Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-22
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NEW YORK;. May .l.-Amcrica viii
u" Stf"nSiN represented by - team OF
lion for tn" Eritjsh amateur golf
ylainr!onship title begins At uoylakc.
England. ON May, May % Tn. team
"S G;Iniiz"d 10y the Pittsburgh vet
captain. consists of Charles Evans
u. Edc"whtcr. Chicago. Francis
H,uim"i and Jesse ,;ntifcrd. Woodland.
HoSion Fred j Wright Jr. ALbor.
marie. Boston. Eohhy Jones OF At
ihnth: Ga pr raul Hunter. Los
Angeles. al. and }. Wood rlatt. OF
formidable team of golf players that
ever sailed from this country in
Guest "i a foreign tin" ana ii ~ hoped
mat som" on" 81 them viii hc for
tuuat" enough to repeat the victory
Eain"d single handed hy Walter j
Travis. - Garden city. l.. l.. when he
and brought the trophy hack with
. EGfGr" , sai'ns from Nem York.
wa t,,n 30" ,H; i1lS hn s,S "nTs J.,
NOR" ar" plenty az good players over
IN" water. and Great Bri,ains
,,,1a,S"r EoihnH stars arc by no
would lead us To believe.
wv" arr" not going ofcr 10 life tho
hhnpi"nship title and trophy but
"" are on our way to make a mighty
wish we VIII have 10 plav a ini Of
GOOD g"iL and defeat 10, Of good
Following are some records Of nv.
S"lilnc careers Of the team members.
wv i""n"s, Jr.. Pittsburgh.
fowncs. Jr. the veteran
Eolf"r and member of tho Oakland
'"un6rN club. Of Pittsburgh. Pa h:s
Den untir!nE in his efforts To cathrr
'h' iormidanie team with which he
nrin@.ag back tn" British amateur
WI" to TINS country. As rarfaIn -,
m team. Mr. FowncS may dcCid. Ia
~" part IN the championship plav.
'uI Tor some months w. has bccr
suffering from an injured .houid..-
ana unless hc feels capahl. If ,n.i
,nS ne effort the team captain Viii
Do only kccniy Interested sp"',a,mr
curing tn" tournament
Mr Fnwncs has been an ardcn,
-"n'r 'or many years ana has taken
part m over a dozen national anna
tour championship JOURNEYS lie No.,
,hc national title in isIcai Tho nrooI,l
nv country Club. The Oakn,on;
h.'Nrr always a prominent contender
IN IN" annual competition. was a
S'inihnaI'st IN l"li amt 1919 while
'"r ~ H"SiNn, l.. !. ne was
animated III IN" third round by Chi,.k
'harlr. ". Chick" Evans ,Chicor,,
H"'!rS w r'hlckp Evans. oC tn,
!-HS"W"t"r coli club. chicago. was
n"in ia that city 81 years ago and
%'hre old He holds tho national
amateur tt!". when h" won a, RoS-
YIN L." J.. last year, beating Francis
'u'mvi III tn" iiual. In 1915. Evans
won n"'h IN" national and opcn cham
plonSh.3s Of tho United states Col;
Association Evans won scholastic
and Junior honorS in tho West ae
q schoolhoy golfer He took Inc Most,
'rn amateur honor IN 1909 ana vyas
u ScmihnaliSt for the national titlc
ne same wear. In 1910 no won IN.
Western open and again reached mo
seminal round IN tho national anna
eur tournament IN Vail and 1913.
Evans played NJ % the Scminnals for
h" nat!ona! amateur ;itlc. la, in tho
intervening Year 1917 II. vas tho
runner up 10 Jerome II. Travvre In
the sam" event.
made a trip TO Ia. British Isles ana
took part in the amateur champion
snip tournament winch was held at
fr"stwick. Scotland, that year The
young thicaroan made 4 fine SHOW
me there. bu; Was defeated by the
Australian, hruCc pcarcc. in tn. Hfth
round Thrc" years later Evans, tried
again for tn" british title. bur WAS
put out in IN" fourth round. Tie won
both tho national amateur and omen
III l3l". and last year defeated ouimct
in tn" tinal AT tho Engineers Club
for the amateur title of the T. : O. a
Francis Ouimct. Boston
Francis Ouirnct member Of rho
Woodland Golf Cluk. Aburndalc, Mass
is - years old and has earned ma
iona! and intcrnational fame as an
amateur golfer. His defeat OF the
british professionals Nardon and RAY
IN playing of the triple tic for the
national open ~ the Country Club.
Young player a world wide reruta-
ton. = year later Ouimct n-oNey sc