The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-22
.0U|MET AND EVANS
TO MEET ON LINKS
Two Golf Champions to Play n Thirty
six-Hole Match Over Bos-
ton Course.

New York. Oct 2f.-Francis Oui-
met, Boston's soldier golfer, has per-
formed SO many unrivaled feats on the
links, this past season that followers
os the game repeatedly have acknowl-
edged II craving for the one big match
this country could hold. That match
is to be a reality within week, since
Ouimet is to play against Charles
Chick Evans. the national amateur
and open champion. in a thirty-six-
hole journey at Braeburn next Satur
Gay.
At first leading golfers attempted to
arrange a seventy-two-hole struggle
between the young experts, the first
half to be played at Braeburn and the
second over some one of the New York
links. but Ouimet found 1t impossible
to arrange for furlough from his mill
itary duties lengthy enough to make
such delectable contest possible.
However, Ouimet will meet Evans at
Boston October 27.
Ouimet already has scheduled
matches for the next three Saturdays,
and the army officials were uncertain
whether or not 1t would be advisable
to allow the youngster to have a Sun
G8g. 700. EVANS WAS NIIlIIlE 10 INS6l
opimet here. and according TO Bos
ton advIces expected to play the sec
end thirty-six hotes of the affair a.,
Baltus~ol or Garden City, but since
Outmet will be unable oplay. this
half of the affair must be denied New
York.
Evans will como to New York I'm
menIarely after his match with Oui-
met and will he ready to play agains'
any local amateur who cares TO risk
bIs laurels. Oswald KIrkby, the pres
ent metropolitan champion. has agreed
to meet Evai.r. and II is po ,sihle that
the champion and Kirkby will play
th!rty-sfx holes here October 28. or the
next day after Evans meets Ouimet.
The chanpionR time also is limited.
Evans Has Kept In Trim.
Although Evans has taken part In
few competitions since he won his
two Championships and has been de-
voting hir golf lime to exhibitions for
the benefit Of the Red Cross. at almost
every course Re visited he has been
elore enorgh to General Par to keep
that worthy gentleman with brows
wrinkled In worry lest he be distanced
Evans has played Pine Valley. Shaw
nee, and Oakmount this summer ana
gave remarka Bile hfpitions at each
place. He had a seventy-three at Pine
Valley, and officials OF that club had
hecn confident that not even cham
pion could hope to produce such
score until Evans made the round.
Besides winning the Western anna
teur championship from field of real
ly good golfers, Ouimet has taken part
in-lnany- exhibitions against Mike
Brady and Louis Teller, the two lead
ing professionals of the Boston district
and in not a match has Ouimet had
to be content with second laureis The
Boston boy seems to improve with ev-
cry game. His golf in the one visit he
paid to New Y"tk tkis seaaolt was Of
a superlative character and stamped
Ouimet player almost in class by
himself
Westerners are firm in their belief
that Evans is unbeatable in a match
Of medal play. and also that the cham
pltn is {. match-play performer Of
ininitabie ability. In such n meeting
as is now planned the country will be
able to judge Of the golf OF these two
youngsters, nho just low seem to tow
err above the rest of the American field
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