Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-06
BRITISH VETERAN
SEEKS j. s. TITLE
George Duncan viii Strive to
Take Golf Crown Back
to England
HAS PLAYED IN THIS CITY

George Duncan, who was playing pro
fessional golf when Walter Hagen, the
present open champion Of Great Britain,
was one year DID, is back in the United
States. He is all set for a crack at the
open championship of the United States,
which will be played from July II to
ID at the Skokie Country Club, in Chi
rago.
The temperamental Briton has long
been known as one of the greatest medal
players in England He tied jim Barnes
for second place in the 1922 British
open, and with that defeat ruffling his
feelings Duncan Is going to strain every
nerve to come out in the lead at Skokie.
He is by no means unknown to Phila- =
delphians. As long as eleven years ago
he played Jack McDermott. then. the
national open titleholder. over the links
of the Philadelphia Cricket Club. His
style of shooting almost before he had
taken his stance astonished the gallery,
and il Is still his habit to play shots
very rapidly. Yet Duncan. In spite
Of this trait, is an expert on both line
and distance. He is erratic Mt times
and can rise to the very greatest heights
or sink to the depths.
Temperament is the reason of this.
and 1t is also quite likely that this very
temperament is responsible for his rapid
shooting. He doesn't want to give him.
self time to worry over shots.
The field Mt Skokie will embrace the
finest golfing talent in the world and
Duncan will find his work cut out for
him to keep in the hunt.
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fellow, n rather subdued sort OF man.
who rarely talks much except to his
close friends. He likes America ana
Americans. and he has the most pleas
ant rccollections of his previous trips
to these shores.
Made $50, 900 on First Visit
The most pleasant of them, probably;
is the fact that he engaged In 2oo
matches at 500 each during his hrst
two months visit. Duncan has been
most successful financially In his
golfng efforts. and never more so than
on his trips to the States.
The Duncan name and fame were
bruited about considerably when
Georges brother Alex was the pro-
fessional at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club and taught during one winter at
the Gimbel golf school. Great talent
is hardly ever equally distributed in a
family, for though Alex was very fin,
player, he never even approached
Georges wonderful record.
England is banking on Duncan to
even up their defeat In the British
open by capturing its equivalent here
in America and dethroning Jim Barnes.
Duncan is confident enough himself. but
something more than confidence and
his marvellous shooting will probably be
needed when the kings Of golfdom get
together there at Skokie.
The Philadelphia Cricket Clubs new
course at Flourtown is going to pro-
vide a keen test for local golfers. Its
eighteen holes are not only beautiful
but sporty. Philadelphia long drivers
on the beef when they essay the out
Of town grind.
No big tournaments have been
scheduled as yet, but when they are
the record makers of other courses Will
find their work cut out for them.
Small Interest in French Golf
French golfers are thoroughly dis
appointed at the lack of interest dis
played in their open championship by
the linksmen OF other nations.
Stars flock from all corners Of the
globe to fight for the title Of English
open champion. but they do not even
cross the Channol to compete for the
same crown in the land of the GAul.
Hagen. Barnes and Hutchison rushed
back to the United States at the end
of the English open. hastily declining
the invitation of the French com.
mittee. Only one American, a Western
amateur unkonwn to fame. and few
Englishmen, scarcely better known
went to the contest with their allies.