The New York herald., 1921-02-04
GUILFORD LIVING
UP TO REPUTATION
Colts Siege Gum Finds Miami
Links Hard, but Is 'Driv-
ing Them a Mile.'
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

After trying for two weeks and maxi
ing nothing lower than a rs Jesse Gull
ford former holder of the Massachusetts
open and amateur championships, s
ready to admit that the course of the
Miami Country Club is about as testing
circuit as any he ever has played over
According to Dan Healy. manager of the
Country Club Guilford is living up to
his title the "siege gun," and Is "driv-
ing them a mile" The Woodland ANA
teur has been having quite bit of sue
cess in matches. one of his recent VIC
tins being Chester Nelson, one of the
Miami Country Club professionals. In
this case the amateur defeated the pro
by 5 and 4.
Something Of the plans of Jock Hutchi-
son of Glen View. =. G.. A. and Western
open champion, come by way of Miami
Healy reports that he is in receipt of a
letter from Hutchison. now In Scotland
from which II would seem that the latter
has no intention Of staying abroad until
after the British open championship. Jock
does not state whether he intends to COM
pete in that event even should he be
selected as a member of the American
team What he does say, however, Is
that 1t has been cold in Scotland, and
that when he returns to America in
March he is to shoot right down to
Miami to warm up
OF the Miami links Healy has this to
say: This course grows on a person.
The more one sees of 1t the more one
wants to see of II. Every individual who
plays around has nothing but praise
for 1t. ] have found It more difficult
to score on than the Engineers on Long
Island"
The mid-April tournament at Pine
hurst is invariably the last OF the
seasons golf events In the South. This
year II is to have opposition, as the
dates, April IL to 16. are also those
which have been selected for the meet
ing. which is to be held at White Sui
phur Springs. Chris Dunphy, the Wood
land star, now at Palm Beach, who
may be remembered as the player who
made William Reekie of Upper Mont
clair. the eventful winner. travel at his
best clip in the Thanksgiving tourna-
ment at Lakewood, is taking a great
interest in the coming tourney a. White
Sulphur, and through his efforts a num-
Der of stars OF the first magnitude are
already on the list of likely contenders.
Among those who have expressed a de-
sire to attend or out and out Intention
OF doing so, are Oswald Kirkby. former
j. Simpson Dean, the Princeton cap
tain Charles Evans. Jr., national title
holder, and Perry Adair of Atlanta.
The promoters OF the tournament hope
that they will be able to add Francis
Oulmet to this list, as well as a great
many Of the stars who are now playing
In Florida.
Greenwich Country Club. which
staged both the open and women's met
ropolitan championships last year. is
not 10 be without its title event this
season again. favorite rendezvous OF
the Connecticut golfers, the Greenwich
links, again has been selected by the
state association for its annual cham
pionship. which Is to be held July 10,
ia and Is. The Shuttle Meadow course
at New Britain has been chosen as the
venue for one day tournament IL
In also hoped to stage an Interstate
contest with Massachusetts and Rhode
Island as part of the seasons schedule.