Evening star., 1923-12-24


States professional champion.
Look over the list Of titleholders--
Bob Jones. the open champion: Max
Marston. the amateur champion:
Edith Cummings. the woman's cham
pion. and Havers, the British open
champi,A. in addition to Roger
Wethe1'd. probably the longest OF
them all. who is the British amateur
champion.
All these players are far longer
than the average off the tee. yet they
combine accuracy with their distance
and have cultivated a sense of touch
in the short game that amply backs
up their distance from the tee. Yet.
who would not be able to play golf
If he could consistently whack the
ball some ESQ yards down the middle?
golf. and today We have but one
great champion who is not no
toriously long driver-Chick Evans
of Chicago. the western amateur
is pressed OF has 4 long carry to ne
gotiate. !engthens his lean body and
gives the ball ride with the best
OF them.
mendously long drivers. for neither
Walter r. Tuckerman, the District
titlehoider. nor Albert r. Mackenzie.
the middle Atlantic champton. are
noted for their length. They are
long enough, however. to score we'll.
Personally. we would like to see
driving contest with Wethered.
Fob Jones. Sarazen. Hagen and
Havers In 1t. There would truly be
some astounding swats and over a
fast course some new records might
he made Jones and Wethered play
cd in a four-ball match at Brookhne
q wear ago and the great British
golfer was not far ahead of our open
Even If the United Ststex Golf As
sociation does ieeislate the present
Gay lively hall out of existence. these
players still will have considerable
nf an edge on the moderate hitter.
for they hit the ball hard. and a Eolt
hall of any construction hit hard is
bound to go farther than one struck
a light tap. We can. by the way.
look for early Legislation from the
L. s. G; A. Decreasing the distance
OF the present-day ball.
Danny Hcrrsr. formerly attached
TO o. Philadelphia club, has been
named assistant pro and club maker
ct Chevy Chase. 1ss.st,ng Bob
70 be fine golfer. in addition to
being an excellent club maker.
with all the Ioc-I golf courses soft
and soggv. the ya'ne OF putting is be-
ing ennha sized. The golfer who can
get them down over the winter green's
Sometimes temporary-W1th con-
sistencv wins lot of matches. Holes
nver 400 wards are very hard 10 reach
oe~nitting teeing up through the
fairway. and the value of the ten-foot
mutt that finds the bottom or the cup
IS realized
care on the putting green's at this
season for he took four on the third
at Columbia the other day playing
against John H. Kratz and Ralph P
Barnard and thereby lost golf
match, even though he shot a IA
Barnard ran down a 2o-foot putt for
n six after numerous difficulties in
hazards. and Mcleod, on the green In
two, proceeded to fud6le up his puts
until the best he could get was half.
An appealing touch from one of the
worlds greatest golfers Is the little
poem on Christmas card from Ch1ck
Evans of Chicago. received here by
charpion's friends Chicks financial
troubles of last summer are brought
to mind in appealing fashion in the
following little verse on the card:
Good friend. I wish for you merry
A happy New Year all the twelve
months through.
May choicest blessings close with you
abide.
And with your blessing I shall reach
ers bestrew.
But I have come a hard and uphill
Since fasa 1asa sent you greetings of
the day.
Bent am I now beneath the heavy
/ need i0sS your hand upon the upward
IT'S long journey. but / see the end,
And love your daily path with fow-
It, friend.
Above the verse on the card fs a
golf bag, festooned with cobwebs, the
inference being that Chick has laid
aside his golf clubs to cast all his
energies on the long, hard fight
ahead Of him. -
<sThst,s the way to make golfer"
remarked a veteran player at Column
bia recently. as he watched John F.
Brawner and Roland r. Mackenzie.
Columbia, two fine Junior, players.
pitching balls at a. tree in practice.
These lads are not playing to any
great extent, but they spend hours
after school practtcing with the iron
clubs.
Leo Dfegel. WasH ington's open golf
champion, has gone to Detroit to
visit his parents over the Christmas
holidays After Christmas he will
return to Washington for few days
before going to Florida with E. B.