The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-12
BROOKLINE UNKIND
TO CHICK EVANS
Twice Within a Dozen Years
Chicagoan's Hopes Have
Been Dashed There.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.


Charles Evans. Jr., extracted one grain
OF satisfaction from the national anna
teur golf championsh;p--he avenged the
defeat which he received at the hands
of William C. Fownes, Jr.. in 1910.
But. after all, that probably was only
a mere grain of comfort. No doubt he
considers that the Country Club links
has dealt unkindly with him. He should
have won twelve years ago. and yet
after being up with to play he lost
to the Pittsburger in the semi-final. Last
week he went as far as the final and lost
to Jess Sweetser. Such is fate.
Chick had a smile and q CHEEKY word
at the finish. Never mind" said a
friend; you've won before. Chick, and
your time will come again." To which
Evans replied: There's another cham
pionship coming next year"
And lest 1t be thought that these are
Idle words spoken by way Of giving the
outside world the impression that defeat
has rested lightly, let 1t be recalled that
the championship Of 1928 is to be decided
on the links of the Flossmoor Country
Club. which. II 1t Is on the other side
of Chicago from Edgewater. nevertheless
is In Chick Evanss bailiwick. In a
golf gallery there are always those who
will give a player in a big match credit
for his good work. There were cheers
for Evans in the final at Brookline last
Saturday, but they were not the cheers
OF home crowd roofing for its favorite.
Next. year Evans will have Chicagoans
behind him. and woe betide the Bos-
tonian unfortunate enough to draw the
Edgewater star
sweetser the Favorite.
For reasons best known to itself
Sweetser was the man that the great
majority OF those in the gallery wished
TO see win. That was made evident all
along the line from the start to the
finish. Chicks masterful shots were ap-
piauded. but there was no MISLEADING the
sentiment. In the Hub a certain feeling
Oh antagonism has been maturing
against Evans for years. The first seeds
perhaps were sown when, after winning
the open and amateur CHAMPIONSHIPS in
1916. Evans. taking umbrage at some
thing. declared that he could defeat both
Jerome Travers and Francis Ouimet.
That feeling was intensified when Evans
ana Ouirnet met In the championship at
Oakmont In 1919. and brought to a head
when Evans more than squared that
nome green defeat by trouncing Ouimet
soundiy in the final Of the championship
played two years ago at the Engineers
Country Club.
And II anyone had any doubt as to
which of the two fnalists was the
favorite with the golfers of Boston. it
| was only necessary to stand on the
tenth green in the afternoon while
aweetser was playing his approach from
the rough. Jess swung his ball to the
left so much that 1t looked as IL the
sphere were to miss the punch bowl-like
green altogether. To the delight Of the
gallery the ball Strengthened out and
came around MS If looking for the green.
And IL that little white sphere had been
a thing of life it could not possibly have
received more encouragement. In a
chorus the shout went up: Come on
you; come on. come on. come oni Over
this way! Over this way, Over this
wayr
Ine ball struck on the sloping side OF
the green and a mighty shout went up
| Then the nature of the exhortations
changed. The ball began to triclle,
trickle. triclSie down towards the green
ROLL roll roll!" they cried. "Come
on come on! come on you ball Roll
roll, roll" Then again a mighty huzzah
The ball had triclled to the putting
green. The gallery was beside itself
Along came Sweetser a moment later
to run up almost dead for his half in 4
However. there is always something
20 be thankful for. For true display OF
partisanship It would have required a
final between Evans and Ouimet oil
Guilford. Chick can thank his lucky
stars that he was playing the man who
overthrow Guiiford. man incidentally
who was popularity supposed to have
Tucked himself through that contest
stung but Happy.
H.. .yar,,th,rc copaidared tbare rop.
not be any doubt that Evans Is glad Il
turn his back upon a course which ha:
twice seen his hopes blasted. OF ths
many thousands who trod the links o.
the Country Club last week there prob
ably is only one other who shares hi.
viewpoint. That vas the Siwanoy mem
Der who caught the 2 A. NJ. train so tina
he could see the final, and In the woods
as he wa Smashing to the thirteenth
fairway from the twelfth green. he un
Willingly trod upon the home of large
and happy family of aggressive ant
malicious humble bees
The shreks for help almost broke III
the final. Fortunately there were a
hand several who declare that never II
their lives have they been stung, al
though they do not train bees for ;
living.
Beat me up" pleaded the sorel,
beset Siwanoy member as he offered hi
straw hat. They did. The battle o
Brookiine had taken on another phase
The bees finally were put to rout. bu
the Slwanoy member for the remainds
Of that day wore something upon hi
head that more resembled COLDER
coronet than a straw hat. Also he at
his lunch standing up.
How Bobby Jones was beaten a
Rrookline will be the subject Of discus
sion at golf tournament TO be hell
at Englewood on Thursday OF next weel
by the New York Southern Society
Prizes will be given for both morninI
and afternoon rounds. Lunch Will b
served la carte and at dinner will
be served In the clubhouse. At thi
function the chairman OF the Bobb.
Jones Rioters Club will give shor
address telling when he expects Bobb.
VIII win the championship.
ArcoIa Invitation Tourney.
The Arcola Country Club viii hold II
nth annual invitation golf Tournament
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