South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-08
JESSE GUILFORD,
PRESENT CHAMPION,
OUT OF RU N MN G
Chick Says Knepper Is Now
Outstanding Star of 1922
Tournament.
~ CHICK ENANS.

BEOOkL.tNE COUNTRY CLUB.
Sept England and New England
dropped out OF this years national
amateur championship Thursday.
and big jess Sweetser OF New York
can claim the crown IN American
amateur g0lfdom through his defeat
81 Jesse Guilford for al least "a
hours-may be longer
Gullford's dcfea' was a hard blow
10 tho several thousand enthusiasts
who followed tho matches. When
the siege guns defeat was seen 20 be
inevita BILE the gallery thrOngs hasten
ed 20 the Billy McPhail-Bobby Jones
Match. NcPhan then being the last
Boston player 20 be alive I'm the tour
namenL Tie had come down through
The matches as one OF this years
sensational "unknowus' but he was
not able to weather the storm OF
fcroclus Bobby's determination"
See-Saw Fight.
lie kept up a see-saw fight with
Jones but tired i'm the final nine holes
and his game cracked badly.
The west is certain 20 figure IN the
finals as a result OF Thursday play.
Knepper is matched with me Fri
dav while Sweetser meets Jones.
Long driving apparently erased
England's last hope here this year
with cyril Tolley eliminated by
Knepper. TOlley Ike Torrance.
whom Knepper defeated earlier IN
the week is a terrific driver, but his
long balls created more trouble for
him than he could conquer. Tolley'
drive Thursday frequently was of
the fairway and he was frequently
put 70 a great test OF golf in making
recOveries.
Long Driving Bad.
Long driving proves upon analy-
sis often 10 be the source Of trouble
that leads To defeat and it Is APP
parent that Guilford's elimination
might be traceable. at least in part
10 the siese guns frequent trips 10
the rough from the tee. He was OF
the fairway 80 often In the earlier
holes Of his match that many of
these Bostonians who knew his capa
bilities must have gasped. They did
gasp for a fact when GuilfOrd missed
several tiny puts.
Rudy Knepper. Iowa state cham
pion and trans Mississippi champion
student at Princeton. now takes the
spotlight position as the sensation
OF the tournament this year.
Kneppers fight with Tolley did not
end until they reached the 36th
green and any player OF knepper's
age who can stand. without notice
able effects on his game. the manner
ism OF Tolley in match play Is
capable Of the supreme test on the
links
The great EngHshman Tollel
makes an interesting study while
ne IS playing his face Is expression
less his manner is one OF utmost
confidence confidence that might
easily in itself upset such youthful
star as Knepper
Toiley's defeat was one of the
very regrettable incidents OF the
tournaments Huge in size for hi.
2f years with q war record biazed
WIN gl1ry and which included a year
spen, 70 German prison he Wo'
raanv admirers here who had hoped
that ue might have opportunity foi
match with our GEllist this year
WcathCr conditions were idea
Thursday Doth for the players and
the Eaucr.c- which attained almoS
capacity proportions this afternoon
Do Is delight 20 play before such
lSiC. composed as lEfl arc 0
enthusiasts who know sa well th.
Things which galleries should know
gain rsatu he scm.-hroI- which