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SEPTEMBER 23, 1928. PART I-a. Charley Seaver Clips Two Strokes Off Par to Lead Southland Juniors at Riviera SUNDAY MORNING. ROUNDS STIFF MRS. JONES JOHNNY FARRELL WON OPEN BY PLAYING SHORT HOLES BETTER THAN BOBBY JONES-METZGER PROS PLAY ATRANCHO TOMORROW WeeJily Siceepstales Event Scheduled in Afternoon; Large Entry Expected 1 rn fTt i nrr rmrnn whititiiwi a 1 a hr i p-j i i i 1 ry I I 1 BY SOL METZGER GENE SARAZEN told me after he won the 1922 open golf title that if he had the shots of Johnny Farrell no one would ever defeat him.

Johnny did have them at the time, no doubt as to that and he has had them ever since. But it took the intervening years to temper his competitive soul, to make him a daring, bold linksman able to play them as calmly under duress as during a friendly round. Today Johnny stands out as the open champion, a title won in a thirty-slx-hole play-off against the greatest golfer of all time. Bobby Jones, over as testing a course as there is and under conditions that demanded all the knowledge of strokes young Johnny possessed as well as all the will any man could summon FARRELL BEST ON GREEN They say, and there is little question that they are right, that Farrell is the last word when it comes to playing on and around the green. A year ago he proved this by taking about every important open title, except the national, that he entered.

Then last winter came his miracle round of 63 in the La Gorce open, a round that was a mingling of sound and super golf, of holed out chips, of long putts that reached their marK, oi supreme piay irom every tee to every cup. PASSES UP TITLE PLAY Brentwood Star Unable to Compete in National Golf Tournament Mrs. Jones, former State' golf champion, will not be present to tee ol: tomorrow in the women's na tional golf tour nament at Hot Springs, Vir. This announcement, made by Mrs. Jones herself, comes as something of a shock to golf enthusiasts of Southern California who were backing Mrs.

Jones as a heavy favorite in the play. Various obu gatlons and re sponsibilities in Los Angeles were given by Mrs. Jones as her reason for not competing in the tournament in which are entered such stars as Mrs. Harry Pressler, Mrs. Gregg Lifur, both of Los Angeles; Virginia Van Wie, Glenna Collett.

Mrs. Lee Mida and others of the East. Although the loss of Sirs. Jones will undoubtedly be keenly felt, Southern California is being: represented by ten players who together form the strongest sectional group in the country. They are Mrs.

Harry Pressler, Mrs. Gregg Llfur, Mrs. Kathleen Reynolds, a last-minute entry, Miss Kathleen Wright, Mrs. Hunter Robblns, Mrs. Kryle Bellew, Miss Esther Klink, Mrs.

Curt Rosenthal, Mrs. Roy Greene and Mrs. Gray Cowan, Mrs. Anne Trabue, chairman of the woman's auxiliary of the South-cm California Golf Association, will be present on the course during the play, but Is there primarily as California's representative for bringing the 1929 women's tournament to the Coast With her she carries the olds of the Los Angeles Country Club, Bel-Air, Riviera, Midwick and Monterey. "Young" Stribling has scored 103 knockouts during his career in the prize ring.

Vye i mws. Dan Vj 1 WA. or ad K'il A 2 ON SeJf V30VA0 i3th 0.6. OPE.H GOLF CHAMPION (- 2i i 'w i i iViiaiiran in mmmmmmmmmmm0 immmmmmmmm (. HELEN I "Jl LAWSON "It's Farrell's year," they began saying as the open loomed ahead this spring.

It most certainly was. I recall following him at Olympia Fields that first day when he was partnered with Bobby Jones. The great crowds came to see Jones. They overlooked his master and came within a stroke of losing the title for the handsome Irish lad in the pell mell rush to watch the Atlantan. A milling mob spoiled shots for him all that day.

Thus Farrell was forgotten as his score had mounted high. Then came his finish the next day, the birdie at the eighteenth that gave Johnny the tie with Bobby and caused the play-off. A mob greeted him again, pressed about him to seize his hand, to slap him on the back and to photograph him in a dozen poses. "Get him away from this crowd," I told his brother Jim. Jim hiked him off to a quiet room and kept him quiet until the next day, when his biggest test was to come.

