The New York herald., 1921-11-03
ST. ALBANS PROVES
PUZZLE TO ARMOUR
Amateur Golf Star Plays Twice
Around Course With 81
as Lowest Score.
by KERR n. PETRJE.

Judging by the totals that have been
returned there from time to ..nie by
some of the leading professionals. the
links of the st. Albans Club is ono of
the most difficult 10 score on ,f any
in the metropolitan district. Players
such as Hagen. Barnes AID Iiutchson
have payel there from time 20 time
without causing any great stir so it is
scarcely surprising perhaps that T. d.
Armour. the Scottish amateur star
played two rounds yesterday without
doing any lower III the medal play di-
rection than an 81. Armour fourd that
the green's We're something OF G handi-
cap, and oil day long he nerer quite
got the true touch.
The big match Of The day was played
in the afternoon. when Armour paired
with c. Z. Clarke, professional of the
Engineers Country Club, defeated Joe
Sylvester. The st. Adams and Hugh
Cla5by. The latter made q -. the low
score of the quartet. but despite this
his side lost by q hole. Ciasby vas out
in 80 and home in 80. Clarke also had
q 80 to The turn. but required three
more than Clasby TO come home.
Armour was 40 out and Al back. while
Sylvester. after taking 43 To t:le turn
rsed up IL strokes for the last nine.
In the morning Armour play"5 in a
point match, partne-ing Samse, ALI
son. the ST. Adams seniors champion
against Clarke and Eddie Dorst. the
home caddio master. The amateurs won
by three points. Armour's 81 IN this
contest led Clarke by two strokes. ALI
son lad s; and Dorst IS.
In successfully defending the women's
Southern golf championship at Atlanta
recently. Mrs. David Gaut put up rather
q remarkable record. at least for one
who has not been considered an out
standing star In the game. such as Miss
Stirling or Miss Cecil Leitch. All the
way Though Mrs. Gaut never had to go
beyond the thirteenth hole, and not
until the senli-fnal of the tournament
was she forced to proceed to that point.
Moreover in her five matches she lost
only four holes. In the last round Mrs
Gaut defeated Mrs. l.. H. Beck Of At
lanta by up and to play.
From far-oY Australia comes an OBJ
lection to the idea Of Jim Barnes calling
himself tho worlds golf champion on
the strength of his victory scored sew
eral weeks ago over Jock Hutchison.
II is not certain. OF course, that jim
has been guilty of such q vanity, but
Australia has not yet forgotten the
showing made by It's own Joe Kirkwood.
in England and Scotland this year. nor
how, after all the American profession
ais had fallen, Joe carried on TO the
final of the Gleneagles tournament
against Abe Mitchell. No attempt is
made to dispute the fact that Barnes,
holder of the American open champion
80,
British open title. However, they do
Put this embarrassing query: Can
Kirkwood now challenge Barnes?"
Which. Of course. opens up the very in
terestipg speculation as 10 whether.
under the circumstances, the Australian
would be justified IN claiming the
worlds championship in the event OF
a victory over Barnes.
Although the next metropolitan anna
tour championship Is some distance away
Long Islanders already are worrying
about the chances Of Gardiner W White
defending the title he won at Garden
City early this season. About six weeks
ago White had The misfortune TO push
his hand through the Windshield Of his
automobile. his right wrist being cut so
badly that there was some doubt at first
as 20 whether he would ever again he
able TO play golf. It was found after
the champion had been rushed TO hos
pital that an artery had been severed
The last week or two White has been
nngling with the gallery at the various
tournaments.
Gardiner says II is the opinion OF his
doctor that Ii will be at least siX months
before he Is again able to swing o bras
sic or hit mashie shot. The champion
is now Specializing as 20 what effect the
accident viii have on his game. He
seems to think IL may even tend to i'm
prove il inasmucli as his favoring of the
right hand on the resumption ot play
may help eliminate the natural hook in
his drive.
IT is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good and a sad heart that never rejoices
Nevertheless there is the case Of Il. NJ
Wild OF Baltusrol. who Is playing Just
as we'll us II not better than ever since
/. having an arm so badly smashed that il
was feared at one time the member
would have TO be amputatcd. Another
success for White in the metropolitan
championship next year and one will be
justified in looking for series of bare
knuclSe assaults on the plate glaes.