New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-24
Heron, Ouimet, Jones,
Evans and Gardner
Should Be Able to
Save Us From Sllut-Out
By Raw Mccarthy

England, 3; United States, O. That's
the way the international golf score Of
1920 to date reads. 1t is not pleasant
situation. and yet it might be worse if
Britain should capture our national
amateur title also. But Of this prize
we have q feeling of security. This
champ onship at least looksI safe for
US, and we believe Aperica will escape
complete shut-out by victory here.
Francis Ouimet, Charles Chick"
Evans, Bobby Jones. Bob Gardner and
Dave herron-these are the names
from which we chose our winner, and
if one of this quintet doesn't carry
away the spoils there is no such thing
as dope. Two of these, Evans and
Gardner, hail from the West, counting
Chicago as the West; Jones is from
the South, and Heron IS from the
I West, if You 50 consider Pittsburgh;
from the East if you ike to Il ink of
the Smoky City as being connected or
adjacent to the Atlantic Coast
Only Ouimet, who halls from Bos-
ton, appears capable enough to give the
East chance. Another such as Jesse
Sweetser or Henry Topping might
come through, which would be very
nice for the East and the metropolitan
district, but at present il looks as
though we shall have to depend on the
MASSACHUSETTS Star.
Cyril Tolley, The British champion.
who scored such a noteworthy victory
over Bob Gardner in the final for that
champ ionship, is coming over to take
crack at the United States amateur
prize, and with him viii be c. II. Weth-
cred and Lord Charles Hope In addi-
ton, Canada will send down a dozen
or more stars. so that while the Amer
cans will probably repel this invasion
successfully, it behooves them to keep
plugging every minute.
The question which we heard most
discussed at the recent open tourna-
ment concerning the amateur cham
Jones, Evans or Ouimet will win the
meet? Few were figuring on Heron
or Gardner, much less the others.
Most OF those with whom we talked
figured that the title lay between the
above mentioned trio.
If it should come about that jones
and Evans were the hnalists Evans
would probably be picked because to
date this season he has the edge on
his rival The Chicagoan defeated
young Bobby for The Western title on
the last hole and he beat him by one
stroke in the open whirl@Jones having
total Of 299 strokes to Chick 298.
But if it should result that Evans and
Ouimet became the contenders in the
final stand, the Bostonian would prob
ably be favored because Of the fact
that he seems able to beat Evans al
ness at Pittsburgh last summer he
turned the trick before he was elm
mated, and he has done it at other
times. Between Ouimet and Jones il is
an open question.
In this instance we would be inclined
to favor Ouimet, because he has the
better golf temperament. There is no
other player in this country, excepting
perhaps Walter Hagen. who has a bet
ter mental poise for the game than the
Bay State luminary. Nothing ever
rufes him, he never complains and he
never gives up.
This much is certain about tho com
petition which will be held at Roslyn,
beginning Septemb Der Evans and
Jones Will be right up there al the
time. because both are on their game
at the present moment. In the open
tournament Evans played the more com
sistently, his rounds being 74-16-73
-75-29S; Jones had 7s-z4-7o-77-
299. 1t Gan thus be seen that Jones
had one round that was better by three
strokes than any one Of Evans. The
winner of this pair, when next they
meet. will be a toss ~rp.
Ouimct, up to the time he played
against Nardon and Ray on July 81,
was shooting in old-time form Be
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