JONES LOSES SHORT HOLE The matter with Jones, the question as to whether Farrell was to make a small fortune out of his golf for the ensuing year, all settled down to the last six holes of their afternoon round. Bobby got him a shot down at the par 4 twelfth, a hole that had been costly to Hagen, Sarazen and others on previous days. Then they climbed the steps to the tee of the 130-yard thirteenth, where Jones, holding the honor, laid one on the green but too far from the pin to insure a birdie. No, you can't beat Johnny on the short holes. His game is tuned for them, his Judgment of distance unfailing and his skill unmatched at playing them dead.

He's a great golfer, as fine as they come and an even bet against anyone in the whole wide world. Brilliant young Wilshlre Country Club golfer, who will play in the mixed foursomes at Riviera today. Miss Lawson Is one of the finest of Southern California's feminine stars, and former Del Monte women's champion '''-j sJ. ve4 I Rancho will be the scene of the regular Southern California P. G.

A. sweepstakes tournament tomorrow afternoon Wil lie Hunter will be In charge. Olm Dutra of Brentwood, who shot a 68 to set a new course record at the La Cumbre Country Club last Monday, will not play as he is now preparing for the National P. G. A.

cham pionship, which will be played at Balti more, October 1 6. Ed Dudley and Chet Beer will be Southern California's other entries. A large turnout Is expected, however, and the pros will play along with the Southern California Newspaper Men's Association, which will also hold a tournament at Rancho tomorrow. "TEHES" GOLF ASSOCIATION PUTS UP TROPHY Ray Ball, president of the Times Golf Association, has a new trophy for the regular monthly tournament play. The trophy, a silver cup, must be won twice, before it can be claimed.

The next tournament of the association will be played over the Hillcrest Country Club course. BAR ASSOCIATION STAGES TOURNAMENT SATURDAY Members of the Bar Association will open the fall season over the Palos Verdes course at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. An enthusiastic turnout for the first event of the season is anticipated by Ernie E. Noon, chairman of the golf committee. PALOS VERDES HOLDS SEMIMONTHLY PLAY One of the regular semlmontnly tournaments of the Pains Vpiy1p golf club is scheduled today.

Handicaps up to 22 will be allowed. o. vit-Lia FLORIDA GOLFERS ADVOCATE PLAYING GAME COURSE IN 69 Youngsters Feature Third Day of Tournament Mixed Foursomes Scheduled on Program Today Leon Kellers 144 Outshines Large Field So Far (Continued from First Page) had a 79. Seaver and Sangster scored as follows: Pr tout) 54 343 44433 SfKrn 443 33 43434 SunsTttM- 544 343 6S5 33 pr (in) 454 434 3M 3871 fk-ivrr 4M 43A 344 35 69 Sangster 464 434 355 38 76 Seaver, like Keller In the senior division, is way out in front. The young Los Angeles Country Club golfer is 4 up on par, his nearest competitor being 5 down.

Unless the unexpected happens today, when many low handirappers will play their final eifrhleen holes. Keller will annex first place, 1 up on par for the ihirty-six holes. W. L. "BiU" Jeffries of Girard turned in a 78 yesterday, giving him an aggregate of 158.

He is 9 down. Bill had a 40 going out, but came back in par figures. His card: Jelllffe (out) 554 444 (in) 445 443 3543678 Jack Gaines, former Los Angeles city champion, also failed to beat the course. He took a 77 for his first eighteen holes. The tournament will wind up today with mixed foursomes featuring the day's play.

Matches will start at 11 o'clock. Following the two-ball mixed foursome event in the afternoon, winners in all events will be awarded their trophies, including the special prizes ffered for the Florida relief sweepstakes. The Florida sweepstakes has assumed great importance in the tournament Ben Neal and Dick Smith figured yesterday that approximately $300 in cash would be realized from the play. One of the most sought-after prizes is a set of two old English prints given by Mrs. Victor Herman.

