South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-06
JONES And BEADLE
MATCH Is FEATURE
OF TUESDAYS GOLF
Chick Evans Defeats An
dersOn-Says Competition
Getting Stiff.
BY "CHICK" EVANS.

4 IL 8.
Sept with slow golfing weather
in the morning and a hot sun shin
ing Tuesday afternoon, this course
presented an ever-changing ap-
preaching and putting problem to
the 81 amateur golfers who were
sent away from the first tee, in the
first matches OF this years national
amateur championship.
Misty weather made the falrways
and greens very heavy during the
morning round
But as the afternoon came on.
with the sun hot and bright. the
greens became faster and faster
making putting very difficult.
BeadIe Looks Good.
The finest game Of golf of the day
"a game that shot a youngster from
obscurity into a prominence that
bids much for his future-must be
credited to one Of the players who
lost his match He is J. ]. Beadle
Of Philadelphia. This boy, who is
p years old and never heard OF so
far as 1 know at national champion
ships, made Bobby Jones. the great
southern star, shoot three under
Tours for p holes Bobby finally
triumphed but Beadle gave him one
Of the matches Of his career.
The first matches were replete,
with superb golf and outstanding
features incident 10 a national meet.
The more important Of these. per-
haps was the uphill victory Of Rudy
Knepper OF Iowa over w. b. Tor
rance. Of England.
Knepper the trans Mississippi
champion and one of the great
youngsters Of the country. was five
down at noon. He evened up in the
afternoon, then shot a two on the
Spar sixteenth. and a three on the
fOur-par seventeenth for his win OF
one up. That is thrilling golf. the
kind that seldom turns up in cham
pionship matches. The Knepper-
Torrance match was the only ore
20 last out the full 80 holes.
Johnston Wins.
Harrison Johnston. OF ST. Paul a
source Of great western strength in
this years invasion" Of the east.
won a great victory I'm his match
with Armour. Johnston eliminated
Francis Ouimet a. 81. Louis last
yCar
The first day Of the match play
found Ouimet matched against c.
c.. AyImer OF England. whom he de-
feated Tuesday for the second time
this season. Ouimet met Aylmer at
the international matches at Long
Tel 10 eT-
present championship, winning from
him then
Jesse GuilfoTd. present champion.
won handily from II. r. Kenworthy.
r. NJ Lewis. another OF the bright
lights Of Tuesdays rlay. is the
youngster who gave me such a bat
tie in the 1920 national We went
TO the 4lst hole before ] won
The defeat OF F. ". Dyer. cham
pion OF New Jersey. by w. G..
Fownes. Jr. Of Pittsburgh. brings
Fownes and together. again on this
course after a lapse Of 2 years.
Evans Still I'm.
Nv match Tuesday with John
Anderson OF New York took ali the
golf 7 am capable of to prevent the
very experienced New York star
from eliminating me Anderson
came on this year with a fine game
and 10 was not over until generous
John conceded me two puts on the
18th grsen for which ] was most
thankful
one Of the great matches WedneT
d. viii be one between Bob Gard
ner Of Chicago and Bobby Jones.
Bobby is always n great magnet
for the galleries and the throng fol-
lowing his match will no doubt be
one of the greatest Of this champion
ship and the playing between these
two seasoned stars will be a great
reward. without doubt. for those
who trail them
Bob's first qualifying round over
this course and his victory Tuesday
indicate what great golf the Chica-
goan and former champion is capa-
BILE or The competition was hard
Tuesday. and from now on 1t gets
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