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...mushy course in the first round of his 28th national championship. It was Evans' quarter-final match (against the defending champion, young Johnny Fischer) however, which stirred sentimentalists like Grantland Rice most profoundly. The match was delayed when a careless caddy taking a practice swing struck Mrs. Evansin the mouth with his club felled her loosened several teeth. After the start, Evans found his iron shots undependable and he was so tired from winning his morning match, against onetime Public Links Champion Frank Strafaci. that his timing went bad. Nevertheless, he was not beaten until the final green, where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At Last, Goodman | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

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