Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-16
JONES LEADS EVANS
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Stages Close Fight With For
mer Title Holder for z Up Ad-
vantage in 18 Holes.

SHORT HILLS, n. j., September
l6.-Bobby Jones. defending his title
as national amateur golf champion. In
the third round at Baltusrol today
led Chick Evans of Chicago. up. at
the end of the first Is holes of their
36 hole battle.
The veteran Chicago star gave the
Atlanta marvel A sensational battle
all the way. and 1t was only by poSt'
ing a brilliant round of 20. two under
par, that Bobby was able to gain his
advantage over the former title
holder. Evans went around in "a.
George Dawson of Chicago and
George Won Elm of Los Angeles COM
pleted the first half of their third
round matches with big margins over
their opponents, while Francis Ouimet
of Boston and Frederick j. Wright,
jr. were all square at the eighteenth.
Watts Gum played erratically
against Won Elm and the far western
player was able to complete the first
eighteen holes, 6 up on the georgia
Tech lad Dawson was up on
Eddie Held Of st. Louis.
After a poor start, Oumet came
back with squirt of brilliant golf to
overtake the young Massachusetts
state champion and bring their match
to even terms.
Gum and Won Elm Start.
Eight golfers began the four.cor-
nered interseCtiOnal struggle for places
| in the semi-finals.
First 10 drive off in the 36.hole fight.
which will leave only four men in the
hunt after today's play. were Gum,
Bobby Jones Atlanta neighbor. and
Won Elm Of Los Angeles. They halved
the first hole in par SIS.
Both were in trouble on the first
| hole, Won Films second catching a
trap and Gums diving into the rough.
They caught the green with their
| thirds. however, and were down in
; two puts.
Won Elm became / up on his South
ern rival at the second Gum conced-
ing the hole after driving into the
rough and pitching over the green on
his second. His approach putt was
poor. while Won Elm was down in
par 4.
Won Elm Holds Lead.
The Los Angeles man held his mar
gin through the third, which was
halved in par 4s.
Dawson and Held pushed off in the
second match. and the latter was in
difficulties at the outset. His drive
crashed into a fence. and before he
could safely recover he had expended
too many strokes to he in the run
ming. Dawson won the hOlea s to 3.
and they then halved the second and
third in par As.
BY sinking 5O-foOter for birdie 2
at the short fourth, Won Elm became
2 up on Gum.
They halved the fifth in par Is with
errorless golf
Wright Takes Lead.
Frederick J. Wright. ir., the Massa-
chusetts State champion. started the
third match of the day against the
veteran Ouimet of Boston like
cyclone.
With an eagle on the first
a par on the second and birdie 3
on the third. he became 3 up on the
former champion al the very outset
Two tremendous wooden club shots
took the young Boston player to the
green within feet of the cup on
the first hole. He then sank his
short putt, while Ouimet required a
par s.
Ouimets shots on the second hole
strayed from the line. and he needed
one more than WriGht's par 4. At
the third Wright sank a 60-fOoter on
the green for another 3 while Ouimet.
trapped on his approach. conceded
the hole.
Bobby Jones Two Up.
Bobby Jones. locked with the vet
eran Evans. raced away to a sensa-
tional start on the first three holes
on their 36-hole contest. becoming
up as they went to the fourth tee.
The champion and Evans halved
the first hole with birdie As after
Chick had trimmed the cup with his
initial putt TO narrowly miss sinking
the ball for an eagle. Bobby. playing
fawess golf. was down In another
3 at the second. becoming l up as
Evans. off the line with his iron,
required q 5.
Evans in Bad Luck.
Jones won the third hole. a par
four play of 3S2 yards, shooting in
regulation figures. while Chick was
hacking away to lift his ball out of
the rough.
The veteran Chicago player ran
into an unfortunate break on this
hole. his ball striking a spectator and
bouncing under tree. He tried
gamely to pitch out, but the best he
could get was five.
Roth were over the short fourth
water hole on their iron. and with the
conventional two puts. were down
in threes, Jones still two up.
Won Elm turned at the ninth, re.
tanning his advantage of two holes
on Gum.
They also halved the sixth in tours
and the seventh in skies. Both putted
badly on the latter green, taking one
stroke over par.
Gum won his first hole of the
match at the eighth. where Won Elm
hooked his second shot into II trap
and then added an extra putt on the
green for five.
Gums second was dead TO the pin
and he was down in par four.
Won Elm Takes Ninth.
Won Elm came back with a par
three to capture the ninth. Here it
was the Atlantan's turn to drive into
a trap. He had a nice recovery, but
once more his putter failed him, cost
ing him a stroke over par.
Jones and his Midwest opponent
halved the fifth in par As. Both had
long drives and were on with their
seconds They then took the usual
two puts for a half.
Both Gum and Won Elm We're trap
ped at the tenth on their seconds. and