Show Von V Elm Adds Golf Title To Utah's Utah s 's s Trophy List Utahn Has I Career In Athletics I Starred on Gridiron and in Padded Arena While Student at We West t High School Gained Utah State TitI Tills Six I Times New Champion Features Confidence ny fly Mi tr 1 WARDEN W GEORGE G FORGE GIX aIX VON VO-l ELM I who won the American ama ama- ama tur tur golf golt championship at Short hills lillis New Terse Jersey Saturday Is a native U Utahn t n h n nand and has had a II colorful career In g o 0 1 f t d o 0 in m Von Elm mci- mci L dentally writes bis Is ramt name with other 4 wh who have e won national hon hon- hono's hon L 4 ors o-a in athletics yet et Is the first firsti i golfer goiter front the tho far wet cst to chalk up a II na- na national na-l na amateur title His tri tri- triumph tri y came asa as a thunderbolt VON OY ELJ EL out of o the sky to the be majori majority t ty Bobby Dobby twice champion and winner of the D British open a tew cw months ago ngo was the heavy favorite u Jones Tones gave yon von Im an i an tic tie trimming at ct Merlon Merion In 1 1324 14 4 In tho finals 3 I and 8 S Last year ear he dete ted the Utahn 7 end C G in tho Von Elm HIm has packed a mashie nashie ho was ra eight years of ot a age a e and captured the Utah state ama amateur title when whan but 1 II years cars of oC e ae The Tho new nc national champton waltzed home a n winner In the UtAh classic six times FINE 1111 Playing over the tho Ogden cou ne only a few lew weeks ago Von Elm had a card of 31 for nine holes a par lar 37 7 Two years ears ago lie he played tho the course courso In 30 nn an toot IS-toot putt on number nine for a 29 tho course record Von Hint Elm has baled bagged titles lilies In p every section of the countr country He Ito captured the trans trans- trans classic tho the Pacific northwest and California state tate titles lilies and on many occasions in fin fin- in- in as up In Important contests While a 0 student at atA West A school I at Salt Lake Von Elm Ehn was wasa Wa backfield l star n the a dashing boxer of oC gridiron and an amateur ability alternated at quarterback Ho no and Panthers anti and halfback for the ama ama- amateur amateur handled his paws In the ranks with the ease of oC a champion and Von Yon Elm served for several years at the old Salt Lake Country Forest Dale club as club now nosy the th s caddy for V W J Halloran n CI S who It was W V J Halloran Von Hint Elm In his early carly tournaments and a great deal deat of ot the Utahn may maybe ot of o the success of oC be d to his hia confidence Von Yon Elm and anti Halloran were re- re recent recent re recent cent Ogden visitors and amir th the writer had occasion to chat with the two men Im out after aCter the Ole national and v will b be disaPpointed pointed If 1 I dont don't win said Bald Yon Von mi l I I am at the tho top of oC my i I same game ame nil alter yeu UL u Jones Is a wonder yet i f hope to meet him In the coming classic Von Elma tims wish was d md and the national title added to his long string of or victories Confidence undoubtedly played Sat Sat- Saturday Saturday Sat Saturday a mighty role In IA his triumph Von Elms Elm's work in the Walker Waller cup engagement In England his of the year stamped him as one greatest golfers goiters of ot the globe ills His performance Saturday adds add now new laurels and places the Utahn- Utahn at atthe atthe atthe the pinnacle of o golf Clinton Larson Luson Creed Hayn and Alma Richards In year years ears gOne sono by bagged national titles In track and field athletics Fred annex annexed d a national motorcycle title Jack Dempsey la is supreme In world boxing and Mike Yokel and Ira Dern have held the worlds world's middleweight T titie litle Now Kow comes Von Yon Elm with another con con- con contribution to the Bee Hive HI states state's of na na- na national marvelous mal athletic record record-a golf golC crown |