The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 16, 1927, Page 6

PAGE SEX. ‘Stage All Set for ‘Leading Golfers of Countr Will Play at Minikahda Club MANY LOOKING GOOD TO WIN IN BIG CLASSIC Aggressive Young Von Elm Due for Hard Battle, Is Prediction JONES 1S OUTSTANDING Self-Assured Watts Gunn, Francis Ouiment, Due for Consideration BY JIMMY POWERS , Minikahda Country Club, Minn, nak 16.— )—A_ rather nifty collection of up and coming young- | sters will dump their brogans and their clubs — each batch of sticks as potentially dangerous as so many | pieces of dynamite—into the corner | of the locker room here in what will) be the thirty-first annual competi- tion for the amateur golf champion-| ship of the United States. The tourney will start Monday | morning, Aug. 22, when the first of | 36 qualifying holes will be run off. The finals, also over 36 greens, will be held Saturday of the same week.| The defending champion is G Von Elm, a rather aggressi man with a steely smile, jaw and all the swanky mannerisms | of a Prussian grenadier. In Colorfal This truculent young fellow is a colorful chap and is often referred | to as the “Utah Tiger.” Disgruntled | opponents, however, don’t often! address him with that ap- Some of them refer as a nasty little cuss because he is nothing if of a match player. His homie is in Los Angeles. ‘There are any number of ficld| favorites. | One Robert Jones, known what: as a golfer, now residing at Atlanta, Ga., is looked upon as a sure | thing 5 en inn, a naive! ainst the pack. there is Watts Georgia lad, wno plays his irons with | Ithe crisp assurance of a pro. He has.a chilling habit of playing tip-top’ golf at the right time, as! many an admiring Brit who saw his) fine Walker cup matches will attest. Junn: xegently.set a course record at! -Gardén,, City, and setting a course record at that historic plant, played rand old masters, some-| No ¢i ane of West BON STEIN get. away, Here’s the hope for the Pacific mounds to the Northwest for the title—Bon Stein, of Seattle, western amateur champion ner-up in that meet in 1 : has been playing most consiste eu and seems to be ready for a bi title. preset nd ru never worry. Stein He is ac nts best in match play, and is one of those fellows who \COURSE HARD: TICHT. PLACES ARE FREQUENT Close Trapping, Water Haz- ards Make Accurate Shoot- ing Essential WOODS ARE DANGEROUS Par Is 72, and Hard to Make; Tricky Spots Are in Abundance Minneapolis, Minn. Aue. 16.—(7)— fit trapping, water hazards, and woods bordering several make accurate shooting Since Chick e last national amateur championship played at Minikahda, the course has been length- 00 yards and numerous haz- ards hive been added. Hole by Hole Following is a hole-by-hole descrip- away e bunker and huge left. Large bunker tional amateur/ to the right and steep bank dropping nt | down on in- | Rough right side of irway. on both sides of fairwa! Green surrounded by sandtraps and bunkers on all sides. No. 2—Yards 444-Par 4—Out of bounds and rouch to the right. Large bunker and sandtraps and rough on | the left. Elevated green guarded iby bunkers on all sides. Narrow openings in front. Beautiful unda- nt ig) a feat not to be sneezed at or! lating green. upon, s Watts Gunn, a naieve} ficult one shot hole. as Frank Ouimet, who is certain’ Evans, who can occa gallery's eyes po! The ‘Comers’ But the up and coming liable to skip out of nowhere rig! smack into the middle of the picture, | Dick Jone of Oklahoma of St. Louis, Columbus, ©., Lauren Upson R ‘oland MacKenzie shington, Maurice McCarthy (Continued on page seven.) are Keefe Cart Jimn Densmore hute J e for a wheel chair, and ionally | green. flash enough’ old form to make the | { names Manion} bounds to the right. of | No, 3—Yards 141-Par 3—A very dif- Deep ravine between tee and green. directly in front of the reen on top