The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-06
)u|MET, JOHNSTON,
! ECAN AND WILLING
|. ENTER SEM|F|NALS'
George voigt Beaten One Up in
50 Holes by Fighting St.
Paul Entrant
OUIMET'S FINISH DRAMATIC
-Four Survivors in Neighborhood
Of 40 Years Of Age; Egan
Won in 1904
|ovIMET's FINISH DRAMATIC
By ALAN J. GOULD


Pebble Beach, Calf. Sept. SIT
Youth has had It's fling In the ma
tional amateur golf championship OF
1929. The battle Of Pebble Beach IN
It's semifinal stage today. brought to-
Rcther four of the most seasoned OF
American campatgners and It stlli
wa a wide open fight among them
for the crown that a youthful splurge
knocked from the sandy head OF Bob
by Jones.
After brilliant third round
triumphs, this quartet OF the old
guard stepped out this morning with
Dr.. Oscar F. Willing. the Portland
Ore, dentist. meeting a fcllo" Ore
conian. Henry Chandler Egan. cham
Hpion Of 1904 and 1905, in the first 80
hole match and Harrison aJlmmy'
Johnston OF st. Paul. veteran tourna-
ment figure of q decade, opposed TO
Francis Ouimet. Boston. amateur
champion in 1914, and open champion
In 1913.
Thatches Are Greyed
The thatches OF all four have
/ thAnned or greyed. with the exception
81 Johnston, whose youthful appear
ance bellies the fact that he IS well
| over 80 and q match player OF long
experience.
Egan, titleholder Is years ago when
l student at Harvard, is back IN the
limelight-at the age Of IS. q semi
finalist for the first time since 1909
willing. nearly bald and 10. has cam
paigned At home and abroad Will
distinction. Ouimet. long n Of the
games foremost figures. Is around 80
youth, In the person of Johnny
| Goodman of Omaha. took the scalp Of
Ex.champion Bobby Jones. In VIII.
liam Lawson Little. Jr.. 1t cut a swatf
| through the tourney that was final,
checked only by the great finish o.
Ouimet. Today. however, there wers
four semifinals averaging close to 4
wears Of age to demonstrate that ex'
peyience still cuts . substantial ilg
urc.
The Portland dentist gave convinc'
ing evidence Of his competitive ski
A man-to-man battle when he tool
the measure yesterday Of the famou
british champion. Cyril James Hast
ings Tolley. 1 and 3. while Egan wa
~frduncinC Jess Sweetser s and !
Ouimet stopping the rush Of William
Lawson Little. Jr.. Of San Francisco
one up. in 50 holes. and Johnston
outfighting George Voigt OF Ne,
York, one up. In . terrific 39-hol
match.
Oulmet Il Dramatic
The comeback Of Egan arouse'
sentimental enthusiasm. the triumph
Of Willing stirred patriotic impulses
ana the winning thrust Of Johnsto
caused . pulse tingling thrill but tn
victorious rally Of Ouimet packed tn
most dramatic moment Of the quar-
terminals.
picture the 54O-yard seth hole alon
the oceans edge. Little studied ever
anole and then laid q beautiful chi
ataot dead, less than ; feet to the lei
" the cup. He seemed sure OF
birdie that would square the mate
but Ouimet stepped up and rolled n
long putt in to settle the issue with
birdie himself. Not since he rookie
the golf world by beating Ted IA
and Harry Vardon for the open cham
pionship in 1913 has Ouimet ever n
ceivcd . greater ovation than he &
after that marvellous finish.
Johnston and voigt waged an eve
closer duel. Most of the day the Ne
Yorker held the lead although he va
never more than 3 up and only one
that far In front. Johnston. squartr
matters on the 18th took a lead on tt
a2nd that might have been sufficier
Il ne had not lost the 35th because
Z half-stymie. From then on the
battled each other to . standstill III
tl, the third extra hole. where
frapped second shot proved voigt
und0ing.