The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-08

American golfers are commencing :"
understand IN" difficulties they FACE
when they attempt 10 wr"st Champion
ships from. the British. 1t Is an odd ta"t
that our contestants who are waiting I"
n,r,:cipg:r IN the British open cham
p:onSh;p haS" a much better 'hanc" o.
winning Ina; went han they had or
winning the amateur
Thr truth - tina, the nv" amateurs
who were so iugluripusly routed IN the
amateur and are now in the open and
have much better prospects than they
had IN the amateur. II sounds odd th;Il
,Er statement hp mIde that the same
ui,yers who fcl,. some OF them before
mediocre golfers in The amateur, may
w!n over til" best pros N the world.
Yet Il is true.
Leaving on, Of consideration what
our fourteen pros may do. the DECISION
OF the nv stars Of the amateurs 10
battle for thc biggest crown Of ali I'M
proves Americas chances.
why Amateurs Havs Chance.
Their. ar. two excellent reasons !or
h-lIeviug thai the nineteen American
golfers " no are t. start in the BRUSH
open haV" a lighting chance 10 come
through FIRST, Tn" conditions nnd"r
which tn" pro championship - decided
are more Tx" our own than those OBJ
tanning in the amateur. In tn" second
place the rh.cf reason aSrrih'd Tor me
downfall "f our amateur golfers, po'h
men and women. Was Weather conu'-
toms. wind. ram. ~ one case. wind ana
Tho ,xir"n," harness ~ the greens ana
rairvaHS in tn" "ih'r.
This condition l. no liahi" 10 Obtain
=. :, Andrews AZ m. end Of thls month.
broken. and n. weather - l;thl" 10 he
more s'ttl"l At tho tim" 81 tho open
than ~ IN" end Of May.
There i, another evening quality. and
rn,, - that pra,rlra!ly ever! American
hnnvs and has p,a,cd -. Andrews on
al lty ruurSr~. and they arc rs familiar
w:.h tho course almost as they AT" with
;h..r bonn, courses. Besides that
prsa' mary hol"s On American courses
arc m"dci"d after Some Of the 81. M
| drCwS famous holes. and IN" chances 81
! Americans fc' ling II home there are
greater than on thr minor courses OK
Eng..nd and Of Scotland
NJ cast. - thcy a., are beaten nCa!n
III" tjibi~ viii not b. a. strong.
Errors of tn. Pro Rsformer.
Our IN Nci,r"Sk AMI IN Kansas The re
formers ar" bus! trying - prevent Inv
j meeting vf Dempsey and Carpenter
! They arc forming petitions and iuSh'hG
! them on T." n" International REFORM
Bureau which, maintains headquarters
at Westminster and directs '>u' Ii efforts
~ prevent "ih"r people from doinS
What they think - not right.
Regardless of IA" merits "f the ar
rument. and whether or not nGhtinS
should l." PERMITTED. th"r" are tw"
things thai stand "ut III III" ease" TN"
frs, - iha; =. @ar.iie~S -! morality tn"
cred. ajorIty -! p'"It" wan, this h%n'
. h. Id even ih"s. YIN" ordinarily do not
approve of lighting.
Tn. second big point ~ that the r.
formers AZ" i"lnS tn" worst thing pos
.!h.. :"r their own cause. IL they real,
d.,lrr ;" hurt boxing and 10 stop hsh'-
.uv rhr. Wi, do everything n their
bower 20 h"ip th,S battle a,"nE.
W r"t"rm"r eyer stopped any hing
1ni"Ss the p""p. they oppose CAV
.h"n he r"aSuuS for stopping H--and,
ucCu-r this match il over. they VIII
have 4 howtug public behind them In
,h-ir reform mnv"---whi'h they no"
3 have not ana without wh.;h they can
NO, hop" - mak" progress.
GOV. lcusTs Sound Athletic Views.
Governor Miller Of New York. who has
boon denounced and accused Of ail sorts
- OF rnm.ty 10 sport seems. IN view or
. recent Developments. 10 be the chief fac
. tor n saving sport from tSt!t. HIS
selection OF the new Boxing Commission
shows that h". either has some en-
} ,rcr,ciy capablc advisers or that be =
: much better posted on "n1H' i'onS man
! ho vas credited win b"rnG
tn choosing lbs comm. ~SI"n 81 thr'"
| nnu-y,,ar:sd men hc appears :" h,N'
, avoided the pitfalls and cn,augiinS al