The really fast matches of the day
were played In the other bracket, where
B. P. Merrlman defeated Joe Schlotman
of Detroit by 3 and 2, and Frank Dyer
n?on by 5 and 4 against Arthur Tates of
Rochester.
Schlotman drew first blood at the first
hole in his match with Merrlman and
put himself 2 up by sinking a chip shot
for a birdie 3 at the second. Then Mer
rlman got busy and took four In a row.
He won the third hole with a 4, sank a
long putt for a birdie 3 at tho fourth,
ran down another lone one for a birdie
4 at the fifth and won the short sixth
with a well played 3.
The remaining holes of the outward
trip were halved in the par figures,
leaving Merrlman 2 up at the turn and
out in 36 to Schlotman's 37.
Frank Dyer was the star performer of i
Bay State to Send
Two Golfers Abroad
BOSTON. April 7.?The Massa
chusetts Golf Association to
day undertook to send two
golfers abroad as members of the
American amateur team that will
ccmpete In the British championship,
thus opening the way to have Fred
J. Wright, Jr., the .State champion,
accompany Francis Oulmet, former
national open, national amateur and
French amateur title holder, as 'rep
resentative of this State. The exec
utive committee, which voted to-day
to ask golf clubs for subscriptions to
the expenses of two players, orig- ?
Inally decided to send only one.
The selection of the Country Club,
Brookllne, as the place for the Lesley
cup competitions on October 7 and 8
was announced.
