New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

TWO CHAMPIONS
 IN SEMI.fINALS
Bobby Jones and Phil Perkins
 Meet Title AspiranS Today

Newton, Mass. Sept. 14 R-At the semi-final stage today. the list of national amateur golf champion- ship survivors was made of two Champions and two who would like to be. Bobby Jones. reigning mon- arch of amateur golf in the United States, who has won all the champ l ionships he has tried for except the British amateur. and Phil Perkins, holder of the British amateur cup were the champions. George Noight and Phillips Finlay have their titles to win.
 | The final four in the champion ship brought together star golfers 1 from far and near, athletes of sharply contrasting types. Jones has gained more advertising for Atlan- ta. Ga, than all the chambers of commerce fn the city history. Fin lay his opponent over>a stretch of as many of the 36 holes as shall be needed is Harvard sophomore, the lone surviving collegiate entry
 Perkins has never before tried for the amateur championship of the United States and Voight is in the match play for the first time as he failed to qualify in 1926 and 1927. l There was no chance that the gal lery would have difficulty in indenti- flying the semi-finaiists. Jones is short and plump. Finlay is exceed ingly tall and more under than ov- erweight. Perkins wears spectcles and looks much older than his 2S years while Voight is dark and slim and takes his golf seriously. The champion. after his narrow escape Wednesday. found his game with & vengeance in the third round and slaughtered John R. Beck, member Of the British Walker Cup team. 14 and 13.
 No more crushing defeat has been administered in all amateur cham- just like it 13 years ago. Jones was under par all day and his opponent i from oversea was not able to win q hole. T was not d good golfer un- der the circumstances, said Beck, but l enjoyed watching your cham- pion play"
 Noieht outputted Dr. o. F. Will ling. the Portland. Ore. dentist. to win his third round match 1 to g.. The other two contests were closer, each ending at the 35 green. Per kins defeated John Dawson. Chica go. playing in his first amateur ti- tie hunt. 3 and 1, while Finlay ad- >anced at the expense of Jimmy" Johnston, St. Paul. !. and 1.
 Perkins was too steady for Daw- son and his sensational long irons turned the tide from west to east. Finlay came from behind to win. two great recovery shots proving Vi tai factors in his victory.
 The clash to determine the semi finalists was d battle all the way for every one except Jones. The WY the Georgian was going the golf calibre Of his opponent made no difference.
 Dawson rallied gamely against the British titlist to win the 18th and l4th holes Of the final IS to cut his opponents lead from three to on" but Perkins became bernie two by taking the 10th and then sent a death dealing shot from the 17th tee to the green 255 yards away.
 Noight, former Washington star now living in New York. played well to the green and puttcd efficiently all day Noight is not a slugger but has a compact game and plays well within himself. The Brae Burn course might have been made for him. The two long holes, the fifth and 14th, each more than $50 yards. can not be reached by the longest hitter in two so he does not have to "break his back" trying to get home with drive and brassie.
 Finlay. one of golf's longest Nit ters, did not beat the St. Paul star with his driving. long though it was, but showed a spectacular abil- ity to get out of trouble that saved him.
 The match between Jones and Finlay involved a clash of maste. and student. Phil spent his r.st easter vaca!;c" "+ A''""ta playing Close observers suggested that the collegian's long tee shots might not prove of great value against Jones as the champion woul have the diff ference concealed in his long sec onds.
 The Perkins-Voight set to was ex. pected to develop into battle of irons. The British and American stars have shown themselves mas- ters of the approach shots as neces- ary to successful coring at Brae Burn. Perkins is not the Perkins who was defeated 13 and 12 by Jones in the Walker Cup play. He says so himself.
 If am fortunate enough to play Bobby again." he said. "He will not beat me 13 and 12." After his play in this championship there WAS nc disposition to dispute the prediction ~f