The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-27
Munger, Harris, JarUis AndRoberts Remaining
 Contenders in Tourney
By MARVIN MCCARTHY


 One Nashville golfer and three Bir- mingham players are left in the rum ming for the championship of the Birmingham Country clubs eleventh annual invitation golf tournament being played over the local course this weekend. These four golfers, and the way they will meet in the semi-finals this morning, follow:
 R. c. Munger and Dr. A. B. Harris.
 Dan Jarvis, Nashville, and David Roberts, Jr.
 The field of Is contenders was nar- rowed down during yesterdays first and second round battling to the above four golfers. Of the 116 golfers who teed off in the qualifying round Thursday. only 2S are actually dsst in the running for flight champion ships.
 semi-final matches in all flights will be played this morning, with championship bouts coming this af- ternoon. Earliest matches to be played this morning are those in the seventh flight, which get going at S:30 o'clock.
 Good Golf Displayed
 Yesterdays play brought forth some unusually good golf One up victories in extra holes were fre- quent, while many matches ended on the l7th or 18th green.
 Yesterday mornings preliminary q matches in the championship flight didn't bring forth any particular up- sets, although the defeat of Mat Rose of Montgomery by j. $. Martin did . occasion some surprise among close followers of the tournament.
 In the second round matches. how ever. some close battles were brought to light. Ike Osbun was eliminated by Dan Jarvis. the Nashville star, two up, while David Roberts. Jr. de- teated Bob Gregory, one up. Both matches were hard-fought affairs and produced some good golf.
 The championship match of the first flight will be played this after ~'noon. The two winners of this mors- ing's semi-final tilts will tee off be- tween 1.S0 and o'clock this after noon in the 1S-hole finals and q 2 large gallery is expected to follow the championship contenders around the course.
 .s3 Tourney Notes E. A feud of long standing was settled Yesterday afternoon, J. J. Gray and ,eN ". Crawford. rivals of the links, requested tournament officials to Juggle the drawings for consolation pairing in the fourth flight to bring them together. The match was ar ranged and J. J. Gray won, to {.
 Gene Geismer. the f3-years- old son of Henry s. Geismer, played two strenuous matches yesterday. both going 22 holes. He won his first round sixth flight match in extra holes, but lost gruelling affair to R, H. Cunningham in the second.
 Cal Iyford, city champion of 1922. whose high qualifying score forced Into the third flight. has won both his matches in this division with comparative ease. and is one of she semifinalists this morning - Bob Munger turned in the lowest score of the day yesterday. when he duplicated his feat of tho qualifying round, and turned Tn 73 for yester- day mornings first round. Munger is going at a great clip. and is being picked to enter the finals of the first flight this afternoon.
 ]. W. Hillhouse. q 14-year- old g5i / fer. broke so twice yesterday. turn ing in two TBS. He lost to Bog Nun gers 73 in the first round of the first flight, but he played great golf in the cancellations and won over J. D. Kirkpatrick.
 J. D. Kirkpatrick, lost his reputa tion as reliable pinch hitter yes terday. when he lost match on the 18th hole. MT. KirkpatEick had been playing good golf all day, but when he teed off from Number 19 in the paly-off of his match. he drove fonr balls out Of bounds. and lost his first flight first round match to Charles Lock, one up.
 
 -.R. c. Hemphill Sr., is still com graduating himself on his record drive from his most troublesome tee yesterday. Mir. Hemphill's drive cleared the ditch with yard to spare, feat he has long wished to accomplish.
 T. D. Holland. of Atlanta, had an
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