The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-21
All FaVorites Win Matches, Though GrueIlingBattling Is General Order Of Day
By HOMER GEORGE tStaff Writer Outdoors-South

Featured by many extra hol' matches, most of the favorites il the Southern Amateur championship being fought out at Roebuck earned victories in the play of Wednesday Today, another series of Is hol,
 matches will be played, while ol Friday two rounds will bring tn, field down 10 the finals which vii be played Saturday over the 36-hol, route.
 If those left in the championship flight. Birmingham and Atlanta hay, 1lVe each. while selma, Jackson Nille, Louisville and Chattanooga Lave one man each. All the sensa. ten performing youngsters remain in the battle and to many it look. as if the finals will be between som, of the kids. However, several sea. soned veterans are yet in the scrar and they are fellows who are neVel licked until the end has actually been reached.
 Probably the hardest match of yes terday, certainly that which went tn, greatest number ol holes, was be tween SoX Crawford of Birmingham and Chick Ridley of Atlanta, result ing in victory by one up for Craw- ford on the tNenty-second hole Crawford had managed to get an early lead on Ridley through play ing super golf, but the AtIantan staged d wonderful come back to square the match on the 18th green when Crawford missed an easy putt Crawford Noses Out Win.
 Then began the battle of extra holes with each man playing fine golf and showing no sign of weak cnins. One-two-three-they played and still it was all square. The fourth is an iron shot Ridley hit on the green and rolled over d bit into some bad rough. Crawford was short but ill better position. Chick pitched his ball do n-nill, but it was a hard shot and he was IS feet short of the hole. Sax hit an iron for the lin and it struck the side of the green, rolling to four feet of the lag.
 This hitting of the side of the green proved a life-saVer for Sax and won him the match. for he would have been well beyond Chick had he not done so. Rdtey made d des- perate effort to sink his putt but the ball struck almost on the lip Cf the cup. Sax then rammed his putt home and they shook hands. m, battle was decidedly the feature of the day. insofar as desperate playing was concerned, and Ridley deserved world of praise for his uphill bat tie. Crawford played d wonderfully me game all the way, and, but for missing that short putt on the 18th ad the better of Chick.
 Crisman Wins Easily.
 The easiest match of the day was that m which young Glen Crisman dashed such hopes as J. Perry Greene of Atlanta had of sticking in the championship flight. Greene was no match for Crisman and went out at the 18th green by an over shadowing defeat of 9 up and to pay Crlsman shot a good game, go- ing out in 39, but always had much m reserve. It was by all odds the easiest play of the days doings.
 Four matches in the first division went to extra holes. Tess Bradshaw had to go nineteen holes to defeat Ben Jones l up. Both players are rom Atlanta and showed some fine 5oif; Especially did Jones play well. lte had Bradshaw down two by mak- ng a , on It, but Tess got a 5 and 10 halve the match and then won it.
 Emmett Spicer, Jr., of Memphis earned bit of fame by defeating T. ". Palmer of Miami in an extra hole match. Palmer is one of the hardest playing match men in Amer lea and put up a battle that was worth following. When the two came up to the first tee for the extra hole Splcer was weak and pale, but as game as golfers get to be. He stuck to his job and made d birdie three on the. extra hole. thereby winning from the Floridian,
 JeniNs Giilem Loses.
 John Marshall the Kentucky champion who halls from Louisville was carried to the 18th hole by Jenks r. Gillem of Birmingham, in a hard fought match Both players were in fine form and showed class of golf worthy of championship test. Giliem IS the sensationalist of Tuesday who made 33 on the second side. How ever, he could not repeat that per iormance and went out at the 18th after memorable struggle.
 Most of the other matches were close and the margin of victory in every instance was small Bob Baush, Jr, got away to flying start against l.. A. Montedonico of Memphis He won four of the first i've holes and it seemed all off when suddenly he began having trouble. And all the rest of the way he was hooking, slicing and getting into all Kinds of difficulties. Btu he had enough golf left in him to come on and win even in the face of all these oesetting troubles. His margin was up and ? to play. He was luck at having rather easy match and If he has any such troubles in the future he Is likely to lose out. A Hectic Match.
 Young Charlie Black of Atlanta had hectic match with G. NJ Davis Of Birmingham, finally winning by one up. Black got an early lead of one hole, but it was squared, and another time his lead was overcome But coming to the eighteenth, he was che up. Davis outdrove him but, un- daunted. Black put his brassie second on the green, eight feet from the cup. Davis followed with a peach inside Black. It was a matter of inches who was away, so close the distance was measured. Black looked at the line of his putt and without any he's itancy rammed her home and the two grasped hands, the birdie three set ting the match.
 Frank Godchaux was in fine form and easily defeated Paul F. Haddocll of Charlotte, up and to play Godchaux was driving in magnificent form, frequently nearing the 300 yard mark, and always being well in front of Haddock The latter played a nice game, but was just not good enough for the young college boy The playing of Godchaux strength ened his place in the minds of the public as favorite for the title. The fine approaches of Haddock were all that saved him from a regular rout
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 Boyd EIimin Btes Jarvis.
 Pollack Boyd. the youngster from Chattanooga, jumped into the lime light by a wonderful round, in which his medal play was 73, equal of that of Crissman, the low medalist. Boyd was pitted against fine golfer in Dan Jarvis of Nashville, but the lat ter could not withstand the rush of the red-headed kid. losing by three up and two to play. He made a game struggle. but 73 golf was much too