These will go to the married couple turning in the lowest net score. Ollie Painter will be in charge at the first tee. TO 10 (MEDAL PLAY) DIVISION 77 Jack GaiDM. 5 down. 79 M.

M. Marchetti. 6 down. 80 Rusa Turner, 4 down. 81 Bill JrcH.

5 down. 82 Earl E. Moss. 4 down: Waldo H. tosan.

6 down; L. P. Femuson. 5 down; W'Uer Noble, 7 down; J. J.

Toy, 7 down. 84 A. 8. Hayes, 3 down. 65 George A.

Bimpson, 6 down. 87 Harley Moore, 10 down. 88 VIC Girard, 9 down. 89 K. O.

Leake. 8 down. B0 A. J. Gets.

10 down; Floyd town; OU Hoy, 10 down; L. E. Rogers, down. no A T) n.tH.l. nftwn.

93 Ray Clii'fcbro, 10 down; Eddie Buth. arland, 8 down. 94 H. E. Cochran, 11 down.

S5 F. C. Adams. 11 down. 68 J.

L. Martin, 10 down. SPECIAL EVEtli run uvniuna (Under 21) Scores lor Saturday. First 18. 69 Charles Seaver, 4 up.

79 Dan Bnnster, 4 down. 77 Jim Milholland, 4 down. 79 Jack Mackey, 5 down. 81 W. S.

Johnson, 6 down; Dave Banna. 7 down. 83 Jefl Stephens, 7 down; Ned Bennlon, I down. 83 Marshall Morrison, down, 83 Gene Brown. 7 down.

86 Dave May, 9 down. 8 Robert Wallersteln, 7 down. Bl Phil Ayres, 9 down. 92 H. C.

Mortimer, 5 down. 11 to 18 MEDAL PLAY, FIRST 18 87 O. Bchuemann. 7 down. 89 R.

R. Tucker, 5 down. 93 W. RHey. 6 down.

63 Nelson Shell. 8 down. S3 W. R. Pennlston, 10 down.

95 W. K. Jones, 9 down. 97 O. W.

McBaln, 10 down, 89 Robblns. 8 down; O. R. Dexter, down; Jack Boland, 9 down. 101 8.

W. Wltcher. 8 down. 102 W. Durkee, 7 down; J.

O. Carter. 8 down. 102 Peter Hanson, 10 down. 103 William Biehl, 9 down.

104 W. O. Paine, 9 down. 104 E. A.

Schlssel, 10 down. 115 J. D. Hall, 9 down; Harry Smith, J2 down. 124 Charles Kenpen, 9 down.

0 to 10 DIVISION, MEDAL PLAY 77-68 145 Leon Keller. I down. 80- 76 158 Rob Robinson, 8 down, 82- 76 158 BiU JeUlflee, 9 down. 82-83 162 B. MacNaughton, 14 own.

82- 80162 A. K. Barbee. 11 down. 83- 80363 W.

Beckwlth, 14 down. 83- B2 165 C. E. Smoot, 13 down. 84- 81 165 Charles Ward.

15 down. 84- 83 1 67 Bill Sholes. 13 down. 85- 82 167 M. L.

Houseman. 17 down. 11 to 18 DIVISION, MEDAL PLAY (Scores for 38 holes) B8-87 175 E. G. Bchuermann.

16 down. 90- 92 182 R. B. Rlrkenba-igh, 17 down, 89-93 182 J. H.

Flske. 15 down. 88 95 183 Frank McQuoid. 15 down. 92-92 184 D.

E. Weslerlin. 97-83 185 Paul Greene, 17 down. 95-89 184 H. L.

Walsh. 17 down. 95-91 186 R. E. Seward, 15 down.

92-95 187 H. Winters. 16 down. 94 95 189 P. B.

Metcalfe. 15 down, 101-83 189 Parke West, 17 down. 89-101 190 R. R. Tucker, 15 down.

