New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Miss Leitch Is
The Only Ruler
Tokeep Grown
Rsy. ToIley. Duncan, Evans
and Miss Stirling De-
,hroned During Season
py Grantland Rice

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...r lust fading cut and set up In
..-r a new set Of rulers to hold their
...nters over the field
The destruction Of old title holders
"a. never besu more complete.
yot:a one from the old crop IN this
country remains-
Tive gale even extended to Great
.-..a;n. where George Duncan and
81 Tolley fell. Only the redoubtable
s,.a I.eitch was able to drive back
tenders from the castle she has de-
landed. so many years,
cnls in its most steadfast moments,
came where lightning strikes from
Forn reversals come overnight
To-dav. for the champion, an easy
a. 70 o-morrov a struggling ST.
And no one Is immune.
The Old and New
w,sn the season opened and de-
...dsrs first began TO walk along April
.si~wsrs. Ted Ray was open champion
a. - America; Chick Evans. amateur
:. ...mn;on: Alexa Stirling, women )
.asnniou: Jock Hutchison, profess
go champion at match play.
u.r. we're four great golfers with
Tad Raw alone unable 10 report In de-
ierse Of his title.
' In Great Britain Cyril Tolley was
.mateur champion; George Duncan
aDsn m champion. Cecil Leitch, women $
champion. ,a. .;+,s -
Mia ran ertAr
~ ~ saw wear with her crown neatly
.S;,sted above a strong profile.
lock Hutchison was able TO jump
.,or, 'one title 10 another, trading his
.-sds marx SIS P G. A. champion for
.bar of British open champion, trade
wortny even Of a canny Scot.
ss Raw. Evans, Hutchison, Miss
Il s.arling fell back, Barnes, Guilford,
Mss Ho!lins and Hagen took their
alares. talent supplanting talent,
Genius giving way to genius, for there
vas no fluAe victory at any spot along
In eacn case the various triumphs
we're cleanly and clearly decisive.
I Series OF Shocks
I Shocks have rarely come in quicker
order At Hoylake in late May this
strong American team marched proud
" To victory over the British interna-
.iOnaIlsts, only TO wither and fade q
few days later with astonishing frallty
II when the British amateur opened.
Ii Such stars as Evans. Gulmet and
II Jones were bowled over in manner
Il to take away ones breath over the
Il hard, sun-baked Hoyl4ke plains, where
in place OF the usual rains and winds
H burning sun oiazed through MINDLESS
II mornings and afternoons.
n It was here that the accuracy of
4 Willie Hunters wood and iron and the
deadly efficiency u his putting blade
1 created q new British champion
The easy overthrow of American
1 forces was the years first shock. The
i second was on the other side of the
4 amateurs, had no such fear Of our pro
1 fessi0nals
i But at St. Andrews, a few weeks
later. The second shock reported on
scheduled time
In the old gray city by the sea" the
British had pinned their faith to Dun
can, Mitchell Ray, Vardon, Braid, Tay
lor. Herd, Havas and Kirkwood, g
formidable first line OF deferse-a line
II in fact, that looked to be impregnabl le
Il 70 assault. But It was here that Jock
hutchlson fell heir TO one of his bril-
Al liant scoring moods, and when Jock is
A IN this frame Of mind he is as unstop-
4 Qabie as sIm00n.
To the thunderstruck amazement ot
4 huge galleries, when the final returns
L were IN Hutchison, Of Chicago, once g
St. Andrews caddie, was tied for first
/ Place with Roger Wethered, an ANA
teur VINO had never been figured am one
the trst twenty-five,
And they had turned in scores of 7(
4 and Il TO achieve this rare destiny OF
1 the anal round.
/ Autcnison's victory in the play-ofi
was an verwhelming triumph.
4 And the next fact over which Ameri.
4 cans were able 20 cheer was the pres
ence OF Tommy Kerrigan, home bred
1 IN IN third place, leading Britain's irsi
hne Of defense.
y All in all, ST Andrews had more
Z 'aan made up for Hoylake.
4 Back Home
I With Ted Ray unable to defend his
nte at Columbia in July, Duncan anc
Alieneu carried the Union Jack into
! scton. But they found Long jim
4 narnes, Of Pelham, IS irresistible a:
aqtchlson had been in Scotland
5arnes, due after nine years Of
.s'n striving, jumped far in front o.
Tue heid IN the first round and was
lever even approached. There was ne
'ortest Jeff after the second round.
me tah Pelham pro was too long ant
straight down the fairway, with hill
4 pusteT under too fine control. to b.
1 usasen Hagen and Mcleod, tied fol
n second place, were stroke after stroke
\ away
B fnere was only one feature in the
Z amateur championship at St. Louis
saien included Willie Hunter, British
Champion
a iais eaturs was Jesse Guilford, wh'
4 ,sssn &c oowl over sectional champion
sSunn after round until he Enall,
Il SSs0sned Chick Evans and Bob Gardner
81 q succession by unbeatable golf. The
r 4'ss g putteT might be turned.
"a. a'ss Aiexs Stirling, at Hollywood
8 no mad never been able to regain hel
~p form Of former years, lookee
.omed from the start, where the fin
ga OF fate pointed alternately at Mis-
N'vr, NJ, heiteh and Miss Marion Hollins.
NJ, "aen Miss Leitch was beaten b,
sn, s,s'; Let's, Of Chicago. in soul-rippinI
~ asei, y. american supremacy or this side
n h. sHe water was again safe. Miss Hol
IA aiso long overdue, was too strong
oe stopped. Her fine long game re
sSa..a' and as the accuracy Of hel
~. game became established sh
/ H. tb,sseu herself more than worthy O.
Z WIN Waiter Hagen victor in the p
4 c,;1sp tae United States, in Barnes
I fNord Mss Hollins and Hagen. hat