Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19

New York, June 1s.-The third at
tack or British golf championships to
be made by an American team this
season will be staged at the st. An
drews course in Scotland next Mon
day when a team of eleven United
States professionals play in the Brit
ish Open championship. Whether they
will fare better than the Amateurs and
Wornen's teams which crossed the At
lantic earlier in quest of English golf-
ing honors remains to he seen.
So far as tho personnel of the pro-
fessional's team is concerned it can
be said that. it includes the leading
players of the country. A majority OF
those who will test their skill and
power against the best professionals
of Britain and the continent are ma
tiveborn Americans who learned their
golf on home courses. victory for
any member of the team would be
credit to American golf but the clinch
Ing of the title by n ''homebred" would
be extremely popular among the golf
ers of the country at large.
Those who will take part In the
Open Tournament at st. Andrews next
Monday are as follows:
John Emmett gstown
Country Club, Youngstown, O.
John Emmett French, captain of the
American professional golf team. is
tho professional at the youngstown,
tO) Country club. He has been play
ing golf for is years. He holds records
for many famous American country
club courses.
French was born Nov o. 1857. at
Ardmore. Pa. Hs is the son of John
C. French. now living at 40 Pickett
ave. Ardmore The father came to
this country from Ireland.
French was rated as the third best
golfer in the country in 1919. when he
won the Philadelphia Open and was
runrer-up in tho Metropolitan and
Shawnee tournaments. For the last
three winters. he has been at South
ern Pines. n. c., and has spent the
last two summers at youngstown. He
was at the York. Pa. Country club for
| ive preceding years.
The youngstown golfer has num-
Der of extraordinary records to his
credit. His famous match with Ouimet
in tho winter OF 1919 Is st.ll remcm-
bcrod. In that contest, Ouimet played
the last seven holes in FIVE strokes
under par but failed to win any OF
them. At Asheville. n. c.. French
played three holes, which have a total
par or 10. in five strokes, making tho
first hole in one. lie has made a dozen
/ holes in one during his career. In
| Florida. he made thrcc such shots in
one week. and became known as the
| hole n-ono" player.
| Recent course records made by
French include Pinchurst. 81: South
] crn Pines. 61: Pine Valley. ~. Other
course records which ho holds include:
| Harrisburg Pa) Country club. 6e:
York tPaD C. &. So: Lancaster Pa).
| 6s; Columbia. washington. ID. CO.
50: Engineers club a.. ID. ~: North
Shore club d. NJ. 50; Pinchurst No.
/ :, 81: Pinchurst No. ,, So: Beaver
| Falls Pa), co: Akron to), "A:
/ Youngstown o.. 50.
Walter Hagen Onkland'. Hill Cpun-
! try Club. Detroit.
Walter Hagen. "homcbrcd' Is one
/ Of Americas leading golfers who came
I up thru tho ranks Of tho caddics. Born
/ In Rochester. y. Y. in 1895. he was
| barely out OF his teens when nc be-
camc the professional at the Rochcs-
/ ter Country club. New York. and had
/ won his nrst open championship at
/ tho age of II. That VI. tory was at
Chicago in 1914. lilo again took tho
/ title at Brac-Burn in 1919. He was
several times winner Of tho Mctropol-
| itan championship and was the victor
in the rinchurst North and South tour
namcnt in 1915.
! That year he became professional at
the Oakland HillH Country club. De-
troit. and tho following spring made
his nrst trip abroad for golf laurels.
lie proved to bo far on his game. how
ever, and his showing could scarcely
! br cilsscd with any Of his previous
l tournament play. Hagen also made
a poor showing In last years open
| tournament hut hts followers declare
/ he has steadily improved since then
and predict the old time spectacular
! play this years European invasion.
Hagen plays colorful golf. Hc Is not
nm exceptional nuttcr or driver. Ills
/ drives. whnc terrific, lack control.
4 However. what nc loses in drcctinn.
he invariably r-Esins ny spectacular
rccovcrics. He is at his best when In
trouble.
| william Nrtborn--Shrv~JroV Cuun-
tr, club. shreveport. Louisiana.
William Mclhorn. another home
bred" II tho American professional
golf team. ir tho "da-r horse Of the
group. Uc IS located at tho ShrcNc-
I port Country Club. Shreveport. Ia.
Rorn In Chicago. - years ago. Mel
horn -r>sw in with tho EpifinE cnthu-
sin4n in that vicinity. starting to play
| tho game whom N years old. When Il
years old. nc entered his first tournn-
mon, in Chicago and sine, that time.
has been active In tournament play.
altho not yet a winner In an event OF
major impor ancc. Last year. how
ever. nc won the Algonquin Club tour
namcrt in 81. Louis. in which II lead
| Iu-- professionals were entered. Mel
horn also placed fifth In the uualifica-
;ior play Of the national opcn tcurna-
men, at Toi~do last summer. He was
| ss,h in the final list
Ply sic,i1y. Nelhorr In large man
and hits tremendous ball off the tee
| while his short game IN also up to the
standard Of most professionals who
have had more experience on III.
links. In tho winter he conducts an
| indoor golf school IN Chicago. This is
his first sctson with tho Shrcvepcrt
/ Country club.
Charles toffncr-Philmort Country
| Club. Philadelphia.
Il Hoffner will be one Of the home
i breds'' Of tho United states profession
al golf team. Furthermore. he will he
"rtiInSrirrie'= own entry, for hr wns