Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-25
GOLF GOSSIP

We have just been quoting more
things written by Charles Evans, Jr.,
on the subject of putting, in which he
modestly acknowledges that he is con
sidered rather weak in that depart
ment of the game, writes Steve Arm
strong in the Christian Science Moni-
tor. tried in a former article to
show in spite of a biased opinion and
Mr.. Evans own modesty that there
have been times when he could only
be classed among the really fine put
ters
In regard to this opinion of mine his
recent showing in the western amateur
championship surely proves that he
can putt. He could not have missed
much on the green's when he made 73
under trying conditions in the quail
flying round. When his lead against
d. f. Sawyer OF Wheaton was reduced
to J. he captured the sixteenth hole in
2 by sinking 2O-foot putt, and his
total round was only II. Mr.. Sawyer
is greatly to be congratulated on his
splendid ", only one over par. In the
previous round Mr.. Evans had actually
beaten par in his match against Albert
Seckel when he covered the course in
40. In the final the brilliant Edge
water golfer gave j. d. Standish, Jr..
but little chance winning by II up and
9 to go, but as he broke the course
record with 60 the result is not SO
much to be wondered at. a
Therefore having captured the west
ern ameteur title for the third time in
spite OF some very strenuous opposi-
tion and a match to the twenty-first
hole against ]. K Bole, one cannot
help feeling that surely it is the turn of
the Chicago player to carry of the ma
tional championship. AS Mr.. jenkins
has Justly been named as the leading
amateur for 1914 in Great Britain, be-
cause of his magnificent showing in
the amateur at Sandwich and the pro-
fessional at Prestwick, so Mr.. Evans
by reason of his fine golf in the former
event (which caused one of the great
est British critics to say that had the
Chicago player met Mr.. Macfarline in
a human mood he might have gone
through to the finan and this excep-
tionally brilliant showing IN the west
ern, may be said to be the leading
amateur in the states for 1914.
He has had more experience than
Mr. Ouimet, yet the latter has been
playing a splendid game since his re.
turn to America. or Mr. Trayers We
have head nothing lately. F. A. Martin
of Ekwanok has just done some fine
work in winning the tournament there,
and there are couple more tourna-
ntents to show the standard Of some
of the other PLAYERS before the ANA.
teur championship of the United States
IS played for, yet there IS nd doubts
about the fact that in the NATIONALLY
there will be number Of young west
erners who will have to be reckoned
with If their recent championship form
can be kept up. Among them, besides
those already mentioned, are E. PI
Allis, Sd, p. Stanton. Hunter, Gardner,
r. B. Martin, K. p Edwards, H. Weber
and w. H. Gardner (BuSalo).
Forecasting is rather uncertain
work, but from 1914 indications there
seems great possibility of the nation. I
al title going West this year
An interesting entrant in the west-l
ern championship was the veteran
Canadian golfer, eight times champion
OF the Dominion, George s. Lyon Of
Lambton. Mr.. Lyon made IS in the
qualifying round in spite of the trying
weather conditions and eventually
went down to Albert Seckel in a
match in which neither is said to have
shown the golf he is capable of. Such
lapses in ones game come to all of
US at times, but one must admire the
veterans pluck in going to compete
just after very hard tournament in
the East, the only outsider against that
field OF 22S, most of whom
were less than half his age.