The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
SPORTS WRITER SAYS GOLF TEAM OF ALABAMA GREAT
University Four Ranked As Third Best In America
 Bobby Baugh One Of Stars

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. e. .Lauding the University of Alabama golf team as among the first three Of America in it's class, if not the best, T. L. "Pat" Dozier, sports writer, .- lets forth the merits of the peer less" quartet as he sees them.
 MT. Dozier below gives the Asso- dated Press high points of the story that he is writing for national sporting magazine:
 Alabama university presents to the southern conference for the year 1923-1924 just about the greatest col 1ege golf team in the United States. It is conceded that the quartet from Tuscaloosa can give away a couple of holes in each foursome and still triumph in the conference and. with the possible exceptions of Yale and Harvard who boast the services of Hess Sweetser. former national anna tour title holder. and Harvard. Bob by Jones, national open champion, can hold it's own with any team ln the United States. It is highly prob able that not one college can show a foursome of equal merit from sin Gle state.
 The young men composing Ala bama's mashie squad are Files and Jack Crenshaw, Montgomery; Glenn Crissman, Selma; Bobby Baugh, Bir- mingham. And that quartet carries around in it's bags about all of the course records in the state.
 Files Crenshaw Is 19 years of age and scales 130 pounds just after he had doffed his street clothes and be- fore he has donned the links out fit. He was state champion of Ala bama in 1921-1922 and medalist at the tournament to settle the title for 1922 1923 He has been city champion of Montgomery for two years. HIS game is entirely his own manufac- lure since he has never had he serv- ices of a professional and 1t has been so long since he fell below 75 on any course that he has trouble In mathema tics as he has forgotten the number above that figure.
 Files Uses Midiron.
 Files most responsive club Is the midiron and the mid mashie. His accuracy with the middle distance sticks is attested by the fact that on the Riverside course at Tuscaloosa he recently played the nine holes in 27 and took five strokes on one of them. He had five 2's on his card. This also indicates that he seldom misses with the butter.
 Brother Jack is year younger than Files but this lack Is made up in weight as he is five pounds heavier Jack Crenshaw is cham pion of the old S. I. C.. now the S. C, He has never held the state championship or the city title but he defeats his brother on alternate days. His trouble lies in the fact that he Is too hasty a player and some times flubbs on through insufficient waggIe. His average card for the sea son will be found to be under 75.
 Glenn Crissman Is 16 years of age. He Is the principal reason why Selma is known because this young man Is the present state champion and won the medal at the 1923 southern anna teur meet. He is protege of Damen but drubs his instructor each ana eV- cry time the pro gets too sassy. Twic. since the college year began Crissman has fractured the Tusca- loosa Country club course. He play ed in 70 and was tied by Bobby rBaugh. Then he went around in 69 ' and. satisfied with the days work. : has not extended himself since. He also won the 1923 Montgomery Coun- ftry club invitation tournament, talk Ing his friend, John Tullis. of Mont pomery to 5 and defeat in the final round. Crissman puts all of hls 130 pounds in his shots and inVari- ably selects the short club as he be- lieves In a full swing whenever pos sible.
 Baugh Youngster Of Ability.
 Bobby Baugh. Birmingham, Is also tust around the 16-year mark in age Yet he plays like a veteran. His most notable achievement in his lO wears was his entrance upon the semi-finals of the 1923 southern anna teur meet when he lost to Perry Adair, Atlanta, present champion .Baugh is also the heaviest member Of the team, weighing just above the Yvelterweight class, 150 pounds.
 In the final engagement of the sea- son in the Southern conference. the ; lads, disposed of the University of Georsia in high style. Playing a double foursome, IS holes. Nassau Hsscoring, they accounted for 15 points, tiled 5 and lost but out of possible .:This contest was decided on the morning of the Georgia-Alabama football game, over the Montgomery Country club course.
 7SF, Efforts are now being made to aehedule matches with every college in the conference.