The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
WALKER CUP IS
NOT REAL
TEST
Month Required For Play
Eliminates Many Players
Example This Year

The selection Of Marston, Sweet.
SER Jones, Evans. Ouimet, Gull.
ford Fownes. Gardner, John.
ston and DR.. Willing for the Amer.
lean team, which will meet the
British invaders in the Walker cup
International matches at Garden
CITY in September, will doubtless
occasion little surprise among close
followers of golf, most of whom
PROBABLY would choose at least six
or these If called upon to name he
pest team for the purpose. or
that reason one wonders why 1t has
taken all these months for Captain
Gardner to do the Job, not that there
was any particular need for hurry
but because the choice il an oh.
Vious one in so many instances.
There is no question that 1t
is a very strong team. Every man
mas had previous Walker Cup ex.
perdence and every man except two
has won a nationaI title, either the
open or the amateur. 1t is a team
that will almost surely win this
year II for no other reason than that
on comparatively few occasions is
the visiting nation able to put forth
its best men into the field for these
matches. The British force this
year will be without the services Of
at least two of it's most powerful
players-Holdernes the British
amateur champion. and Wethered.
his predecessor.
That is one OF the weak points
In the Walker Cup competition. 1t
will seldom be possible, either for
America or British, to send its full
strength owing to the difficulties
of getting all the top notchers to
give up the months time involved
in making the journey. That chow.
ever, in no way diminishes the i'm
portance of the Walker Cup play,
although it can seldom, If ever, be
a true test Of golf strength Of the
two nations. The visiting team will
always be at disadvantage. which
IL something that should not be
lost sight of If America wins this
year, as she probably Will.
One wonders just how the Cali.
fornians will view the lineup and
how great will be their disappoint'
nent in not finding a single
native, or even adopted, son on the
team. OF late California has been
able to boast of a number Of golf
stars, notable among them being
Doctor Paul Hunter, Fred Wright,
George Won Elm and the hard-hit-
ting Hawaiian, Francis Brown. But
not one Of them is on the team,
although perhaps any Of them could
give almost any Of the chosen ten
quite a battle. 1t may be that none
OF them was able to accept the U.
S. G. AS invitation, II 1t was
rendered. In which event there can
be no ill.feeling over the matter.
1t might have been a good thing
for the game, however, IL some OF
the youngsters who are now coming
along at such breackneck speed had
been given recognition. Certainly
the time is not very far removed
when they will be the ones ito bear
the brunt of international matches.
Inserting one or two of the younger
set into the lineup now would be
preparing for the future. Some Of
these mere boys have already
proved that they are entitled to
recognition. The recent defeats ad.
ministered by such a youngster as
Crookston to Fownes and Marston
In the Pennsylvania State cham.
pionship and by Manion to Evans
in the Western are not "flukes."