| Show IVO VON N-Ei N ELM TO M v MAKE AKE E PROFESSIONAL SlONA D DEBUT EBUY l IN N SALT LAKE AKE TO U NAME lI is v GIX TO RENOUNCE AMATEUR I STANDING AT COUNTRY CLU Excellent Field Assured for Junior Chani Cham of j Commerce's First Meet CHICAGO Oct 10 AP AP George George Von Elm former national amateur champion champIon- who has bas forsaken the simon pure ranks will make J Us Ida s debut as a business busi ness nets man golfer goiter i In iii tho the Salt L Lake 1 e 1 City open tournament tournament tournaI I ment meat October 24 H l 25 and 26 f Von Elm said Mid today he would accept any cash prize he won Inthe in the tho tournament automatically be becoming becoming be- be coming a professional proCessional professional in the eyes k kand and books of ot the ice You tOIL Kim United S States t e s Golf association He lIe does not intend teaching golf golt but plans to play exhibition golf and compete In open tournaments much in the same sarno fashion of oC Walter Ho Hagen en Geno Gene Tommy Armour Ar Ar- Armour mour Johnn Johnny Farrell Leo Diesel DIegel and o other professional proCessional stars Learned Golf At Forest Dale I If It George Von Yon Elm Salt Lakes Lake's foremost contribution to the ranks of or national golfers manages to edge edgo In on the tho money In the Salt Lake City open tournament tournament and and most any golf fan would be willing willingto to admit that Gix ought to bo Inon in inon Inon on the cash cash he ho renounce his amateur standing In irs the city where ho he first le learned the tho Intricacies atthe of at the links s game same Furthermore he will be bo among among tho the leaders In tn a a. field of ot golfers far superior to any that has ever before graced tho the entry list o of a a. local tourney Gix learned the tho strokes es which in iti 1926 1026 carried him to tho the national amateur championship at the tho nine nine- hole course of or the old Country club now known aa lis Forest Dale Ho lie started as ns a R. caddy and anel showed great cat promise from the first day he picked up a a. club b 1 Ho sprang Into prominence prom prom- nence locally when he won the Utah state championship at nt tho the n ago age o of at 1 15 G And now he Is going to become a professional TO HAVE PLENTY OF COMPETITION But George Georgo is going to have plenty of ot competition In Salt Lakes Lake's first big bh open tourney which Is Js sponsored by the Junior chamber of commerce Headed by Tommy Tomm Armour national national national na na- na- na I professional champion more than a a. dozen ozen stars of or national al prominence havo already ent entered red the field Walter Hagen Too Toe Kirkwood Kirkwood Kirk Kirk- wood Al and Abe Espinosa Tony Manero Ianero Willie Hunter Harry Cooper Coop Coop- er er Fred Morrison names Morrison-names names which Ilich inthe In Inthe Inthe the golf world orld signify tho the best host host- will be bo here hero ready to cop off oft an any and all aU portions of qt the purse available a A flock of at only onh slightly lesser stars Ed Dudley 1929 Ryder cup team player Pennsylvania open titleholder In In 1929 nn and 1930 and winner of ot the Shawnee trophy this year ar Craig Wood whoso whose barnstorming barnstorming barn barn- storming exploits last year caused anear n a near sensation In golfing circles Olin anti and Martie Martle Dutra of at Los An An- geles Mel rel Smith of oC Portland Cox Cot of at Brooklyn Jimmy Thompson of Colorado Springs Johnny no Rogers ers of at De Denver Deel el complete the list of or stars who will come for fOI forthe forthe the meet AMATEURS ALSO 1 WILL COMPETE In addition all aU of at th the professional profession profession- I al II ls 5 of Utah courses and a flock of I I leading athing amateurs throughout hout the 4 I a II lo state will Indulge In the choice co competition com com- W petition 41 But George knows the club chub course like a B. book and ho hold holdi the courso course record with a a. brilliant IS 15 over o the 72 par round So hIl hill chances of or becoming a about October 26 G ought to bo ho cx- cx ex l 3 j |
