Jimmy Johnston Earns Amateur Golftitle
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SPORTS AND FINANCIAL Base Ball, Racing Stocks and Bonds Golf and General Financial News l_ five Jhinttmi fKtaf Part s—lo Pages WASHINGTON, 13. C., SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1929. Griffs Beat Chisox in Opener, 2—l: Jimmy Johnston Earns Amateur Golf Title VICTOR AND VANQUISHED IN NATIONAL AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT ¦¦ '¦ * mm i 1 11—— 1 I ¦¦l. mm MARBERRY LICKS THOMAS 1 i PRIDE OF ST. PAUL WINS IN FLASHY MOUND TUSSLE | ....... OYER DR. WILLING, 4 AND 3 i '<l \ j u/ Fred Yields Hut Six Hits and Holds Foe Seoreless JT Makes Strong Finish After Ragged Play in Morn- Until Ninth—Nats Get Seven Safeties—Earn ing to Take Measure of Portland Opponent. W '' ' / T Executes - of One Run, Berg Hands Them Another. /. / 4- jr""'"" 1 \ \ Wonder Shot Out Ocean. / 5 - \ \ •' * 11 f _jl"nil" >.< •*, liL / / A \ BY GRAXTLAND RICE. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Thomas on MONTE, Calif., September 7.—The green, soft fairway of MARBERRY was just a trifle stronger than A1 Pebble Beach the a new amateur as White Sex A \ caught footfall of champion the pitching slab yesterday the Nationals and f this afternoon. His name is Harrison ( series of the year ( Jimmy) Johnston, the clashed in the opening tilt of their wind-up PBHKm DELpride of St. Paul, who after a game, up-hill battle all through charges scored a 2-to-l victory that FREDand as a result Johnson’s \ morning fought his way into victory the grim, hard- back of the fifth-place Tigers, the crowd wtik the round, over left them but half a game fighting Doc Willing of Portland, Ore., by the margin of 4 and 3. i 6 the> but six safeties, three Jimmy Johnston succeeded Bobby Jones as the amateur cham- Marbcrry allowed bunch of the States when he sunk his putt for a 4 on Art Shires, base ball’s champion barber and pion United the fif- leaning from the bat cf teenth green. And as the ball rolled in, the big, excited gallery paid a brace of passes. But the Nationals got only seven hits and two Thomas early for a its tribute to the new crown wearer of amateur golf. walks off Thomas. The Nationals, though, hit a Sox did not score until the ninth round, when Jimmy Johnston has deserved championship before this. He lead while the White is something more than a fine golfer. He is one of the finest sports- singles a sacrifice fly. twotvy v/ ouip.*vw with thev'-backedUrttlVtW took part in sport. A tally was Shires, though, and a few moments men that ever veteran of the World War who The first Washington i was shell shocked, Johnston has to fight against second later Art was snared when he at- had tension and cleanly earned, but the tempted to swipe second. nervousness for several years. For many years he could not even was due solely to a mental lapse place his club back of the ball to address it. He show ed all this Berg, Chicago catcher, suf- Kerr made a whale of a catch to r Moe second strain in the morning round when he was nervous and jumpy. Going However, the visitors* run. keep a hit from Tate in the out in every fered. inning. White Sox second sacker 45, shot that he hit was a fight against jumping, quiver- while it went into the records as The ing. as tainted, went well into center to get under nerves. earned. wr somewhat Benny's looper. the next inning. If Willing had been holding the , pened to be the first birdie that either pave the In day. for Goose Goslin helped Ctssell raced into the middle field for same clip he had shown all week had gotten all way to it by clinging tenaciously an over-shoulder grab of Goslln's low he would have had the champion- j From this point on the result was in- to the sphere and watching a i ! evitable. Johnston made almost no mis- fly. ship locked up at the ninth green 1 leaving openings. runner of the Pale Hose tear for against such scoring. But he was j takes. no He was out catching a loft in West made the best catch credited I in 37 this afternoon against Willing’* home after I to a National when he tore in from only 2 up. Ii 40 and he started back at the same short left field. deep center and snared Metzler’s low m some ways 1 think the big turn steady clip. Marberry granted only four