New-York tribune., 1920-08-09
Ray and Lorrns
Both Do Y i'm
Trial Matches
Course at Inverness i'm Good
Shape: Vardon and Part
ner Win i'm Exhibition
By Grantland Rice

TOLEDO, Aug. s.-The slogan OF the
haaled buffers observing events around
Inverness to-day was practically as
follows
"How do they get that way ?"--or
"Nell. there amt no such spot"
You could hardly blame the envious
dutFer at that after casting few
looks in the general direction Of Ted
Raw Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones,
Douglas Edgar, Leo Deigel. Chick Ev
ans Bob Mcdonald and others travel
INC between 72 and 10 in preliminary
rounds with very little warming up.
For expamle, Ted Ray this afternoon,
carried past the pin on his second shot,
struck off at the 522yard twelfth hole
with a finish all up hill.
"How do they get that way?" is the
only query that expresses the case.
Ray had 70 on his first round and
Bobby Jones stock in the same figures
for his opening trip. Each was out in
O. and back in 81. For that matter
leo Deieel has averaged 72la for four
rounds and Inverness at 6,45o yards
is no soft mark 10 shoot at
Some years ago there were 210 start
ers in a British open championship
and this figure has stood as worlds
record. 1t will not stand after Tues
day. however, for over 24O will step up
~ the first tee at Inverness between
q. m. and $50 p. m, presenting by
all odds the longest parade that ever
battled for an open championship be-
tween Baffin's Bay and the South Pole.
Il will not only be the largest field
hut one % the finest with the home
breds. the amateurs, the British and
the foreign borr presenting the best
talent in sight
Picking the Winners
Several keen observers were around
to-day Offering to pick four men
are Walter Hagen, Jim Barnes, Ted Ray
and Harry Vardon. This able quartet
has Cibraltar-lke aspect, and yet it
is 10 certainty that even these four
will nredominate. For to win they
mus. overthrow such talent as Douglas
Edgar. Bobby Jones. Leo Deigel, Chick
Evans. JOCK Hutchison. Mike Brady,
Bob Mcdonald, Willie McFarlane,
Harry Hampton and a number of others
wro are now at the crest of sound
games and who are capable Of winning
If they can only stand the stress of q
ty-two-hOle test.
Nardon to-day, with 78, was not as
good as Ray. He is conceded a good
chance but as between the two British
invaders, Ray looks to be the choice as
they are playing Just now.
Hagen aud Barnes, two of the top
liners. arrive Monday for one prelim-
mary round before the qualifying test
starts on Tuesday. Both know the
course and are saving up their reserve
power for the main test. Hagen, after
his big crash in the British open, is espe-
caly keen to prove that he can hold
the pace with two of Britain's best, and
the soft Inverness green's that hold an
approach viii give him a chance to use
his tavorte shot, high pitch to the pin.
The course is in magnificent shape and
has drawn the keen approval of every
candidate here With its excellent two
shot holes it is also first class test
in every way. where no one is going to
loaf around in the low 70's.
Ray and Vardon Win
The feature match to-day was an
eighfeen-hole battle between Ray and
Vardon against Lorms and White, the
TWO local professionals VINO neiu Ine
British team to q close fight Home tai.
ent. after bad start, was finally beaten
and /. but when Lorms came back in
thirry-four strokes he had the invaders
struggling to hold a part of their early
lead
Here is Rays first salvo:
ia 2a' . ! : : - 3 t-s.-7. Is.
Lorms reversed thsse figures by go
ing OUT I'D SO and returning in 34
Tomorrow winds up the practice
work, and on Tuesday the struggle tc
stick in the first sixty-four will start &
battle almost as nerve-wrecking as the
final test