The New York herald., 1922-10-03
SWEETSER -GUILFORD
MATCH LOOKED FOR
Golf Champion and Former
Titleholder Likely to Meet
at Piping Rock.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

For the first time in many years the
Metropolitan Lesley Cup team VIII nave
a national champion as one of its mem-
bers when it engages Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania the end of this week al
Piping Rock In the annual matches. Last
year the Bay State side was in this
proud position with Jesse Guilford wear
ing the regal robes.
Golfers who have not yet forgouen
Brookline are wondering If they are 10
see match between the present and
past titleholders. In fact, they are de-
youtly hoping that the powers that be
in their wisdom and experience with
galleries will pair the gladiators who
made the wet mud fly in the third OK
this years national championship. Gull
ford is no doubt aching for another
whack at Sweetser and those who know
the present champion realize that
Sweetser would just as soon give jesse
his opportunity as play man with an
artificial arm.
While contemplating such contest
it is interesting to recall the remark by
Guilford at the luncheon hour on the
day of his match with Sweetser at
Brookline. Sweetser it may be re-
membered came in one hole to the good
on rally of pars and brides on the
last four holes that wiped out an ad-
vantage of 2 up enjoyed by Guilford
going to the fifteenth.
THAT was quite a finish which
Sweetser made" said a friend to Gull
ford, as he thought of the long put for
a 2, which Siwanoy Jess had holed on
the sixteenth and the equally long one
for birdie on the home green. Yes
replied Guilford, that was quite
finish. If he wants to play that kind
OF golf he can have the match right
now"
Guilford like Jones, knows full well
that Sweetser at times can play golf
that is unbeatable. The former was
admitting this in the foregoing conversa-
tion. Nevertheless in the mind of the
Woodlander there quite possibly
rankles the thought Of a match which.
as Bostonians have declared, the bam-
bino of the persimmon bludgeon was
stymied to death AS there is nothing
about the titleholder which indicates
that he would rather pick the soft
spots than jump into the thistle beds
of the golfing world there is every
indication that a certain battle lust Is
about to be gratified at Piping Rock.
Philadelphia is pluming itself on the
fact that it is 20 furnish something
like a half dozen of the Pennsylvania
team. And considering that J. Wood
Plat is out of the game this is no
small feat. This year the Quaker City
has developed two new stars in Marcus
Greer and j. ]. Beadle. AS these two
performed with distinction in the
national championship they are to be
honored by inclusion in the Lesley Cup
team. Beadle is the young star who
gave Bobby Jones and others such a
battle.
Massachusetts also Is expecting great
things of its own find Bill McPhail
who battered his way through to the
third round of the national champion
ship. McPhail is on the team and 1t is
quite on the cards that If he plays half
as well at Piping Rock as he did at
Brookline, some one is in for a warm
time.
Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood are
to play ar exhibition match of thirty-siX
holes against Jim Barnes and Johnny
Farrell on the west course OF the Es-
sex County Country Club tomorrow.
Frank =. Nowlat led the qualifying
for the Presidents cup In the New
York Newspaper Golf Club competition
yesterday at Van Cortlandt with a card
of S3-17. &c. Other scores were: