The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
Third Time
HeHas WOn
This Honor
Stein Has Remarkable
Record for 1928 Golf
ing Season; 10 Ranked
BY ALEX c. ROSE

DON STEMS 1923 record ranks
- him as the foremost amateur
golfer In Seattle, an honor that ne
has held for tho past three years.
In selecting this 10-man team, the
players have been chosen and rated
according TO their respective show
Ings In scratch play tournaments
during the past year. Half OF tho
lineup hale from the Seattle Golf
club, while the Inglewood Country
club. with three, and the Jefferson
Park Golf club. with two, complete
the list. The Rainier. Darlington and
University clubs have several good
players, but not quite good enough
TO win call over any OF the 10
named.
Not only Is Bon Stein the ranking
golfer OF this city. but his playing
thruout the season showed that the
youngsters game is improving with
age; his match and medal play being
the best he has ever displayed.
HIS RECORD
FOR SEASON
Here's what young Mr.. Stein Of the
Seattle Golf club did In the major
events during the 1928 season: Won
the state amateur championship, for
the second successive time, at Aber-
deem. won the city titular honors at
Inglewood. won medaiist prize in the
Pacific Northwest amateur field: was
low amateur gross scorer In the
Northwest and state open events;
lost the British Columbia amateur
championship when Clark Speirs de
feated him in the finals. one.up: was
but one stroke more than the winning
mark hung up by Phil Taylor, the
Victoria pro. in the Northwest open
tourney; was eliminated in the semi
semi.final round in the Pacific North
west amateur fight by Rudy VII
helm, the Waverly crack. after one
OF the best matches OF the tourna-
ment, one-down.
This record shows that Bon Stein
was very much In the nmelight at
all times and that his position at
the top of this 1o-man team is fully
warranted.
Second on the list Is Lee steil. whose
fine work in the Pacific Northwest
amateur race created a sensation and
landed him In the finals where he
lost to the old master. Chandler
Egan. On HIS road to the final
bracket Steil defeated Forest Wat
son, DR. Paul Hunter. Francis Babe
Ruth" Brown and Clark Speirs, in
the order named. Quite a quartet to
defeat.
A few days prior 10 the opening OF
the p. N. G. A. meet. Steil won the
North End championship for the
second successive time. defeating
"Dixie' F'leager in the final match.
CLARK SPEIRS
is NO. 3
Clark speirs. the former Inslewood
star. who is now resident OF Cali
fornia, having left Seattle several
weeks ago, is awarded the No.
berth in the lineup by virtue OF his
winning the British Columbia crown
and his showing In the match play
rounds in the Pacific Northwest anna
teur event.
The veteran. II. A. F1eager. known
from coast TO coast In football and
golf circles as Dixie" may DO slip
ping wee bit in his links game.
but he showed In that final four-man
team match against the Waveriy
quartet for the Davis cup. that he
stili has a heap OF good. sound golf
left. The trophy is now resting in
the North End clubhouse and Dixie
produced the shots that put It there.
Jack Westland, the holder of Uni
versity OF Washington and Ingle-
wood titles. comes next on the list.
His exhibitions in the aforemen-
toned events which he captured. to-
gether with the fine showing made
In the p. N. @. A. and the state tour
naments. show that this young man
is fast coming to the front.
HAw is
NO. 6
No. is Gordon Haw. the Jefferson
Park Golf club champion. who made
such a creditable showing in the Ma
tional Public Links championship
meet at Washington. d. c.. where he
was sent as representative OF the To-
cal municipal course last June.
Another jefferson Park lad
Theron Rongcrud-gets the next call.
Small in stature. the s6-hoies.a-day
grind IS hard strain for this young
ster. who carries just as many shots
in his bag as the best OF them, but
he managed TO put a couple OF vet
eran campaigners-'Dix Fleager
and Russell Smith-in the discard
before he dropped from view in the
Pacific Northwest amateur fight.
Merlin McElwaine did not make"
the Seattle Golf clubs Davis cup
team. but his playing in the qualify
ing round and early match play in
the p. N. G. A. tourney opened the
eyes OF his links cronies to the fact
that Mac" is very steady and re-
liable golfer.
HJERT is AT
No. Q
No. Q is Harry Hjert. He was
pitted against Rudy Wilhelm in the
first round Of the Pacific Northwest
amateur test and lost after a hard
fight on the home green. He was
runner-up in the Inglewood club
championship this year.
Roy Campbell. the newly-appointed
captain of the Seattle Golf club. com.
pletes the list. Capt Campbell did
not win any big honors during the
past season, but he was always up
there ready TO grab off something
when somebody tripped him up. AS
a member Of the team he did help to
win something for his club.
something" being the Dav'
So that's that.