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Show Igden Golfer Eliminated In GoJf Tourney I LAMB DEFEATS LEON KELLER 1 IN FAST PLAY I Finals in State Title Play Featured Today Between Former Champions LEON KELLER- premier golfer of the Ogden Golf and Country club, was eliminated In the semi-final round of tho state tournament at Salt Lake Monday, meeting defeat at the i hands of Hal Lamb, former state j champion i to 5 The Inexperience of Keller proved his undoing, the vet-! vet-! oran Lamb playing a consistent, steady game. Keller, however displayed some real rbuss, his drives In many in-I in-I stances av eraging better than 300 yards. While Lamb was generally conceded the victory' many believed ' th?t. Keller would be equal to the : task and down the Salt Laker. 1LVS BRILLIANT RECORD. Tho Ogden youth has stepped forward for-ward brilliantly during the past year and with tho appearance of another season should reach a commanding position. T. M. Gilmer won out over Ruel Halloran In the other seml-flnal match. 6 to 5 Gilmer, also a former state title holder, will meot Lamb In the final match today Lamb and Gilmer have both won the championship on two occasions and considerable interest is centered on the outcome of today's championship champion-ship contest. Gilmer won the championship cham-pionship In- 1912 ond 1918 Lamb grabbed the honors in 1915 and 1919-FIRST 1919-FIRST FLIGHT. In the first flight. Carl A. Fisher won from A. K Bell, 4 and 3. and T Benson defeated E. K. Keeley. 1 up The latter was tho closest contest con-test of the day's play, both men playing play-ing a cons'stent game. It was nip anil tuck all the way. In the second flight Dr W. A Squires defeated Dr. G. W. Teudt 6 and o, and Louis Marcus won from H. W. Dunn, 2 and 1. There are no favorites for the finals and It Is expected that all matches Will be close. It Is noteworthy that all men who aro still playing are momborg of tho Salt Lake Country club, the matches of yesterday having eliminated the entrants from tho Og- . den Golf and Country club and also from Nlbley park. Prizes will bs p.warded to tho winners today as well as to the runners-up In each match-A match-A special referee will be chosen for the championship match today. Lewis Crook, golf professional of the Ogden Golf and Country club, who haa been in charge of the tournament, being engaged all day giving a scries of Ies- sons. |