The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-09
VISITING GOLFERS
ARRIVE TO PLAY
IN BIG TOURNEY
Large Number of Stars Due
to Show Up Within Next
Two DayS-PreparatiOnS
for Western Under Way.
BY Al WILSON.

First of the out -ottown golfers who
will compete next week in the 21st an
nual Western Golf association cham
pionship over the Memphis Country club
green's, arrived in Memphis Thursday
and Friday. From now until time for
starting Monday it is likely that a
steady stream of players win be filing
in
A. II. Warner, of the Denver Country
club, Thursday put in his first round
over the links where next week the
Western championship will be decided.
He played in a fivesome with Charley
Pfeil and three other Memphians and
| members of the party said he shot q
rather nifty game.
Friday was expected to see Fred
Bockenkamp and Jimmy Mannion, st.
Louis club swingers, tee off at the
Country club. They came from st,
Louis in the forenoon. Last year these
two Missouri golfers played quite a
part in the Western affair, held in
and the other runner up.
Lawson Watts, former junior West
ern champ, and n St Louis player who
figured quite a bit in the Trans Mis-
sissipp affair here in 1915, has written
that he will arrive within the next few
days Watts now is playing from a
st. Louis club though for several sea-
sons he was a Helena Ark. C. C. rep
resentative in the big Journeys.
The former national champion and
many time Western title holder, Chick"
Evans, will be in Saturday, according
to word received yesterday by Pfel.
"Chick" is bringing with him Rial
Rolfe, interscholastic champion. This
latter boy is said 10 shoot a clever
championship caliber yet he Is pretty
sure to make the older and more sea-
soned entries shoot careful game. OF
Evans more anon.
Bobby Jones, who now seems to have
the Southern in his hands, with the
rest Of the S, G.. A. crowd, come Sun
day. They are bound from Chatta.
nooga, where the finals of the Dixie
amateur will be played Saturday. In
cluded will be Jones, Perry Adair Polly
Boyd, Watkins. from Chattanooga, and
many Of the familiar faces at previous
Southern affairs.
Nelse Whitney has not been heard
from. Whether he will enter the local
play is problematical. Whitney only
landed a few days ago after his trip
to England. Babe" Bush, the sterling
New Orleans man, who carried Alden
Swift to the 10Th hole here in the
Trans Mississippi Of 1915 also Is doubt
full. Bush went to Chattanooga, but
was forced to return home before the
qualifying day.
Bobby Jones is playing some golf
right now, and his game will be watched
with more than ordinary interest, es-
pecially as it win be in an early 1920
tourney with Evans. These two have
yet to meet in a really big compe-
tition. Bobby got to the national fin
ais last year, but Evans had fallen by
the waysde in the first matches.
Just once they have played together
here, This was in Red Cross match,
two summers ago. At the time Evans
bested Jones in medal play, but the
Atlanta phenom defeated "Chck" in
match play, one up. incidentally Evans
has played the Country club course four
times and yet has to beat u.
Some betting already is being made
that none will break 70 next week.
The course should be in dandy shape for
rains several days ago put it in fine
condition. Unless an Unusually hot
sun comes out to bake the greens they
will be fast and tricky enough to test |
the best of the putters.
Indianapolis and 1erre Haute will |