Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-18
This Season; Macks Meet Wous
London, England, May 1S.

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WHILE Americans in England can
w point with Just pride to the skin,
courage and ability OF their many stars
now in nctive training on British son
or on the way over, British sportsmen
insist they can do a little pointing on
their own hook.
There are two sides to every ques.
ton, the same as plank. we nave
our Tilden, Miburn, Evans. Stirling,
etc. But TO meet this talent the British
Isles have gathered together one or the
finest defensive machines in Aibionic
history.
In amateur golf, referring to the
males first. Great Britain is banking
upon a large number of steady, hrst-
class players rather than upon any one
or two individual stars.
1--WE have at least thirty men ready
for Hoylake." nm eminent critic re-
marked "who are capable Of playing
from "A to 76. They know the course
and the conditions. Many Will nave
their of days. But others will come
through stoutly and will be worthy
! opponents for even an Evans, ouimet
| or a Jones over an eichteen-hole march,
Expect to Win Other Two
UL,RANKLY," the same critic con-
Il tinued. 1--WE expect to win the
! other two golf championships. we
know how we'll Miss Stirling and other
members of your team can play. But
in nddition to Miss Lcitch, who Is
most remarkable player. we have Miss
Jackson, Miss Griffith, Mrs. Dobell and
four or five others who can play we'll
enough 70 eliminate Miss Stirling. or
even Miss Leitch on certain days.
Briefly. Eng gland will have many more
good players entered at Turnberry late
in May than America will have.
'Thc same holds good for our open
championship ut st. Andrews. Since
only one outsider in all golf history
Massy. the Frenchman. has ever wor
our open championship. you can, :,
blame us for feeling comfortable witt
Duncan, Mitchell, Ray. Nardon, Taylor
Braid, Holland. Herd and others oI
guard. You have your stars in golf
But with defenders such AS Georg'
Duncan, Abe Mitchell and Miss Leitcl
playing at home We seem to have {
; trihe the better Of it."
At Hoylake
, d ECALLING the stirring dash q
/ ~ Bob Gardner last June, Britis
p sportsmen are not nearly so certal
{ about the coming championship at Hoy
, lake.
i They admit that Great Britain put II
desperate defense to beat back on
three great amateurs and their stron
:, aides They look with deep regret upo
! the advancing years of Ball, Hilton an
!, Maxwell. three members Of the oil
|, guard who have won more than doze
| l,I,n Ia, L,,N trtf
~ too far advanced in years to last out
II weeks play.
IN There are many who take comic
ne over here from 1914. You may or mi
,e not recall that disaster to Americ
,e golhng arms
in We sent over Evans. Travis and Ou
he met that year and yet all three we
a eliminated by the fourth round.
Yankee Team Strong
r. VET those on the inside admit ii
nf l. our 1914 combination was 7
ra nearly so strong as the American tet
n now hard at work around Hoylal
Al Evans and Ouimet have both gather
nv valuable experience since that tr
~ while young Jones' form has made
-, deep impression upon the galleries Il
hd have followed him.
o There were many who at first thoue
10 the Soungstcr was sure to be far owe
hr h rated. But when they began to wat
" the power and firmness of his iron pl
they we're willing to admit that he "
regular golfer. For it's the iron pli
q after all, which tells the story. and {
ot iron play of our Big Three has recall
70 to many veterans the early days
re John Ball and Harold Hilton, now n
hIf ar