Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-20
By Percy H. Whiting.

hole grind through the semi finals
and finals over the East Lake
course Of the Atlanta Athletic club,
which will decide by nightfall the
ownership OF few. hundred dollars
worth OF silverware offered for the
purpose
Friday mornings matches served
TO separate the sheep from the
goats. as 1t were-to divide the so
players who qualified into winners
and losers flights. In the after
Moons play the so were cut to 40
Saturday mornings matches will
reduce the number to 90. And in
the afternoon the number win again
be divided by two, leaving ten
men, each of whom is entitled to a
handsome trophy as a testimonial
Of his golfing prowess and as a you
yenir OF the occasion.
Naturally, Atlanta players are CO.
ing to cut a prominent figure in the
ultimate distribution OF prizes. One
reason is that they so largely out
numbered the visitors Another is
that they are playing good golf.
over course as difficult as the
one at East Lake the home play
ers, who are accustomed to the
yaWning chasms and the mentally
and physically hazardous water
shots. have a shade of advantage.
Good sized galleries were out to
witness the closing rounds, and the
interest In the affair has been sus-
tanned up to the very last
THE comparatively small number
OF visitors who came to the To-
cal tournament viii probably re-
suit In a change OF date for the
invitation event next year The
local tournament came at the end
OF long string of tournaments
the Birmingham invitation event,
the Chattanooga championship and
the Montgomery invitation tourna-
ment--and It found the Southern
players surfeited with invitation
tournaments. II this event had been
almost any told time in the fall. It
would have attracted larger field.
However. one thing was demon
strated by the local tournament
and that was that there will never
be any lack OF entries for a local
invitation event: for Atlanta has
enough golfers to pull an interest
ing tournament any old time. 1t is
doubtful If any course in the South
ever furnished as many fairly good
players to one tournament as the
local club did on this occasion.
-HE results of yesterdays matches
/ follow:
First Flight.
First Round-Smith Cullum CHR
minghan) defeated r. e. Richards
(Atlanta), by default H. G. Scott
(Atianta) defeated G.. w. Adair
(Atlanta), up; R. H. Baugh Dir
mingham) defeated L. Arnold CAT
lanta), up; q. H. Atkisson CAT
lanta) defeated E. w. Daley Nash
vilie). up and 2 to play; G.
Knowles (Atlanta) defeated L.
Sherfersee (Charleston), 8 up and
to play; w. R. Tichenor (Atlan-
tai defeated DR.. r. Holland Cat
lanta), by default; Q. p. King (At-
lanta) defeated r. q. Fay (Atlan-
lanta), up; s. Probasco (Chatta-
nooga) defeated r. C. Blanton CAT
lanta). 4 up and to play.
Second Round-H. G. Scott CAT
lanta) defeated Smith Cullum DIR
nndngham), up and 3 to play; G.
H. Atkisson (Atlanta) defeated r.
H. Baugh (Birningnam), up and
2 to play; c. Knowles (Atlanta) de-
fea4ed w. r. Tichenor (Atanta). 2
UP and TO play: s. Probasco
CChattanooga) defeated c. P King
(Atlanta), up and TO play.
Defeated Bight-G. w. Adair
(Atlanta) defeated r. z. Richards
(Atlanta), by default; e, w. Da-
ley (Nashvine) defeated L. Arnold
(Atlanta). up and TO play; DR..
r Holland (Atlanta) defeated L.
Sherfersee (Charleston), up and
, to play; r. r. Fay (Atlanta) de-
feated r. c. Blanton (Atlsnta),
up and TO play.
Second Flight.
First Round-E. b. Crawford
Cunningham defeated w f. will
son (Atlanta), by default; r. p.
Jones (Atlsnta) defeated c. V.
Rainwater (Atlanta), up and 2
TO play; Dick Jenison (Atlanta)
defeated E. G. Brown CBirming-
ham), up, 1e holes: A. Davidson
(Atlanta) defeated w. c. Holley-
man (Atlanta), up and to play;
E Martin Chattanooga defeated
A. A. Doonan (Atlanta), up and
to play; H. c.. Seibles (Birming-
ham, defeated 2. II Barnett CAT
lanta), up and ls holes; c. e
Corwin (Atlsnta) defeated c. J.
Holditch (Atlanta), up and
to play: W. P. Ward (Birming-
ham, defeated L. T. Winston CAT
lants), 3 up and to play
Second Round--E, b Crawford
Birmingham defeated R. p. Jones
(Atlanta). up and to play, A.
Davidson (Atlanta) defeated Dick
Jemison (Atlanta). up and to
play; +. Martin Chattanooga de-
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