18 THE AMERICAN GOLFER In the Wake of Vardon and Ray Visitors Suffer Defeats in Two Successive Days—Get One Tie

ISIONS of a clean slate, if by Barnes and Hagen Get Even Hagen threw a wrench into the gears. MORNING ROUND Vany chance they harbored such, He was to the right in the rough, but Out— for and dur- ARDLY had the sting of the de- pitched a short mashie over a bunker Walker...... 4 5 2 4 4 3 4 5 4—35 ing their tour of the country have H feat at Searndale subsided be- and holed out at eagle 3 to end the Robeson...... 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4—35 been very thoroughly obfuscated. It fore the Britons were handed another match. Vardon...... 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4—35 is extremely doubtful if the veteran walloping at the Hollywood course at Here are the scores for the two Ray...... 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3—35 British professionals even vaguely Deal, N. J., on the day following their rounds: In— hoped to run the gamut of golfing defeat at Scarsdale. This time it was MORNING ROUND Walker...... 3 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 4—37—72 talent, both professional and amateur, their former foemen, Jim Barnes and Out— Robeson...... 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 3 5—42—77 5—36 mustered to engage them on the sev- . The two American Par...... 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 Vardon...... 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4—38—73 4—36 eral score of courses on which they aces were unable to duplicate Mc- Hagen...... 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 Ray...... 4 5 3 4 4 7 4 3 4—38—73 were carded to appear. At any rate, Namara and Dowling's margin of the Barnes...... 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4—39 the debit side of their ledger has al- day before, but made their victory Ray...... 5 4 3 3 4 4 6 4 4—37 AFTERNOON ROUND ready received two bold, black entries rather impressive with a 4-and-2 Vardon...... 5 4 5 4 4 4 6 4 4—40 Out— to balance against the goodly list score. In— Vardon...... 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4—35 of victories they are expected to It was Hagen who did the most Par...... 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4—36—72 Ray...... 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4—34 hang up. telling work for his team, though Hagen...... 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4—36—72 T. Sherman...... 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4—36 Barnes played magnificent golf, ex- Barnes...... 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4—37—76 S. Sherman...... 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 4—37 The first setback chalked up cept on the greens. Once on the Ray...... 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4—40—77 In— against them for a thirty-six-holes Vardon...... 6 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5—39—79 encounter took place at the Scarsdale putting surface, Long Jim had the Vardon...... 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4—37—72 Club in Westchester County, New luck of a shipwrecked crew on a can- AFTERNOON ROUND Ray...... 3 5 4 3 4 6 4 4 4—37—71 York, and it was home-bred talent of nibal island. The ball flatly refused Out— T. Sherman...... 4 5 4 4 3 6 5 3 4—38—74 to drop for him on more than a dozen Hagen...... 4 4 4 2 4 4 5 4 4—35 S. Sherman...... 3 5 4 3 4 6 5 4 3—37—74 the professional cast that adminis- holes, when it looked as though he Barnes...... 5 4 5 2 5 4 5 4 4—38 tered the harpoon. The rotund Tom was sure to get it down. It just Ray...... 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 4—37 Tie at Youngstown McNamara and diminutive Jack happened to be one of those days Vardon...... 4 4 4 2 4 3 5 4 4—34 HE first western appearance of Dowling, the Scarsdale professional, Tthe English cracks resulted in a were the administrators. drawn battle. It was an engagement Just back from Boston, where against Emmet French, the home they defeated and professional, and Herbert Lager- Jesse Guilford, one of the strongest Experts at the Front blade, former professional at the amateur teams that will face them Youngstown Country Club, where during their stay, the Britons were The National Open Championship at Inverness this week is one the watch was staged, both defend- called on to face an all-day test on of the greatest, if not the greatest, golfing events in the history of ers being of native extraction. French the rolling course at Scarsdale, the sport in America. Interest in it is much more than nation- bore the brunt of the fight in repel- though they had spent a greater part wide, what with the appearance of Vardon and Ray, as well as ling the assaults of the invaders. In of the night on a train. It was both rounds he gathered in individual hardly to be expected that they every prominent professional in this country and many of our best honors, but his partner was unequal would be a able to deliver their best amateurs. to the task of backing him up strongly brand of wares. At any rate, what THE AMERICAN GOLFER is treating it accordingly. A fine enough to turn the tide in their favor. they were able to muster left them rather far back in the ruck—to be array of literary talent is on hand to take care of the tournament On the other hand, the visitors from every interesting angle. The line-up includes Grantland Rice, teamed together nicely, as is their exact, six holes back with but five left wont. In the forenoon it was Ray to play. Clarence Buddington Kelland, John G. Anderson and William A. who crowded French the closer, fin- The winners left the field at the Abbott. In addition to this list of pen wielders, the pictorial aspect ishing with 71, a stroke back of the end of the morning round with a lead of the tournament will be capably handled by a staff photographer. home-bred. In the afternoon, Emmet of two holes. McNamara and Ray These experts will turn loose their genius in chronicling the set the same fast clip and finished did the bulk of the work for their with another 70. This time it was respective teams, turning in cards of tournament for the August 21st issue of THE AMERICAN GOLFER. Vardon who was right on his heels, 71 each. Although Vardon shot a 75 It will be featured in a way quite well worthy of the attention of all showing a 71. The play of French against Dowling's 77, little Jack man- golfers. throughout the day was such as to aged to deliver his best at opportune elicit loud praise from both Vardon times and helped McNamara on three and Ray, big Ted vouching the opin- holes, to give them a best ball of ion that he was one of the very finest 67, against 69 for the visitors. when it wouldn't drop for him. In— golfers he has seen in a long while. Hagen...... 