Glenn . Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn mages Well, I qualified at the National Amateur in the sectional qualifying rounds and also in the tournament proper at Portland. I was beaten by Jack Gains, oa former Walker Cup Star of Glendale, California, after I had shot the back side in two under par to square the matehe He birdicd the 19th hole to beat me one down, this being one of the three cxtra- hole matches in the tournament. Gee, that was a tough loss wmder those conditions, Isn't it true that you are the first omateur in Kansas ever to have qualified for the National Amateur tournament? I don(t know about that, Doc, but they informed me out there at Port~ land that I was the first Kansas boy to qualify at the tournancnt. But, Doc, there is another K.U. boy who was a great golfer whom we should mentions Do you mean the late Chester Jones, Glenn? Yese Chet was one of the best golfers Kansas has over produced. However, he never played on tho Kansas varsity because at thet time the University didn't have a golf tceame Chet was runner-up in tho Kansas Stato tiwico, and had gained some national acclaim. In my mind, he had one of the prettiest golf swings I have ever sconé Well, he had a good teacher, didntt he, Glenn? Yes, he did. His father, Dra He Te Jones, started him when he was a young boye Dr. Jones always had Chester, Endsley and Penfield out on the course practicing swings when thoy were kmec-high to a duck, And by the way, Dr. Jones and Mr, Irving Hill still shoot a good game of golf. Yes, and isn't Dr. Penfield Jones the Lawrence Cowmtry Club champion at the present timc? Yes, I believe he ise Well, Glenn, what about your conquest of the Missouri Amateur champion- ship? When wos that played? Well, I won that on Jume 19, 1937, That was my first major championshipe I happened to be hot at the right week, and through good fortunc I ws able to finish the weck undefeated. That is necessary to championship play, I guesse I have coached a lot of teams and have participated in a lot of athletic contests, and I believe I know how a fellow fccls just before he is entering a major contest. I would like you to tell your friends to vhat special thing you attribute your winning the championship, psychological as well as physical. In other words, were you determined you wore going to win? Well, we all go into the tournament with that detormination, Doc, but that alone won't wine I attribute my victory in the Missouri State to concentration and getting the breaks which are necessary to win any championship. When the pressure gets tough one must have the physical stamina and good golf form to rely one Tho greatest opponent in competi-~ tive golf is yourself. The mental attitude is the hardest to control of any game, I believe, but if one plays cach shot when he comes to it, to