New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
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Ouirnet Likely :
TOFaceE Evans
In Golf Final
Sterling Players May Meet
at Last, if in Opposite
Draws on Oaknont Links

AS indicated by the unusually large
eligibility list, the national amateur
golf championship tournament, which
will begin at the Oak1nont Country
Club, near Pitts burgh, Sat lrday, Au-
gust 16, is likely to eclipse all others,
not only in number of players, bat
class Of entrants as we'll. One phase
of the 1919 titular event that will
stand out above all others has to do
with the possible clash between
Charles Evans. jr., the present champ
ion, and Francis Ouimet, who has
been picked by many to come through
this year.
The showing made By the last
named IN. the national open at Brze
Burn was disappointing to those who
regard Ouimet as the great and
! oaly, and when he won the jacques
Cup competition day or so after
there was rejoicing in his camp.
Should the draw place Ouimet and
Evans on opposite sides, the possibil-
lty that they might come together in
the final rcund would greatly enhance
the attractiveness of the champion
ship meeting
Although they have played in a
number Of title events, this pair have
never met in a big tournament For
instance, in 1918, at Garden City,
Evans made his way 10 the third
! round, where he was beaten by John
q. Anderson, 2 and l. Ouimet ONLY
got to the second round, Jerome
Travers beating the Woodland golfer
The following year, at Ekwanok, Evans
was put out In the first match by NJ
Byers. whereas Ouimet won the title.
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May Meet This Year
At Detroit, in 1915, Ouimet only got
so far as the second round, being nut
out at that stage BY J. D. Standish, jr.,
while Evans was still more unfortu-
nate. The Chicago golfer lost in the
first match to d. F. Sawyer, now repre-
senting Siwanoy. In 1915, at Merton.
where Evans finally won the title he
sought so many years, Ouimet was in
eligible to play because of the fact
that he was in the sporting goods
business. Since that time no cham
pionship has been held, so that en-
thusiasts have still to see Evans and
Ouimet in action in a title event
1t must not be assumed that this
pair will have easy sailing to reach
the decisive stage. Far from it, 1t is
expected that the competition at Oak
mont will be keener than in any pre-
vious tournament, due TO the lack OF
meetings for the last two years. The
youthful element will have to be taken
into consideration. and any one Of
three youngsters may put a spoke in
either Ouimet's or Evsns's wheel
A. L. Walker, jr., has been playing
at the top Of his game all this season,
while Bobby Jones is carving out one
record after another. Then there's Bob
Gardner, title holder in 1909 and again
in 1915, and possibly Jerome Travers
may compete, Oswald Kirkby will be :
formidable contender, as we'll as a
number of others, including Max Mars
ton, New Jersey champion; w. C.
Fownes, jr., who knows the Oakmont
circuit like book, and John G. Ander-
son.
Accuracy is going to count tremend-
ously at Oakmont, according to a
golfer who has just returned from
there. Many new bunkers have been
added to the course, all of the greens
are well guarded and there is trouble
a-plenty along the fairways. The
golfer who can play straight and get
plenty of bite to his ball on the ap-
proach, will find himself Gin luck" at
Oakmont