The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-12
BY AL WILSON.

Martin Condon,. Memphis, was low at
noon Monday, with a 1S. in the first
IL holes of the qualifying round of the
western Amateur Golf tournament,
which began on the green's OF the Mem
phis Country club. Only a few scores
had been turned In at noon.
Chlck Evans, former national cham
pion, had 35 on the outside nine. This
included several par sh1les. EvanS on
NO. 8, ran down a 50-feot mashie Shot
from the rough, lie also holed a 12-
foot putt on the eighth. Bobby Jones,
Atlanta, was out in 81. Jones was con-
siderably off line in his long game. He
had an eight on the par four eighth
hole. Jim Ward, Kansas City. who
paired with Jones, took a 43.
Other scores included II. G. Skinner,
Chicago, 80; b. Sparks, Terre Haute,
Ind, So; w, P, 5Iarkle, Memphis. 80
r. Caranahan, Pine Bluff, Ark, 81; AL
6aa bert Psnner ,Rtl Helene iSo Ark 81 Leo
by, Dallas, Texas, SS; h. d. Potts, Mem
phis, "a; Frank Crager, Helena. Ark,
50, and L. L. Cornelius, st. Louis, Mo,
A feature of Mondays round was to
be the olympic cup match. In this
peted. Chick" Evans was a member
Of the Indiana state. Some have won
dered just why Chick" would enter as
Hoosier. He is really a native OF
Indiana and belongs to the Kokomo
club of the city where annually speed
fiends race at 500 miles in the auto
classic one said Sunday that for so
long the W. G. A. team had taken the
Olympic cup that to promote competi-
ton and add zest Chick had entered.
not from Edgewater, me Chicago club
where he rightfully belongs--but from
Kokomo. Bert Wilbur. Baxter Sparks
and John Simpson will be Evans team
mates
1t was not until Sunday night that
the fourth man for the Tennessee Golf
association was selected Roger Smith.
Nashville G. and c. C.. was named to
and Polly" Boyd. Condor and Wenz-
Ter are local hopes. Boyd Is a medal
player Of ability as shown by his 73
over the Chattanooga links, his home
course. last week in the Southern, which
figure stood as a green record until
Bobby Jones cippeo stroke off the
day following, Wenzler is T. G.. A. title
holder. Last seasons winner in the
Olympic cup contest were four men
from the st Louis District Golf as
sociation. only one is here, He is
Clarence Wolff r NJ c. A. champ
Amateur runner-up. Dick Bockenkamp
and Walter Kossman are the other
Missouri state team players.
Oh, boy. some team is the Southern
or which BOBBY Jones is the leader
There is Perry Adair, Il. S Hickey and
Tom Prescott. Atlanta, you'll admit,
but some sterling medal players Jim
Ward. Kansas City; Harlow Hurley
Topeka Ed Limberg st. Louis, and
r. c. Knepper. Sioux City. constituted
the T. M 6. A, quar,et The inter.
scholastic champ, Rial Rolfe, Howard
Walton, George Mcconnell and A. W
Baum, all OF Chi, were members OF the
W G. A. contestng team.
One may say things upout the course
but nobody Is finding il easy. Chick"
Evans Sunday took a 73 the best Of
the day. He was out in 33 some ffg-
ure but slipped up on a couple OF puts
coming home and had 40 Jimmy
Manlon, who registered a rs Friday. his
first time around got 70 and rs for
Sundays practice eightcens. Kossman
had q rs and an 50. Bockenkamp scored
50.
Axson Evans and Lewis Roster. two
Nemphians, were the first TO tee off
Monday. They were followed at five
minute intervals by the remaining start
crs. Bobby Jones, who had a 36 for.
the last nine Sunday drove off with
Jim Ward Chick" Evans and Wolff,
of St Louis, were paired and started
shortly after 10 O'CloCh