THE DAY'S PLAY DESCRIBED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 293, 6 September 1919, Page 8

THE DAY'S PLAY DESCRIBED

FINE MATCH BETWEEN DUNCAN AND MORPETH. By Telegraph—Special Correspondent, n , Napier, September 5. lhero was beautiful weather 10-day and a lii'lit wind. The competitors in: the professional 'matches were first away. There wp.ro fine finishes ill both matches, which were taken to the last green. M.'Ewan and Clements were all squaro at the turn, then M'Ewan won the tenth and the thirteenth by fine mashie play, but lost the sixteenth and seventeenth by lies in the sand. .Clements missed a two-foot putt for i to square tho match on the last ercen. Butters was two up on Watt at the turn, and was dormy three. Watt won Iho sixteentli and seventeenth in 4 and 3. and lipped the hole on tho eighteenth for three tn sciuare the match. A laren following watched the DuncanMorueth match. Duncan made the best approach to ihe first hole, and cot a 5. Morneth was too strong, and missed a vnrd Putt for a half. Morpeth • found the trreen by two lovely wooden shots.. Duncan sliccd his. second, and was short in the anproach. Morpeth, holing in 1, sauared the match. Morpe.h pulled his drive, and hit a tree. Ho recovered mill, but Duncan was on in two, and won tho hole in 4. Morpeth, approachintr strong. was in the rough. He then putted badly, and lost the hole. Duncan 2 up. A sligh.ly pulled brassy by Duncan kicked out of bounds. His second attempt was short, Morpeth winningthe hole with a eafely-pluvcd 5.; Playing tho seventh, Duncan pulled his drive,, but nhived a brilliant mashie shot over a hisrh tree. Finding tho green ho got an excellent i. Morpeth's approach and uuttiner wero strong, and lie lost the hole. Another irreat mashie shot by Duncan olnved closo to the pin, and he got a brilliant 3. Morpeth was weak in his approach and putt, and becamo3 down. Moroeth outdrove his opponent at the Inns' ninth, but round the green lost his chance bv a weak • putt, and halved in five. Duncan was 3 up, at '.he turn. The tenth wns badly played. l!oth men sliced their drives and seconds, then mado Weak approaches, and they halved in fi. Tho tricky approach up to tho tnrracn hole again beat Duncan, who was nenrlv over the fence ill the third. Morpeth played beautiful cut shot on tho sreen. holed a nice putt for 3, tuul won tlm hole. Morpolh was again superior in his lomr plav to the thirteenth, and was oil the green ill two lovely shots. Duncan was snort with two, chipped a niashio shot dead, and won with 4, Jlor* neth wissinu a short return putt. .Dunenn 2 un. Morpeth topped his drive to the pa hol6. hit n terrific brassy, and then laid' Duncan stymie, who was five vards off the pin, in 2. Duncan played a beautiful cn- round, and won tho hole in 4 Duncan was now 3 up. Iho loiv, velum hole was halved in 5. .Uio sixteenth was faced with Duncan dormy. Vino drives wero hit oyer tho read, but both men pushed thoir irons wuln ol vno irreen. Atrain Duncan's superior uppreaching won him the hole in a perfect 4, and the match, i up nn (l 2to iiiav. Morpeth was no in.t ins well. Duncans lmislno play «•«> •»" I,l Tnroho nut up the best first nine holes durinir tho tournament against ('«»*.■ He went out in 31i, whs 5 up,, and won on tho fifteenth green. Ihe winners «f the semi-final l> la J' e VT L-*lv i firosso wns out in 37. He had a lonely 4 nt tho first, hole. 'Ureha was not too stendv round the greens, and was defeated (i mi and 4to phiy. Duncan was nut. ill 38. -Two sixes oil '.lie card wore run up by hitting trees which stymied his nnnroachcs. His putting was 111110.1 steadier and he will put up 11 good game iu the final, when his experience m l assist him ajjninsfc his young bat uri - limit opponent.