of knoll sloping jin all directions. Sandtraps at the | right and grassy hollow back of | Breen. Out of bounds at the right of |green. Tee shot must be played per- ht | feetly or serious trouble result: No. Yards .524-Par — Rolling. er| hilly fairway, Rough and out of Series of sand- traps did rough to the left. Large of; bunker to the left on face of hill of| guarding second shot. Green sur- rounded by sandtraps hollows on all four National GEORGE VOIGT There are ever so many residents of Washington who'll bet plenty: that George Voigt will win the 1! ama- teur crown. Voigt, free from charges of professionalism, really has a good chance‘to win. His forte is match play. He has won nine rather im- portant titles this year, and seems to be at the height of his game at this time. He will be in close to the leaders al Perhaps he'll be the leader.’ impossible to get home in two on ac- count of difficult second shot. No. 5—Yards 309-Par—4_ Enor- mous bunker and woods to the right. Deep rough to the left. Small slop- ing elevated green guarded by dan- gerous bunkers at the right and left and in front and“deep grassy -hollow : the back. Narrow opening in ront. . No. 6—Yards 195-Par 3—One hun- dred sixty-five yard carry over lake. Green surrounded by mounds and deep rough, No. 7—Yards hole. Accurate tee shot required to avoid woods and out of bounds to the right and mounds, woods and deep rough to the left. Elevated green guarded by bunkers on right and left and deep rough back of the green. A par 4 on this hole ig well earned. ae Pan No. 8—Yards 232-Par 3—The ost difficult dhe shot hole on the course. Deep ditch and rough to the left. Woods and rough to.the right. Small tight green surrounded’ by dangerou bunkers and long grass, Qpening front only 16 yards wide. Bakgrouyd of green timber. ? Second Nine Starts Hard , —A dogleg hole with woods and out of bounds to the right, dangerous’ bankers’ and sie to the left. First half of fair- 456-Par 4—Bogles : BUCS: T0 MEET GIANTS TODAY ON TRIP BAST |Cubs té Be Lined Up Against Dodgers; Easy Victories 'YANKS MOVE WESTWARD | |Kansas City Moves Closer to! A. A. Lead, Defeating Mudhens, 4-1 (By The Associated Press) After a day. of idleness, marked only by the Boston Braves’ 12-11 vie- | tory in 10 innings over Philadelphia, | interest in the major league races centered today on the Pittsburgh- New York series, opening at the Polo Grounds, The Giants are only one game out of third place. The team has won 4 out of its last 18.games, 12 of which were played on the road. The Pirates, five full games out of first place, but only three game: ad of the Giants, da be put to a stiff test in the ser- es. : | Cabs to Meet Dodgers ! While the Giants and Pirates are slashing away in New York, the Chi- cago Cubs will be lined up against | the Brooklyn Dodgers. Unless Brook- lyn completely reverses its previous form, the Cubs are likely to enhanc their hold on first place. McCarthy's club has won 13 out of 15 games against the Robins. With the Washington Senators posed of, the New York Yankees be- gan their final western trip, meeting first the White Sox in Chicago. Mill- er Huggins’ club has a 13 game lead in first place, Yesterday's one ball‘ game was marked by ‘32 safe hits. Jacques Fournier of Boston and Jimmy Wil- son of Philadelphia hit home runs. pitchers saw service. Jack Scott pitched only one ball and was retired. Boston tied the score at 1-all the eighth and the teams i fore the * Smith;? for Urban, sing! with the wifnin, s jakes Long Hit The Yankees played an exhibition game at Indianapolis, losing 8 to 5. Babe Ruth knocked a’ ball out of the park for a home run. It was one of the longest hits of the Bambino’s career, the ball landing in a railroad yard a half block beyond the park. The league leading Toledo club was held to four hits as Kansas City narrowed the gap between