Mr. Hilton: Out In * * * * * * Mr. Inslee: Out In * * * * * * In the other match between Mr. Herreshoff and Mr. Evans, the latter the only one on the green, but three putts did not avail against only one, and by winning the ninth hole Mr. Hilton, for the first time, assumed the lead. After that the best Mr. Inslee could do was to secure halves on the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth holes, losing the balance and finishing 5 down at the end of the morning round. Starting out in the afternoon Mr. Inslee again won the first hole and secured halves at the next four, but losing the sixth and again the eighth, found himself 6 down at the turn. The tenth was halved in 4, and by losing the eleventh and twelfth, Mr. Hilton won his way to drew first blood by winning the second in 4 to 5, but he threw away this advantage by playing the third very badly, only, however, to regain the lead at the fourth, winning in 4 to 5. Mr. Herreshoff then took command, and by winning the sixth, seventh and eighth, gained the lead. Losing the ninth, he turned for home 1 up. Alternate wins followed on the tenth and eleventh. The twelfth was halved and Mr. Evans squared the match at the thirteenth and again took the lead by getting a 5 to 6 on the fourteenth, increasing this to 2 by winning the fifteenth. The sixteenth and seventeenth were halved, and a fine 3 on the

12 494 THE AMERICAN GOLFER eighteenth gave him a lead of three holes at luncheon. Going out in the afternoon Mr. Herreshoff won both the first and second holes in good 4's. Par golf followed on both sides resulting in halves on the next four holes. The seventh was indifferently halved in 5. Mr. Herreshoff squared matters by getting a 3 on the eighth ship, winning the match by 3 and 2 and gaining his right to play in the final. Mr. Herreshoff: Out In Mr. Evans: Out In and again pushed in front, securing a 5 on the ninth, turning 1 up. Wins at the tenth and eleventh were offset by losses at the twelfth and thirteenth. The fourteenth was halved in 5, but by winning the fifteenth and sixteenth the eastern man wiped out his defeat at Brookline in last year's champion- Mr. Herreshoff: Out In * * Mr. Evans: Out In * * THE FINAL. The first hole was halved in par 4. Mr. Hilton at once took command,

13 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 495 however, by getting a beautiful 3 on the second, only to have his lead wiped out on his hoodoo hole, the fourth, where he again failed to reach the green on his second. The fifth was halved in a good 3, but on the sixth the Ekwanok man took three putts, losing, Mr. Hilton promptly reciprocating on the seventh and securing the fourteenth he carried the brook on his second, Mr. Herreshoff topping into the water and losing in 5 to 7. On the fifteenth the Britisher topped his approach shot and lost the hole. On the sixteenth both were short on their tee-shots and the hole was divided in 4. On the seventeenth Mr. Hilton sliced his drive into the rough and his only a half. Three putts again at the eighth on Mr. Herreshoff's part lost him that hole. On the ninth both pulled their brassey shots into the rough, but Mr. Hilton reached the green on his next, winning in 5 to 7, turning three holes to the good. The tenth was halved in 4. Mr. Herreshoff won the eleventh through his opponent driving out of bounds. On the twelfth both reached the edge of the green, but the Ekwanok man was short on his run-up and lost. On the thirteenth a bad pull by Mr. Hilton followed by failure to reach the green on his next, resulted in his losing the hole. On spoon shot also found the rough. His third was rather lucky, the ball striking the up-slope on the green and laying dead. A twelve foot putt on the eighteenth increased his lead to four holes at the end of the morning round. Starting out in the afternoon Mr. Herreshoff pulled his tee-shot, was short on his second and lost the hole. He topped his tee-shot going to the second but laid his third dead, securing a half in 4. A long drive on the third left the Ekwanok man's ball in a very bad position, almost unplayable, alongside a rock, so that it took him three to get the green, and Mr. Hil-

14 496 THE AMERICAN GOLFER ton, making no mistakes, won in 4 to 5. On the fourth Mr. Hilton again underplayed his approach, but as his opponent was too strong, a half in 5 resulted. The fifth witnessed a divide in 4, each taking three putts. At Going to the tenth the Ekwanok man pulled into the rough and failed to get home on his second, but laid a nice run-up stony, getting a half. As in the morning round, Mr. Hilton again put his tee-shot out of bounds at the this stage the British champion led by six holes, and it looked all over. A very fine 3, however, by Mr. Herreshoff, enabled him to win the sixth. The seventh was halved in par 4, but by winning both the eighth and ninth Mr. Herreshoff pulled his opponent's lead down to three holes at the turn. eleventh, Mr. Herreshoff winning and reducing his opponent's lead to 2. On the twelfth Mr. Herreshoff drove the green, his opponent being short, and failing to get home on his second, lost the hole. Evidences began to multiply about this time that the British champion was in a very perturbed state of

