The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-23

Birmingham will today entertain
two of the greatest golf players in
the United States, one of whom is
the present national amateur cham
pion as well as the open champion,
and the other of whom has partici-
pated in numerous national tourna-
ments and is one of the country's
greatest and most consistent players.
The visitors are Chick Evans, the win
ner of sthe two great national champion
ships in the same year and New Saw
Yer, one of the best known men in the
game. Both are from Chicago. They will
be here all day and will play at both
of the country clubs, and an effort will
also be made to take them by Green
Springs park and get suggestions from
them on the public course which is to be
built in Birmingham.
Their opinion will be sought on the best
methods of popularizing the game in Biz
mingham and placing it in the reach of
everyone whether orenot he be a men,
Der of one of the country clubs.
ARRIVE EARLY TODAY
The players will reach Birmingham
from Atlanta at o'clock in the morn
ing in the private car of H. f. Smith of
Nashville, who is president of the South
ern Golf association.
The local entertainment committee, of
which r. II. Baugh is chairman. will
have the visitors for breakfast at the
Tutwiler hotel and Immediately after
breakfast the visitors will be taken to the
Roebuck Country club. They will begin
playing there at $50 o'clock. DR.. A. 3.
Harris, the Alabama champion, ana n.
NJ Tutwler Jr., one OF the state pest
nlayers have been elected to play with
the visitors.
The party will be entertained at lunch
con at the Roebuck club, and Immediately
after lunch will leave for the Blrmlnghain
Country club, where they will begin play
ing at 2:30 O'Clock.
At night they will be entertained at an
ner at the Birmingham Country CLUB IL
is expected that during the late a1ter-
noon the visitors can be taken for brief
trin over the CITY. which would include
a visit to Green Springs park in order
that these famous golf players can see
what Birmingham is attempting to do IN
creating a municipal golf course
GUESTS OF SMITH
Mr. Evans and Mr.. Sawyer are tour
ing the south at the invitation OF Pres
ident Smith of the Southern association
who takes this means of attempting 70
arouse wider interest and greater en-
thusiasm in golf playing in the southern
states. They played in Nashville Satur-
day and in Atlanta Sunday.
Members of the Birmingham cup are
highly delighted at the opportunity TO en-
terrain the players and last night ex-
/ pressed the view that they were greatly
indebted to President Smith for MS en-
terprfse in bringing to Birmingham the
nation's champions for some exhibition
| playing.
LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED
There is little doubt but what large
crowd of Birmingham citizens Will be
snectators at the Roebuck Country Ncluh
| this morning and the Birmingham Coun.
| try club this afternoon, when enc
Evans and Ned Sawyer OF chicago play
The general public is invited to be pres
ent at both clubs as guests OF the man.
agement
Paul Crawford, Chandler distributor
saws there will be large crowd out to
see the famous golf players today and
that II the municipal golf course was bull
il would be impossible to accommodate
| the numerous citizens who would go tc
| the links.
.orhere seems to be more real interest
manifested in the municipal golf course
| than in anything that has been started
in Birmingham for the past 10 years.
said Mr.. Crawford. THE way The Age
Herald is going after the proposition is
great. There can be nothing but success
when all the people become interested In
a project and openly indorse it,
Abe Weinstein, first floor manager OF
Pizitz department store, says he peheves
| ir giving the people what they want
..There is no doubt but what the people