The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-23
I.J. OSBUN SHOOTS15I
 IN WESTERN. TOURNEY
Birmingham Golfer Completes Second Qualify.
 ing Round At Chicago Tuesday, With 76

CHICAGO, July 22--out of a field of 152 golfing stars, who forced the 32 playing qualifiers to shoot 155 or better to enter match play for the vest ern amateur championship at Hinsdale Golf club, the bright outstanding star of the field was Arthur Sweet of Edge wood club, Chicago, a former North western university golfer, who won the gold medal with score of 72-69--141.
 This was two strokes better than his nearest competitors, Frank Dyer of Memphis, former Metropolitan cham pion; James Manion of St. Louis, trahs-Mississippi champion, and R. E. Knepper of Chicago, formerly Iowa and Princeton champion, scoring 143 each,
 Johnston Fifth
 Fifth place went to Harrison R. Johnston of St. Paul, four times Min. Iiesota champion, who tallied pair Of 7S's for 146, while Capt. B. F. Car ter of Chicago, once Irish champion, who led the field at the end of the first days play with 69, finished the qualification in tie, for sixth place with John Dawson of Chicago at 147. Albert Seckei, formerly western title holder; Howard Schindorf, and George
 
 eighth place with 148.
 Just outside these 106leaders came Jack Wensler of Memphis, southern champion, and Kenneth g Hisert of the University of Chicago, carrying 149. This was one stroke better than the score returned by Bob Gardner of Chi cago, twice national champion and once a famous Yale athlete, who tied ,sta I of Chicago, at 150. Another southern star to gain admission to the match contests for the western championship now held by Chick Evans for the eighth time and who was qualified au- tomatically by his title, was I. J. Osbun of Birmingham, Ala, who had a score of 151. This same score was returned by Eddie Held of St. Louis, formely trans-Mississipp champion, and Bob White of Chicago. {, ~
 HackI Is Upset
 One of the worst upsets of the. day among the leaders was furnished by George Hackl of Chicagosla' Princeton golfer, who after scoring 70, two strokes under par yesterday, fell off 12 strokes today, going seven strokes above par on the first nine and three on the oSSNAN3 DuS AAo S@ NudAlAlcu HUI uduu- fly at 152.
 Another former national champion, Dave Heron of Chicago, who won the title by defeating Bobby Jones of At lanta at Pittsburg, took 153 strokes, the same score returned by William Medart, Lawson Watts and E. NJ. Whitbread of St. Louis anl Keefe Car ter of Oklahoma City.
 Play Illumination
 Douglas Hill of Cincinnati and four young Chicago players avoided playing off for last place by scoring 154, while four other Chicagoans having 155 each had to play an extra hole to determine who should be eliminated. E. H. Bank ard and l.. B. Bunting took four strokes each on the 406-yard hole and IT. E. Spear took five; R. A. Bowker drop. ping out by taking six.
 Of the 32 players who enter the first match round of IS holes tomorrow morning, 21, including the defending champion, Chick Evens, are Chica. goans. St. Louis qualified five men and threatened to get in several more at the end of the first round, but sev- eral of them slipped today. -
 Five southern' golfers survived the gruelljng medal play and most of them finisbed we'll up in the list. E. D.