South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-04
EVANS THINKS The
WESTERNERS WILL
COP AMATEUR TITLE
Ira Couch Shoots Practice
Round and is COnsid-
cred for Final.
- aCHICKr EXANS


BROOKLINE COUNTRY CLUB.
Sept 3.-There was less activity over
the links Of this famous course,
which during the coming week Is 20
BE- the battle ground for this years
National Amateur championship. this
Sabbath day than have ever known
10 be the case at previous tourna-
uents.
This resulted from several things.
First, there = less golf played in
Boston where members Of clubs do
not employ caddles on Sunday. than
Is the rule elsewhere. Then. the
stars OF the amateur ranks took ad-
vantage OF the day 20 take rest,
great number Of them being con
Epicuous BY their absence. This gave
the course rest, which Will be a
good thing
The greens were not clipped today.
! though they usually are clipped and
maSsed BY the caretakers here every
day during a championship.
Looking over the list of players
here AT Brookline can see that this
championship is easily 20 be the
most holly contested one we have
ever had. There IS 10 be expected
al least a hundred good golfers who
come 20 the meet merely for the fun
81 II and with no expectation Of win
ming the title.
There are a few OF these players
on the lot this year. Most any man
here is a well established amateur
end so the competition narrOws down
TO a red hot week of matches elimi-
nations The matches begin Tues
day. the second qualifying round Of
IS holes being the only play sched-
uled for Monday
This being the case. this years
tourney amounts almost to an in
vaslon OF the east by the west since
the title now Is held by Jesse Gull
ford. Of Boston. Can any player
from the west lift the CROWN /
think one can. 1 am from the west
and I would be a poor westerner II
] didn't think we had the world $
best golfers In our midst.
We ought to have them because
we have more men and women
playing golf. The game is not such
an exclusive pastime west Of the
Allegheny moUntai-s and the cost OF
golf has been put within reach OF
the masses OF the people
Chicago now is the greatest golf
ing area in the world with perhaps
a dozen or more courses for every
. one that could be counted IN Bos-
ton. This wide spread interest IN
the game leads many boys into the
sport and for that reason we develop
quickly such superb players AS
Young Ira Couch. whose playing
here was the sensation Of the day.
Ira champion Of the Chicago dis
frict golf association, was paired
with me in a best battle foursOme
with John Anderson. the veteran
New Yorker and big Jess Sweetzer
His mastery of his drives and ap-
proaches, especially tie latter, was
wonderful He played himself to-
dav into everyOne's very serious con-
fideration as a title contender.
predict that ne viii go far into
the matches il he doesn't pull his
club through to the final / have
plenty OF golf TO back up my opinion
that the west can lift the lite sn
this Invasion" Of the east. the wCGt
e on here with Couch Dexter Cum
min. Rudy Knepper Of Iowa, Jimmy
Johnson OF St. Paul. Bob Hunter of
California. Bob Gardner OF CEiCa-
go. and little Eddy Held OF St
Loris. 20 mention n few OF the top
notchers I can go just a Httle fur
Their. too. and claim s. ". c.
FOwnes or PittsbUrg and Bobby
Jones OF Atlanta for the west. and
,r the east can beat that lineup. 1
VIII quickly change my opinion that
the west has the better amateur
strength.
The coming week will provide the
answer. however. and IN That re-
| spect the tourney this year is out
stsndlncly the greatest one We nave
ever had in the p years the cham
ronship has been fought for.