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Show BRITISH GOLFER WINS EASILY RYE, N. Y., Sopt 13. Tho American Ameri-can grip on thp amateur golf chomp-lonshlp chomp-lonshlp was furthor loosened by today's to-day's play In the national tournament, In which Harold H. Hilton, British champion, easily won his way Into tho third round by defeating R. C-Watson C-Watson of Westbrook, 11 to 10. Although Al-though seven good American players tonight stand between him and tho title, the betting was 2 to 1 on Hilton against tho field. Hilton Is paired with Jerome D; Travcrs for tho third round tomorrow. tomor-row. As a rule, tho eight matches today fulfilled expectations although thero wore sovcral close finishes, notablo betweon "Chick" Evans of Chicago and A. F. Krammor, tho French champion . Hilton's gamo today was of such precision that "Bob" Watson kept slipping slip-ping back constantly until the onesided one-sided struggle ended at tho twenty-sixth twenty-sixth hole Klrby also had a runaway match with'J. Douglas Brown of Edln-borough, Edln-borough, Irish champion, who prpved no match for the Englewood player. |