The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
PERRY ADAIR AND 1 WENZLER REMAIN IN GOLF TOURNEY
Frank Godchaux Is Badly Off His Game and Falls Be-
 fore Play of AtIantan
By Associated Press

Nashville. Tenn. June 24.--H. R. Wenzler of the Colonial club, Mer- phis, and Perry Adalr; Druid Hills club, Atlanta. will meet here tomor- row in the final .ss- hole match fo; the southern amateur golf chara- pionshp.
 Wenzler won his way into the finals by defeating Follak Joyd, Chattanooga Golf and Country clua up on the elghtheenth green Of the afternoon round today in one of the hardest fought matches ever seen here, and Adair.. low medalist quai- filed for the finals by eliminating Frank Godchaux. Belle Meade clup, Nashville, IT. up and 10 to go, Adair played practically perfect golf today while Wenzler was cratic at times and the days results made the Geof- gian favorite. Wonders support CTS. however, pointed to the Tennes- scans wonderful match of Thursday and his steady game all week.
 Godchaux's Long Drive
 The gallery followed the Adai-- Godchaux match during the morning because the latter was the local fav- orite, but WenzIer and Boyd drew a better crowd in the afternoon and before the other match was over had taken nearly all of the spectators of several hundred persons. Both matches had features that attracted more than ordinary interest. God chaux hit the longest ball of the tournament. approximately 320 yards on No. 9, and Adair shot par golf on the necessary eight holes of the afternoon round, each made a birdie four on No 9, which they played out. The Wenzler- Boyd match was all square, starting tiis tenth green of the afternoon and not a hole was halved after that. The players took the jump and Boyd finally losing by missing short put.
 Godchaux Off Game
 Godchaux was badly off his game today and Adair was in better form than usual. The latter took the lead at the start of the morning round with a birdie four, and while God chauX squared the match on No. ! with a miraculous recovery after a bad shot. Adair won the next fiv4s holes in succession. Godchaux's loac drive on the ninth made him but four down but he lost the eleventh and after two tight holes lost a couple more by poor play, ending the morn ing round ' down to Adair.
 Adair was shooting perfect golf in the afternoon and Godchaux showed some improvement over the morning, but was pp against man that few players could have beaten. The Geor- gian negotiated the first nine holes in 34 strokes, one under par, and clinched the voctory with a par three on No. S. They played the ninth to give Adair a chance to continue par, and he ended the nine holes with record of exactly half of each hole except the last. where he was one under.
 Adair in FOrm
 Adairs play up to the green dur ing the afternoon was the most ac- eurate ever seen here, according to local experts, and he required two puts on every green.
 Wenzler was two up on Boyd al the end of the ninth hole in the morning round, but the Chattanooga lad, who holds the Tennessee state championship, rallied, and with a brilliant birdie 2 on the sixteenth was only one down to Wenzler at the end of the morning round. Both had been shooting a fairly steady game during the morning, and there was little to choose between them when they teed off this afternoon.
 Boyd Loses Chance
 Boyd had squared the match by the ninth hole in the afternoon, ana then began what was probably the closest match ever played in south- ern championship. Wenzler got Boyu one down by taking the tenth hoie, but Boyd came back and squared II bv winning out on No. II. Not hole was squared during the last nine. Tor Wenzler won the twelfth, Boyd the thirteenth and so on in rotation un- til the Memphis player took the match by winning the eighteenth. WenzIer missed a put of several rect when he shot first on the eighteenth green. With his ball lying within about 30 inches of the hole Boyd had Q chance to square the match again and go into extra holes; He missed the cup a few inches and was out ot the running for the southern title.