Evening star., 1921-07-18

morning in a match with Joe Kirk
wood. the Australian star: Emmet:
French and Jack Burke, and Terry
almost got like score while playing
with Jim Barnes. Fred Mcleod and
the veteran Alex Smith, who has won
the title twice. Barnes said he was
not satisfied with his tee shots.
Nevertheless he got around in II.
Smith had pair of good rounds, Sc
curing - and d 73.
Kirkwood Plays Strongly.
In the afternoon the match which
attracted the gallery was that in
which k:rkwood and Mcleod opposed
Alex Smith and Hutchison. The latter
pair won by and 1. Kirkwood got
around in I3 and showed enough golf
to make him formidable contender
Lee Diegel, who tied for second place
publicity Yesterday. He said he got
around in rs, but his score was sew
eral strokes lower
W Hired Thompson. the long-hitting
British pro. at present located at
Richmond. had a 70 in the afternoon
George Mclean of Grassy Sprain
shot a Il. John Edmundson of
Lianerch, Manea, Pa, had a 20, which
included a on the seventeenth hole,
where his tee shot hit the pin. Clar-
ence Hackney of Atlantic City gall
loped around in II. and Marty
OLoughlin of Plainfield had 73.
charles Evans. jr.. of Chicago, anna
teur champion of the United States,
arrived late last night and will play
today. Chick. as he is more familiar
ly known. had been busy winning the
western amateur title for the sixth
time. He probably is considered over
golfed. as he has been playing under
championship strain for the past
week. Given good start, however, it
would not be at all surprising to see
Evans annex the championship, as the
Columbia course is very much to his
liking.
Rig Matches Today.
The big match this afternoon will
be renewal of the battle between
Jock Hutchison and Tommy Kerrigan
and Walter Hagen and Fred Mcleod
This match probably will attract the
gallery, although Bobby Jones is
scheduled to play with Lee Diegel
against Jim Barnes and Alex Smith
Charley Hall, pro at Birmingham
Ala, was the hero of two events yes
terday. Hall put his tee shot in the
bunker. crossing the fairway at the
fifth hole. played baffy to the green
and ran down the putt for 3. The
hole is $50 yards in length. AS Hall
crossed the railroad tracks going to
the fifteenth tee he noticed a di-
sheveled- looking colored boy loafing
behind him and recognized his caddy
from Birmingham. The boy had
travelled 'the rods" all the way from
Georgia to caddie for Hall in the
championship. Hall gave him money
for lunch and bar of soap and told
him to take bath.
Joe Kirkwood was scheduled to give
an exhibition of his famous trick shots
yesterday, but it was called off owing
to the sudden death of E. B. Eynon, sr.,
dean Of golfers at Columbia. Kirkwood
said he would rather give his exhibition
after the qualifying rounds have finish
ed, and the date was tentatively set for
Wednesday afternoon.
GuilfOrd Is Coming.
A noted amateur due to arrive to-
day is Jesse Guilford of Boston, known
as one of the longest hitting amateurs
in the country. Jesse Sweetser OF the
Ardsley Club had good "A yesterday
and appears to be playing consistently.
Tommy Armour, one of the leading
players of the world, is a likely candi-
date for first honors among the thirty