hits in the 180-yard j up play was liner in the fourth frame. of the match came at Johnston was 4 and 4 to as the first eight innings and in j twelfth hole. Willing was 3 up and he ;j they reached the fifteenth tee. When ticklish spots but twice before the Marberry got his single In the fifth laid a long iron 5 or 6 feet from the I1 he got his half here to become the new* White Sox scoring round. Shires dou- | after twice failing to put down a bunt cup. Johnston reached the green and amateur champion the crowd opened bled to open the visitors’ second ses- , and advanced Hayes. Fred's bunts got his 3, but Willing had his putt to ; the way for his extremely attractive sion and Clarence Hoffman drew a ! were nothing to brag about, but. his j be 4 up. He barely missed and the ; ! young wife to rush up and pay tribute, pass. Willie Kamm's best, though, was single was a clean whack to middle expression of relief that came over |j which she did in the old-fashioned way. a loft to Buddy Myer, while Johnny field. Johnston's face was the signal of vie- ¦ There was a big time around the Kerr whiffed and Berg became an in- tory. The St. Paul star only had 3 clubhouse after the match. Roger Lap- field out. Alex Metzler began the Chi- With rain threatening to halt pro- holes in par when he reached the ninth ham had a band engaged and when cago sixth with a single and after two ceedings before a decision was reached, this morning. But after the tenth hole Jimmy Johnston appeared the band were retired took second as Shires hit both teams hustled all the way. As a he played the next 25 holes in 3 over struck up ’’Wee Duncan Dorris.” for a base. Then Jack Hayes took result the game was the fastest played par. over one of the most trying match > Jones Again Is Cheered. good care of Hoffman's roller. in Griffith Stadium this year, consum- play courses in the history of golf. ! When Bobby Jones came in sight he ing but an hour and 35 minutes. Johnston was 3 down coming to the again got week. Marberry in Fine Fettte. the big ovation of the sixteenth this morning and he then Out here they have been cheering him By their victory the Nationals are as- In two more of the first eight frames won the sixteenth and seventeenth on sight, in groups of 10 or 20 or in sured of an even break at least with the j holes. His play on the eighteenth, one 5,000. the White Sox got men on the runway. j year. charges crowds of fourth White Sox this Johnson's of the sensational features of the cham- Johnston drew- a true Far Western Carl Reynolds ushered in the now have won 11 of 19 games played Inning with a corking hit to left center pionship, will be described later. reception. They recognized him as a with Blackburne's. bunch and have 3 one Before Sammy West retrieved the ball go complete Ragged at the Start. fine golfer and above all as of the to to the schedule with it. finest now playing any game. Reynolds had crossed the middle sack. starting the afternoon sportsmen But the ambitious Carl tried to make ; Just before Quiet, modest, likeable, every one a flagged round I asked Johnston how he felt the new champion triple of the hit and was was terribly seemed to feel that the O’DOUL LIFTS BATTING i about the last 18 holes. "I belonged on top of the peak from every bv Joe Cronin's fine relay of out- j the start,” he said, ‘‘and I fielder's return. Berg walked in the ! ! ragged at angle. He has skill, gameness, a cool MARK TO LEAD BIG SIX don’t think I ever played worse golf. the modesty that catches the fifth, but two were out and Thomas was only head and help. By the Associated Press. But I lucky to be 2 down of the crowd. He is a golfer was of no j that I\ right By when I was out in 43. After P.io has deserved to win before, a golfer The Nationals got after Thomas crashing out three hits in five suddenly my swing back. I as felt come who would have won before if it had off the reel. Joe Judge walked to attempts the Phils defeated the knew I would be an entirely different j open the first inning, but was lorced Cardinals at St, Louis yesterday, Frank not been for the devastating sweep of golfer and I wasn’t worried about the once the 18-hole rounds out by Goslin after Sam Rice wa* O’Doul lifted his average 2 points to Willing a Bobby Jones result.