Show The Battle of Flossmoor 1 By Grantland Rice t 0 0 O 3 S nn tm Fourteen ers cars ago a o Robert A AGar Gar Gardner ner then a sophomore trek track star at Tale toe loused a Into the ranks rank of expert prophecy by winning the amateur chain cham championship In Chicago Jn JIn rout t uC removed Waiter alter J and Ind H Chandler Egan Eran tOof two t of f the th most mot noted n ted of the th day an and time tins Gu Gardner nr won on again aln lI n at Detroit D In bi 1916 1816 and in 1818 1616 11 hi h went ent nt to the thelast last t round where Evans Evns him at t Merlon Oat Gu liner I a next nut greatest meet was as to carry Cyril Tolley Toney to the thirty thirty-a thirty thirty thirty-lev hoi hole o the th fine I Ithe round of a British championship at where ToU Toiley need need- needed n ed d-ed ed a 2 to win nn I IGar Gar Gardner ner 1 Is It a n fino fin match player plyer a a powerful hitter r who gets geta t his 1 range ranee without great ireat of effort tort Undoubtedly the th development of his hla arms arma and shoulder houlder musel from p poli l h has helped d to gie che him unusual power He H has hal hath the knack of ot hitting th the tha ball bail farand far farand and true tru with a h short rt Iron half swing that comes cornu through at ter- ter ter Title pact pace Another feature of f Gardner play when hen he be Is nr nur the top fhi his hll Iram game t me Is I the large lart lar number of o uphill rallies ha bs h tu lies put through HarMon Marelon tbs hu C a S been the of two that no noman noman man man could have base stopped stopped-a stopped a a swarm I of birdies s end and pars par not to be beI I 1 matched I Gardner Is now thirty-four thirty years 1 old Id but hut In such tine tin physical i shape that he can cab easily eully stand the thelong long hard grind of ot a champion champion- championship ship hl He H 24 1 s 5 all tha th mOre mor dan danger danger- ous or- or ou as II the days day ays go to b by Being II a Chicago o product It he lie h will wili know I well and will 1 be one lor of the he most mo t formidable entries In inthe the bIg bit field Ithe The length l n lh sn and power of his hla game me and sod his vast determination to Keep Jeep on going even Ten against Ito heY heavy odds help to make mak him bins n an opponent never to be b taken l I ht- ht t- t lyThe ly lyTh The Th Chicago ChlOf golfer oUt olter has bu ha no now played In twelve championships and on four occasions occasion he h hIS has ha gone goneS cona at S tr at as the th final fitl match a feat that only era Travers Travis an and Evana Bvans base e equaled or surpassed Gardner haa ha ha tremendous leverI leverage lever- lever I age alre with a 8 nut great pair of t which help helps to account a count for tor the I great he h can tt get with an n Iron from fr m a hener borter swing than atara star take We W recall r call offhand d no n Is la than I tl tle fl e different t Iff rent matches In amateur where he be h looked to tob tob tob b hopelessly distanced d yet Jet found foun ith the way through the th fogs foga to s by brU- brU brUt bril t rallies He ic wit will bear Dear watch watching ing at to the th closing clo la putt putt Tomo Tomorrow Marston and l l yer |