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Show HELD DEFEATS WALSH TO WIN GOLF FEATURE TOLEDO. Ohio. Sept l i By the I Associated Press Eddie Held little 19-year-old former caddie at the For- J est Park courso In St L.ouls. and not much taller than the driver with ' which he sends the ball an aveiage of 276 yards straight down the falr- I way. Thursday became the public I links golf champion of the United States by defeating Richard Walsh of Now York, six and five, in the first I United states Golf association tourna- I ment for players not members of private pri-vate clubs. TUOPTIY PRESENTED. Tbe victory, which brought Eddie his first out of town title, a gold medal and possession of the James D. Standlsh. Jr . cup which is a third as ' tall SS Its winner, was obtained through one of tho prettiest exblbl- tlona of shooting in any tournament this year When Mr. Standlsh. In presenting the cup for the 1'nlterj Btatej fJolt association, as-sociation, told Held that his game ! would have bottn ;u., ,,ne in the world, not oven excepilng Walter HtV-gen HtV-gen and Oen Saraien, there was none in tho big gallery who disagreed for there was not one real mistake In Eddie's play Three times with a safe lead he added strokes to his rnednl score by trying to drive long hazards at the request of ths gallery, but not once did ho make a taotlcal error that really hurt him. shows (. IsfBNl II Walsh fought gamely, but he simply sim-ply met a far superior golfer The New York lad repeatedly thrilled tho spectator with wonderful mashle niblick nib-lick recoveries, and made some nice drives, but his putting was miserable and he could not ssUe any of the few openings whleb li id gave him. It was on the greens that Held really won and the final hole of the match was one which went to the 6t Loutaan through superior short work union Walsh should have equally halved This was ths short thirteenth Walsh was easily on from the tee, but Eddie Ed-die a ball was In a sand trap with a bunksr In front He pitched buca Miter fest short and his second two inches short. Facing an almost stymie. sty-mie. Eddie sank, the match was over, six and five, and the two youngsters walked back to the club house arm In arm 'o the cheers of a gallery of some COO persona 00 |