Evening star., 1922-08-28


Foremost among the contestants, so
far as reputation outside their own
bailiwick was concerned, We're Ed
die Held of St Louis. Bill Quinlan
and Bill AulbaCh of Boston and Hen
ry Decker of Kansas City. Held and
QUinlan played together today, while
Decker and Aulbach were paired.
Held, 1l5-pound nine-teen-year-old
youngster, after wonderful show
ing in the Missouri state tournament
few months ago. went to the west
ern amateur at Kansas city and
even for twenty holes in first round of
match play scheduled as eighteen holes.
played Chick Evans. the champion.
ON the twenty-first Chick won with
a birdie, but afterward remarked
that he had never in his life been
given such a fight. In the national
open in Chicago Eddie led the anna
teurs in his qualifying round with Il
total of 1i1 for seventy-two holes.
Decker Is strong Player.
Decker. another youngster, also was
!, the victim of an extra hole match in
the western amateur. losing to George
Won Elm of Salt Lake City at the
fwenty-tirst hole. Won Elm twice
holding approaches to keep the match
even in the extra holes.
Quinlan and Aulbach both have held
sectional titles in the east, as has
Ford of New York, another shooter.
Among the first players to arrive
were the San Francisco shooters, and
their work was closely watched today.
while other players came from as far
southwest as Texas.
Most of the players were young
sters. for the tournament was got
up by the United States Golf Associa-
develop the Hagens, the Evans, the
SaraZenS and the Ouitmets of the
future. The course. while a public
link. is usually sporty and in splen-
did shape, barring the need OF Il lit
tie rain. 1t is beautifully construct
ed, and from the standpoint of golf
architecture and natural beauty prob
ably cannot be equaled by any public
links in the country, and is better
than many private courses.
While rather short, every hole re-
quires perfect shooting to be made
in par because of the nature of the
terrain. Most of the greens are un-
dulating, several slope from the
shooter and many of the fairways
are of the side-hill type, with the
J hill.
Holes Are Well Trapped.
There are four par holes. rang
ing from 127 to 1862 yards. but
each requires perfect tee shot to
get on. Three of them are surround
I'd by trees and traps with only
. narrow opening, and the fourth is
cut into the side of a hill with
gully fifty feet deep to shoot across.
The play today was IS holes with
the low 80 in medal score qualifying
for the match play starting tomor-
row. when two rounds of Is holes
each will be played. Wednesday
morning will come the third round,
while the semi-finals will be played
in the afternoon. The finals SO holes.
will be played Thursday, with the
winner receiving the cup donated by
James u. Standish. jr.. of Detroit. sew
eral times finalist in western amateur
. tournaments some years ago
The yardage and par for each hole
follows: No. l, 326. par 4; No. 2, 5I2,
. par 4; No ). $50, par 4; No. s, 127.
par 3 No. /. 271. par 4: No. s, 422,
, par 4: No. .. SS5, par 4. Total yard
age. first nine. 3,059: par. SO.
No 10. 2S3. par 4 No. IL, ia. par 3:
No. u, PSI. par 4: No. IS, Ill. par 3:
No. IA, 5T6. par ); 10. 10, 32S, par 4:
No. 16. 40l. par (: No. II, 1862, par 3;
, No, IS. 29O. par 1. Total yardage,
second nine, 2,54G; par, "a
, Total, is holes. 5.605; par, 20.