Evening star., 1922-09-01

The history-making bit of golfing
terrain which produced the first
American amateur to win the open
champion appears again bound to
make more history, for this year the
general belief appears to be that
Bobby Jones, just reached manhood,
is coming through to his first ma
tfonal victory.
| Jones on Top OF Game.
Bobby is playing splendid golf Of
the brand that put him in a tie for
second place at Skokie. is hitting his
! iron shots crisply and well, and is
literally driving the ball a mile, a
cogent factor in the battle of Brook
line. where mighty shifting will find
its just reward: Jones' putting also
is on edge and his entire game shows
the proper championship touch. He
should temper his game with rest,
however, or he will reach top form
too soon. and be dropped by the way
| side by one of the score of golfng
giants that start play tomorrow.
Because of ability to lean against
the ball for astounding distances, OBJ
servers here believe Roger Wethered
and Cyril J. H. Tolley of the British
team will have better than a fighting
chance to annex the title in case
either reaches form on the putting
green These two kings of swat from
the British Isles have been giving an
exhibition of long hitting that as
founded the natives, even though they
are used to prodigious wallops of
the Ouimet-Guilford brand.
Although defeated in the interna-
tional matches. Tolley 10 fresh from
victory in the tourney held over
the national golf links. and is play
ing as well as he ever did.
Two Face Mental Hazards.
Brookline has a deep significance
for two of the American amateurs
who will start in the quest for the
title. Both westerners. and both
from Chicago. Chick Evans and Bob
factor to overcome before they shine
here. Evans will never forget the
championship Of 1910. where he was
2 up and 8 to go on w. c. Fownes
in the semi-final and was dropped
by the roadside, even though his ball
was far inside Of Fownes' on the
sixteenth hole. and the match should
normally have ended 3 up and 2, in
Evans favor.
Gardner never will forget that
amateur tourney Of 1910 either, for
1t was here that he. the reigning
champion. failed to qualify in the
medal test. when a twenty-year-old
Yale student. Both westerners have
an obstacle to hurdle. but their golf
has been smoothed out by more than
a decade of play and there is hardly
a question but that both will be at
their best.
The course is in perfect condition.
Fairways and greens have been
clipped and rolled. and the course is
fairly fast, but not near the adamant
condition of Skokie.
Home Pair In Running.
Boston folks are not making light of
the chances Of Jesse Guilford, the title
holder, and Francis Ouimet, amateur
king back in 1914. Both these kings
of golf from the land Of the bean
know every blade OF grass on the
splendid course and both may be
counted on to furnish a thrilling bat
tie before being enfolded in the pur-
pie darkness of defeat. Tried in the
fire of scores Of championships. these
Boston lads have the golf, the knowl-
edge of the course and the fighting
spirit. Lusty and high-spirited golf
alone will drop them in the chasm of
defeat.
There is one golfer here who is re-
garded as very much Of a dark horse
one who is apt to smite the traditions of
the royal and ancient dope amidships
and stride OF with the amateur crown.
He is Willie I. Hunter, last years
British amateur champion. He does
not hit q tremendous tee shot; he is
not q spectacular player in any sense
Of the word. but for steady, par-equal-