The Washington herald., 1922-10-15
TALES OF A
WAYSIDE TEE
By GRANTLAND RICE.

rank the leading amateur golfers OF
the closing competitive season."
asks F. L. b. I'VE have had sew
eral arguments along this and would
like to get more testimony on the
subject"
The only way golfers can be
ranked. year by year. is through
their competitive showing in tour
nament play.
And judging by their season $
play. we figure there are only seven
amateur golfers who in a national
way have taken a distinct lead.
We rank these seven in the fol-
lowing order.
i. Jesse Sweetser, New York.
2. Robert T. Jones, tr.. A tlanta.
8. Charles Evans, jr.,- Chicago.
4. Jesse Guilford. Boston.
8. Francis Ouimet. Boston.
8. Robert A. Gardner, Chicago.
Z. Rudy Knepp-r. Sioux city.
III No. should be named. the
choice would not be very far from
Frank GodchauX, of New Orleans,
who was runner-up to Jones in the
Southern, who qualified at Skokie I'm
the open and played wei and who
later reached the last eight in the
amateur championship.
The Why and Wherefore.
Sweetser is named at the ton
through his brilliant spin a; Brook
line. where he beat Hunter. Gull
ford, Jones. and Evans in success
sion.
Also because he won the Metro
politan title after turning In the
lowest medal score.
There can be no argument con-
cerning Sweetser's place as amateur
champion. II the champion doesn't
belong at the top. who does
The closest battle is for second
I>ace between Chick Evans ana
Bobby Jones.
Jones won tho Southern title and
Evans won m" Wesrr~n Jones do
feated Wethered in the Information
al test over the National links and
Evans stopped Caven. In IN. mali
Tying rounds at Rrooklin. Homes
had l45 and Evans l46. Evans trav-
led two branches farther than
Jones in the match play program
that followed. both being beaten by
he same man. But at Skokre Jones
finished only one stroke hack Of
Sarazen for the open championship.
some ten or more strokes in front
of Chick" This remarkable show
ing over the seventy-two-hole route
leaves him A SLIGHT margin. but the
two are almost alongside
Both had great years when one
considers the quick reversals Of go.r
form
1t is a peculiar fact that in match
play Jones and Evans were only
beaten once-by weetser-whi!e
SWeetSer in turn. was beaten hv
Hooman at the National. by Conley
in the Victory Cup and by GuIlford
at Piping Rock in the Leslie Cup
contest.
Next I'm Line.
Jesse Gullford belongs in fourth
pace because he had good show
ng in the open at Skokie because
he led the field in the amateur
"hamNionsh'p a. medal play with
l+f. 'i-7". because hc PLAYED great
golf until SW."rS.- stoned Hln
and because. later n. lie beat
a n
nothing OF beating T.l... a, m.
National Neither Francis oa met.
/ nor Bob Gardner P'ay.C any great
, amount OF ,ouruam.ur ap'r o.--.s-
beat Geor-" Rotsn FOR the Texas
/ championship. playea brilliantly g..
The international mat les arr then
crushed Colin ANincr 90 Rrpuklfre.
Bob Gardner StopTc1 ". r Tor
rance in the Internal. ra' t.e-s led
the fed the FIRST day at Brook inc.
and was finally halted ac-~- playing
nne golf 10y one OF Bobby Jones
best rounds.
Rudy kLepper. willie beaten in
the lnterc"lles late Championship.
whore Pollock BOYD -,.caed tre ton.
won the Trans-N sS.s-ippi by stop-
ping Won Elm. and then at Brook
( .'ne he rose TO his greatest heights
by heating Torrance Ouimet. aud
Tolley in succession. falling only
before Chick" Evans. with Evans
at his best
Outside of these leading seven
there Were few others who We're
able to make any cons istent show
ing when il came 10 competitions Of
national character. Such good
golfers as Harrison Johnston. Man
Marston. and William {. Fownes.
jr., were not up to their 1921 plav
Z Frank GodchaUX and George Rotan
he ped Bobby Jones to bring the
South forward by frst-class golf.
I but they were not able to win any
tournaments thar were national in
scope. You hear of the immense
number OF fine golfers coming FOR
ward. but at the end Of the wear.
when the complete tabulation is
made. the same old list seems to
have Charge II the field. SNeetSer
was the sole newcomer on this oc-
casion. In other words. ;here are
seven amateur stars who stand We.
forward. but there are not as many
ten.
Pitching, of course. : big part
Of any world series Eur once IN q
while stray hat STUN hl.s n the n.aE
"f pitched BAN and causes no cri ol
trouble.