The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-19


His score for the day figured out
two 72's. The Californian would do
well In open championships. He was
not unknown to US by any means
"a he played at Brae Burn In 1919
but failed to make much Of an inn
preston except in his pratice rounds
which were very good. With hts par
tEer. Abe Espinosa a Spaniard, he
came east that year, but they never
Ii grand golfer also and should do
better with more tournament expert
ence.
This four and five beating was the
worst we have suffered so far. Black
with. his partner has twice been in
strumental in defeating Barnes and
myself and the fact appears to have
stirred up all Of the Pacific Coast. With
the two magic titles that Barnes and
brought West, golfers here doubted
the ability Of any of the local talent
In stop US. So now that we are no
longer the uncomfortable demons we
were advertised to be. interest In
our matches has increased. The
stock Of the California golfer has
risen. The Oakland links is not one
Of CALIFORNIA; best: but 1t Is a good
golf course with many fine holes. An
expert can score well but a duffer
would find trouble. We have no alibis
to offer except that we were outplsyed
on this occasion.
have had q chance to look mt
some Of the courses around Los
Angeles recently and was greatly
surprised to find SO many good ones.
The people Of this golden State, long
famed for Its athletics, will sooner or
later send East golfers who will
carry away our championships just
As they have taken tennis, bicycle
racing, boxing and football honors.
No golfer has a chance to develop q
| championship game unless he has q
championship course to play on week
In and week out. California has
| courses that are quite up to the stand.
ard Of the East on the average. On
some OF them, there is great room
TOR Improvement, but the members of
these clubs, realize 1t and are fast
making plans for better holes and
longer courses with modern trapping.
Years ago II was not thought pos
sfble to have anything but sand
green's. Now the sand green out here
Is almost q thing Of the past. Those
clubs which still have them are
planning to change. There are not
only grass greens but they are ex.
| cellent greens that would compare
with those back East
The Pasadena Golf Club has green's
that are beautiful and just as true
and smooth as they are pleasing to
the eye. The golfer who cannot
score well here on such greens and
fairways has only himself to blame.
II seems as n everyone plays golf
In California or Is interested in the
game. Women as well as the men
are devotees Of the sport, and they
show in their conversation that they
know the game.
Barnes and I are not strangers In
q strange land, as many Fasteners
arc here spending the winter, and
| nj most every tee we see some
| familiar face In the gallery. This
helps q lot sometimes. Californians
may not be used to big champion
| ships, but the spectators, here OBJ
serve every rule Of golf etiquette.
Not even in England or Scotland are
the galleries better behaved, and
over there Il Is considered n great
! breach Of good manners to break
course rule when In the gallery.
Even the ever present camera man
has kept his place and not bothered
, us in making shots. Taking golf
pictures is a difficult thing, but no
! player really minds the snap shot
fiend II he does the swapping at the
n In the surprt.s NJ tba uttI. ci,cl