Evening star., 1924-08-11

All the great tournaments yet un-
played Will be decided in the month
of September, and surely the enthusi-
asts who love to see the stars in action
will have plenty to occupy their
minds and stir their enthusiasm
The chances of any of the cham
plons repeating are at least 6 to 1.
Miss ColIett n Barrier.
Miss Cummings will face the
strongest field that she has encoun-
tered since the National a year ago.
Among those she will have to CON
auer is the Providence wonder girl,
Glenna Collett. Over her own course,
the Rhode Island Country Club, Miss
Collett will be almost inNincible.
What is more, she has been playing
remarkable golf lately and has been
scoring consistently in the 70s Her
night to remain the crown she wore two
years ago will be one of, the features
OF a stirring week of golf
T. Saffern Tailor, one of the finest
sportsmen in the Newport colony, is
leaving nothing undone to make the
Gold Mashie event a real fixture on
the golf calendar. His guests last
year included the pick of the anna
teurs of the country. This year he
has invited stronger field, including
Bobby Jones. Francis Ouimet. Jess
Sweetser, Guiiford and a host of
others. The competition will consist
of 72 holes of medal play. the only
event of the kind for amateurs in
this country.
In winning the professional tour
nament at Pelham last year, Gene
Sarazen accomplished the remarkable
feat of bagging this title twice in
succession. This is the only event
of the year in which the professionals
compete at match play. inasmuch as
there is considerable rivalry among
the salaried stars, this tournament
always produces plenty of fireworks.
Have Tough Assignments.
The meet this year will be played
on what is said to be Donald Ross
best course and that eminent golf
architect has never been known to
lay out a poor links. If Sarazen can
win again at French Lick Springs.
after a field of the worlds greatest
players, including Walter Hagen,
Jock Hutchison, Jim Barnes. Johnny
Farrell, Bobby Cruikshank, Cyril
Walker, Clarence Hackney, Freddie
Mcleod, Leo Diegel and others, he
will have hung up a record not likely
to be equaled for years. The stocky
little Italian American, after rocky
start this spring, is finally beginning
to strike a real stride. Match play
is his forte. He will bear watching
at French Licks, course he has play
ed and likes
Max Marston has the toughest as
signment of all. He will be called
upon to meet an array of American
and British stars in two days of
qualifying play and five days of
match play over IS holes a day.
There will be the keenest kind of
competition in this meet. Whoever
survives this struggle will have earn
ed his Iaurels. Only a golfer with
the soundest kind of game. who is
bringing off his shots successfully,
will be. able to stand the gaf at
Merton.
Leo DfegeI continues to play great
golf. Following his victory in the
Shawnee tourney, he proceeded to an
mex the Canadian open champion
ship. Diegel seems bound to win one of
the major tournaments yet. He came
within a stroke of capturing the Ma
tional Open in 1920 and he is to be
found with the leaders in practically
every tournament he enters. Despite
an unorthodox style, in which he
keeps his feet close together on all
his shots, he hits the ball beautifully
and has a wonderfully aggressive
temperament.