The New York herald., 1922-05-03
Former National Champions
on Committee Named to Choose
Walker Cup Players.
ny KERR N. PETRrE.


With New York, Chicago. Detroit.
Boston and Pittsburgh all represented
on the committee of selection 1t seems
reasonable to suppose that no bet will
be overlooked in making up the Ameri-
can team which will do battle with the
British side in the match for the Walker
cup at the National Links later in the
year. Not only is the committee rep
resentative, but II is made up of men
who, being golfers themselves. are in
touch with the stars every day of the
week.
AS a matter of fact, two of the Sc
lectors are likely to be found ON the
team when it pulls into action, these
being no other than Robert A. Gardner
of Chicago and Francis Ouimet OF Bos-
ton, both former champions. Gardner
Is the chairman. Other members Of the
committee are w. G. Fownes, Jr., OF
Cakmont; James d. Standish, Jr.. of
sDetroit, and Wynant D.. Vanderpool of
Morris County. The appointments were
made at the executive committee meeting
held last Saturday at Morris County.
As the Walker cup match does not
fall due until September the committee
has no cause for hurrying its work. No
doubt a highly capable side could be
announced right now and for that mat
ter there is no reason to believe that the
present popular selection would differ
very much from the aggregation that
eventually will be named. But having
virtually all season before 1t the COM
mittee no doubt will want to proceed
cautiously, especially as It would not be
considered very good policy to do any
selecting of such an important group of
golfers before the championships have
been decided.
No more amusing episode of the Brit
ish season was seen than that which
left Willie Hunter. the eventual winner
of the classic at Hoylake, off the team
that gave battle to the Americans under
w. c. Fownes,. Jr AS that match was
played the Saturday previous to the
opening of the championship the omis-
sion was no reflection on the wisdom
and sagacity of the British selectors.
who with little in the way of form
data to aid them SO early In the season,
named the men who were supposed to
be nearest to the desired standard.
Naturally Hunters success was a de-
cided shock to the selectors aud while
it was just one of those things that
could not be helped it served sufficient
notice on all concerned that it is best
to leave nothing to chance.
America has numerous young stars
of the dark horse order, players who are
so close to the Evans. Ouimet, Jones
standard that they are liable to break
through at any moment. Should one
of these happen to win the national
championship at Brookline it would in
deed be difficult to keep the player out
Of the Walker cup match should that
event be Scheduled for the following
week.
But no matter whether the interna-
tional comes before the Brookline tour
ney or after it is just as well for the
selectors to make certain that there are
no Willie Hunters to be left out of n
national team. The play up to the end
OF August in the various tournaments
should furnish an adequate basis from
which the selectors can work to full
advantage
Reverting to the executive committee
session those in attendance were J. F.
Byers of Pittsburgh, r. A. Gardner Of
Chicago. w. ID. Vanderpool of Norris
't0wh, c. s. Lee of Tuxedo, f. S. Moore
OF Chicago. Bonner Miller Of st. Louis,
Alan d. Wilson OF Philadelphia, A. q.
Burlington, New Haven: James d.
Standish. Detroit. and, by invitation.
Howard F. Whitney Of Nassau and
James Francis Burke of Allegheny.
Mrs. David Gaut of Memphis was ap-
pointed chairman of the women's COM
mittee which will cooperate with the as
sociation. Other members of the women's
committee. TO be selected from different
sections Of the country, will be named
later.
The Genundswah Golf Club of East
Rochester. n. Y, was elected to active
membership. The following were elected
to allied membership: Phoenixville
Country Club, Phoenixville, Pa; .Osh-
kosh c. c.. Oshkosh. Wis. West Point
G. c.. West Point, N. Y; Biddeford and
Saco c. c., Saco. Me.