ENGLISH GOLF

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 117, 19 May 1914, Page 7

ENGLISH GOLF

TOURNAMENT RESULTS FIRST ROUND. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.- Copyright.) (Received May 19, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 18th May. In the first round of the golf tourney, Hilton beat .Boyd 8 up and 7 to play ; Robert Harris beat CroomeJ 7 and 5j Palmer beat Travel's, 2up ; Michael Scott beat Brown, 3 and 2; Chanwick beat Knapp (America), 5 and 4; Reid beat Lassen (1908 champion), 4 and 2 ; Hale (America) beat Wlngham, 5 and 3; Barker beat Terry (Australia), 6 and 5 ; Evans (America) beat Cranston, 5 and 4 ; Whitton beat Stewart, 7 and 5 ; J. Murray beat Inslee (America), 2 up ; Apperley (Australia) beat Weaver, 3 and 2; Gordon Lockhart beat Castle, 2 and 1 j Gillies (New Zealand) beat Yeomans, 8 and 7 ; J. Graham beat Charles. 5 and 4 j Ouimet beat Macgregor (Manila), 7 and 6. MANY ENTRIES. BRILLIANT WEATHER AND FAST COURSE. (Received May 19, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, 18th May. There are 232 entries. The weather is brilliant and the course very fast, the greens being well watered and easy. WITH SOME OF THE CRACKS. HILTON'S AND PALMER'S ROUNDS. TRAVERS'S AND^OUIMET'S PLAY. (Received May 19, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 18th May. Hereehoff (America) beat St. John, 4-3. Over a thousand spectators followed Hilton's and palmer's rounds. The latter, who is the Irish champion, is aged fifty-six years. Travers's outward Journey cost H strokes. He and his -opponent turned squai-e. Travers was 2 up at the twelfth hole, ami the pair were again square at the sixteenth hole. Travers played poor golf, and was often bunkered. A crowd also followed Ouimet, who played good, steady golf. Hie approaches vtero beautifully judged.