The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
Some Cards Turned In Show
Scores In 70's, But High
Totals Are General Rule

Generally high scores marked
Mondays preliminary rounds over
the Roebuck course by entrants In
the Southern Golf associations
twentyfirst annual amateur cham
nonship tournament, which will get
urder way Tuesday morning at $50
o'clock. Al n. Bailey and II. 2. u.
Gowee of Atlanta drew the initial
tickets. Other pairings already ar
ranged for will follow every five
minutes until after o'clock before
those who already have arrived or
lave advised tournament officials
they will be here have gotten away
AMONG the early arrivals Monday
who took practice swings around the
links were Chris Brink, semi finalist
last yea. who was runner-up last
\ eek in the Kentucky state tourney.
brink. playin with Frank Fehr, Jra
as hitting his usual Ions tee shots.
/ il had not Yet found the range of
Instances and both he and Fehr took
inc count in the low SOS.
frank tiodchauN, formerly of New
Orleans but playing from Nashville,
Tenn. this year, Al Timer the long
hitting crack from Jacksonville,
ia; Gilbert oaks and Pollak Boyd
OF Chattanooga hooked in four
ENC. Timer setting the pace for the
,,Dartet in both driving and APP
i i'oscnins. II found trouble on the
trcens. however which ran his score
up. I he Eloridian was hitting tire !.
iacndous tee shot and LAID many OF
his second shots close to the pm
oaks also played steady round.
nile CfodchauN aud Boyd found
some difficulty with their drives.
Another Interesting foursome OF
the afternoon found Bobby Baugh'
Jr., and Ike Osbun OF Birmin CHAM
matched against Ferry Adalr i ana
bamians finishing the round easy
winners over the GeorSians.
O Q o
Youngsters Entered
Youthful players in TINS year
tournament arc causing the older
heads more than ordinary concern,
for there is an unusual number OF
the younger element driving away
on the heels of the veterans. Al
least dozen of them are still 1t
high school age. These include young
Baugh, who is just H. and sun IN
high school; Drayton Nabors, }. W.
Hillhouse and Johnny Tahems Jr,
of Birmingham, each II; Glenn Crisis
man, Selma, Ala, II; o. E. COOK, At
lanta, Is: Dave Black, Atlanta. II.
and a number of others right around
that age.
Baugh's recent performance in the
Georgia Alabama open tourney was
perhaps the most spectacular cXhipi-
lion recently given by any member
of the boys brigade. In a field com
posed of some of the south's leading
pros, he finished right around the
top with an aggregate score OF $40
for 72 holes. Right on his heels Tor
donors comes young Cr!ssman, VINO
walked away with the invitation
tournament of the mon 3" lle,A
Country club in rather handy fash
ION. while youns Cook only last week
ueeotiattd the East Lake course in
Atlanta in -, admittedly no easy
leat.
An interesting sidelight on young
Baughs spectacular rounds OF the
lest few days came to HSht t'udF
when it became known mere mat NJ
father was low m. daiist in the duali-
flying round of the first southern
amateur tournament and there are
many pulling for the son to repeat
the record OF his father in the quail
lying round.
Some Good Cards.
While Mondays scoring was
marked by high figures, there was
sprinkling of cards turned in snow
ing rouns in the 70's. The loves.
among these was Bobby Baugh 20
in the afternoon, followed the 20
made in the .foursome between Goa
ehaux and Timer and Boyd ahu
oaks. Boyd also shot 10 in the
morning.
Young Crissman started the AFTER
noon round in fair way to set new
record. going out in So. two unoer
par. He slipped badly coming nome,
however. going nine over par 1isures
for a 4a-77. Other cards in the
7p.s included Charley Black, Atlanta
II: Perry Adair, Atlanta, IS, and Ike
Csbun, Birmingham, IS.