The Washington herald., 1922-07-13

Of these there comes another group,
which includes Joe Kirkwood, Chick
Evans, Bobbie Jones. Leo Diegel.
Gene Sarazen and Johnny Farrell
These, with the exception OF Kirk
wood. are all home-bred talent. They
all have enough golf in their systems
to make a stout bid for the crown.
but are hardly to be rated as formid-
able as Hagen, Hutchison and Barnes,
seasoned campaigners now at the
crest of their giant strides.
Skokie. with its numerous drive
and pitch holes. suits Hutchison's
ably conducted back spin shot to
perfection. Jock has never played
the big, ribbed spade to finer effect
and he is almost sure to break 290
If the weather remains even fairly
decent. Hagen, holder OF the British
crown, confident and determined. is
picked to give the flying Jock
battle all the way through. The
dope here is that something around
-oO 7" III Oo hcCoGu 10 Win ana DOlH
Hagen and Hutchison won't be far
from these select figures.
Evans or Jones Possible.
Jim Barnes, fighting desperately
to retain his American crown after
finishing only a stroke back of Ha-
gen at Sandwich, will be up with
the leaders through the stretch.
With Duncan and Mitchell it is now
a matter of putting. Both are play
ing brilliant golf from tee to green.
Mitchell, putting as Jock did. would
have been around 66 for each 49,
hole romp. But both British en-
tries developed the depressing habit
of blowing the wee ones. which Is
Scotch slang for missing short
puts. No man will blow many wee
ones and win this championship,
but putting is a turn that fire.
quently switches over night.
The amateurs so far have Evans,
Jones, Guilford. Held, Weight, An
derson, Couch, Godchaux and Baum
gartner sally in with at least one
or two new ones by tomorrow night.
when Jimmy Johnston and Willie
Hunter turn in their cards. Evans
and Jones look to be the two main
amateur challengers as both have
been close up for the last two years.
with Chick always around the main
peak.
Eighty May Qualify.
Among the young home bred's,
Johnny Farrell, of New York; Gene
Sarazen, of Pittsburgh, and Leo
Diegel. of New Orleans, are strik-
ing possibilities IL the tide of for
tune should happen to be their way.
After forty-one days of drouth and
three consecutive days of oeluge,
the weather may play a leading ro,e
in this championship. but it is diff
ficult enough to dope out golr
without becoming prophetic over
the weather's shifting ways. After
admitting the four outsiders back
to camp, there are now ffty-five
qualified starters for Friday, with at
least another twenty-five coming in
by tomorrow night.
This leaves eighty survivors from
the greatest field that ever faced the
barrier. with the other 240 on their
way home or scattered through the
gallery. From the list so far twenty
seven men have beaten $50 for the
double round.
III Win ADe S1lICneH IOQaY
the quiet Englishman blames most of
his putting downfall upon an attack
Of neuritis which has affected his
right arm for many months He Is
one of the last golfers in the world to
offer an alibi. but he states that on
all short puts where a keen touch
and extreme delicacy of action are
required he has no control over the
main nerve that runs along his right
forearm. 1t was this same physical
defect that affected Harry Vardon
for many years. II Mitchell begins
to sink the short ones he will be fully
as dangerous as any man in the field,
for his long, straight tee shots leave
him simple pitches to most Of the
greens. And how this boy can hit
them. with less effort than you might
use In lighting a cigarette.
Naval Hospital defeated the ST.
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