The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09

to play.
 The match started as if it would be another repetition of southpaw trying to win premier honors in the usual manner, and Thomas was one down at the turn, after playing not the last nine holes, however. and soon was in the lead himself. Once Thomas went to the front he was never headed, and the match ended on the sixteenth green, when the hole was halved and Thomas was three up with only two more to play.
 Thomas Hit Ball Far
 When he was playing his best golf yesterday. Thomas was hitting the ball far and straight down the fair way. His approach shots landed fairly on the green and stuck there. His putting was nothing out of the ordi- nary. for the simple reason that Thomas butts were never very diff cult. His approaching. usually, was too good for that.
 Jenks Gillem, who has rarely ever played such golf as he has displayed in this tournament. was up against a more finished and really 8 better golfer yesterday. Gillem hits 8 good, hard ball. but Thomas knew some of the finer points of the game, and that helped him out considerably. For instance. Thomas is a fast player. and he speeded up the match through out. Gillem, who is used to playing as he pleases was. perhaps, un- knowingly to himself and Thomas. a bit at disadvantage in a fast game.
 Mike Thomas Rallies
 After being one down at the turn, Thomas rallied and took the tenth, eleventh and twelfth, going two up. This lead was never cut, and, after No. 1s and 14 were halved, Thomas took No. 15, and Gi1lem was three down with three to play. No. 16 was halved, and the match was over Cards for the match follow: Gillem, out ...... 543 564 457-43 Thomas, out .... 444 475 555-43 Gillem, in ...... 564 645 534-42-S5 Thomas. in ...... S43 643 534-35-7s
 An analysis of the card for the Thomas-Gillem match shows that, while golf displayed was not of the sensational variety, both the winner and loser played steadily. Thomas rally on the last half of the match was the feature.
 Out in six over par, the Nashville player came back in two over, fin ishing with 7S. eight over par. Two or three holes on which he seemed to go completely to pieces ran his score up. However, members of the gallery which followed the match were unanimous in the decision that Thomas is one of the best southpaw paryers in the country today.
 Gillem's card shows he went out in 43 and back in 3S, a score of s1, three above Thomas score.
 Some Pretty Shots
 Both Gillem and Thomas had some very good shots to their credit. while there was the usual quota of shots that could have been better played. On No. 5. Thomas dubbed two shots and required a seven, Gillem didn't dubb any shots outright. but few missed butts ran his total up and cost him holes that won the match for Thomas.
 It was on No. 2 that Gillem sank a beautiful 25foot putt for a par four, taking the hole and giving him lead of two up. It was one of the prettiest shots of the match.
 Lower Flights
 Pollock Boyd. the Chattanoogan. holder of the national intercollegiate title and of the Tennessee golfing crown of 1922. after being eliminated in the first round, staged a come 70 ire solations. He defeated H. Davis in the finals of the first flight consola- toins yesterday afternoon.
 The Montgomery players came through to lower flight victories. In the sixth flight, D. A. Holloway, a Capital city golfer, won over Octavus Roy Cohen, Birmingham's well-known author and sportsman, in yesterday afternoons finals. Roy Cohen was playing some of the best golf of his career, and performed steadily to win his way to the finals of the sixth flight. The Montgomery golfer won, four up and three to play.
 Another Montgomery golfer won out in the seventh flight. Paul Sayre defeated R. c. Hemphill. Sr, and 4. in the finals of this flight yesterday afternoon.
 Herbert TutwiIer Wins
 In the second flight, Herbert Tut wiler won over D. F. Henderson, and 2. Tutwiler played good golf through out the tournament, and his victories have all been clean cut
 There were several visiting golfers to reach the finals in various flights and cancellations. but only three, named above. came through to vic- tories.
 Dart of vaxterdav,s r,otrbac v,ara played in a driving rain, which left condition. Roebuck officials expressed them- selves as very well pleased with this years staging of its annual invitation golf tournament. The entry list was large. 11S golfers competing, and some splendid playing was displayed throughout the tournament.
 The rich trophy collection was broken up and the awards made to the various winners. Some of the hardware" is in Birmingham homes this morning, while some of 1t Is on trains speeding to Montgomery, Nash vile and Chattanooga.
 :. Results of yesterday mornings semi
 First Flight
 Jenks Gillem defeated Glen Crisman Mike Thomas Nashville. defeated R. c. Munger. up.
 Herbert Tutwfler defeated W. P. An P. S.. Henderson defeated Jim Woods,
 Third Flight
 Eugene Munger defeated w. P. Ward. J. T; Badham defeated Lewis Under wood. and I:
 LeWig Clarke. MOutRomerv defaatad Erd