New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-06

every respect, If we are to believe what
the American professionals declared on
their return last year. He is q hsgd-
| hitting youth who can at times reach
great heights and is always dangerous.
Tolley, too, has improved greatly,
according to several noted players who
have been to the other side lately and
have seen the young man in action.
Ioiiey, when he won the British crown
by defeating Bob Gardner, Of Chicago,
in the final round, was q smuggling
golfer Of prodigious strength without
! the finesse of such stars as Evans or
Ouimet, or Jones or Hilton But on
this occasion the heavy-set Briton com
bined wonderful putting with his long
hitting in obtaining victory.
Tolley has the heart of lion. While
ne has lost nothing in the matter of
distance, he has acquired better control
and is playing his irons more effec-
lively. Thus we can begin to figure
Mr.. Tolley as a likely contender for
our national title.
Both Tolley and Wethered are Ok
ford graduates. John Caven, who was
beaten in the final round of the British
| amateur tournament this year by Hoi.
derness, also an Oxford graduate, 10
what is known on the other side as an
artisan golfer. That is, CaYen plays
the game when he can, generally after
he has finished his days work as
clerk.
Caven a Steady Player
Caven learned his golf on a little
course in Scotland where his brother
is a professional. This young man Ia
a thorough, workmanlike player, one
of those steady, hard-plugging golfers
who, although they may not rise to ex-
trene heights, are nevertheless hard
to beat. Caven proved his worth in
his match against Holderness and in
several other matches in the British
tournament, where he came from behind
and won out. From all that we have
heard and read of John Caven we be-
lieve he will make his mark on this
trip.
Bernard Darwin. one Of the best golf
writers in the game, who is incidentally
member Of the British team, described
Caven's game in the British meet "a
| follows:
"He is a strong driver with a nice
leisurely swing, a good putter and
approach. His one weakness, or lar.
tial weakness, seems TO be in pitching.
There he was not confident and always
played a pitch and run If he possibly
could"
Colin C. Aylmer is rated as one Of
the best amateur players in Britain.
He was beaten by Caven in the recent
! British champ onship on the eighteenth
green, and Caven took Holderness TO
| the thirty-sixth green. Thus you can
draw your own conclusions as TO just
! how strong a player Aylmer is.
| Robert Harris, the oldest member of
| this team, is man who has been play
! ing good golf for the past twenty
! years and who is still very capable. He
is likely to act as the captain Of the
team in the absence Of Angus V.
Hambro, who was unable TO make the
trip. Although he has never won the
| British amateur title. Harris has won
great many smaller tournaments on
the other side and is known as
! steady-going player who Is seldom
erratic. He is especially adept in play
ing full iron shot
c. V. L. Hooman is an old Oxford
University player who is still playing
well. Like Harris he has never won
the British crown, although he has
shown to advantage in that tournament.
w. B. Torrance and w. B. Willis
Mackenzie are two paratively young
men who have done we'll on occasion
and who are rated as coming golfers
in Great Britain.
Upon their arrival here the members
! Of the British team will play several of
the courses in this vicinity before
leaving for Southampton, L. I. and their
big match. hmm ediately after the in
| ternational contest the Britons will 60
to Brookline to prepare for the national
! championship.