The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-06
Doc Willing, Conqueror of
FOLEY, British TitIist,
Is Favorite.
DENTIST PLAYS EGAN
Francis 0uimet Meets
Johnson in Other Bracket.
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press staff Correspondent

PEBBLE BEACH, Cal, Sept. g.
Two former champions, each on his
way pioneer of golf in the United
States, went out today to battle in
the semi-f1nal round against oppon-
entS who have yet to win lasting
nationwide fame on the links.
Chandler Egan, who was winning
amateur championships quarter Oh
a century ago, was pitted against
DR.. o. F. Willing, the Portland dent
ist, one of the ablest and most ag-
greSSive players of the northwest.
Francis Ouimet, whose triumphs
in 1913 and 1914 ushered in a new
era of golf in this country, met
Harrison r. Johnston, blonde Mimi
esotan.
One of the quartet of semi-hinal-
lists is destined to succeed. The
fallen champion, Robert Tyre Jones
Jr. Of Atlanta. The favorite now is
Doc Willing.
Egan Popular
A victory war Egan would be ire
mendously popular locally, inasmuch
as the former title holder is con-
nected with the Del Monte interests
promoting the present champion
ship. Chandler Egan won the ma
tional amateur title back in 1904,
when he defeated Fred Herreshoff
in the final round, and again the
following year when he met and
beat D. E. Sawyer for the cham
pionship. He is the golf architect
who revised the Pebble Beach course
to it's present qualifications as a real
test for golf champions.
Until Francis Ouimet, an unknown
caddy boy of Brookline, Mass, won
his way to a triple tie for the open
championship, back in 1913, and
went on to defeat Harry Vardon and
Ted Ray in the play-of, golf gen.
orally was regarded as game donli-
mated by our cousins overseas.
The sudden rise of Ouimet, who
went on to win the amateur title
the following year, marked the COM
mencement of popular interest in
the links pastime in the United
States.
Newcomers in Race
Doc Willing and Jimmy Johnston
are newcomers by comparison with
the ex-champions. Each has made
his mark in national competition
without quite reaching the top flight.
Egan and Willing, the Oregonians
who meet in the upper flight of
semi-final brackets, reached the
round with comparative ease as far
as their quarter-final engagements
on Thursday were concerned.
Egan eliminated Jess Sweetser,
another former champion, 6 and 5.
The veteran was stroking his shots
smoothly and accurately, making by
far the best showing of any of the
contenders in the third round.
TolIey Eliminated
Doc Willing put out Cyril Tolley,
the British champion, and 8. Play
in this match was ragged in the ex-
IRENE, with neither displaying his
best golf. Willing had the punch
at the needed moments.
The pair of survivors in the lower
fight came from behind in their
third round matches-Johnston be-
ing carried to the thirty ninth hole
by George Voight of Great Neck,
N. Y. Voight looked every inch a
winner most of the way, only to
falter at the finish.
A deliberate youngster from San
Francisco, whose elaboration just
failed to carry him through to sue
cess and fame, took Ouimet to the
eighteenth green of the Thursday
afternoon round before Francis
dropped a 40-foot uphill mutt for a
birdie half and victory. Lawson Lit
tie is the youngsters name and it is
a name likely to be heard more
often in the realm of national golf
hereafter.
Since Bobby Jones passed from
the picture in the first round of
eighteen-hole match play, however,
one fact has become increasingly
apparent. The one real golfer of the
game is the Albanian who now
sports his U. S. C. A. badge in the
role of referee.
There will be a new amateur
chanopior1 cromoed SATURDAY. hI1t