New-York tribune., 1922-06-29


Harrison Johnston, Of 81. Paul Mn
nesota state champion, fell before
Francis Gaines, Of Omaha after ne
seemed 70 have the Nsbraskan VOL 10
hand. and Chick Evans had two narrow
ogeapcs. being forced 10 80 twonty-one
holes 70 eliminate Eddie Held, 0f ST.
Louis. and trailing Bob Mckee, of Des
Moincs. until ihe youngs,er cracked
under the strain after playing sansa-
tionally nj the start
Two other matches went into eAtfa
holes and several were not decided
until the eighteenth gresn was reached.
Johnston's defeat seemed 20 spread
tloom around the clubhouse, Tor ne vas
one Of the most popular e1trif.. after
putting cut Aie~ Cream, o. "eiNHf
ton. Kan, in the morning after well.
plavod game, the Minnesotan seemed
10 be having no trouble with Games m
the start. He began hooking ms
drives, however, and on some snort
putts. with the result that the Omaha
player was Up by winning the seven
tcenth and took tho match whcn ne
halved the last hole. Johnston seemed
bothered BY the big gallery. which
shifted 20 him after Evans and Mckee
had finished. c.
George Van Elm. Of Salt Lake cry
after winning his ,yenty-one- aoie
coming match from Henry DefkeT
,h-ough twenty and forty-foot DitN.
~ bc, be seemed sure Of defeat started
badly in the second round ho~eYer'
he pulled through b. biz eome-back'
winning and T.
Dave HERON. Of Chicago the former
national amateur champion, I'D not
hayc hard day re put oui Edoie
Iimhcrg. of 81. Louis. carly in the
morning and Ray Ouimet .n tfe after
noon.
TIE Wertern irn.or champ on, Bur
.or Afud~c. % caicago went )ut AZ mo
oiolteenth hole in nc second 10 NJ
beforo Clarence Wo'H. % 81 Lo-.s.
n, whom pc conceded TIC ho'e after
beino faced with toe necessity of pol
inc twcnty-foot stymie 20 square the
match. Wolf's ball hung on TIE hp o.
the cur Nudge Rad previously beaten
4 NJ Bartlett. o. Ottumwa, Iowa. three
Zines state champion, 10 twenty-five
holes. Lf..
Aside from the three extra hole con.
tosts and n 80 or the hTst nine By Fred
WRIGHT. oe Los Angeles the most snee-
.ecllar work Of the day came IN the
game between Evans and dchre.
NcKeo. Apparently believing from 'ae
rorrinr game that he had tne cham
MON oT form. shot scnqatio7a'iy a. me
start and soon took one hole lead'
which he held 20 the twclftn. b2lH
made the turn under par but EFar.
was coatent % trail just as he d.d
with Held until an opening came feei-
ING sure nc could taSe advantage o. x,
and that IS what happened.
on tie 3O6.yard par four tweftn
McKee, second struck q ,ree and land
ed In q nit Chick put his second fopf
feet from the nin Mckee fnaily hoied
out IN five. conceded Chick birdie
three ard the match was squared
Chicks drive on the i7s yard sixteen
was ten feet from the pin for q pay 3,
hut McKCe's drive wcs HOOKED well 20
the ief, and his pitch back Was short.
His best was 4. which made Evans
one m. The strain seemed % be show
ing. tor on the seventeenth Mckee put
MS second m q sand 7it ard then after
an almost impossible pitch back % SIX
feet from the cup. missed the pGii ana
lost the hole and match
The Grlt round closed with all tho
greater stare goirc .ntc the fecord
round but with SOME OF them victorious
only after some Of the most spectacular
contests IN mary years.
Three times extra holes we're neccs-
sary % decide q contect. Chick Evars
Getting into one of these with rine-
-year-old yourostef Eddie Held. Of
81. Louis. and barely winning ~ tho
twenty-frst Chick did eycrytnlae
wrong. especially MS putting. and as
he himself put IL. was saved from de-
feat BY good luck Twice he missed
three foot puts and on Ire nire'renta
he drove bcand some trees by ;he
green he managed 90 chip bac- and
halyed In 4. one over par, when Held
took three puts.