New-York tribune., 1921-09-16
Greatest Golf
Meet of Season
Intersecfional Team Match
To-day Features Prelini-
nary to National Amateur
By Crantland Rice

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15--In the foot
hills Of the Ozarks, upon the farm OF
the Seven Hills. the St. Louis Country
Club is now visiting for the champions
ship test which starts on Saturday.
The course belongs to the rolling, bill
lowy type, of fine length and with more
than its share of scenic beauty
Laid out by Charles Mcdonald, arcfi-
tect of the famous National Links at
Southampton. the battlefield here will
provide severe test in spite Of pre-
liminary scores, which mean less than
nothing. For there is vast difference
when the back tees are used; the PEN
Gil comes cut and the pressure comes
on. There are no less than ten ~out
Of bounds" possibilities that frequent
ly verge upon probabilities where roads
and fences skirt in uncomfortably close
TO the fairway.
But only the loss of distance will be
recorded for any cut-of- bounds mistake,
and this will be pleasant change from
the heavy penalty imposed in the open
at Columbia. There are hills and VAL
leys here bordered by trees and guarded
by brooks that call for hard hitting IL
one IS to have the second shot openea
D.
operator will need distance as we'll as
direction. for without the punch he will
be helpless.
Greens in Wonderful shape
Recent rains have brought a wonder
full glow o. green to the course, which
IS now in exceptional condition.
groorned and n,anicured TO finish. One
IS allowed TO start gently with drive
and pitch for the first hole, and then
two iron shot holes in succession, but
after this light getaway trouble begins
to pile up for the unwary as mistakes
grow more and more costly.
AT the sixth hole, for example. a
carry Of 180 ya-ds is needed to clear
out-of-bounds territory, where there is
no compromise short of this yardaee.
The greens. due to the constant care
and attention, with the help of late
rains, will be in first class shape, where
no ahbls for poor putting will get by
st. Louis has made every prepara-
ton, combining a we'll conditioned
championship course with a complete
line of Western hospitality, lifted to
the limit.
Stuart Stickney, one Of the prime
ministers of the occasion, has been
buster than David Lloyd George for the
last two months, and he has found
who hope to make this one of the great
est Of all American championships.
International Team Match Feature
One of the most notable features %
the occasion will be the big intersec-
tional team mach at eighteen holes
medal play on Friday. The four teams
are drawn from the East, the Middle
West, the Pacific Northwest and South
west, Francis Ouimet. Robert A. Gard
ner, Chandler Egan and Cameron
Buxton leading their various sectors
into battle
The four teams include the following
slate: Eastern team, Ouilnet, CAPTAIN:
Jesse Guilford, Max Marston, Reggie
Lewis, John G. Anderson, Tommy Ar,
mour, Jesse Sweets-r and W. W. Pat
ten. Southern team, Buxton, captain:
Robby Jones, Richard Hickey, A. p
Boyd. c. l.. Dexter, Louis Jacoby,.
Wenzler. Middle West Gardner, car
tain; Dave Heron, Clarence Wolfe.
Albert Seckel, Jimmy Johnston. and
other. The Pacific Northwest will have
a q strong team with Chandler Eman.
Vonelm, and others.