Evening star., 1922-07-02

he had held at the halfway point.
Chicks golf was the perfect Evans
game. He sent every bail straight
toward the flag. the line of fight
generally never varying two feet to
either side. His approaches usually
s'Ick near the hole. for his preced-
ing shots always had left him in an
advantageous pitching position. once
or twice the stiff wind carried him
A little too far. but not often.
Won Elm was good only in that he
kept his nerve and never quit plug
s'rg away. His shooting at times
was extremely poor. He hooked
sliced or pushed almost every wood
shot. He always was in trouble,
while Chick never was in bad place.
He made some brilliant recoveries.
ne sank some long puts. but he faced
a man who was perfection with every
club.
Second Defeat I'm Three Years.
1t was the Salt Lake players sec
oud defeat in three years and prob
ably the most decisive he ever re-
ceived. for the 5-and-4 score was not in
any way Indicative of the superiority Of
Evans play.
On only three holes did Won Elm
really look good He took the first
IN a birdie two with a fifteenfoot
putt. He won the twenty-second with
an eagle through a long putt On the
thirteenth he played an Intentional
iron slice from the rough alongside
n bridge 13J Yards around and over
a hill onto a blind green.
AS shot maker he brought several
thrills TO the big gallery. but as a
match player he had nothing of note.
Evans work in the morning round
was equal to his splendid game of
yesterday when he eliminated Fred
Wright of Los Angeles, s and ). He
shot we'll from the start, never TAX
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each stroke with a thought on the
next one, for his position work was
wonderful. Only once did he get into
a trap and that was due to an eccen
trio kick taken by straight shot
ball.
The driving of the champion was
exceptional. While he ordinarily
sends the tee shot only about 225
Yards. playing for position chiefly,
Chick today Averaged more than $50
Elm's tee shots were little longer
but usually the margin was only a
few feet. Several times he outdrove
the Utah star. sending one yesterday
more than 800 yards and averaging
about 27O through the tournament.
Once or twice today each man was
close to the 290-yard mark, but the
Hiilcrest course Is conducive to long
rolls. the fairways being baked hard
and frequently rolling steeply down
Hlll tue -uV-Sdld Sldhe.
Weather Conditions Adverse.
Play was made difficult through
unusual weather conditions, the day
providing rain. sunshine. extreme
heat, rather chilly atmosphere, still
air and strong winds at different
times. The morning round was play
ed partly in shower. but mostly in
extreme heat and clouded skies; in
the afternoon the winds and the
chill. -
Won Elm. termed by the other
players as aloof during his victorious
play in previous days. thawed out in
defeat He smiled over his poor work
and chatted with spectators between
shots The twenty two year-old
holder OF the transmissisSipp and
Pacific northwest titles became rath-
er popular in defeat, which he took
good -naturedly.
The Morning Cards.
Par, out. .3 4 5 S 4 4 3 3 -37
Evans, out. 3 4 4 s 4 3 4 3-34
Won Elm, out 4 5 S 3 3 6 537
Par, in
5344 3 4 4-3s-37-73
Evans, in
5 3 444 3 4 4-35-34-69
% Won Elm, in
4 81 445 4 5 4-4O-37-77
The Afternoon Cards.