The sun., 1919-03-16
AMATEUR GOLFERS
BEST WHEN HOME
Simon Pures More Inclined
Than Pros to Lose Form
on Strange Links.
ONE CLASSIC REMAINS
North and South Tournament
at Pinehurst Is Biggest
Event Of Year.
ONE CLASSIC REMAINS

As rule, no special Significance at
taches to tho results achieved by ANA
tour golfers In Southern tournaments, for
almost invariably tho mon who star
below the Mason-Dixon Line fail In the
important links events in the North.
With the professionals, however. IT'S a
different story. as II seems to make little
difference whether they are In the North
or South, the recognized leaders gem
orally come through in both cases.
1t may be that there would be- an
other tale to tell with the amateurs, II
the leaders made annual pilgrimages to
the South each winter and took part In
series OF tournaments, as do the
sslaried brigade. For instance, II
Charles Evans, Jr., Francis Quimet, Jer-
ONE Travers, Max Marston, Oswald
Kirkby. Jesse Gulldforu, robert Gardner.
Bobby Jones and few others played at
Pinehurst Palm Beach. Belleair and
other courses each year tho chances are
that one Of them almost invariably
would capture tie honorS
The point is that in tho pro" events in
the South thus far. the same old leaders
have shown the way, "A sort of forewarn-
ing Of what will probably happen in
the major events in the North. Mike
Brady of oakley led at Augusta, Jim
Barnes at Deland and Walter Hagen
at Palma Celia
One More Links Classic.
Practically only one more open tourna-
ment of consequence IL scheduled for the
South. That is the North and South
championship at Pinenurst, tho biggest
event OF the year. Last season Walter
Hagen captured this title, nosing out
Jock Hutchinson and Pat Doyle by one
stroke. The tournament will be staged
March 2s and 90.
Reverting TO the amateurs, It may be
that some OF those who have been flash
ing brilliantly during the last few weeks
viii be able to make their presence
felt upon their return.
Edward G.. Styles. for instance, has
shown form over Philadelphia links that
any champion might he proud Of. AL
though he has been playing only a few
years, much OF his golf was with the
| professionals and that early training
may have been responsible for the ease
and confidence with which he makes his
shots.
Always long driver, styles never
has to worry from that source, but 1t
is his exceptional iron play that en-
ables him to score so low. That 50 Of
his at Pinehurst recently made even
| the professionals take notice
Then there IS John n. Stearns Sd Of
Nassau. A few years ago the former
Princeton student made n good show
Ing In number OF Northern tourna-
ments. though It is doubtful II he could
ever point to anything quite so brilliant
as his 20 at Plnehurst in January. In
that particular round Stearns had IS
| each way.
Kerr's Play at BcIIeair.
The friends OF Hamilton X. Kerr are
still talking OF his fine playing at Belle
air. II is always gratifying after a
long layoT for a man to get back to
old time form. and his ability to do
so speaks we'll for the soundness of
his game. To defeat De witt Balch
in the final of one tournament and only
lose after an extra hole match 70 C. C.
| Waldo, Jr.. in another Is a record worth
having.
Waldo, by the way. is fine golfer.
He demonstrated that as far back as
1912 when he defeated Harold Hilton
| In the first round in the amateur cham
| pionship tournament at Wheaton.
| When the women's events get under
way in the North tho pace set by the
favorites will doubtless be Of a brand
| difficult for stay ct homes TO equal
| Already Mrs. r. V Hurd Of Pitts
burgh and Mrs. c. II. VandeTbeck OF
| Philadelphia. both erstwhile national
/ title holders. have been getting in con-
dition. The ST. Na,r7'ins tournament
yas won by Mrs. Hurd. who Will doubt
less be in the best Of form TO defend
her North ana South title st Pinehurst
In that event however, the former Brit.
ish champion will meet with strong op-
position should Mrs. Vanderbeck sue.
coed in getting on her game.
All through the South women are dis
playing good form. Miss Bessie Fem
who did so finely at Palm Beach, win.
ming the Florida title looks like a com
ing champion. while Mrs. q. F. Feitner
the South Shore woman. Is playing al
we'll as ever. Others going well includ,
| Miss Elaine Rosenthal of Ravisloe, Mrs
G. K. Morrow ot,Great Neck, Miss Har
ret Shepard OF Hartford Miss Heller
Morrison of Pittsburg and Miss Mar
garet Edwards OF Chicago.