15 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 497 Mr. Herreshoff playing his approach to the home green, the thirty-sixth hole of the match. Mr. Hilton stands just above the woman in the white dress in the foreground on the left. (Photo by Mr. R. F. Foster exclusively for The American Golfer.) mind. Going to the thirteenth Mr. Herreshoff pulled, but fortunately overran the brook, Mr. Hilton gaining the edge of the green. Partially stymied by an appletree Mr. Herreshoff struck one of the branches on his second and playing two more, reached the green some fourteen feet from the hole. Mr. Hilton overran the hole on his approach. Then Mr. Herreshoff ran down his putt, and his opponent, failing on the like, a half resulted. On the fourteenth Mr. Herreshoff got off a screaming drive, Mr. Hilton pulling into the rough and playing short of the brook on his second, Mr. Herreshoff's like being away over the water but in the rough on the left. Mr. Hilton failed to reach the green on his third, while his opponent had a very awkward shot, over the rocks, in order to hold the green, and, failing, overran. Again Mr. Hilton showed remarkable weakness in his run-up of thirty yards, just managing to scramble on to the edge of the green. Mr. Herreshoff playing the like overran the hole and failing to get his putt down, a half resulted in a very indifferent 6. On the fifteenth the Britisher was just short of the green on his approach, Mr. Herreshoff, with a picture of a second, being nicely on with a fair chance for a 3. This, however, he failed to negotiate and a half resulted. On the sixteenth his drive was hole-high in the semi-rough, while Mr. Hilton had a weak slice and was bunkered. He got out nicely on the green, but Mr. Herreshoff laid his second four feet from the hole and Mr. Hilton, failing on his putt, the match was squared. On the seventeenth both sliced into the rough. Mr. Hilton,

16 498 THE AMERICAN GOLFER Gallery going to the first green in the Hilton-Herreshoff match. The rock which Mr. Hilton's ball struck going to this hole (the thirty-seventh) may be faintly discerned at the right of the green immediately at the base of the nearest tree. (Photo by Mr. R. F. Foster exclusively for The American Golfer.) being away, with a good lie, used wood for his second, Mr. Herreshoff taking an iron both beauties, about thirty yards from the edge of the green. Mr. Herreshoff's approach was about five feet short of the hole, Mr. Hilton overrunning some ten feet. The latter missed his try as also did Mr. Herreshoff, although his ball rimmed the cup, just failing to stay in. On the home hole both got off good drives. Mr. Hilton, playing the odd, pulled his approach some eighteen feet to the left of the pin, Mr. Herreshoff getting one straight on but some seven feet over the hole. The former's approach putt overran about four feet, while Mr. Herreshoff's was in the hole all the way until the last couple of inches, and a half resulted. Going to the thirty-seventh hole Mr. Herreshoff cracked off a beautiful tee-shot, Mr. Hilton's being very weak, for him. His second was very badly sliced and looked as if it would end up in the trees to the right, short of the green, but it struck a rock and carromed off on to the green. This seemed to disconcert Mr. Herreshoff, who halftopped his second, leaving himself a very difficult approach. This he failed to bring off, his ball overrunning the hole some twenty feet. Mr. Hilton's approach putt was rather a flabby stroke, quite wide of the hole, some four or five feet off the line and about an equal distance from the hole. Mr. Herreshoff playing the long odd failed to hole, and Mr. Hilton's putt just dropping in by the back door, gave him the match and the championship.

17 THE AMERICAN GOLFER 499 Mr. Hilton: Out In Mr. Herreshoff: Out In Mr. Hilton: Out In Mr. Herreshoff: Out In * Bye-holes not played. SUMMARY: Medalist Harold H. Hilton,, H. H. Hilton, Royal Liverpool 160 S. J. Graham, Greenwich... R. C. Watson, Westbrook... H. E. Kenworthy, Metacomet 153 P. M. Hunter, Midlothian G. T. Brokaw, Garden City J. D. Travers, Upper Montc'r 156 W. J. Travis, Garden City... C. W. Inslee, Wykagyl E. M. Byers, Allegheny 162 F. A. Martin, Ekwanok 160 R. F. Mundy, Chicago S. D. Bowers, Brooklawn C. J. Sullivan, Baltusrol P. W. Whittemore, Brookline A. C. Travis, Englewood S. G. Stickney, St. Louis W. E. Shackelford, Atl. City. 157 Fred Herreshoff, Ekwanok W. C. Fownes, Jr., Oakmont. J. D. Brown, Murrayfield W. W. Taylor, Ardsley 155 Oswald Kirkby, Englewood J. M. Rhett, Crescent A. C Albert Seckel, Riverside 152 R. A. Gardner, Hinsdale Harry Legg, Minikahda 159 T. M. Sherman, Yahnundasis 155 Chas. Evans, Jr., Edgewater. 161 G. Brown, Wyantenuck 161 A. F. Kammer, Fox Hills Mason E. Phelps, Midlothian. Hilton 3 & 2, 1 Watson 2 and l Hunter 2 and l Travers 3 and 2 Inslee 1 up Martin 2 and 1 Bowers 1 up, 19h. Whittemore 3 and 2 Stickney 1 up, 19h. Herreshoff 5 and 4 Brown 3 and 2 Kirkby 5 and 4 Seckel 4 and 3 Legg 5 and 3 Evans 7 and 6 Kammer 4 and 2 Hilton 11 & 10, 36h. Travers 3 and l Inslee 1 up, h. Whittemore 9 and 8 Herreshoff 1 up, h. Kirkby 10 and 9 Seckel 5 and 4 Evans 2 and l Hilton 3 & 2, 36h. Inslee 1 up Herreshoff 7 and 6 Evans 2 and l Hilton 8 & 6, 36h. Herreshoff 3 and 2 Hilton 1 up, h. PREVIOUS WINNERS. Player and Club. L. B. Stoddart, St. Andrews C. B. Macdonald, Newport H. J. Whigham, Shinnecock H. J. Whigham, Wheaton F. S. Douglas, Morris County H. M. Harriman, Onwentsia W. J. Travis, Garden City W. J. Travis, Atlantic City L. N. James, Jr., Glen View W. J. Travis, Nassau H. C. Egan, Baltusrol H. C. Egan, Wheaton E. M. Byers, Englewood J. D. Travers, Euclid J. D. Travers, Garden City. R. A. Gardner, Wheaton W. C. Fownes, Jr., Brookline Year