The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-16
JONES AND EVANS
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Amateur Golf Tournament.
Pulling an Alphonse- CASTOR stunt on
the green's Bobby Jones, the Atlanta
marvel, and Chick Evans, four times
title holder, battled Is holes 10 a tie
III the morning round OF the Western
Amateur championship semltinals, over
the Memphis Country club course Fri
Gay forenoon.
From the size and character OF the
great gallery that followed the Evans-
Jones match there was but slight inui-
cation that another match OF equal i'm
portance was also In progress-tne Jack
Wenzler- Clarence Wolti match.
Wenzler and Wolff, while consider ed
secondary from a spectator $ STANDPOINT,
were nevertheless in the minus OF the
gallery, for frequently the whispered
question was heard; how the Wenz-
Ter Wolff match?' And someone was
ready with the answer. Jack was one
up on the elgnth.'
Evans ana Jones were the first to
get away from the tee and drew the
gallery. Both were hitting them
straight. Evans especially was long
with his irons and several times cleo
triiied the gallery with his tremendous
distance. FOR instance, On the long
No i the Chicago wizard put his sec
ond shot clear over the green with an
iron 1t was one of the longest balls
seen during the entire tourney.
Again on the eighth Evans demon
strated that his fame as the master OF
the iron is not misplaced. His drive
stopped along the rough at the right.
Between him and the hole was a frInge
of heavy trees. He studied the shut
carefully for minute, knowing that
Jones' who lay well in the open, would
be on in two, Selecting a mashio Evans
duplicated the wonderful shot that
George Rotan, Texas champion, made
famous when he was in Evans predica-
| nent here during the Southern tourna'
ment several years ago. The ball
played high and wide, with a slight
| slice, cleared the trees in beautiful
curve, turned slightly to the right and
dropped dead to the hole.
Evans had a good chance for birdie
three, but missed his putt and halved
| in four
But while both were playing splen-
| did game with their long shots and their
approaches, both were off their putting
Neither was more than one up at any
| time during the eighteen; first one, then
| the other having the honor.
Repeatedly Evans and Jones missed
short puts after playing splendldly TO
| the green. But where one was guilty
| of poor putting on one hole the other
was sure to slump on the next hole, and
| the match would be all square. 1t was
one up, even; one up, even, all the way
round the eighteen. Both finished with
the round in rs.
Wenzler Leads.
| While the Evans-Jones match was nip
and tuck, the Wenzler Wolff fray was
| eqnally so, although by his great vet
eranlike, play Of the morning round
semfinalist for the winner OF the Ey-
ans-Jones match. The Memphis
| youngster turned the first eighteen one
up on the veteran from st. Louis.
| Play by holes of JONES' Evans match
| No. 1--3S6 yards: Both made long
| drives, followed by seconds TO the green
and each was down in four.
| No. $50 yards: Jones had the longer
| drive but both reached the green. Evans
| sinking Il 15-foot putt for birdie three
and the hole.
No. 3-52S yards: Both drives were
| strong, but Jones reached the green on
his second and won the hole, So, though
he took three puts.
| No. 4--l20 yards: Both pitched on
and halved in par three.
| No. $40 yards: Jones went up on
this hole by chipping close to the pin
after approaching over while Evans toor
\ three puts.
| No. 6--437 yards: Evans won the hole
and evened the score with a fine chip
| and putt after Jones was on in and
missed an lS-inch putt
| No. 7--1S0 yards: Evans went up one
again with a par 3, Jones missing a
| four-foot putt.
No. S--3SS yards: Jones got the bet
ter drive and Evans was stymied by
trees. The Chicago man played beau.
tiful mashie over the trees dead to the
pin and Jones, although nearly as close
missed a three, Evans also missed
and the hole was halved in four.
| No. 9-3l2 yards: Jones was in front
| by five yards from the tee, Evans
pitched well. but Jones was better
Evans putted first and missed, leaving
the Atlanta youth seven foot putt
He missed and they halved the hole
in four, giving Evans a score of l VI
| at the turn.
No 10-240 yards Jones evened the
match here Both were in the rough
but Jores chipped close and sunk his
putt Evans missed an eight-foo
No 1l-540 yards: Evans went into
the lead again by playing the hole ir
a perfect four, Jones second was II
the rough and his approach was beyont
/ the hole, leaving him mean putt.
No. l2-Jones squared the match agar
when he made a par 4 Evans missing
his putt.
No. l3-4OO yards: Both were dowr
the middle with long drives. Evans wa,
on, Is feet away, with his second Will,
Jones was short and dubbed his third
Evans got his four and won the hole
Evans | up.
No. 14~-37O yards: Both were on II
two. Evans making a beautiful re.
covery from the rough. Both missed
long puts for threes and halved tn,
hole.
No. 15-432 yards: This was the wors
played hole of the morning round Evan!
was in rough and took three getting out
Both were over the green. Jones tool
the hole and SQUARED the match afte
Evans missed his putt
No, 1G-l6S Yards: Jones reCained tht
lead with perfectly played three whei
Evans tee shot found n trap back o
the green Evans conceded the hole
No, Ids yards: Jones was in trou
Bile with his tee shot and in a tral
with his spoon second. Evans fallet
TO reach the green with his second
hut ran down an eight foot putt for
mar four winning the hole and maxim,
the match again square.
No lS-Both were well down tn
course Off the tee with Evans in tn
rough, Both played strong irons an
were on in two. Both took two puts