The Washington times., 1922-06-04
BITTER TEST
DUE FOR JOCK
IN SCOTLAND
highIander's Antipathy To-
ward Hutchison Recalled as
British Open Meet Nears.
BY THOMAS L. CUMMISKEY.

BY THOMAS L. CUMMISKEY.
AIEW YORK, June SIT may
~ be said that Jock Hutchinson,
~ present holder of the British
open golf championship, will play
possibly the hardest game of his
driving and putting life to win it
again this summer.
The eleventh-hour decision of
Hutchison to compete for the covet-
ed cup again calls up a lamentAble
but nonetheless interesting occur
ence at St. Andrews last year.
After he had defeated the best
Scotland and England could muster,
he was not exactly presented with
the trophy. Nor was II even handed
TO him. Quite a bit Of daylight was
between the recipient. Jock Hutchi.
son, and the official supposed to
make the presentation.
Hutchison got quite riled. The
official was said to be equally per-
turbed or more so.
Jock Changes Mind.
The trouble-for it had all the
signs of being just that-apparently
resulted in a blurred perspective.
Hutchison, a Scotchman, repre-
senting America. was taking away
a greatly prized thing from his
countrymen. That, in the mind of
the officials of the royal and ancient
golf club of St. Andrews, was not as
II should be.
From what Jock said at the time
and when he got back to these
shores, IL will be that he would never
again seek the title. II now appears.
however, that time has changed the
viewpoint.
Hutchison Is now going over
more determined than ever to
strike twice in the same place.
In case he should fall short,
there Is quite a robust chance that
either Jim Barnes, present United
States open champion. or Walter
Hagen, twice winner OF the ma
tional open and also of every Amer
lean open worth winning, will come
through and hold the cup here an
other year. A great number,
Hutchison, 80 'tis said, had fully
made up his mind to stay at home
this year and let his title go by
default until he got an offer q
short time ago Prom a club in Glas-
gov. Jock was told the Alexan-
dria Club there would guarantee
his expenses II he would play .
match with a noted British profess
sional, the proceeds TO go to the
benefit of the unemployed.
Nice Piece Of Coin.
This match was originally sched-
uled for May 80, but has been post.
poned until after the Scottish pro-
tessional championship at Glen
Eagles. Providing his ship gets
there in time. Hutchison will seek
that title. too. This tourney will
get under way Monday. Jock will
not have much time for practice
as 1t looks now.
The Glenages affair Is Of 5000
value. 1t certainly II worth shoot
ing at, and Jock 10 pretty sure TO
shoot.
The great desire Of Hutchinson,
however, will naturally be the Brit
ish open. After all is said and done,
the impression remains that u 10
this tournament which really lurcd
him over again. A victory will be
doubly sweet or doubly sour. That
Is. Of course, In the sense OF which
viewpoint you take-Jockts or the
ST. Andrews officials.
The three American representa-
tives are particularly hopeful OF
fine things because the greens at
Sandwich this year are moro adapted
to the American game Of pitching
to the pin on approach shots, in
stead Of running the ball up to the
cup. Americans have never been