San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
Experience of Famous
"Chiek" Would Be Help
to u. S. Golfers.
PULL WILL BE TABOO
Americans Must Also Open
Up Holes for Approaches
in England.
BY WALTER CAMP


New York.. April 2s.-The loss of
Chick Evans to the American golfing
team that is invading England in an
attempt TO bring back the Walker Cup
is really more serious than appears on
the surface. Without him, Captain
Bob Gardeners team is hard hit, for
Evans would bring to the team the
seasoning of veteran campaigner,
style that is always sure to impre IS
and would somewhat awe his oppo-
.nents, and, if he were going well on
the greens, he could about beat any
body in the world.
With Chick Evans added to the men
who are left on this side, 1t Is
strong array playing on the home links
rather than representing us in the
Walker cup and British amateur
championship competition. EvaLs,
Bobby Jones. Ruby. Knepper, Jesse
Guilford and Oswald Kirby would
compare well with any of the
first tive of the team that has gone
over. But. perhaps this 1928 team
will make a more formidable array
than the team we sent to Hoylake,
though three names on that team were
Chick Evans, Bobby Jones and Jesse
Guilford.
The whole trouble with our HoylaHe
team was concentrated in two points;
first, the tendency to pull. and sec
ond. the unwillinsness to use the run
up shots. These two things beat us
in 1921. The remarkable part of il
was that all the top golfers had left
DR.. Paul Hunter and Fred Wright Jr.,
to carry on. Wright finally alone.
lost his chance through two pulled
drives in the last three holes.
Making Courses TcO Easy.
Modern golf architecture on this
side of the water has tended too large
ly TO parallel fairways and too thin
rough. As a conseqi ence. the ma.
jority of our players love 10 swine
long one with tho run that comes from
slight pull. There are no suf-
ficiently severe penalties to make them
realize the danger. Too many OF our
players. too, pa no attention TO the
opening IN of hole for the APP
proach shot. hut simply Bang away.
relying upon the fact that anywhere
from 40 yards down they can swipc
4 big mashje niblick into the sod behind
the ball and forget all about inter-
vening bunkers. This modern golf
architecture. too. has built too many
green's banked up against the shot SO
that the ball settles nicely and cannot
bound up and run over. British greens
are more natural.
Moreover. the education Of the
British golfer includes not only the
high pitch shot, but also the low
pitch-and-run. Wherever he has a
chance. having opened up the hole. to
use this run-up shot. the British golf
er does it and his ball stays on the
green's. The American shot. on the
other hcnd. will not stay on with a
high wind and keen. hard greens.
If Captain Bob Garduer can get
these facts well home to his team.
there is no reaon why they should not
come through. But the Americans
still have to prove that they can play
game that requires keeping in tn.
middle of the course from The tee and
playing direction in order to open up
the hole for the approach.
Taking Them One by Ore.
Analysing the team. Bob Gardner
and Davy Heron are both powerful,
hard hitters and the former is re.
markably steady in competition.
Ouimet has not the physical stamina
of the others and has been at times
out Of health. although his condition
now is better than ever before. But
he is finished. skillful performer. and
when on his game is good in direction.
Max Marston is a good fighter. Rotau
is wiry and highstrung. but ms rule
| his nerves are well under control
/ Wright has the credit of going farther
than anyone else in our 1921 team and
playing good. consistent golf. Johns
ton and Willing are not ms we'll known
as the others but from that very fact
may come along better if the condi-
lions suit them.
IL Gardner. in the short time he has
on beard ship and in practice rounds
with his men. can impart to them the
necessity of keeping in the fairway.
opening IN the hole for the approach
/ and taking advantage Of that. we
should do well. The writer believes
/ the comment of British golfers on
the excellent putting Of our men has