01-99190 Tom Cnzer, 18 down. 100-90 190 Ira Courtney, 15 down. CHAELEY FLETCHER TAKES NEW JOB Charley Fletcher, veteran golfer and instructor, has resigned his post at Desmonds, where he has been for the past year in the capacity of consulting golf specialist. Charley announces that he has accepted the directorship of the new Hollywood Day and Evening Outdoor Golf Academy. ARCHERY GOLF PLANNED AT RIVIERA Don Duncan, director of archery at the Riviera Country Club, has seme interesting ideas on archery golf, which may soon be tried out at the Santa Monica Canyon club.

In which case members will likely be equipped with tin hats. The archery department was recently installed et Riviera. The range is located near No. 1 tee. Bo-narrow, or archery golf, is not new on the Coast as matches have been held at San Diego as well as other sections.

Archery golf can be played by two or four perse ns over a course from 2000 io 3000 yards in lengtlt It will be interesting to watch development of the sport. HAM ILL WINS TOURNEY AT ITINTRIDGE Kennedy Kamlll finished even with par to win the match play at th Flintridge Country Club yesterday. Three tied for second place. 1 down. They were S.

H. Baker, W. B. Plnnev and W. E.

Taverner. II. G. Schneider and II. B.

Kellj were 2 down, TAMPA, Sept. 22. -Persons seeking extra thrills in Rolf might try playing by moonlight, for Florida golfers say It is far from being as foolish as It sounds. Gordon Gibbons, former Florida amateur champion, helped their contention along by turning in a card of 75 after playing eighteen holes between 9 p.m. and midnight.

Playing the par 70 course, Gibbons went out of bounds only twice. He had one birdie, was two over par on one hole, one over on three and equalled par figures on thirteen holes. Scores made by three companions were 76, 81 and 83. Recently four professionals attempted to break 40 on the first nine holes of a course for which par was 36, shooting after sundown. All failed to break the mark, but one of them equalled it.

They were somewhat handicapped when clouds partly obscured the moon, ana they had to equip their caddies with flashlights to mark the spots where the balls landed. PUBLIC LINKS Men find new smoking pleasure in its pedigreed Cuban leaf The more a man knows' about cigars, the more likely he is to choose the popular Robt Burns Panatela. He finds new smoking pleasure in this mild, sweet-tasting cigar. Its filler of pedigreed Cuban tobacco is the secret fragrant, mellow yet never tiring to the taste. You can smoke them all day long.

And now its full rich flavor comes sealed in foil. Try one today. Southern California Leads Nation in Mushroom Croicth of Pay as You Play Courses; Brooside Park latest Addition io Fast Crowing Local Layouts is 1 5 TERRIBLES BATTLE AT BRENTWOOD Merrill Wins First Prize in Tournament With 144; Two Tie for Second Guests of Ned Dawson and Charley Russell, thirty-three members of the Terrible Twenty Tournaments enjoyed the wood Oxt.Mfvw MitK course to a limit on Thursday, as well as a near-banquet served between the morning and afternoon rounds. Thlrty-s 1 holes at medal was the play, and some of the Terrlbles were hot In spite of the cool breeze right off ocean, which is one of Brentwood's many desirable features. Les Merrill won the silver cup emblematic of first prize for the tournament with 144 for the thirty-six holes.

Fred Hambright and Georg? M. Thompson tied for second prize with 150. This tie will be played off at the next tournament. George Gartz won the play-off from T. K.

Partridge for first prize in the last tournament. Les Merrill, George Gartz and Fred Hambright placed first, second and third in the sweepstakes for the morning round, while Charley Pearson. George M. Thompson and Les Merrill divided the sweepstakes for the afternoon round, as follows: T. K.

