The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
Adair And Godchaux Begin Championship Fight At 10
 O'clock Saturday Morning In 36-HoIe Match
By HOMER GEORGE Staff Writer OutdoOrS-S -SouttD

pidylnS the 1lheSt Of fighting Spir- its, Perry Adair of Atlanta and Frank GodehauX of Nashville Won their way to the finals in the south : ern amateur gold championship Fri day. Today they will meet in a 3t-hoie clash for the title. the play beginning at 10 o'clock in the morn ing and consisting Of IS holes in the forenoon With a like number after lunch.
 Thus IS the cold dope borne out. despite the flashy showing of young sters and the desperate playing of the old 'uns. For after all is said and done. Adair and GOdChauX were , thought from the start t. be the class of the race, and the pair most likely to battle with driver, mashie and nibliel for the trophy. And truly they lived up to the figuring though hard pressed to get by some of their opponents.
 Both players got into the semi finals only after desperate and at times extremely brilliant golf. Adalr defeating Birmin%ham.s own Bobby Baugh. Jr., by two up and GodchauX getting a verdict over Dr. A. B. liar ris. Birmin gham veteran only by going 19 holes. Neither were quite so hard pressed in the afternoon. though GodchauX had to show a lot of golf t. beat Al Ulmer, of Jack sonville. up, the match going to the eighteenth hole Adair had a rather easy time beating H. G. Sci bles. up and to go.
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 Marshall Beaten.
 The real feature of the morning play was the matches of Adair and GodchauX but the sensation was the defeat of John Marshall, the Ken lucky champion, by II. c. Selbles. This was done by remarkable comeback on the part of Sei0leS after it looked as if he had been licked. l. was a shock which the golfing crowd felt all the afternoon. The remarkable playing of Seibles pos sibly took all he had for he was really no match for Adair when the semifinals started. seigles won the Marshall match on the twentieth green.
 The contest between Perry and Adair and Bob Baugh Jr., will go down in Birmingham history as one of thrills and sensations which kept the gallery keyed to the highest pitch until the final putt fell on the 18th green. It was one of those ding dong affairs where one man took a hole only to lose his lead a bit later and then vice versa all over again. Though he lost. Baugh deserves a world of praise for the magnificent fight he put up. One of these days soon, when he is bit more eXpe- rienced he will beat Perry and all others now around here.
 This match started off with each getting fine drives. Perry missed his second shot. however, while Bob landed on the green fairly close to the pin. Perry chinped up dead, but Bob sank his three and became one up. On the second hole Bob landed on the green with his second, but Perry missed his and then messed up his third, Baugh taking the hole and ,. becoming two up. On the tkird Perry pitched almost dead to the pin while Bob landed on the bank of a deep ditch to the right. His sec ond went in the water and he dropped out, to finally get 6, Perry taking a four.
 Match Evcncd Up.
 on the fourth, at 1Ss yards. Perry was under tree to the left of the green and on hill while Bob was short of the green but In a nice posi- ton. Perry clipped dead to the hole Bob was short with his putt and laid himself stymie, Adair winning the hole and 4 and going back to evens. on the fifth both were on the edge of the green in three, but Perry took three butts while Bob was down in two This put Bob one up.
 They halved the siXthI in par fours, but Perry then was twr holes In sue cession going up for the first time. The seventh, at 337 wards was a heart breaker for BaugSS friends. He pulled his drive into tlte rough, but in easy pitching distance. Perry, on the other hand. missed his drive and was back on q bunker. His second was into the open short distance further. but just beyond B&ugh. Bob f lfs1t, de- l,,d e third over the green. Perry pitched close to the pin on his fourth. while Bob was short with his. Bob missed his putt and Perry sank his. to win 5 to 6. On the eighth Perry was on the green with his second while Bob the pin and he took two butts, Perry getting down in four to his five.
 But Bob showed his eameness on the next Perry sliced his drive. while Bob went down the middle of the course Perry tried to use a wooden club from the Tor g green in the woods and only got to the fair way. His third was short. Bob hit long second and was on With his third and down in two, winning with to Perry's 6. Thus they turned all even.
 Bnugh in the Lead.
 On the tenth Bob was on the green with ms iIOlt, WILLIE I tAl y opppii was in the rought. to the right. Perry made a beautiful pitch. but took two butts to like number for Bob and was one down Each took lives on the eleventh Perry making remarkably fine putt after he had practically lost a stroke by choking his drive up against a tree. Bob missed a short putt for a win here
 Each took par three on the twelfth, but on the thirteenth Boh had the worst shots of the day. His drive was in a bunker and his sec ond across an adjoining green into the rough, while his third was short and still in the rough. Perry in the meanwhile. had fine drive, a good brassie and pitched well on the green Bob was finally on the green Tn four but took two butts to one for Perry This squared the match again. They squared the next two holes in fours but on the sixteenth Perry made il one up when Bob required three butts to two for Adair after botf had landed on the green with theii seconds.
 The seventeenth was halved ir threes. both making remarkable ap proach butts to within an inch O. the cup Bob putting first. On tho eighteenth Bob was short of the -rao, ,-ifb bic caeoud while Perry