The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18

Birmingham Is the south's golf
capital-at least Though this week.
Tuesday morning It's southern
amateur golfers, none of whom carry
a handicap exceeding Is strokes, will
begin a test of IS holes of medal
play over the course of the Roebuck
Country club. Their objective will
be score enabling them to claim
a position among the select 81 who
title which Bobby Jones, crack
amateur of Atlanta, will not defend
this year.
Among the visitors looming up as
bunkers embarrassing hopes enter
tanned by Birmingham followers of
the royal and ancient Scots game
are Perry Adair Ct Atlanta, who reg
istered a IA in a Sunday foursome
at Roebuck. winner at Nashville in
1921; Pollack Boyd of Chattanooga
who swings no mean assortment of
clubs; Frank Godchaux OF New Or
leans, in the running until the last
in southern Journeys for three years;
Tub Palmer Ct Miami, Fla; Al Ulmer
Of Jacksonville, Fla, state champion
for years: John Tullis of Montgom-
cry, Chasteen Harris of Memphis,
Mike Thomas. the portsider from
Nashville, Lewis Tachau of Louis
VILE, KY. and Glen Crissman OF
Selma, Ala.
Birmingham Bets On Baugh.
But the Birmingham crowd is
pointing to the achievement of Bobby
Baugh, Jr., in the Georgia Alabama
open last week over the same course
and silently and outspokenly indors-
ing him as a good ace in the hole.
Big things are expected of the
youngster who takes things SC
calmly. Then there are R. r. Brooke
who has been turning in decent
cards during the last week. and Ike
Osbun, who found himself with a
card Of rs Sunday when the last putt
was run down.
DR.. A. B. Harris has been little
off, but will no doubt hit a stride in
the qualifying round Tuesday and
the match play. DR.. Harris is al
ways dangerous, as Is Bob Munger.
other Birmingham golfers included
in the entry list are: H. G. Seibels.
Bob Gregory, j. S. Pevear and r. H.
Baugh. L. G. Brownlee will not en-
ter because of an injured hip.
Adair and Chick Ridley of Atlanta
emerged vletorS over Pollack BOYD
and Wilbur Cakes of Chattanooga
Sunday afternoon by and 3. Perry's
"a, 1nCIuQlnB -tHree SiAeS' CoHpdicu
we'll with Chicks rs, Boyd's II and
IS for Cakes.
Besides Adair and Ridley, Atlanta
has sent over Tess Bradshaw. Veazey
Rainwater, Richard Hickey and
Scott Hudson. They were all out
Sunday.
Though Jack wenzler, the wizard
from Memphis. is off playing in an
other tourney, Chasteen Harris is
said to be an able representative of
the Bluff City. Chris Brink will not
be here from Louisville with Tachau,
leaving his proxy with young man
named Gardner. another Audubon
Country club member.
O O
GOdchaux Drops a Title.
Frank Godchaux. the young Louisi-
anian, who has adopted Nashville as
his home town. will arrive at the
eleventh hour, dropping in Tuesday
He will come fresh from a beating
at Baton Rouge. La, where Nelson
Whitney. time southern champion
took away the Louisiana state title
in a 36-hole match. up and. / to
play Godchaux and Adair are most
frequently mentioned as finalists al
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The Roebuck course is exceedingly
fast and light rain would put il
in better shape, Ike Osbun said Sun
day night. Those who break SO will
attain, the first division of 80. in his
belief. rs
The IS: holes Of medal play Tues