The New York herald., 1922-07-04
Field OF 24Q NOW
DRAWN FOR SKOEIE
supplementary List Likely to
4 Establish Record for
Tourney.
HAGEN Is WITH DUNCAN
British Titleholder and Former
Champion Paired for Quail
flying Round.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

BY KERR N. PETRIE.
In these days of ribbed mashies and
ocean greyhounds home for the golfer
is where he digs his divots. Golf has
passed the hectic days when an inter
national visitor on either side of the
Atlantic was a novelty. Nowadays
the professional stars of Great Britain
and America come and go like the
swallows and the robins, and it is going
to be lonely day on either side Of
the ocean when the other fellows
championship ceases to interest.
1t seems only day or two since the
smoke of battle was drifting over the
dunes of Sandwich in England and Wal
ter Hagen, Jim Barnes and Joel, Hutch
ison were sending cold shivers down the
spine of patriotic Britons such as
George Greenwood. Now the scene has
shifted to the United States and the
avengers or vould-be avengers are up
on US. To',ay George Duncan and Abe
Mitchell will arrive on board the Ma
1estic and as SOON as they CAL escape
from the clutches of the customs inspec-
tors they will be off hot on the trail
of Walter and Jock and Jim to Skokie,
where the United States Coli Associa-
tion open championship begins next
Monday.
In view of what happened at Sand
wich when Hagen won the champion
ship and only Duncan kept the Ameri-
can Triumvirate from running one, two
4 IT had been hoped that j. II. Tay-
lor and Sandy Herd would express
an eleventh hour desire to toss their
hats into the ring and hustle up their
plans bit so that they could compete
NJ lyA1rt ~ Z nd "a
not to be here in time. 1T appears,
Possibly the old fellows have given
up the ghost, SO to speak. And if So.
their line OF reasoning no doubt is
sound enough. for If they could not hold
the Americans at Sandwich they would
have little to hope for in stepping from
an ocean liner and jumping into an
American open title tourney under the
blaze of an Illinois summer sun.
! odds Against Invaders.
j And so it remains for George and
Abe to do the best they can In the full
knowledge that their failure means the
blasting of John Bulls golfng hopes and
aspirations for another year. In other
words they are carrying the full load
OF responsibility upon their shoulders
and while it is agreed that they are
qualified to bear the burden they real
ize at the same time that when they
I are down British golf is down and that
i there are no Audrey Boomers, Ocken-
dens or Haverses to come through as a
: forlorn hope.
d The odds must be said to be decidedly
against the invading pair In weather
! that was supposed to be unsuited to his
game Hagen triumphed at Sandwich.
! Now the homebred star faces his own
native conditions of climate. And, when
IL comes to the last analysis. 1t has to
be admitted that heat is liable to prove
a much more formidable antagonist to
Duncan and Mitchell than wind is to
Hagen.
There Is to be a new phase of open
championship play next week at Skokie
three days Of qualifying. A very wise
provision this has turned out to be for
the entry list already amounts to the
substantial one of 240 players
There were 265 at Toledo two years
ago and 26i at Washington last year,
but one is justified in looking for a
record this time, inasmuch as 1t has
been erroneously announced in the Mid
die West that the entries do not close
until July 5. AS a matter of fact Satur-
day was the last day for sending in
names.
In view of this a supplementary list
Is certain TO be issued within the next
few days and ii is on the cards that
the field which lines up throughout the
three days OF qualifying will be in ex-
cess OF anything previously seen in this
country.
sta>A ~ Divided.
Although rW1 care has been exer-
cised In dlvtonns the stars 1t would
nlmost seon that the third division will
have an sasier time than the first or
second on Monday such stars are to
be sent out for their thirty-six holes
OF qualifying as Abe Mitchell. Jim
Barnes. Chick Evans. Jock Hutchison
and Joe Kirkwood. while on the second
day there are Walter Hagen. George
Duncan, Bobby Jones. Jesse Guilford.
Leo Diegei and Gene sarazen. Players
OF outstanding prominence are not quite
90 plentiful the third day. This how
ever may he more fancied than real. for
IN that last batch are found Fred
Mcleod. Laurie Ayton. Pat O'Hara.
Bob Macdonald and other high class
sxponents OF the divot-gouging art.
The FIRST ball In the tournament will
ne driven by Jack Patterson Of st.
Joseph, No. n will have 20 he good
three hundred yard affair II IL is to
stand even n remote chance or holding
tha honora. inasmuch as along about
hitter % birmingham. will be driving Off.
Jack stait of Hartford. Conn. is the
nrst golfer of these parts on the list.
p4hfrd will h. Bobby Cruckshank of
Shhekanaxon, paired with Emil Loefrer
az pittsburgh. Alex Smith and Cyril
walker drive on az 1850 the first day
and 81 s.3s are George McBcnn OF
Grassy spraln and Nirper Campbell.
Abe Mitchell and Phil Guadin come on
the tse a. ? 80.
Starring the defense Of his title Jim
Rarnen viii hit the ball at 10 o:o6.
Tarnen has drawn Chick Evans for
Imrsner These old friends Jock Hutch
s---r Hnr Mike Brady. follow st 10 1898
ana Joe Klrkwood. the Australian. will
get under way al II .05.
fnaemuch a. an admission fee Is 20
~ charged this year tho U. s. q. A.
has 20 b. commended on its magnificent
display 81 business acunntn. Such a
thought 10 conjured up by the pairing
~ Walter Hagen and George Duscan.
The gallery viii giady pay its dollar 20
rec this palr perform. Other good
teams on tho second day are s. Davi-
eon Heron. formsr national amateur
eharsplon. and &. w. Hackney. Gene
Earaatn and John q. Anderson. Bobby
Jones and Leo pieEei and Jesse Gull