Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-12
CHARLES EVANS WINNER
or AMATEUR GOLF TITLE
liicagO Man Plays Unbeatable
Game During Afternoon Round
at IIOslyn.
iuIMET HALvED FOUR HOLES
boston Player Gained First Adj
vantage During Morning Out, but
Chick Evcncd Match on Next Two
Holes.
- N.soclatol Ttess-l


est amateur golfer. Dy defeating
mai round OF the United States
Ills position ~ worlds champion.
3'hiie unofficial, ~ like that OF wa
am TiIden, q Philadelphia, as the
est three liz In tennis Each player
tournament In which tho pre-
1ter plny"rs of the worih were en-
Iereh IN each waS victorious.
In the golf tournament lust ended
q hc champion of France, - scotch
AN. ana the titlchOldcrs uf Canada
! hh l.ngiahd competed but TWO rOr-
- American champions lasted 10
d be in1l round.
Evans bias now joined The select
" WHO have held the United states
mataur title for uor. than one year
a,St since 1913. when Jerome -.
! fdvcrs won the second year In sue
rhsloH, mas champion come lack.
vans, was both amateur and open
nited states champion in 1916.
His victory In thirty holes was a
Grprisc today TO those VINO recalled
IS match with Ouim.t at Oakmont.
ne home green. Duim"ts putting
odhy, was Il great factor in his de-
cat. but being two down at the cigh..
genth hole. he must have indeed
laycd supcr-golf even to hold down
ne nnVantage Of his rival. let alone
,EerGomc H. When Evans went out
| ne most enthusiastic admirers II
'ulHoI said that ms task Wa hone
ehs' Efhns WAS seven UU at the turn
n the afternoon and then there ~Rs
10 doubt OF the result.
Ihe warmth Of bright sunny at
urhoOn with a large Ea!lcry and the
curse dry seemed much 70 III HIKING
the Chicago star u vas similar
weather when he nut former cham
NON ". 6. FOwnes. Jr., and Edward
g. Ais Of milwaukee" out OF ,hc
!pAc contest on heavy ground In the
morning. GA each 81 these occasions
i le went to thc- afternoon 'arn with
ever strokes than par. Ills record
IT 50 FOR The irsi nine holes OUT was
1eIual!cd during tise present tourna-
7nent only by Fred j. Wright. Jr.,
nc Missachuset champion. Evans
| oct ONLY hoi" Of thc afternoon and
! hiB tin. ho was Ia a bunker and FOR
DC only time in the afternoon round
YnT nor aSE"Ess. Wn'.. ne h9d thfts,
- rival ,concedc that Evans played far
SUPERIOR golf.
capitulat!ng figures tell the same
tory. While OGIrnet had the longer
irlvcs on the IL OF the long holes
which they played today. he drove
/ ptO the rough from the tee six times
mi Evans on!y once. Evans made me
oager drive On of the long holes,
and they wcr. even at one. having TO
Stoss 70 DECIDE which should make his
approach hrSt.
Psup on three OF the nvd short plays.
FOuimet on twu
Evans had tho better approach on
shiTteen OF IN. long holes ond ouimst
|spcc, do not do Evans justice. for
the approaches that were 10 his adj
vantage usually left him dead TO The
PIN or two easy puts: puimet put
ILLS ball in traps or bunkcra eight
times aud Evans only twice.
Tho play At the longest and the
good guide to the panner. in which
Evans won. The shortest mole. the
lg5-yard iourtccmth. MAS played only
Eonce. y golfer here uu.s ma9nie
| spin on the ball. II he fall TO make
the ball stick on the green he Is In
ides by sand traps and Eu!lics.
Evans put his tee shot IN a position
That gave him q chance for Il birdie
two but. since Ou!met put his ball
lover the green oa his toe shot ana
|aisO failed to stick on the. green with
|hs second, Eydns played safe and
gained no advantage whatsoever from
|nis longer driving. as Evans Offset
PMS by, Keeping the bail in the FAIR
fway. He mace the 55Gy yard ninth
|hCie, the longest on the course. In Il
|par nv. in the morning round. and
|in birdie four IN the Afternoon play.
|oulmet TOOK SIN each time at THIS
|hpic. needing three 10 got on the
ledge OF the green. while Evans WAS
|at TINS position III two shots On one
occasion and on the other his second
lii he cared TO hole Il long pu,t like
|ouimct did at TWO holes IN the morn
Inns.
Tncy halved the first five holes and
|ouinet was une up after a birdie on
1.-The sixth Evans squared IL al the
turn by his excellent playing OF the
iSns nGie; ;, ana og ! was nsvor in
~ a. birdie on the tenth and after
Cuiemt had squared the match. by a
birdie on the eleventh, they halved
~ ~ 4 "a.
lead by al par four at the thirteenth
ward.
l'irst hole. 4i5 Yards, par four: oui-
mel made the longer drive Evans
approached short OF tho green. Oui-
NETS second shot rolled into trap
It me edge OF tho green. Chicks
cuimets cn!p left hin At no dlsad-
vantage. Chicks fourth missed the
cup Ouimet conceded him Il S and
look two puts himself. All even.
ouincts drive was a littlc the Longer
His second lay on bank short Of
the green. Evans second overran to
q ROAD. Ouimet ran his third To hf-
zen zen h leet from NE pin. Chicks third
was barely on the green. lie missed
q long putt. Ouimet did the same.
All even.
Third hole. s25 yards, par four:
I.''is uEoNc the farther. Ouimct was
snort on his second and in trap.
Ihlck seccnd held the green. Oui-
NETS third overran the cup and he
sank his fourth, ten-foot mutt.
Chick missed II long putt. All even.
Even on Fourth.
tohrth hole, i05 yards, par four.
puifnet sliced into the rough. Evans
had longer drive and lie in the
lair"aY. ouiincts second went to
me edge or a trap short OF the green.
ChicK hooked his second ana il landed
on the hfth tee. His third put the
ball SIN feet from the pin. Ouimet.;
third left him about the same ne
Chick. Ouimet missed his putt aud
Chick conceded him n five. He misses
his own. All even
Fiith hole, $50 yards. mar four.
Ouimet drove the farther. Chick.s
second was to one side OF the green,
onimet was on In two. Chicks third
ielt MN not much better than Ouimnt
was on his second. Ouimet,s tbird
ovcrran the cup by two feet. Chick's
fourth left him a foot away. Ouimcf
MISSED his putt. Chick sank his
hrth and conceded Ouimet his. Al
even. -"
Oulmct Gains Advnntore
sixth hole. 1916 yards. mr. forr
oulmet drove better hut lay at the
edge OF the rough. Chick was jmst
o the green in two. Ouimet:s
second left him eight scet from the
PIP; ,o oIimet sank his third for a
Seventh hole, $50 yards. par four: