The New York herald., 1922-01-06
VOTE EXTRA GROUP
FOR GOLF SENIORS
Babies of IS to So Years in
Glass E-ROster of Vet
Grams Now 600.

When members of the United States
Seniors Golf Association gather at Apa-
wants for their annual tournament next
September they viii find provision has
been made for an extra class. Instead
of the usual four divisions there will be
five and the ''babies"-those between So
and SO years inciusive-will be grouped
in Glass E. Heretofore this division
was known as Class a.
In future those from so to g. in
elusive will be in Glass d. CO TO 90 in
elusive class c.. 10 to "a inclusive class
Il. while the new or A class viii contain
all from rs years and upward.
After those in control Of the organiza-
tion's affairs had come to the conclusion
that special class for the veterans
would be fitting, It was decided TO put
the matter to a general mall vote OF the
members. Out of total OF asa re-
turns all save eleven voted in favor Of
the extra class. which showed the popu-
arity of the move.
Some time since Horace L. Hotchkiss.
father of the seniors, complied lengthy
article treating of the origin and organ
ization OF the senior body. 1t shows the
increase from the original handful of
veterans in 1905 to the present crowded
roster of 500 names, 10 say nothing of
waiting list Of 1877
There's young American golfer
abroad about whom the English critics
are enthusiastic. He Is +. M. Bacon. the
Garden City youth who captained the
Harvard golf forces In the intercollegiate
matches last season and was q member
of the varsity hockey team. Bacon IL
attending Oxford and Is a candidate for
the golf team. His first opportunity
came in one of the recent practice
matches played by Oxford against st.
Georges Eli. and although defeated by
A. J. Lee, a handicap 3 man. the former
Crimson player impressed the Britain
critics with his ability. as is evidenced
by the following from the London Daily
telegraph:
Oxford introduced two new men
against st. George s--Bacon and
man by the name Of Stern Bacon
is an interesting personality, mas
much as his style resembles in somo
Of his characteristics that Of the ia
nous Bobby Jones.
when I saw Bacon-who, by the
way, has q handicap of four at
Garden City: equal to scratch in
this countrywide the ball and take
his stance I started involuntarily.
Here. to be sure, was another
Jones. The feet are fairly close to-
gether and nearer to the ball than
is customary. There Is no waggle;
the club is placed to the ball, the
human head Is turned away to the
right and up goes the club very
slowly. But it comes down with a
crash.
But there Is this marked diff
ference between the two Americans
Jones has supreme command of
the club and the swing. while Bacon
has not. 1t seemed inevitable that
Bacon should have fallen into this
style naturally, for no golfer that
have met possesses quite tho same
easy. effortless and delightful meth
DDS as Jones. It was. as / thought,
case of youthful imitation.
Bacon should be good golfer.
But at present. owing to a desper-
ate anxiety. very natural under the
circumstances. to secure perma-
nent place on the team, he has not
done himself justice. It would BIO n
singular distinction TO be captain
OF Harvard one year and to be given
his blue in England the next"
According TO tho same writer. Cyril
Tolley, the British amateur champion
OF 1920. still dominates the fntercolle-
giatc field. When he appears for OK
ford the team is not only strengthened
but morally. In the uni
match which will be played at
Sandwich in March Tolley will meet c.
II. Prowse, the Cambridge captain
elect, who was one of the members OF
the English university team to play In
the intercollegiate championship a.