Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

NE SSdSOIl VI 1919 III BOlI Was
one to be remembered II for
nothing more than the playing
Il of the amateur championship
on the Pacific Coast for the first
time in history. Over and above this,
however, the title tournaments we're of
themselves outstanding, each one Of the
four-amateur, open, womens and P.
G.. A-containing some feature or fea-
lures calculated to stamp them deep In
memory.
Bobby Jones came very close to hav-
ing one of his greatest years. The fact
that he didn't was probably due TO
the surprise victory marked up by
Johnny Goodman of Omaha, who de-
feated the pride Of Georgia at Pebble
Beach, Calf, in one of the two
18-hole rounds of the amateur champi-
onship. Had Jones got past Goodman,
or had the play been SO holes for all
of the matches instead of having part
of these at 18 holes, the Albanian prob
pressively in this tournament as he did
in the open held earlier in the season
on the links of the Winged Foot Club,
Mamaroneck, N. Y.
Amateur a Big Success.
Although it probably was not without
misgivings that the United States Golf
Association decided to send this years
amateur championship to Pebble Beach
on the Monterey Peninsula, the tourna-
ment proved to be an outstanding sue
cess in every way, except from the
standpoint of those Californians who
were waiting until Jones had advanced
to the 36-hole matches before visiting
the battle ground.
Jones showed a characteristic fash
in the medal play tying for the honors
with Eugene Hcmans, Of Englewood
N. j. However, the practically unknown
Johnny Goodman upset the applicant
by defeating Jones before the match
play phase had little more than begun.
For time 1t seemed that the young
sters would overrun the field, but after
a series of flashes by the Goodmans
and sundry members Of the young Cali
fornia school, the veterans finally came
into their own.
This, In fact, was perhaps the most
sensational phase of the tournament,
the semi-flnalistS, Harrison r. (Jinmy)
Johnston of st. Paul; DR.. o. F. Willing
of Portland Greg; Francis Ouimet Of
Boston, and H. Chandler Egan Of Med
ford Ore, comprising the oldest group
ever surviving for that stage Of the
championship. Johnston was the even
tual winner, defeating DR.. willing in
the final after Egan and Ouimet had
been disposed Of in the penultimate
round.
Jones Again Open Champ.
Although losing his amateur crown,
Jones was equal to the task of regain
ing his honors in the open champion
ship. Over the testing Winged Foot
course Jones played the first So holes
so brilliantly that the outlook was for
a runaway victory. A heavy thunder
storm which broke about the ears of
the field had much to do with what
later TRANSFERRED. That runaway victory
actually did materialize but not quite
In the manner popularity expected.
After bad flnal round Jones had to
hole q 12-foot putt to tie with Al
Espinosa. The following day In q &C.
hole play-off for the title, Jones de-
feated the professional by the stagger-
ing and unprecedented margin Of IS
strokes.
In the women's championship ana in
the P. G. A. last years winners were
successful Miss Glenna Collett cap.
on the threshold of defeat in one OF
her earlier matches, that against Mrs.
Harley G. Higbie, who had the title
holder 4 down with as many holes
to play. Failing to hole q putt which
would have given her victory by and
4, MRS. Higbie lost the remaining holes
OF the round and was beaten on the
18th. After that Miss Collect played
brilliantly and won great final from
MRS. Leona Pressler of Los Angeles, by
and 4. The tournament this year
was played at Oakland Hills, Detroit.
Diegel Again Beats Hagen.
BY his successful defense of the p.
G. A. championship at Los Angeles,
Leo Diegel had the distinction of de-
feating Walter Hagen in the event for
the second successive year. Hagen, i've
times winner of the professional honors.
was beaten in the semi-final. Johnny
Farrell, former open champion, was
runner-up to Diegel.