The New York herald., 1922-08-28
WALKER CUP RIVALS
ANNOUNCE LINEUP
Fownes Leads American Golf
ers To-day, but Illness May
Bar British Captain.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD
NATIONAL GOLF LINKS, SHrNNEcocK
HILLS, L. l.. Aug. 27. Announcement
was made this evening of the lineup OF
the rival teams which go to the post to-
morrow morning In the Walker cup In
ternational play. There was doubt at
first If the respective captains. Robert
Harris of Great Britain and William G.
Fownes, Jr.. the United States leader.
would participate. When the selections
appeared, however, it was made clear
that the two shippers had their minds
set on opening the show.
Even yet 1t is very doubtful II Har-
ris Will take the field. The former Brit
ish runner up has been suffering from a
chill since his arrival on Long Island
For several days he was confined to his
bed, and is still far from recovered He
played few holes to-day and was sur
prised at his own physical weakness
I'm afraid shall have to be a nom
participant Tomorrow" ne said But.
nevertheless, when the lists appeared the
name OF Harris was there.
Bob IL he feels fit, will team with
Tolley. This being the case, the pair
will meet Jesse Guilford, the American
champion, and Francis Ouimet. In the
second pair will be Chick Evans and
Robert Gardner for America against
Roger Wethered and c. c. Aylmer. In
the third match are Jesse Sweetser and
Bobby Jones against the invading pair
w. B. Torrance and the tournament
flnalist, G. V. H. Hooman.
Last on the list are Max Marston, teamed
with the American captain Fownes.
playing against the two Scotsmen. John
Cayen. runner up this year in the British
championship at Prestwick, and w. Will
lis Mackenzie. Harrison johnson of ST.
Paul ard Rudy Knepper OF Sioux City
are the two American alternates while
Bernard Darwin stands ready to step in
IL Harris should decide that he Is not
fit physically.
This. 1t Is agreed by ALL is singu-
larly unfortunate turn of events. mas
much as Harris. previous to his arrival
at the National Links, had been showing
excellent form. In fact, the British cap
tain was the first OF the invading team
to hit his stride in this country.
To recapitulate, this is how the rival
forces will face each other tomorrow
when they step Off the first tee for thir-
ty-six holes, playing alternate strokes:
Tolley and Harris (Britain) VS.. Gull
ford and Ouimet (America) wethered
and Aylmer (Britain) VS. Evans and
Gardner (America) Torrance and Hoo
man (Britain) VS.. Jones and Sweetser
(America) Caven and Mackenzie (Brit-
ain) vs. Marston and Fownes.
Guilford arrived this afternoon and
had time for only one round. Jones,
Evans and Ouimet were out both morn
ing and afternoon. Jones player indif-
rently the first time, but improved later
on.
Ouimet again is right at the top OF
his form. Francis played in the morning
with Sweetser as his partner against
Jones and Nelson Whitney of New Or
leans. and scored close to par. He lost
ball playing the Alph. A 5 here would
have given the Bostonian 73 for the
eighteen holes. Ouimet Is hitting the
ball beautifully.
Torrance of the British team watched
this quartet hole out and shook his head
Il never saw such lot OF putters In
my life," said he. Every one of them
can putt. They not only hole all the
short ones, but they get most OF the
long ones. They seem to expect to hole
them"