The sun., 1919-09-21
Anderson Offers Rating
on Amateur Golf Field
Names Evans, Heron, Jones and Ouimet in first Group
Doesn't Rate Them Singly-Pet-
sonally Favors Jones'
BY JOHN G. ANDERSON,

over Evans In match play at Pitts
| burg is discounted by the play of Evans
in the open at Brae Burn, where he
finished in the lead over Ouimet by half
dozen strokes or so over a four round
| play.
Evans shines iu Exhibitions.
Evans's play in Canada was wonder
full and it always is in exhibitions
AT the international matches he and
| Ouimet scored about the same. although
the latter had never before played the
| course. II Quintet had been in perfect
physical shape he would have walked
through the field at Pittsburg and at
tained number one ranking this year
But We cannot go back of the record
that he was beaten by Plat in the
third round. One thing Is certain, there
are no other names which rival the
four we have given.
The second group starts the bail
rolling in the discussion line But hold
ing firm to our line OF attack we name
Fownes, Gardner Gullford and Marston.
Bit Fownes was a semi-fnalist in the
national amateur. played mighty fine
golf in the four ball match in the inter-
national contest in Canada, and in the
amateur won two good matches from
Waldo and Hoffner. falling before Jones
at the thirty-third hole. His general
average Is perhaps the weakest of the
ouartette. however.
Guilford we select, although he did
not play in the amateur Championship,
on the remarkable strength OF game
SHOWN In the open Massachusetts cham
pionShip. where he won from a field
containing such well known pros as
Brady. Teller, MacNamara. Kerrigan.
Cowan. Fotheringham and others
Moreover. his score of 3O3 was solf
worthy of a champion. In the inter
state matches he has done well and a
hnailsts position in the State champion
snip was also his reward. It is a pity
'ha' ne ala not enter at oakmont
Gardner Chicago Champion.
Bob" Gardner has won the city Of
chicago championship and at the anna
teur produced golf OF a sensational ma
ture. He fell before Jones, but elini-
mated Marston In contest marked by
rallies OF unusual response.
MAX Marston deserves a place in this
sroup not only on account OF his play
IN tne national but because of the many
ocal medals and Journeys won. He has
been a strong player from the start of
the season, losing early in the anna
teur TO the brEhant piay OF Gardner
IN heartbreaking finish. II was un-
fortunate that he had to be drawn i'm
the first round against a man who had
won from him. overcoming heavy odds
at Detroit.
In the third group we strike some
new and old names of golfers who are
destined to be in the forefront OF Amer
lean golf for a few years at least TO
eome-Hoffner Kirkby, Legg, Whitney.
THESE players represent various dis
tricts-Philadelphia. New York. the
west and the South, and each is the
champion Of his section. Kirkby ana
Legg won their chief laurels in the
Metropolitan and the Western amateur
championships respectively. yet both
Ia'led to qualify in the amateur
Whitney defeated Jones and went
through handily In the Southern. but he
'nst to White in the event at the Ma
'lonal links andSto Thompson OF Cam
ada mt Oakmont. Hoffner has beaten
OFT all competition in Philadelphia and
carried Fownes to the thirty-fifth hole
In the'third round of the amateur after
winning from Gardiner White by and
in the first round. He richly deserves
place in this cluster OF golfers
Hard to Name Next Four.
To select the last four is perhaps the
hoiu0st 'ooN VI ait as tnefe are several
dozen who might be named. with plenty
OF arguments on all sides. Manlon Of
st, Louis has been steady performer
all year. Platt a strong philadelphia
golfer. reached the 5emi-fnals in the
amateur. winning at the thirty-eiRhth
from Ouimet In a match which was fea-
tured by unsteady scoring The other
two are A. L. WALKER. Jr., and Gardiner
White. Walker was finalist In the
metropolitan apateur championship, fol-
lowed up his victory with the intercol-
legiate and the Vermont title, but fell
Off in match play at EkWanok