New-York tribune., 1922-08-28
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American Golfers i'm Work
Out for Walker Cup
Matches. Starting To-day
BY Grantland Rice

As a preliminary HourlSn TO InS inter-
rasional golf matches for the Walker
cup over the far-famed National links,
cyril ]. II. Tolley, of England, defeat
"a his team mate, c. Y. L. Hooman. of
England, by the wide margin of 6 and
8 The match was the final Of the Ma
sienai Links invitation tournament.
Tolleyss golf this afternoon in tho
diving rain which fell all through the
match is final proof that any one who
meets him now r,ust bo moving along
At lightning soe.d to wSn, for the big
oxfoEdian was out in 81 under weather
csaditions where 20 would have been
frat class golf, Hooman was playing
veil enough, but he had no chance
sssinst the terrific rush of his long
histing opponent, who was crashing the
hsll a tremendous way through the
rain-heavy air.
The marvel of Tolley's play this
afternoon is shown by the fact that
he had q ten-foot patti for a at the
first hole, over-ran and then took s.
50 get out in 81 with this start in g
irenching downpour is one of the phe-
remenal golf displays of the year, for
the National is unsurpassed when ii
comes to any test of golf.
There was nothing to the match
after the first nine holes for Hooman
despite steady march, had been fair
II smothered by golf that would have
beaten any player in the world. After
that first missed putt, where he nearly
holed his 3, Tolley made no mistakes
ef any sort He was home in at the
leng fifth, and the long seventh smack
in the middle of the green and at the
difficult eighth, a plateau green against
the skyline, he ran in another where
even fire golfers are willing to give
three rousing cheers for every A. Toll
J ley then jumped forward to win the
match on the thirteenth green.
Match Played in Driving Rain
The driving rain delayed the start
for the final round of the National
inks invitation tournament, but they
finally gave up hope of any blue sky
by o'clock, and went to it with the
following results:
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The first international golf match
for the Walker Cup starts Monday
morning over one of the greatest golf
links in the world, if not the greatest
Of them all.
The early rumor that the Americans
would win rather easily has been badly
olted by the strength of the British
team, and there is every prospect of a
grim struggle through the next two
days, with no great choice in team
strength. Captain Fownes, realizing
that his team needed more play over
the links, sent them spinning along
through the Sunday rain at foursome
play In one match Bobby Jones and
isssse Sweetzer faced Chick Evans and
BSb Gardner, playing alternate shots,
end both teams proved their strength.
In another match Johnston and
Knepper faced Fownes and Marston,
While Francis Quimet took Jesse Gull
ford in tow for the amateur cham
pion's first trip over the battlefield
Duiinct was playing the best golf on
the American team. In the forenoon
ne had approximated rs, while
In the afternen he was one stroke
under these figures. Evans had an
even steady round. but Bobby Jones
was not at his best Sweetser was
playing we'll and by tomorrow the en-
tire delegation should be dowr to q
best golf they have, for the British
platoon has improved wonderfully in
sll around play after having chance
to settle down to hard work.
On the British team there are four
Englishmen and four Scotchmen, four
married men and four single men,
which is ffty-hfty in its fullest sense.
The four Englishmen are Polley,
Wethered. Hooman and Aylmer; the
four Scotchmen are Caven, Harris, Tor
raine and Mckenzie.
Three Oxford Men on Team
Tolley, Wethered and Hooman are
all Oxford graduates, Hooman having
won three blues at college, which cor
responds to three letter men of Ameri-
can universities.
The fact that the British team
placed three men among the last four
In the tournament Just concluded
shows its strength, for there were many
hne golfers in this field capable of
giving any one battle. Both Telley
and Hooman have shown what they
can do when at their best, while Caven,
Torrance and Wethered are not to be
overlooked in any match.
In one of the forenoon matches
Chick Evans and Eugene Grace took on
Bob Gardner and Charles II. Sabin, the
iorner team emerging victorious after
keen match.
The play on Monday starts with four
ionaes, where selected pairs will ham
mer one bail alternately in the general
eirection of the cup. American golfers
rarely go in for this form of golf, but
9is unquestienabiy the fairest test of
nam play. The average four-bali
match is too much a matter of luck.
me foursome calls for combination
e talent where both must be playing
we'll and playing together to get win
alhg results.
After the four foursome matches
.aere will be eight singles on Tuesday,
snd It Is here the destiny of the Walker
sep will rest. One Of the main founda-
saahrs snohs of the British team Is it's mighty
attang, and there Is no links In the
sofia where good hitting gets finer
reward than over the National. Terri
ssing bunkers lurk far down the course
waere one must sail into the drive to be
sssured of safety, and il the wind
semes up again the American team may
nave its share of trouble.
Inc order Of battle for Monday is as
ouo%s: No. /, Guilford and Ouimer
{. FOLEY and Harris; No. 2, Evans
aa Gardner vs.. Wethered and Aylmer;
~. ., Jones and Sweetser VS.. Tor
sesnce and Hooman; No. d, Marston and
sSWnes VS.. Cayen and Mckenzie.
Four Great Amateur Teams