New-York tribune., 1922-08-27


Encountered.
Several Intellectual attempts we're
made TO push the tournament through
30 q finish, but as the day waned the
srain became worse. Between showers,
Or rather whenever there WAS any
scmhiance of iet-up IN the rain,
Gcorge Rotan, the rangy Texan, and I,
y l.. Hoornan, of Great Britain. played
5sheir match in the semi-fnal round.
:. This was the only and biggest fea-
sure of an otherwise drab day. Hoo
man won the match overwhelming
7Rotan by Z and and incidentally
flashing game of golf that was simply
sancanny. Tonight Americans are
wondering If the Britons have any
more tricks up their sleeves like the
one Hooman played on Rotan.
Starting like racehorse at the very
.Grst hole Hooman ran wild over the
hedraggled and rain-soaked form of the
Texas champion. At the sixth hole,
where Rotan was 4 down, the rain be-
came SO ferca 1t forced q cessation of
9hostilities. Rotan welcomes the res
pIte, and, during the recess, sought
10 regain his bearings.
Hooman Up at Turn
- Shortly after noon the pair were
able to continue, but there was no
change in either the makeup or the
style Of Hooman. He was still the
same demon of the links, sort of
magician to whom no trick was lm-
possible. He picked up q couple of
more brides on the outgoing round,
and at the turn Rotan was buried under
G handicap of s down.
's The Texan then saw it was no use
and quietly submitted, shortly after
ihe turn was made, to beating OF
J and 6. Hooman's margin of victory,
rs we'll as his remarkable outgoing
round, left everybody, especially the
Americans, dumfounded.
. Hooman'e score for the first nine
holes was as follows:
Out ...... 335 3 5 2 5 5 4-35
Meantime Cyril Tolley and w. B.
Torrance were trying to play their
match. But they got no further than
the fourth hole, where Tolley had a
lead Of / up. This match will be con-
tinued tomorrow morning and, in the
! afternoon, the winner will meet Hoo
man in the final round.
~ Thus no matter which Of the above
named trio wins, Briton will be the
victor in IA tournament in which many
Of our best amateur players competed.
As q result of their showing in this
Z meeting the stock of the Britishers
has been boosted tremendously and
everybody is now anticipating some
thing out of the ordinary in golf in the
international matches next week.
~ Hooman's Score Proves His Skill
~ The National Links under normal
weather conditions is an extremely
severe test of golf. But it was doubly
e1acting to-day, and Hooman's ability
70 go out in 3S in this kind Of wealth
or stamps that young man as golfer
: Of exceptional skill. There is now no
sioublesbarreled assurance that the
United States will have an easy time
> Of 1t in the team match or in the ma
stional amateur championship at Brook
line,
Bobby. Jones, Francis Ouimet, Jesse
5weetser and the others, with the ex-
ception of "Chick" Evans and Jesse
Guilford. arrived to-day and will put
in O practice round tomorrow. Evans
and Guilford are expected in some
time tomorrow.
.,ag The foursomes in the team match
will be played on Monday and the
singles matches on Tuesday All OF
the matches will be played over the
thirty-six hole route.
-. It was still raining here tonight
hut the weather man has promised
clear weather for tomorrow and the
first part of the week. The course
over which Hooman travelled at break
neck speed was soggy and heavy, but
1T the weather clears it will dry quick
ly and will be in excellent condition
for the international matches.