New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

VIII Outside Talent Break Throurh +,
The open championships at Rrach,rn--
after lapse since 19l6--is now less
than month away.
"hlle one of the main issues there
VIII be the amateur VS.. the profss
The outlook for one CT the foreien- horn
stars to break through.
Alex Smith was the last Scot to win
back in 1910.
me home-breds, led by such stars
as Hagen and Brady amono tho ~.
ana Oulmet. Travers and Evans a,nor--
the amateurs, have the best of il. Rnt
re foreign-born from Scotland ana
england arc not to be overlooked. MOI
with JOCK HUTCHINSON and jim Barnes
around, aided and abetted nv such an
tries as Gil Nichols. George Sothnr,nn nn-
Eam, Wilfred Reid, Louis Teller
george Sargent and a few others.
Louis TELLER, the diminutive French
man. VIII be playing over his home
course, and reports have him workin.
steadily below so. And to OPERATE
steadily below so at Braeburn is me-
light accomplishment.
Barnes and Hutchinson will be the
MAN hopes of the outside clan. for
noth nave proved too often their abl-
lty to travel at uncanny speed. In tho
last open Hutchinson led the pros 6n-
lshlng only two strokes back of Evans
Amateurs TO Play
Chick Evans has announced that he
Will not defend his title, but he NAV
change his mind.
Even without Chic, the amateurs will
be we'll represented. Francis Ouime.
is sure to start, and with the opor-
tunlty to play Braehurn frequently be-
tween now and the June date. he will
be formidable cntry. Ou:met's game
IS so sound from tee to cup that # he
happens to be anywhere near his ten
1crm he VIII have as good chance 70
win as Barnes, Hutchinson, Hagen or
any of the best.
Jerry Travers is still uncertain as
to whether he viii compete. but there
is chance that he will get away and
take shat at It.
jesse Guilford is another amateur
who might bear watching. He isust
the consistent golfe~ that Evans. Oui.
net or Travers happens to be, but
bfaeourn IS course TO his liking. His
swlping ability, mis- long range from
inc tee VIII give him a Dig jump, and
l. MS snort game happens to be work
"SAi nc WIZ az worth watching
a few years ago he was the only golfer
N big field to break go at Braeb burn
three rounds in a row.
just how many Other amateurs will
compete is not known. But there is a
strong chance that the list will in
clude John g. Anderson, Max Marston.
Ned Sawyer, Gardiner White and nos
sibly Oswald Kirkby.
sional, another important detail will be
The Braeburn Test
Braeburn is course that requires
the double test-botn distance and
accuracy.
No slight hitter has q chance there.
Neither has the wild swinging yoife~
who happens to be hitting a long ball
OF the line. The golfer who can play
long iron accurately will find tbis
course to his liking, and it is here that
Walter Hagen viii figure. For Hagen
can probably get better distance and
greater accuracy in his iron play than
any golfer in America He can get
tremendous distances from close lies
and this faculty will help him more
! than little.
AS Tor the winning score-there will
be no 2sI or POI, such as Evans ana
hagen won with in 1914 and 1916
There VIII be no 297, the score Traver,
had in 1915 at Baltusrol. The golfe,
who can travel Bracburn four time,
Tor an even 800 will not be beaten
not very likely.
AS we recall the scores, Ouimet. yar.
don and Ray tied at 305 at Brookline II
1918. And Braeburn is even q harde,
test.