Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-07

~ EDIBLE BEACH, Calu., 0epVenoet
1.-Two stalwarts OF the Inks
DR.. Oscar F. willing OF Port
land and Harrison r. Johnston
of ST. Paul-"Doc" and jim
nv" to the galleries-came today 10 the
final 36-hole round of play Of pictur-
rsoue Pebble Beach to decide which
was to experience the thrill OF being
amateur champion Of the United states
for the first time.
Considered so lightly as contenders
that Johnston was ranked slxtn ana
Willing seventh on the natlonal hSG
used for match play seeding. tney
stood out nevertheless as the survivors
of a tournament notable 1or lts Tax
Western hazards and upsets.
The fact that in their paths 70 the
anal round neither doc" nor Jimmy
was called upon to play the detnroneo
champion Bobby Jones. may De
source of disappointment to some OF tne
critics, but this much can be SAID LOT
.Johnston-he beat the man that peat
the man that beat the man that de-
feated Bobby Jones"
Becomes Musical Refrain.
This refrain has grown with the
Journal ent's progress TO musical &C
compartment that appealed to the
fans ever since Johnny Goodman OF
Omaha ousted Jones in the first round
and took the main actor on this gnt-
tering California peninsula.
Goodman was removed in turn Dy
William Lawson Little, jr., of San
Francisco. who bowed to Francis Oui-
met of Boston in the third round. In
the semi-finals yesterday Johnston COM
nleted the route to the final by handing
Ouimet, the 1914 champion, decisive
setback. 6 and 5, while DR.. Willing was
disposing of H. Chandler Egan OF Med
ford, Ore, 1s04-1so5 title hoioer' =
and 3. ,-,.. -,
Johnston was the more impressive OF
the two finalists yesterday, but ms pam
to the deciding round, on the whole, mas
heen more difficult than that Of DR..
Willing. Jimmy" had to go 10 hoies
To mt out John de Paolo Of Bakersfelo,
Calf, in the very first round. After
taking Roland Mackenzie OF WaSnlng-
ton, D. c., into camp. and 5, IN Ine
second round, Johnston was carried 10
the thirty ninth hole before conquerlng
George Voigt Of New York, the mosV
terrific fight of the tournament.
Johnston Always in Command.
Yesterday, however, Johnston was
always the dominating ngure Id ms
traps during the day than ne oAo III
VIZ VIKINGS closest match was in the
first round where he beat Danny
Sangster, Los Angeles youth, and !.
Then he put out two EngliShmen IN
successionlT. A. Bourn. by and z, IN
the second round, and Cyril Toiley, the
British champion, and 5, In the thiro
round. +hars
were in the semi-finals were packed
into the outgoing nine of the second
round of the Egan-Willing match, ana
they were furnished exclusively py the
45-year-old Egan. IL. -.
Willing went to lunch 8 up, with VIC
tory conceded to him. He seemed 70
have the champion Of IS. years ago
groggy. Egan. however, had punch
He may have been helped by an
osteonathic treatment to his. weak
back. the factor that has kept him OUT
of most national competition Tor years
but at any rate. he aroused pig gal.
lery to a frenzied pitch OF excitemen'
with one of the gamest rallies ever W.T.
messed on any course.
Exan Makes Fine Rally.
PROM being 9 down at the twentieth
hole Epan became only 4 down at the
twentv-seyenth. He was getting q rev
''breaks" at last, but he was also con-
sistently outplaying the rugged DOCTOR.
But for a stymie at the nlneteenLn
hole and missed puts of > rect at tne
twentieth and 4 feet at the twenty.
seventh. Egan might have per1oImeo
the miracle and been only one oow .:I
Justice in golf, stymies helped Egan take
two holes as he put on his thr1ilins
squirt. The gallery indicated some as
favor with DR.. vikings consistent re-
fusal to concede short puts and APP
peared only too eager to cheef Egahs
rally. .-4,.
first, twenty-second, twenty-tnlro ano
twenty-fourth in succession, TWO OF tneIn
with brides as he played mag nag nc t,,s
twenty-fifth Willing tossed away his
chances on the twenty-sixth by top
ming his second shot into the chaSm
that cuts across the fairWay on tne
ocean. Egan Clipped skillfully to the
twenty-seventh, but missed short putt
for a win, made the turn down, ana
lost some of the fire of his comeback.
He dropped the twenty ninth and won
the thirty-f1rst when Willing took TWO
shots in a trap, but the best he cou'd
do against the heavy odds was carry
the issue to the thirty third green.
In Final First Time.
Willing. as we'll as Johnston, entered
the anal for the first time. Neither had
ever before gone beyond the third round,
although they have been competitors
in a number of tournaments since 1921.
Johnston has been western amateur
and Minnesota State champion. Will
ing has twice held. the Pacific North
west amateur title.
Both have proved good medal as well
as match players, Johnston has scored
we'll in several open championships.
leading the field at Oakmont for SO
roles in 1927. Willing won the Oregon
-Den last year, sinking a 25-foot putt
N the last green to beat Johnny Farrell,
then the national open king, by single
stroke with a score Of 295.