The New York herald., 1922-05-16
u. S. G. A. Ratings Allow Net
ropolitan District Good En-
try for Brookline.
CHAMPIONS HEAD TABLE
Roll of Honor Embraces Four
teen Previous Winners Of
Amateur Classic of Links.
by KERR N. PETRIE.

by KERR n. PETRIE.
Linksmen who may have felt that
the u S. G. A. was drawing it danger
ously fine when it announced that only
players qualified to operate at four
strokes handicap would be eligible to
participate in this years national am
ateur championship at the Country
Club, Brookline, Mass, will be reas-
sured. and possibly not a little sur
rrised, to find that 205 good golfers
and true still pass the test and that.
moreover. a supplementary list is
promised. The supplementary list will
appear on the day entries close for
the amateur championship and these
additions will include such players as
have shown approved ability during
the summer.
The eligibility list now issued repre-
sents practically the elimination of
the winters task of James d. Standish,
Jr.. of Detroit. The roster is compiled
from the tournament records and handi-
caps OF the various sectional golf as
sociations throughout the United States.
Tiayers SO listed are entitled to COM
pete at Brookline. but if any player
whose name does not appear desires to
be included. he may submit. through
the secretary of the association gov
erning his district his tournament
record for the past three years. together
with such other evidence of qualifica-
tion as he may possess.
AS the championship does not fall
due until September no player will be
able to blame the u. S. G.. A. if he
should happen to be left out unless. of
ha ,rtn nf hn nj nd ha
rational body as to what constitutes
eligibility fail to coincide. 1t has been
the aim of the powers that be to present
the list to the golfing public long
CROUCH before the championship for all
mistakes of omission TO be rectified,
Every one will agree that they have
succeeded in this worthy object. Those
who feel that they have been sighted
or overlooked should follow the above
Instructions.
Long Islanders Forgotten.
Even in the metropolitan district there
are bound to be any number of golfers
who feel they can beat this or that
player who has had the fortune to be
listed as eligible. Names come readily
to mind Where, for instance, is the
winner of the Long Island championship
Howard w. Maxwell. Jr., of Nassau,
or the runner-up in that event, Donald
McKellar? Where also Is the medalist.
a. c. Gregson of Belleclaire. who beat
out magnificent SO in fifty mile wind
over the Lido links. Again, where is
Richard A. Haight who won the gross
prize at Lido on Saturday with grand
so made in a high wind from the sea
and with two penalty strokes to boot =?
Where also is Alfred S. Bourne OF Gar
den City who took Grant A. Peacock
to the nineteenth hole in the final Of the
second division after scoring 70 for the
eighteen holes?
From the above catalog. which could
be extended indefinitely and duplicated
In practically every golfiing section OF
the country. it is clear that there are
bound TO be heartburnings. To select
only Howard Maxwell as the one hor-
rible example this player may well sit
down upon a Nassau tee box and hold
his sides He is handicapped at seven |
In the Metropolitan Golf Association |
list, ii is true but then he won the |
Long Island championship at Lido when !
other and better advertised players were |
falling down fiat
Long Island is one of the recognized |
hotbeds of golf And Maxwell won |
while players such as Gardiner w. |
White. Grant A. Peacock, John NJ. Ward |
eligibles. did not even qualify. Golf |
indeed is q funny game. There is no |
blaming the eligibility committee con- |
sisting of James ID. Standish. Jr.. Cor |
nelius $. Lee and w. ID. VanderpooI |
The New York eligibles in al likelihood |
were taken from the NJ. G.. A. list. Max |
well has that seven stroke handicap to |
explain away. 1t is quite an eccen- |
tricity of the Eprne nevertheless. this |
case OF the young Long Island winner.
MaxweIps Case Amusing.
Jumping Maxwell from metropoIitan
handicap of seven to u. S. G. A. rating !
of four would. to borrow the language |
Df the caddie shed. be going sorne"
Yet II is all Nassau county to a bunch |
,f Lido whisker grass that Maxwell will |
DO included among the national cham |
eligibles. Any one who may |
feel inclined to remain skepticai would !
10 well TO study that part of the u. S. |
.. a. pronouncement relating to the |
supplementary list: These additions |
will include such players az have shown |
improved ability during the summer" |
Surely Maxwell has won his spurs
There arc something like thirty metro |
,oIitsn players fit to battle for the ma |
ional amateur championship. according |
20 the committee. Taking them alpha |
they are John G.. Anderson. |
r. v. Birmingham. Philip Carter. John |
D. Chapman. Frank W. Dyer. +. r. Fol- /
ett J. r. Hale. A. +. Hammer. Oswald |
I<irkby. Hamilton X. Kerr. Reginald NJ |
Lewis. J. g. Mcmahon. Lee w Maxwell,
;rant a. Peacock, William NJ. Reekie. |
D. 10. Sawyer. w. r. Seeley, John ". |
Stearns Jr. r. t. Scoield. Jesse w.
sweetser. Henry J. Topping. Jerome ID. |
rravers. William J. Travis. G. E. Van
Week. Jr, "A. l.. Walker. Jr. John ".
Ward. Gardiner w. White. L.. NJ. Wild.
Warren X Wood and ~. s worthington
Quite an impressive list this. Scofeld
~ entered from Pinehurst. but no North
Carolina camouhage can hide the big \
Wee Burn linksman.
Travers and Travis II may be. oh
served. do not appear with what may
be termed the rank and file. Former
national champions head the table in a
roll OF honor. With these march the
brilliant Walter and Jerome, heroes OF
many far flung battle line. The pres
mt champion. Jesse Guilford. marches
alone in solitary dignity, a sort OF
standard bearer.