The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Atlanta Delegation Should
Be Biggest At Louis Meet
By JOEL w. SMITH

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The New Lincoln Golf and
Country Club will easily qualify
for the prizes, generally awarded
the club with the largest number of
entrants in national tournament,
and what is more, has an excellent
chance to figure in the distribution
of the competitive awards in
both the amateur and professional
events.
These major tournaments will
be conducted in as many weeks
namely, the National Amateur
Tournament, which gets underway
Wednesday, August 6, at River
Rouge, Mich; the $1,000 Joe Louis
Open, scheduled to begin in Detroit
the following Tuesday. August H.;
and the National Open Tourna-
ment to be played in Boston, Mass,
on August 10.
CRACK GOLFERS DEPART;
OTHERS TO FOLLOW
Several crack golfers have al
ready departed the Gate City and
several others are slated to leave
during the week. Roy Jones, CO.
champion in the 1941 Tuskegee In
vitational Tournament started the
steady flow of cars to Deroit, when
he left a week ago to participate in
the Cleveland Amateur Tourna-
ment enroute.
Likewise, those golfing sisters,
Mrs. Theresa Howell and Mrs.
Thelma McTyre left Atlanta more
than a week ago and have been
practicing in Detroit for the
ladies event at Ricer Rouge and
also the national open in Boston.
Mrs. Howell was the STAG ladies
champion in 1910, while Mrs. Nc
Tyre won the 1941 title and placed
three-two in the southern open
and Tuskegee Invitational.
Saturday morning, A. L. Miller,
golf coach at Morris Brown College,
left for Detroit, via Chicago, with
carload of money golfers" who
will engage in exhibition matches
in the Windy City next week. In
cluded in this party were Zeke Hart
field, southern open champion; !;
Hugh Smith, national open cham
pion, and Calvin SearlS, sensational
newcomer from New Orleans.
DIR. HOLMES LEAVES TODAY
DR.. H. M. Holmes, prominent local
physician and ardent golf enthusi-
asst will leave the city early this
morning. In his party will be
Miss Sadie Caldwell, winner of
the 1941 Tuskegee Invitational
tournament; Richard Reynolds and
Oliver Holmes
Slated to leave later in the week
are John Early, Jerome Butler, Lu-
la Belle Smith, Teddy Grimes, Mrs.
Grimes, E. H. Harper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Williams, George Harris, F. A.
Toomer, Clarence Chandler, Eddie
Roby, Grant Copeland, and John
Allen.
AS mentioned previously, the
dailies will compete at River Rouge
and Boston and in these events,
Atlanta will be banking on Miss
Caldwell, Mrs. Howell and Mrs.
McTyre.
In the amateur events at River
Rouge, Detroit and Boston several
crack amateurs will enter, includ-
ing George Harris, Southern Anne
teur Champion, Alfred "Tup''
Holmes, Roy Jones, Clarence
Chandler, Teddy Grimes, A. L.
Miller, Jerome Butler, Oliver
Holmes, w. l.. Phillips, DR.. H. M.
Holmes, John Early, E. H. Harper
and several others.
PROS SHOOT FOR CASH
IN DETROIT AND BOSTON
The professionals will get a
chance to rest during the River
Rouge meet, before beginning the
gruelling u hole grind in $1,000
Joe Louis Open. In this event, At
lanta will have entered: Zeke
Hartsfield, Eddie Roby, Grant Cope
land, and John Honey Smith.
This group of professionals will
move on to Boston the following
week to take a shot at the $1,000
national open tournament.
OtllC4 AJldllIdllS ChpCCGCQ W NC
in Detroit for the tournament in
clude Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Williams
j. D. Fears, Mrs. Irene Broadus
Miss Ada Smith. Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Thomas, Willie Estes, Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Cooper, George Dor
sey, Charles Marshall, Donice Har-
ris, Brice Powell and Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Wilson.