Show IN F INE H ND S AN FIFTY GOLFERS TUNE UP FOR WESTERN TITLE CHASE L Ii R Rg Johnston Will Start StartS S Defense of title Today Excellent Showings Made in Preliminary Work Par Scores Many DETROIT Jul July 13 By the Asso- Asso cl elated dated ted Press Press Press- Most Presa-Most Most of the entrants entrants en- en i en-i trants for the western amateur golf championship tried out the Loch- Loch moor course yesterday and found it to their liking Many were able to shoot close to par 73 73 while white a few broke the tile magic figure including un HR Johnston R. Johnston Jonnston of St. St Paul defendIng defending defending defend defend- ing the title and Chick Evans of at Chicago who has held the crown eight times These stars shot the yard links in 72 each Evans E liked the first nine and scored It in 74 to Uto under par the first time he set foot toot on It He eased cased up coming home and took 38 Johnston who does not have to play in the qualifying rounds tomorrow and Tuesday was wasa a bit slow In getting under way going one above par 36 on the first half halt but he lie clipped two strokes off oft perfect figures on the line line getting 35 James D. D Standish of the Loch Loch- mOOr club played with Johnston slipping on four holes but got II home with a creditable 77 Ned Sawyer of at Chicago who won the western title in 1906 t played with Evans and got a pair of for a 76 Most of the players however howe did not keep score but played to tryout try tryout tryout out the carries Dexter Cummings of Chicago twice t intercollegiate champion for example shot the tho first three holes in 3 3 2 Z 4 as compared compared com corn pared with par 4 4 4 5 5 and might well vell have set a record for tor the links if it he had kept up this speed Instead of ot switching to mere practice Among those who were favorites to shine in the meet as a result of prowess displayed in practice are aro Fred Lamprecht of Tulane university university sity intercollegiate champion Eddie Eddie Ed Ed die Held and Jimmie Manlon anlon of St. St Louis both formerly trans sippi titleholders Keefe Carter of ot 7 Oklahoma City Clarence Hubby of Dallas Ruddy Knepper and E. E D. D Carter of Chicago and Douglas Hill of Cincinnati The links is in fine condition in spite of f dI dry weather as the greens which are exceedingly exceeding exceeding- ly true have been kept soft enough to hold pitch shots and the fairways fairways fair fair- ways although dry dO are slowed up by the presence of ot much white I clover |