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4—35—70 In the afternoon, it was Dowling The Britons got the advantage first Barnes...... 4 4 6 4 4 3 6 3 4—38—76 Due chiefly to French's great work who flashed the most brilliant display, on the morning round, when Ray Ray...... 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4—34—71 in the morning, with Lagerblade con- though he had but a two-strokes mar- dropped a birdie 3 on the 426-yard Vardon...... 5 4 6 4 4 4 5 4 4—40—74 tributing assistance at three holes, gin on his partner. For the first third hole. The next winning hole was the home-breds finished one up, with nine holes Dowling needed only 32 the seventh, where both Hagen and Amateurs Beaten at Utica a best ball of 67, against a 68. But strokes, McNamara having 34. They Barnes grabbed 5's against a pair N their appearance at the Yahnun- in the second round, the tables were had a best ball of 31, against 34 for of 6's. Hagen put his team ahead I dasis Club at Utica, the British turned, Lagerblade helped on only their opponents. Individual scores with a birdie 3 on the eighth, and stars were matched against two ama- one hole, giving them a best ball of for both rounds follow: the Britons never got to even again. teur teams. In the forenoon they 69, while Ray and Vardon showed 68. Hagen's 4 took the twelfth and he were opposed by A. L. Walker, Jr., got the thirteenth and seventeenth former intercollegiate champion, who Individual scores follow: MORNING ROUND with 3's, the latter a birdie. The home had just won the Isham Cup at Ek- Out— team finished with a best ball of 69 wanok, defeating Max Marston de- MORNING ROUND Out— Par...... 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3—34 for the forenoon, against 73 for the cisively in the final, and F. J. Robe- Dowling...... 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 4—37 opposition. son of Rochester. Walker played the Par...... 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 5—36 McNamara...... 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2—35 best golf of the forenoon, turning in Lagerblade...... 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4—35 Vardon...... 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—37 The first five holes of the afternoon a 72, a stroke better than both Var- French...... 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 6 5—37 Ray...... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3—35 round failed to yield an advantage don and Ray. However, the latter Vardon...... 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 5—38 either way. But at the sixth, Var- turned one up. Though Walker was Ray...... 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 6 5—33 In— don got one back for his team with one stroke under his opponents for In— Par...... 5 5 5 3 5 3 3 4 4—37—71 a birdie 3. Best balls for the nine Par...... 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 3—36—72 5 the second nine, his team failed to Dowling...... 6 5 3 5 4 3 4 5—10—77 were Vardon and Ray 34, Hagen and pick up its deficit and lost 1 down. Lagerblade...... 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 3—36—72 McNamara...... 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4—36—71 Barnes 35. French...... 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 3—33—70 Vardon...... 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 4—38—75 Three down with nine more to play, In the afternoon the two Yahnun- Ray...... 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4—36—71 Vardon...... 4 4 4 5 5 2 5 5 3—37—75 the Britons struggled gamely to over- dasis regulars, Colonel Tom Sherman Ray...... 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 6 3—38—7l come the handicap, but at every turn and his brother, Sherrill, took up the AFTERNOON ROUND they were meeting practically un- issue with the visiting professionals. AFTERNOON ROUND Out— beatable golf, with Hagen generally They were able to make the match Out— Dowling...... 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3—32 in the breach to keep them from assume quite the aspect of a contest, Lagerblade...... 4 4 4 44 4 3 3 6—37 McNamara...... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2—34 bowling through for a winning hole. but they were unequal to the job of French...... 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 5 4—-36 Vardon...... 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3—35 And it remained for Walter to switch measuring up to their distinguished Vardon...... 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5—36 Ray...... 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3—35 on the deciding turn at the sixteenth, opponents. Ray had the best indi- Ray...... 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5—36 In—which his team reached dormie 3. vidual round, going out in 34 and In— Dowling...... 4 4 5 3 This is a long hole uphill, and Ray coming home in 37 for a 71. Vardon Lagerblade...... 4 5 4 4 5 3 5 4 3—37—74 McNamara...... 4 4 5 4 alone succeeded in reaching the green was but one stroke back. The Sher- French...... 4 5 3 3 4 3 5 4 3—31—70 Vardon...... 4 5 5 3 with his second. With what looked mans scored 74 each. Here are the Vardon...... 3 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 3—35—71 Ray...... 4 5 5 4 like a sure four in sight for him, scores for the two rounds: Ray...... 4 5 4 4 5 2 5 43—36—72