Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-21
ouIMET CE=EATs EVANS.
ccf Champion Put Out Of Running by
Ecston Lad.

Oakmont Country Club, Pa. Aug. 2l.
The ak Of defeat fell heavily on
Chicago's goifing timber in the second
round of the nationa! amateur cham
piouship at the Oakmont Country club.
yesterday.
Champion Charlie, Evans Jr. kept his
colors flyins until Francs Ouimet
holed a five foot putt on the thirty
sixth green, which marked the exit or
the Edglwater star. l down. Robert
A Gardner, champion in 1903 and 1919
made a speedier exit losing TO Bobbls
Jones. the j. year Old Georgia wonder.
and I. These two reyerses put Chi
cago out of the running.
The south lost half Of its represen-
tatioa when Ee.son NJ. Whitney Of
New Orleans was eliminated by W. j.
Thompson Of Toronto, : and 8.
Francis Ouimet, champion in 1917
and William G. FOwnes Jr., OF Pitts
burgK, champion in 1910, are the only
former titlelulders in the running.
The elimination Of Evans and Gard
ner leaves Bobbie Jones as the favor
tie in the top half of the draw and
Ouimet in the lower half. OF this pair
Jones is in the best physical condi-
ton. but several Of the other contest
ants have been playing well enough to
upset either of these stars should they
slump trif.e.
The long looked for meeting OF Oul-
met and Evans and the match between
Gardner and Jones, coupled with a per-
feet day. drew a gallery OF l,oOO. AileF
the Jones' Gardner match had finished
the spectators concentrated on the
Boston Chicago duel. The 18th hole IS
az Yards and the setting for the eX-
citing finish was in an eclipse or nu-
rnanitv with a Dig crowd around the
home green. AS soon as the men Mad
played their second shots, the crowd
surged around the green seven deep.
Ouirnet had put his second IN d trap
to the right while Chick had put his
second off the left edge OF the green
II looked as if the Chicago player had
the edge but Ouimet, who had made
some fine recoveries from traps
pitched five feet from the pin.
Chick, using his mallet headed put
ter. sent his ball over the rolling green
seven feet past the pin He missed MS
uutt and then OVimet sent his bali
true as a die into the cup for win.
-.
This great match leaves the superb
ority Of the stars an unsettled ques-
ton. Neither man was in the best
physical shape, Ouimet having oeeh
errfar,ng from tOnsilitis. While Chlch'
who had been troubled with neurius,
walked at times with decided limp
Oui7let was fortunate in the morning
round when a number Of his HOOKED
drives escaped the ubiquitous traps on
the course. Chick missed a brace oil
short puts which cut big tgure II
the ultimate result.
| Other results follow:
Robert 7. Jones, Atlanta, defeated
Robert a. Gardner. Chicago, and i.
r. Z. knepper. Sioux City, defeated
7. 3. Crookston, Pittsburgh. and
G. W. Hoffner, Philade phia, defeat
ed G. A. Peacock. Pittsburgh, UP
thirty-seven holes.
W. c. Fownes. Pittsburgh. defeate'
c. G. Waldo. Jr., Detroit, and ..
] W. ]. Thompson, Toronto, defeated
Nelson N. Whitney, New Orleans,
and 6.
u Heron. Pittsburgh, defeated J
\. starns Jr., Nassau, New York,
and 5.
]. W. Rlatt. Philadelphia, defeated
Paul Tewkesbury, Philadelphia, 8 ant
!. .
Fra nris Ou!met, Boston. defeated
Charles Evans. Jr. Chicago, l up.