first and second place yesterday, by a score of 4 to 1, The Blues made oniy six hits but made them count. Colonels, Millers Break Even Louisville and Minneapolis, divided a hard fought double bill after Min- (Continued on page 7) F Biers AP gga oe Open Tourne “Come. on. in” is the invitation of Jack Delaney’s dropped guard at Paulino Uzcudun, ‘the Basque woodchopper, in their. melee at the Yan- kee Stadium, New. York. And Paulino (right), who lost on a foul the seventh canto, was about to accept the invitation with a rush a3 the, camiera caught’ this sterling action shot. Madison, Wisconsin, defending cham- pion, who was. matched with Annie Webster of Fort Leavenworth, ‘Kans. Next came Mrs. 0. 8. Hill of Kansas City, runner-up last yedr, paired with Mrs. Elaine Rosenthal Reinhart of Dallas, a former titleholder. Frances Hadfield of Milwaukee who, with Virginia Vanwie of Chi- cago, tied for medalist with an 80, one under par, had as an opponent. Elizabeth Duni ‘of Indianapoli: ie took on Mrs. Fi Ib, Ill., once champi ‘Two Californians Qualify There were two Californians among the 32 qualifiers, Mrs. Harry. Pressler of Los Angeles, who was matched with Mts. R.‘F. Holloway of Chicago, and Mrs. Gregg Lifur, who crossed clubs with Marion*Turpie of New Orlean 4 Mrs. Dave Gaut of Memphis, « former titleholder, ‘playd June Ca¥ non of Milwaukee, while Mi Met- vin Jones, another former champion, played Mrs. G. E, Cleophas, of loit, Wi: ». Two of the three Michigan sur- vivors, Mrs. Stewart Hanley of rs troit, and Elsie Hilding.. of Grand Madison, Wis. Woman Is Defending .Title in ‘Initial Match at Lake Geneva; Wis.; Gertrude Boothby of Rochester, Minn., Is En- iy Paj defending hier title as women’s western golf champion, today won her first round match by de- feating Anne Webster of Fort Leavenworth, six and five. Lake Geneva, Wis., Aug. 16.—@— Golfers from all parts of the coun- try except the east were among the 32 qualified to enter the first match round today for the women’s wéstern golf championship at the Lake Gen- eva Country club. es! Acting as pathfinder, ‘as, in the medal round, was Dorothy P: of Rapids, had to pla; the third, Mrs, Ha xoshne! ‘opponent in 0 icago. Tn the other matche: Elnora Harwood, iriam Barns Horn of go and. Gettrude Booth- by of Rochester, Minn., struggled with. Josephine Morse, a Chicago youngster. » Mids Boothby scored an 67 in quali- fying 'yesterd: : BOXING BOARD NOW MAPPING PLANS OF MIX Commission to Decide on Price of Tickets for Title Fight DEMPSEY IS ON WAY Will Start Training in Chicago Thursday; Tunney Still in New York fn Chicago, Aug. 16.—(?)—The Illinois supreme court of fistiana, the state athletic commission, today took up the public's side in the forthcoming heavyweight championship battle, scanning the blueprints which show how, Tex Rickard proposed to seat 160,000 or more.in the great Soldier Field stadium September 22. Whatever the commissioners say today, on the number of seats and the price the public will pay for ‘them, Will define the limits of Rick- ard's*new: record in: fight crowds and gate receipts. Nearly a million and a quarter dol- lars already has been placed in ticket orders, with the demand increasing. Apparently Rickard will easily be able to sell all the tickets the com- mission will give him permission to print. Endorsement Expected Having invited the New York pro- moter to bring Tunney and Dempsey here; bending their regulations to give him a $40 top and a millionaire coal man for legal sponsor, the com- mission: is expected to endorse Rick- ard’s plat without much change and allow the. ticket sale to start. Ticket headquarters in the Palmer House are almost ready for the pur- chasers,;.but the printing of the pastebosrds depended upon the of- (Continued on Page Seven) [ Additional Speits Will Be | | Found on Pages. | 0 ecICT TS eT <NODE am