The sun., 1916-09-03
CHICK EVANS Is
The FAVORITE IN
GOLF TOURNEY
Oswald Kirkby Next in Line
and Then Come Bob Gard
ner and GuilfOrd.
MANY HAVE A CHANCE:
DRAW WILL HELP SOME

When the list Of entries for the IA.
tional amateur golf championship was
announced early In the week and the
name of Jerome d. Travers was found 10
be missing Chick evans was established
as favorite by almost unanimous consent.
There was no reason why he should no,
have been the sole favorite from tie
start, but although no one admitted T.,
there was an underlying feeling without
anything to support 1t but the slories u
the past that PERHAPS. despite his lack Of
practise, Travers MIL t prove to he his
old self at Merton. Now that It is known
that Travers will not play II is hard to
find any one else on the list who seems
capable OF stepping the open champion.
Next to Evans on the list must BE-
placed Oswald kirkby, metropolitan and
New Jersey champion. 1t is an old story
tina Kirkby has been unable to accom-.
plish anything OF note In the national
championship. but II is Just as old a story
that Chick Evans cannot win the ANA.
teur title, so If one tradition Is to be dis
regarded in naming the favorite why
should not another be cast aside in nam
ing the next man" kirkby played golf
good enough to win the national crown
in both the metropolitan and New Jersey
Journeys. and he looms up rs the one
Ilul1 VI VFSs bltNNu " ''i'F SN'i -'"u
enough to hold Evans. even If the open
champion should happen to be at hs
best this week. Evans and K.rkby head
the list of favorites. with Evans favored
over Kirkby.
Gardner and Guilford.
just who should be named mex; is 4
puzzling problem. Shall It be the de-
Tending champion. Robert a. Gardner,
and his fellow In the craft Of long driy-
ing. Jesse Guilford. Massachusetts cham
p!on. or should some one OF perhaps
lesser power but more delicate skill 10
favored over both Of them Picking vim
ners In a golf championship Is one ~ the
hardee. jobs in the world and Is under.
taken only by those who have nothing
better to do. or who are requested to do
so by some one htsher ~. so Gardner
and Guilford will he dismissed with mos.
honorable mention and best wishes
With Evans. Kirkby. Gardner AMI
Guilford all named as possible wiur"'. %:
the title now held by the third Of the
quartet. Tic extension c: :Hc IL; nsJ,ri,e
even more difficult. There are a nun.
Der OF golfers any one of whom has what
may be termed an outside chance 10 vii.
but who are not worth riskirc any TEA.
money on. The luck of the draw may
help them through. they may stDiderly
come To life as Max Marstou did ag1ihs;
Jerry Travers last year AT Detroit, or a
thousand and one things may consY!rs q
press down upon the brow OF one OF them
the national crown.
Max Marston is one Of these John g
Anderson is another. and it is not hafl
TO ranble on for some time utterlng sl,A
names as Sheriff. sherman. Reggie
Lewis, Ihil'p Carter. Fred Herr"~h1N
Gardiner White and Henry Topping fI..l
this Vicinity Ned Sawyer. Albert ScrKo,,
Paul Hunter and Dudley Nudge from ~"
West William &. Fowncs. Jr, Ebcr ".
Byers and Davidson Heron from Pits
burg Nelson Whitney. Reuben Bls.
Perry Adhir and Rob Jones from to
South. and George :. Lyon, the sra,
old man of Canada. from across the hu'-
der. Any one Of them may N.n, bu, iot
one of them is likely TO.