San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
England Hopes for Better
Things Against Ameri-
cans This Year.
GOLF BOTHERSOME TOPI
English "Pros" Not Being
Counted Upon So Much
as Amateurs.

DOnuun, Jan. 0I.-lne thrill hl0dl
comes from international sports con-
tests ought to be rather a common ex'
perience next summer 10 both the Eng
fish and the Americans. English sport
organizations are making preparations
to receive invasions of Yankees in sew.
eral sports, especially golf, tennis and
yachting, and perhaps a combined Yale
Harvard track team.
In recent years the English have
got much the worst of it in almost all
their athletic meetings with Americans
but they are ever hopeful that the tide
will turn. Just at preser they are
most concerned over their chances in
golf. The open golf championships
captured by Americans in both 1921
and 1922, are to be held in June and
petitors will be led by the youthful
American open champion, Gene Sar.
azen, and Walter Hagen. who won the
British title at Sandwich last summer.
Since for two years running the
British, once predominant on the fair
ways and the greens. have watched a
visitor from across the Atlantic take
away their national title, they are be-
ginning TO feel that something has to be
done to improve the play on this side.
Golf critics are almost as numerous as
golfers, and most of them are shouting
that the thing this country's golfers need
is the will to practice.
Tell Amazing Stories.
Most Of them tell amazing stories of
the hours Hagen, Hutchinson, Sarazan
and other American top-notchtrs spend
perfecting their shots, curing their
slices and hooks, and particularly in
becoming accurate long distance putters.
These critics ask the English golfers
not to be satisfied hereafter with beat
ing DOGGY or making par; they must, like
the Americans, ever strive to beat par,
always be trying for brides, even
eagles. Nor must they any longer be
content to get the ball down with the
regulation two puts. The way to win
is TO try TO sink it with one tap on the
green.
However, much more industrious the
American professional may be in prac-
ticing. the British amateur certainly
takes his golf more seriously than the
ordinary player on the other side.
Neither rain nor cold nor even darkness
stays him from swinging his driver
right through the winter. Recently
practice ground was opened in Lon
don park, and, under searchlishts after
office hours. scores of golfers. many
with coaches by their sides, blaze away
at the ball. driving it into huge nets.
The game Of target GOLF has been es-
tablished. and the nets are marked with
huge bullseyes to test the accuracy of
shots with woods and irons.
In tennis, too. England hopes to
make a harder fight than usual this
summer. She will. of course, enter the
Davis Cup matches, although having
little hope of success unless the players
on the defending American team lose
more than one finger off their hands.
Women's Outlook Brighter.
The outlook for the women players Of
England is more hopeful. even though
both Mile, Suzanne Lenglen and Mrs.
Molla Mallory take part in the Wimble-
ton championships. Most British ten
mis- enthusiasts seem to feel that Suz-
anne is Incompatible, but one can
never tell, they explain, when the French
wizard will have what some call heart
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tations of the emotions, which would
make an opening for some English
woman to rise to glory. So far Mrs
Mallory, and Miss McKane. the Cali.
fornian who has lived here several
years, have both beaten Mrs. Mallory
ut times.
In yachting at least one international
contest is assured. 1t will be sailed
next August on the Clyde with the
Royal Northern Yacht Club. of Scot
land. rs defender Of the Seawankaka
Cup. and the Seawankaka Corinthian
Yacht Club Of New York as challenger.
Even il Hoover, the Duluth sculling
star, sticks to his decision not to come
back TO England and defend the
Diamonds trophy he captured last year,
his influence is sure TO be felt among
rhe boatmen here. Already J. Beres-
lord. junior, whom Hoover beat in last
years finals. has adopted the lighter
ype Of craft Hoover introduced. He be-
yan practice with his new boat recently.
In track and field sports. interest
,enters in the invitation Oxford and
Cambridge extended to Harvard and
Yale not long ago for a joint meet in
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