Evening star., 1916-08-01
EVANS PICKED FOR TITLE
Wiseacres Favor Chicago Man as
Winner of National Amateur Golf
Tourney in September.

Now that the tournament season has
slackened somewhat many of the crit
les are ha zarding their conjectures and
theories as to why such and such
man should capture the prize of Ameri-
can golf the amateur championship. at
the Merton Cricket Club of Philadel-
pha in September Chick" Evans
name is on all lips as the prime IA
vorite and undoubtedly with good rea-
SON A man who can win over such a
field OF seasoned performers as was
gathered at Minikhada possesses quail
fications which cannot be overlooked.
and especially in view of Evans pre-
yious record But the medal play test
is very different from the match play
road, and for a man of Evans tenn
permanent is fitted to his game If Chick
is putting with anywhere near the ac-
curacy and confidence which character
lied his play on the greens at Min
neapolis he will be a hard man to
beat by any one. But, at the same
time. it is authentically stated that his
own inimitable iron shots, in which he
is conceded to be one of the greatest
in the country, were not up to the
standard, which has been his big asset
in the past On q course such as the
one the open championship was played
on so many of the holes could be reach
ed by drive and a short pitch that the
long midiron shots to the green. which
viii be needed on a longer and better
trapped course. will find the man who
is the master of the medium iron at an
advantage. Chick undoubtedly has done
a great thing, but it is a thing which
has been done before. and he is the
have won the open title who has not
yet added an amateur caption behind
his name.
In looking over the field many other
men of class must be conceded a
chance to cop the gonfaion of amateur
golf in this country. The east did not
send any of its mightiest to the open
but both of the important champion
ships around New York have been an
nexed by one man, oswald kirkby of
the Englewood. \. j., cluo.
This versatile and long driving vet
eran defeated Max Marston at extra
holes in the final of the New Jersey
state championship. and annexed the
metropolitan event by disappointing
Fred Herreshof in his latest come back
The last-naned must not be overlook
ed. for he is one of the most consistent
performers in the amateur ranks, and
has been runBer-up twice. The second
time he was beaten by the historic
s'iciit al %apaNdtniS OH W HICn
Hilton of England bounced his sliced
approach onto the green. jerry Trav
ers must not be overlooked. as the
four-time winner of the title is hitting
them just well as ever, from the
notices which come from New York
rcea riding his game. He has been play
ing in foursomes the ma tor part of the
time. and thus does not get the chance
for the solitary game, but has been
flirting around par all the time in the
matches o has Dlaye1 In match
the Baltusrol Golf club last month he
paired with George Low, the resident
pro- and was defeated by Max Mar
ston and Reggie Lewis, the Westches-
ter county champion. 1t is "A well
known fact that it requires a cham
pionship to bring out the best quail
ties in the former open and amateur
champion, as he has those peculiar at