The greatest battle of the day was that between Bruen, the Irish wonder, and Bentley against Fischer and Kocsis. The British pair (saved the match from the very jaws of death with a magnificent rally", They were two down and had only three to play, but undaunted they took the ne: two holes and then fell short of victory by three inches.
Bruen, who is not quitè 18, was rather nervous at the start, but Bentley nursed him and held him together well.
With Fischer playing particularly well, the Americans started with four threes in a row. They lost the 11th, however, because Bruen holed a desperate long curling downhill putt for two.
The Americans finished the morning round three up, and were still three up at the eighth in the afternoon. Theh at the ninth, Bentley led a 30-foot putt for three, and
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