Show I I National Open is Gruelling Ordeal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Only Four Amateurs Have Won Title I BY BILLY EVA r EVAS EVA'S VS S When Bobby Jones Joni defeated Robert Cruikshank In the th off pa for tor or the national open op n champion champion- championship championship IshiI ship he was UI the th fourth amateur to ba have hse e won on the title In 2 21 ears of competition con Jones Jon has hal seu veral eral times been boen b en on the verge vert of ot taking down don the honors In the th amateur and nd open event but fate Cate fat at t the last lut moment h ha pla ed false Last season eenon on at Skokie Jones finished hed In a tie tl tor for second place lone on stroke away aay from Gene Oene Sara Sara- ten Sara zen the w winner inner It w was lIS as fitting that he should be b crowned crowed the cham cham- champIon champion pion of ot 1923 l In golf colt the amateur has been makIng rapid strides In h the th last hut 10 3 ears It H I Is a I t he ot 02 Jones made no hit with Ith 1 the prIced high p professionals who feel that the must aiwa alwa alwais s a finiSh In ln th the front to retain their prestige prestis Francis brought the amateur golfer colter olter Into the b bu his sensational Ictor victory at Brook Drook- Brookline line Brook line M ll s In 1913 1 H ever euer consid consid- considered considered ered as a II championship poo Ouimet finished in a tit tie w with Ith t ew o 0 of England a s players Harr l Vardon and anti Ed Id Ray In the oft play play-ott ort Ouimet finished with lIh a 72 12 while the best Vardon could get 1 wat a n 77 and Ray a 78 71 I f WIne Wim SWATH TH Ouimet s a victory Ictor made mada It appa- appa ent appa-ent cUt ent that the amateur golfer colter was as asto to cut a wide swath s In h competition The toll following follow 0 In Int I year Chick I Eans that the corn com nit na of ct c the amateur was eRa no fluke He finished seon-id seon to ater Han Haym the win win- win winner In- In Inner ner ncr just one stroke strohe a away aay ay from fron the title In Hit 1916 Jerome Hrs Trl again agan carried the banner anner of oC the amateur pIa er to the front b by winning the natIonal open title one e stroke ahead of Tom Torn Mc In 1916 Hit Chick Evans Euans not only won on the amateur championship but ilso the open title In winning Inning the open title D Evans Eans ans recorded a n score ot of the 10 lowest loviest est ever made n In Inthe Inthe Inthe the golfing classic Jock Hutchi- Hutchi Hutchison don son the noted pro 1 two 10 0 strokes a aw au JONES rs ors toOT OT T FlASH FUSH Thus Thug for tor four our vears ears the th amateur amateurS oKes practically sho showed d the wa a to the th cream of o the golfing world orld 1 1 he o of the th amateur was uvas a a seere se slip at the prowess of the professional i I Ii i T r 1 1 I 4 S 1 1 I J 4 A I 91 3 I I r I Ihs 1 These Bobby Joncs Chick Eans and O Because the of-the war ar the th n open was as discontinued for t two 0 ars ars In l l 1920 and 1921 the th pro pla en held the italic tage to the of ot the amateurs Then can came the play of oC Jones lt ht sear vear when the th hardest kind of luck caused him to lose lot to Gone Sara n by a n stroke Jones Is not a 0 H Ic I-Ic Is a finished golfer goiter r The Tho boy of golf who started at ot 7 and who ho after 14 U years year of effort has finally won the greatest golfing honor in the United States Stats will III to be 1 one of ot the ing stars tars of the game fame for years to |