Show Von ion Elm Qualifies For Amateur Series Utahn Has Narrow Escape From Elimination Over Minneapolis Course MINNEAPOLIS Aug By 24 The Iva Associated George Press Von Elm amateur golf gal champion of at the United States was Wa able last night to toay say ay Alls well that F Fends ends well but not until h he had had a k f fright After a a. more or at less disastrous first ea i nIne of hIs second Mx qualifying round after alter he lead Iud taken 79 yesterday it was evident that If tM the e titleholder did not no pia p l a y practically golf goU corn com mg home he would Y have haye no further in- in interest 9 terest at first hand f In subsequent events ot of the champIonship play He needed 38 three over oyer par to get lOet by the first nIne the easy caY of the course cours and qualified only by of at able work at the close when he got 75 for tor the day by storing par 37 on the homeward Journey Practically everything went wrong for tor him going out alter after he had ma made madea e ea a good start He played the first hole with neatness and dIspatch In par but found the rough at the second and too took five on a pu par tour four hole He followed this with a tour four at the short thIrd when he took three putts end nd although he rec recalled his game long enough to clock on the firth filth sIxth and seventh he drove into a trap on the yard eighth and took our He got one of his strokes back backwith with nth a birdie four at the ninth when he hIt two great creat shots ComIng home he wa was even with par alter after two holes but got the line at the twelfth and ana took look five lve After a a. apar par five at the thIrteenth he got cot an- an another another other stroke bace with a a. bIrdie four at the fourteenth and with another birdie at the fifteenth hIs troubles seemed over However he found trou- trou trouble trouble ble t the sixteenth and went one over par on ole the trIcky hole wIth a five I Then he had to get par at the last two holes to be safe He had no dif dif- difficulty difficulty at the seventeenth but at the home hole hIs approach was bold and seemed about to go over It kIcked back baek and the champIon was safe case Monday Von Van Elm was not play play- case Von Van Elm was not play play- playIng playing Ing hIs game He seemed glad when the round was over o He was accompanied panted by a gallery makIng up In en- en enthusiasm what It lacked In numbers md and his every shot was applauded The faIthful were shocked to think that the champion might be left out ot of the equation and when hen he was safely In Inthey inthey they offered him encouragement by assuring him that tomorrow Is anotn- anotn another er day |