South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-05
CHICK SAYS SCORE
OF 80 Be REQUIRED
TO WIN IN TOURNEY
Rain Makes Labor Day Round
in National Amateur Golf
Tourney Difficult.
BY "CIICK" EVANS.

BROOKLINE COUNTRY CLUE.
Mass.. Sept. 4-HeCvy and contin-
uous down-pours Of rain Monday
turned the links into lakes and
slippery hillsides for the contest
ants in this years national anna
teur golf championship. but despite
the difficulties of play the scores
were slightly higher than they were
last Saturday when the first quail
flying round was played.
The qualifying round Monday is
the final sitter through which 80
star amateurs will drop for match
play. beginning Tuesday. With the
showings made il seems apparent
that scores Of so or less will be
about the best 10 get by
The soggy condition of the course
Monday reminds me Of the fact
that every year of the 10 years
during which I have taken part in
these championships we have bad
rain TO compete with The open
championship usually held In July,
escapes such weather The anna
q
just at the time il is held. eaclr
year. the equinoNial storms arrive.
Last year at s. Louis we were in
rain nearly every day. and if il did
not rain. the grounds were heavy
and the greens soft which mud
died the balls
OF course this IS as fair for one
man a. another. and there Is no
criticism 90 be made on the point,
but having the championship in
September each year - about the
same thing as the question. WHY IS
holes 10 the golf course instead OF
Is or 20? Nobody knows The
first championships were held IN
September and that seems 20 be
enough reason for having il in tina.
month each year now personally
think it would be better for ali
concerned if the meeting were n
October henceforth. or. il that s.
too late. make 80 in Augus,
II may seem a little out of place for
me 10 make the point but wouldn't
il be better If the championship each
year were held at places nearer the
center Of the country? / have no
personal opinion or bias I'm the mat
ter since 1 won both my titles i'm the
east. but the expense of travelling SO
far 10 attend a tourney makes the
matter prOhibitive for a great MANY
fine young players who otherwise
would be En- Boston today could
name a great many boys. many Of
them In their teens. who would be
hero except that they cannot afford
TO come
think every good amateur golfer
should have his chance at the title
lie IS denied when the early meet
ing = held AT some extreme part OF
the country The player from the
Pacific coast. for instance can hard
ly afford 20 trave. clear across the
continent ard take a chance os quail
ifying especially since most Of the
younger PLAYERS of promise started
as caddy boys and have little money.
How this works is best Illustrated
by the difference between the regis
Jratiou for the present tourney as
against the registration al - Louis
last year. There were a great many
more players at 81 Louis. so many.
in fact that officials began TO ponder
the thought OF making eligibility
for championship play more difficult.
What We lack in numbers how
ever. is surely made up with class
here this year
Golf is taken very seriously in
Boston. and the galleries here are
wonderful The matches are trailed
by thoroughly educated galleries. ="
so that the PLAYERS never encounter
any Of the little aunoyances on the
part Of galleries. nor well up on good
etiquette that can easily bother the
PLAYER who Is not hard boiled from
experience DO Boston the enthusi-
asts who follow the player know that