Evening star., 1924-09-23
EVANS IS TRAILING
IN AMATEUR GOLF
Z Down at End of First 18 to
Rudy Misrepresentation
Leads Corkran.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ARDMORE. Pa, September 23-Two
British Walker cup players were
leading Americans after playing ls
holes in the first 36-hole round Of
match play in the national amateur
golf tournament today. Another in
ternational match was even The
holes which Rudy" Knepper, former
Princeton and Sioux City star, had
over his fellow Chicagoan, Chick
Evans.
Chick Evans won only two holes and
pulled out but four halves in the
morning round. knepper in Western
golf has always had an inferiority COM
plex. while playing the eight-time mes
Western champion, but overcame it
today. taking IS for the round.
Evans had four three-putt greens.
was short with chip shots. erratic with
irons and drove into trouble seven
tEnes. Knepper. who won the play off
to qualify, took few chances after
piling UP an early lead Luck helped
him some, for on the tenth. after
his second had found a trap, he chip
ped out for birdie 3.
Evans was out OF bounds three
times. He had an approximate sy for
the round
Gardner Leads Corkran.
Ham" Gardner of Buffalo. who has
been prominent in upper New York
State golf, sprang a surprise on
"Ducky' Corkran. who broke the
record in the qualifying round with
142. Gardner jumped into a two hole
lead when they had played four holes
and was / up at the turn. Corkran
squared the match at the twelfth and
the last two holes of the round when
Gardner played them in par. Gard
ners medal was IS to 20 for Corkran.
Francis Ouimet, with medal of "a,
was never down to Willie Hunter
after the fifth hole. Hunter won the
first, but did not take another until
after the turn. where he was down.
He won two holes coming home, the
same as Ouimet. Hunters approx
mated medal was 2 strokes higher
than Ouimet. The Bostonian did
in 4. His medal to the turn was par
36. and his lead was due largely to
his putter.
Other Results.
Dexter Cummings of Chicago was
3 up after his morning round with
Karl f. Mosser of Boston.
Bobby Jones of Atlanta and w. J.
Thompson of Toronto were even after
playing 1s holes today in their 36-
hole match in the first round Of the
National Amateur Golf Tournam e mt.
Francis Ouimet of Boston was 3 up
after his morning round with Will
liam j. Hunter of Los Angeles, for
mer British amateur champion.
Ellsworth Augustus of Cleveland,
who is registered from Hinsdale. H.,
was up after his morning round with
Meridith NJ. Jack of Philadelphia
Arthur Yates of Rochester, N. Y,
went to lunch 2 up on Chris Dunphy
of Washington.
w. l.. Hope Of the British Walker
the ANGLICAN team, down.
Mckenzie z Down.
Jesse P. Guilford Of Boston, was 4
up after his morning round with r.
T. Wintringer Of Steubeneville. Ohio.
Eddie Held of st. Louis. was up
on F. ]. Wright, tr.. of Boston.
J. Wood Platt, Philadelphia. and r.
A. Torrance, Scotland, went to lunch
all square.
Maj Charles o. Hezlet Of England.
was a hole ahead of Max R. Marston
of Philadelphia. the defending cham
pion, when they went to lunch. Mars
ton had been up at the ninth.
L. NJ Watts of ST. Louis, was 1 up
after his morning round with A. C.
Ulmer of Jacksonville.
George Won Elm Of Los Angeles,
was up on Roland Mckenzie, school
boy Of Washington, d. c.
E. H. briggs, jr., Of New York. was
s up and playing IS holes with H.
Chandler Egan of Portland, Greg.
Eddie Lowery of Boston, went to
lunch 1 up on c. H. Paul of New
York.