The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-21

year In 1910 he won the western open and
again. reached the semi-final round In the
national amateur tournament. In 1911 and
1913 Evans played up to the semi-finals
for the rational amateur title but in the
to j. Jerome D Travers in the same event.
During the season of 1911 Evans made
trip to the British Isles and took part in
the amateur championship tournament
which was held at Prestwick, Scotland, that
year. The young Chicagoan made a fine
showing there but was defeated by the
Australian Bruce Pearce in the fifth round.
Three years later Evans tried again for the
British title but was put out in the fourth
and open in 1916 and last year defeated
Ouimet in the final at the Engineers club
for the amateur title Of the u S. G. A.
Francis ouimet, Boston.
Francis ouimet a member of the Wood
land Golf club, .Auburndale, Mass. is 20
years old and has earned national and in
ternational fame as an amateur golfer. His
defeat of the British professionals Vardon
Brookline, Mass, in 1913 gave the young
his abR On the INKS
when he defeated Jerome D. Travers at
Manchester, Vt, in the final match of the
L. 5. G. A national amateur tournament
of 1914. This was after Ouimet had re-
turned from a brief trip to Europe where
he was eliminated in the second round for
the British amateur championship but he
afterwards won the French title at La Bon
lille. Last year he was the runner up to
Roslyn. n. Y, and it is hoped that he will
play up to expectations in his coming at
tempt for British golf honors.
Robert T. Jones, Jr., Atlanta.
Robert T. C.Bobby'N Jones was born at
Atlanta, Ga. March Il. 1907 At the age
ship of the East Lake Golf club of At
lanta and duplicated this feat two years
finished first in three-day tournament at
on his home course young Jones. like
| tuition from Stewart Maiden. the club pro-
fessional, and he became nationally known
Merton. Pa. he reached the third round Of
the national amateur tournament but was
defeated by Robert A. Gardner of Chicago,
who subsequently, was the runner up to
the winner. Chick Evans
During the war Jones gave several ex
and helped to accumulate thousands of
dollars for the Red Cross and other bene-
fits. In 1919 as n firalist Jones was de-
feated by S. d. Heron in national tourna-
ment at Oakmont. Pa. and last year he
reached the semi-final stage but was beaten
by Francis Ouimet.
Frederick j. Wright, Boston.
Frederick ]. Wright, jr.. member of the
Albemarle Golf club, Newton, Mass, is a
native of Arlington, Mass, and % years
old. He won the state amateur champion
western and state junior titles to his credit
he is long hitter, good putter and fine
goer Rho can hole more long Is butts an
chipshots than many amateurs of higher
rank. He has acquired the Vardon
method of getting backspin without goug-
ing the turf cutting slightly under the
ball He $ considered by many to be
possessed of the elements of play that viii
Of the British title tourney.
j. wood Plat, Philadelphia.
Next to Bobby Jones and Fred Wright,
]. Wood Platt, the philadelphia amateur
iS n nd
such has been his work on the links dur
ing the past two years that he is rated as
Marsh Valley Country club and the North
S sGo and II is b ksOTn the
for eliminating favorites from the national
championship. In 1910 at oakmont,
Plat met Francis Ouimet in the third round
and defeated him in one of the most
Sensational matches ever played in a ma
tional Championship. The match ended on
Last year Platt encountered S. Davidson
Heron of Pittsburgh, the title holder, in
championship and defeated him by a mar
gin of to /. Neither of these two
| amazing triumphs brought Platt cham
pionship, for after defeating ouinet at
Oakmont, he succumbed the following day
ceeded to defeat Bobby Jones for the title
after dethroning Heron, Platt was elimi-
mated from the title event by Ned Allis, of
Before the United States entered the war,
Plat held the Philadelphia Junior cham
pionship. After he had been discharged
into the limelight by his work In the 1919
amateur championship. The same year he
played on the PENNSYLVANIA Lesley Cup
team, and again last year, and In this COM
petition has never lost a match.
Last year Piatt won the Philadelphia
amateur championship and also won the
Nassau invitation event. defeating Tom
Armour, one of Great Britains defending
II the he British champions
| struggle. In addition Platt won half a
dozen other invitation tournaments last
year and annexed about the same number
OF medals for topping all others in quail
flying rounds Platt played 80 matches in
tournaments during 1920 and was defeated
in only four of them.
Jesse p. Guilford, Boston.
Jesse P. Guilford of the woodland Golf
club, Auburndale, Mass, was born at Man
chester. N H. 20 years ago. Among
gun" being one of the longest drivers in the
country, but he is inclined to wildness at
! good recovery from the rough and is a
shade better than ordinary on the greens.
Recently during his southern trip Guilford
| made several course records and defeated
some of the club professionals on their own
Guilford has frequently won the state
amateur championship of New Hampshire
| in addition to the Massachusetts, state and
open titles.
DR.. Paul Hunter, Los Angeles, Cal.
DR.. Paul D. Hunter, of Los Angeles. Cal,
began playing golf on the old Washington
Park course Chicago, with. his father,
Charles Hunter when only IL years old.
Later on he learned most of his golf over
| the Midlothian clubs links along with
| Kenneth and Donald Edwards, Mason
Phelps and other brilliant players. With
| his father he the father and son tour
| nament at Midlothian when he was IA
years of age and also took part in his
| tournament uniting game
| against Ned Sawyer at the Calumet Coun-
| try club.
Before he left Chicago for California
| Hunter defeated X. p. Edwards and Rob-
erts A. Gardner twice national champion,
I in local tournaments. He won the southern
| California championship in 1903 and re-
peated last year. Altho he played in eev-
| eral national tournaments he never reached
1 the semi-finals but he was got to that
stage three times in western amateur tourn-
aments
| DE-. Hunter drives a long ball and 10 very