Show OWEN COVEY c I I I GEORGE SCHNEITER SCH NEITER I. I THEY WANT WAN THRONE KY ABDICATED 4 C. C C 22 s E Th EE v i 4 Ed Kingsley Man to Beat BeatIn In State Open Tournament Amateur Champions Champion's Stand Against Field Spices Classic at FortI Fort I By BILL McCREA I A comparatively small but select ri field ld of Utah golfers will tee off oft beginning beginning be ginning at 8 o'clock Friday morning at Fort Douglas in the three day 72 hole grind for the choice jinks plum in the state the undefended open championship Steeped in tradition and color this tournament nt may may make unprecedented ed golf goIt history in Utah if it Ed Kingsley Kings Kings- ley leyNo No 1 favorite to win does docs so He would then be the first Utah Utahn to hold both state amateur and open titles simultaneously Kingsleys Kingsley's 66 in practice practice tice Wednesday tied the course rec ice ord Many feel eel that Kingsley is a better match than medal player but statistics sta dont don't bear this out Ed had the best medal score In winning the recent re ye- recent cent state amateur over the same course he will play this week and last year he finished second in the open to Ky Laffoon of ot Denver The hope of or the amateurs for a first place victory lies principally in Kingsley Owen Covey and Ralph although practically any other simon pure in the field is capa ble of entering the charmed circle From the professional group croup come a crew of at seasoned campaigners cam campaigners ners who generally keep their game lame from wavering when th the going Is toughest Especially is 15 this true of Charles Foley of Bonneville and George Schneiter from the Ogden Golf Golt and Country Coun Coun- try club Schneiter and Foley ap appear ear the strongest possibilities to keep the title titie which went out of at the state last year in the pro ranks Both ar are now in tin tine fine fettle especially Foley who admits admits' he is 15 playing his hb best of ot the season I Schneiter gained invaluable experience experience ence in the national open this year ear car that should have a steadying influence influence ence on his highly promising brand of r play x Professional ional Bill Willes playing his home course may have to be reckoned reckoned reck reck- with while Alex McCafferty of ot the Country club will be a strong c contender for lor a apiece piece of ot the money Tee Branca of the Country club dub and John Geertsen of II El l Monte lonto are arc capable of good rood enough golf rolf to win if It they can keep their over over- ambitious brand of golf rolf from getting them Into trouble Geertsen Geert Geert- sen seo is one of the longest drivers driven in the state and will finish fairly fairly fair lair ly Iy high If his hi short abort Irons and putter put put- ter behave anything like his hb woods Never a spectacular player Branca has proved himself a high ranking c contender in former seasons and can be counted upon being near the top again Mickey Nickey Riley of Forest Dale and several other pro entrants may cause the favorite some uncomfortable ble bie moments Covey Covey- and are as apt to finish below the frist ten as among the first five lIve If It they can get over the one day jinx in which they usually usually usual usual- ly have rather high scores score however they will be hard to beat If U T. T D. D Spider Morris could shoot a 66 like he did a year ago when he set an hole 18 record at nt the Fort and then be near par on the other rounds he would finish well up Cy Harbeke is another of ot the home borne guard who must be seriously considered Vin Savage city amateur champ does not usually display his best game at the Fort and is not seen in inthe inthe ithe the championship picture although he plays fine gol golf Norm Shultz Shults and Walter Cosgriff of Bonneville who had in the qualifying round of the amateur may do well It is the consensus of ot opinion of most of ot the pros and golf golt association moguls that which Is lq par for the 72 holes will not be broken CHARLES CHARLE FOLEY 4 ED KINGSLEY I |