Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-04-11 | Page 10 | Von Elm Tees off in Southern California Golf Tourney

! IfOU ELM TEES OFF IT. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOLF TOURNEY . - m m a UTAH CHAMPION FAVORITE IN CLASSIC Withdrawal of Dr. Paul Hunter Will Make It Easier for Local Boy IS AN;B1.KH, April 11. "GU" Von Kim. trana-Misslssinpl and I'tah champion cham-pion was among the host of amateur eTolferg from an far aouth aa San Dicjro and .New Orleans and north to Toronto, east to Salt Uke and west to the Pacific Pa-cific that teed off on the courses of the Kllntbrldtre and Pasadena Country rluho today In the opening play of the twenty-third annual southern California Cali-fornia c hamplonvhlp tournament. HI XTKH MHAlVHEI,. Advance dope un the tournament r-eei-eeo? h tf i hm'K yMTPrflny: itt. raul Hunter, present title holder, and considered con-sidered one of the favorite entries, withdrew from the lint, due to the pressure pres-sure of professional business. Dr. Hunter, besides holding; several state tttlea, holds records on several couraea hereabouts. I,ast year when Von Elm made such a wonderful nhuwitiv against the vetersn tho local faoa HuftlH hm ss a sroner, but during; tne winter he made such marvelous records against Hutchison and Barnes, during thetr tour, that g-olf bugs doped him as thax. best man to pit against the Salt Laker. VOX KLN FAVORJTK. With Hunters name scratched, Von' Elm Is the big- favorite to cop the honors. hon-ors. Jack Neville of San Francisco, who has made considerable; name for himself around the bav city, will r.ib Von Kim hard, hut not considered as good a player as the trans-Mlssirsippl champ. f Those who hsve traveled the longest distance to participate In the play r.re Krank tiodachauir of New Orleans and . P. Mhaw of Toronto, and their work will he watched with considerable Interest In-terest by California asuiranta.