Partridge and Ed Westberg tied for the blind bogey. Scores for the thirty-six holes are Les Merrill 72-72144 Fred Hambrltht 76-74150 George Thompson 79-71 150 Geome Guru 74-77151 Chnrles Pearson 83-69 152 Earl Heber 78-75153 Art Houston 79-74153 Joe Walt 77-76153 Pat Partrldse 81-75156 Ed Westberg 79-77156 Ford Twatts 79-79158 Al Baser B3-70 159 Peek 79-80159 Lou Dixon 80-80 160 Guy Coif 85-75161 Sua 85-78 161 Bert Townsend 83-78 161 Georee Hess 85-77 162 Bill Laubender 81.ei 162 Ed Franklin 80-85165 Al Maurer 85-80 165 Ray Klnne 83-83166 Hoyt Mltrhell 87-80 167 Di-Wltt Clark. 89-79168 Charles Russell 87-85 172 Dlmick 92-82174 Art Evans 87-89 178 Lud Shonnard 88-95 181 Dave Llewellyn 83 Charles Wasner, 82 Ned Dawson ..83 Roy Badt 87 FLORIDA SWEEPSTAKES HELD AT CALIFORNIA The Florida sweepstakes held yesterday at the California Country Club resulted in fourteen golfers tying for first place. A large entry turned out for the event. Those tying were as follows: C.

A. Morey, J. S. T. O'Conner, A.

P. Carmies, A. G. Llnd, R. B.

Laughlln, A. H. Ross, G. R. Hurst, E.

J. Clement, H. W. Atterbury. Clyde Marshall, J.

P. Hays, J. O. Crawford and Norman Robinson. I v' ij BY MOONLIGHT IN RAPID RISE est private courses in Southern California; the city fathers of Santa Monica opened their new municipal course a couple of months ago and play has been exceptionally brisk; Western avenue is another recent addition to the fold, and now the new elghteen-hole pay-as-you play course at Brookside Park, Pasadena, is about to be thrown open to the public.

In addition, Long Bearh has a fine municipal course, opened in 1925, on which will be played a part of the Long Beach $5000 open In" December. Ten representative California courses show an average cost of 61.4 cents a round, which is an exceptionally low figure. Fees range from 25 cents a round to $1. San Francisco's two courses enjoy tremendous popularity, in 1926, 179,444 rounds of golf were played over the Lincoln Park course, whicn has sand greens. The Harding Park Memorial links with grass greens registered 110,947 rounds.

CALIFORNIA SECOND The public course in Seattle Is also heavily played. It boasts grass greens and cocoa mat tees. Rounds played in 1926 numbered 175,314. Illinois leads all States in the number of public courses with twenty-six, the majority of which are around or near Chicago. California is Riven twelve, but now has seventeen.

Both New York and Florida have sixteen, Michigan has fifteen and both West Virginia and North Da'tota, thirteen. In another two or three years at the present rate it Is likely tha. California will be leading the field. RANKIN COPS SAN GABRIEL MATCH-PLAY TOURNEY L. D.

Rankin, one of the foremost golfers in the Southern California Dental Golf Association, won the match-ploy-against-par at the San Gabriel Country Club yesterday 76-62 up. Second place In Class A went to S. Frank Condon, 81-8 1 up. E. B.

Hackler won Class honors, 85-183 up. L. A. Palmer, 9a-202 up, and W. P.

Battelle, 87-13 3 up. tied tot second place. 9 BY ONE UPPE One of the most Interesting and far-reaching developments in golf during the past few years has been the rapid rise of the public course in popular favor. The idea of the public golf course Is nothing new, the Van Cortlandt Park! course in New Yoik City dating back thirty three years to 1895, while the Franklin Public course in Boston was opened in 1896. By far the greatest progress, however, has been made during the past eight years.

Statistical information for the year 1926-27, Issued by the public links section of the United States Golf Association this year, throws an Interesting light on the subject. It Indicates primarily that Southern California Is the fastest growing publio links section in the country, while the entire Pacific Coast Is showing great activity along that direction. SAN DIEGO OLDEST The San Diego municipal layout is the oldest public links in Southern California, and the second oldest in California, having been opened In 1917. Los Angeles broke into the public course business in 1923. when the Warren G.

Harding Memorial course was opened. The Woodrow Wilson course came next in 1926. From July 1, 1926, to June 30, 1927, 117.705 rounds of golf were played over the Harding course, while 52,580 rounds were played over the Wilson layout during tha six months from January to June, 1927. Since that time local public courses have been sprouting up like mushrcms, and all are operating successfully. With a few months' time, the Sunset Fields course No.

1 was followed by course No. Montebelio Park's new course rates with the fin- PEDIGREED HAVANA FILLER..