Evening star., 1933-09-13
Open Title Holder Bows to
Veteran Who Was Cham
pion 80 Years Ago.
BULLETIN.


title holder and outstanding favorite,
was eliminated today by H. Chandler
Egan of Del Monte, Calf. amateur
champion nearly 80 years ago, in the
first round of the United States ANA
teur Golf Tournament.
Egan won by up in an 18-hole
match over the rainSoaked Kenwood
course.
Egan, 40 years old and holder Of the
crown back in 1904 and 1905 while q
student at Harvard University. blasted
Goodman out Of the tournament with a
sensational subpar finish. The veteran
negotiated the last nine holes in 80. two
under par and carded 20, one under
perfect figures.
Goodman shot fine golf most Of the
way, with a 70. but cracked on the
seventeenth and lost the eighteenth to
Egans birdie 3 as the former title
holder contributed a dazzling climax to
the upset.
Johnny Fischer defeated Gene
HomanS. 3 and 2.
Ross Somerville, defending the anna
teur title, squared his match with Chick
Evans at the ninth.
The field for the first round Of match
play was completed when eight con-
testants including three veteran former
champions, survived two-hole playoH
IL Players Tied At $50.
Twelve players had tied with a score
Of $50 in medal play yesterday, re-
quiring the playoff.
The elimination process was COM
pleted when Ira Couch OF Chicago
was put out on the short second hole,
where he took four. Previously r.
NJ Grant, Spencer Overton Of Balti-
more and Chris Brinke were elm
mated on the first hole.
remaining places after Nicol Thomp-
son. jr., of Toronto qualified with a
birdie on the first hole. All but
Couch got on the second.
Egan landed among the survivors
with great recovery from a trap on
the second hole. He exploded to within
2 feet of the cup and got his 3.
Gum and Couch oversh0t the Sec
ond green, but Gum chlpped back
safely TO- his 3, while Couch failed
to recover.
The other survivors were Maurice
Mccarthy. jr., and George T. Dun
lap. jr.. Walker Cup stars: Evans and
Max Marston, former champions. and
Survivors Bracketed.
The playon survivors were bracketed
as follows: Sidney w. NoyeS VS..
Thomppn, Gum VS.. Turnesa. Marston
VS.. Kraybuhl and Egan VS.. Goodman,
all in the upper half; Evans VS.. SON.
erville, Mccarthy VS.. Sawyer, Held
VS.. Anderson, Dunlap vs.. Mccullough
in the lower half.
Fischer halved the first three with
Homans. Both missed the first green
with their approaches.
Homans saved himself on the short
second with fine chip from of the
edge
After a half in par on the long and
difficult third, Fischer went up on the
fourth, which he played perfectly for a
par f. Gene pushed his tee shot into
a trap and needed two more to reach
the green, taking S. They halved the
short fifth in regulation style.
Egan won the first hole from Good
man when the open champion pushed
his tee shot against the side Of sand
bunker and failed in an attempt to get
home from there with mashie. Egan's
second shot was beauty, stopping only
feet from the cup. He barely missed
birdie while Johnny missed q IL
footer and need five to get down.
Egan Goes Two Up.
Egan went up at the short second
hole when he got down from the right
edge of the green in two puts for his
par three. while Goodman, inside with
his tee shot. took three puts for four.
Johnny was feet short with his nrst
putt.
Gum was all square with Tlrnesa,
schoolboy sensation from Elmsford. N.
Y, after four holes. Gum lost the first
HIT won the fourth
Fischer went two up on Homans on
the long sixth The medalist was
straight all the way for par f1ve while
Gene hooked his second into the rougn,
his third into a bunker and needed
six to get down.
Goodman halved the long third with
Egan in par figures. Both were well
on with their thirds and took two puts.
Egan from IA feet and Johnny from IT,
A stray dog picked up F1schers pall
on the seventh green and started on
with it. but dropped it quickly, Under
some compulsion. The incident dlo lot
of the green" and he got his 4 1or
half with Homans.
Gum shot three straight brides, on
the fifth, sixth and seventh holes, but
only managed to 60 up on Turnesa
in this exciting squirt. Turnesa also got
a birdie 3 on the seventh for half.
Halved in Par Fours.
Fischer and Homans halved the eighth
with par As In orthodox fashion.
Fischer's drive on the ninth was IN
the rough and he failed to get nome
with his second, but sank 12-foot putt
for his four and a half, making the
turn up on Homans. Genes ap-
proach hoped bunker and he got
down an elght-footer.
Homans. out. IS 3 5 S 3 6 4 4 4-39
Fischer, out. ....5 3 4-31
Goodman squared his match with
Egan with two successive brides. Johnny
pitched within feet of the cup on
the fourth and dropped the putt ior q
three. He then put his tee shot within
feet of the fifth hole and got the
deuce Egan was in a trap on the
fourth and missed his putt from 20 feet
on the fifth.
Gum, out in "a. two under par. was
up on Turnesa after sQuar1ng the
seventh, eighth and ninth. Turnesa
was even par as both shot some spec
tacular golf.
Gum. out ......53 8 5424 - "a
Turnesa. out ... 4 4-36
Evans Meets Somerville.
The veteran Evans, after qualifying
in the play-off, played the defending
champion, Somerville. all even for the
first four holes in par. Chick was un-
usually steady on the greens. getting
down good-sized puts on the first and
third while Sandy" was straight all
the way.
Goodman took the lead for the first
time when he shot the sixth In par S
easily. Egan outdrove the open cham
pion, but three-putted from IS feet,
missing the last one from only feet.
Fischer halved the tenth in par fig-
ures, but Homans pitched only feet
from the eleventh pin and won with a
birdie 8. Both had 3s on the short