The Washington herald., 1922-12-25

Copyright. 1872. BY New York Tribunal D
Golf il a game that has offered a
greater variety Of champions In the
way Of physical makeup than any
game ever known.
helly wreaths Of the fading embers
from the old yuls log. We began to
watch the long lire drift past. the
the big crown, and the medley al
most reached the motley stage.
There they were. tall and short.
thick and lean, big and little, squat
and angular, all good enough At one
time or another to beat great fields
on their way to the peak.
Apparently latitude and lonsi-
tude have nothing to do with IL In
golf. Jim Barnes, 8 feet 4. lanky,
angular, villowy, 10 succeeded py
Gene Saraxen, 8 feet Z. thick-chest.
ed and squat.
No men could be more totally un-
like in physical build, yet one wins
the United States Open in 1871. the
other wins II in 1872.
ALL VARIETIES.
SotlC Cofb dko khc OPCh was woii
by Wee" Freddie Mcleod. who al
that time weighed 1lS pounds. being
around s feet inches in height.
Mcleod was succeeded by Aies
, Smith, bravny, broad-shouldered
with the forearm and chest Of q
wrestler or blacksmith
Their physical molds were com.
pletely different, yet each was a
champion.
Walter Hagen IL another entry OF
the Smith type. nearly 8 feet. weigh
ing 1so. with powerful shoulders and
wide. deep chest, having wonder
full physical power In hands, wrists
and arms.
But Jerry Travers, whe succeeded
Hagen, was q slender young ANA
teur when he finished on top In
1918 at Baltusrol. with small hands
and small wrists, weighing less than
$50 pounds.
Here again the two types. physi
cally. were far apart.
After Travers came Chick
! Evans. in 1916. Of medium build
weighing a few pounds more than
Travers. but in no sense q giant
At that time Evans weighed las
pounds.
When Evans lost his title at Brae
burn to Hagen. Haeen a year later
lost to the giant. Ted Ray, feet
2 in height, weighing az pounds
with enough heft to win . heavy
weight championship.
That same year the British Opsn
went to . slender, nervous Scot, who
had little heft. but q keen. slashins
type that has never been surpassed
Duncan and Ray were alike phy
sically IN no respect. yet both ar
rived at the san1e classic port.
SWING AND SIZE.
A mans size has very little to dc
with a golf swing. Saraxen. feet
Z; Hagen. s feet IL. and Barnes.
feet Z, all get about the same dis
tance with almost the same ease
and skill.
When Freddie Mcleod won
Weighing but 11S pounds. he achiev
ed his honor over Myopis. one OF
the long. hard courses Of the game
a physical test OF unusual propor
tions.
But Mcleod proved by his long
fine iron play that good tinniuS
more than makes UP for weight and
sheer strength.
| Sarassn. while short In stature
IL powerful in build. with good
shoulders and good less. legs Of
unusual power.
II one wanted to find one Of tn,
\ mest useful physical assets In goli
he might note q few champ'onshi.
legs. Vardon. Hagen, Saraxen
Mitchell. rolley. Jones, Ray ant
others have been unusually bisssot
in this respect where their leg powell
has been a vital help.
USE OF POWER.
jesse 6westssr. the new amateur
champion. has shown that ohysica
power can be. big help wher
properly applied.
sweetssr, tall, strongly built, seti
fine distance without any show Of
great exertion, without any at
tempt at pressing. using the poweI
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