The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-08
MACKENZIE.
ALEM)ER
BY Ross i. Conklin

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Roland Mackenzie plays one
whale Of game 81 golf. That
much Il admitted fully. But what
the Columbia youngster has not
bean given credit for is this: He
/. has set such brilliant example TO-
other youngsters here that he has
made potential golf stars out Of
them.
Roland has shown them how II
could be done. and they have been
quick to. learn. washington can
muster q score or more Of kids
81 81 or many years under, who
can and do hold their own with the.
best in the East. He Is mainly
responsible for the huge develop
nnent OF the game among the
youngsters.
Not SO long ago the writer made
. comparison of golfers with Baati-
more. There II no comparison.
Outside De the COrkrans, p. Clarke
and B. Warren. Baltimore has no
golfers who are capable OF really
stopping the Washingtonians
Bin Richardson, Of the Mary
land Country Club: Charles Me-
Court, and possibly one or two
others iIa Baltimore can play nice
golf. But for that small group
the District can name 40 young
golfers who can hit the champion
ship flights.
When Roland first started glorify-
ing the Kid on the links he
Nnatched lot Dc glory off his eld-
era. e has come to such q pass
now that the finals In the club
tournaments are almost always be-
tween juniors. with Miller B. Stew
1n9on and B couple of other seniors
able " break through now and
William ID. Richardson, golf
writer of the New York Times has
the following to say about Amer
tcqN young golfers:
More gratifying than the victory
IN the Walker matches itself were
the splendid services rendered BY
Che three new members of the team
Gum. Mackenzie and Won Elm.
1t was generally agreed that Won
Elm would give d good account of
himself as for some wears he has
been regarded az bne Of our best
amateurs, but there was no little
slSeptscisrn over the wisdom dis
played by the selecting committee
III placing two such youngsters ais
Gum and Mackenzie On the team IN
preference Is several older players.
The two choices. however, have
been vindicated, for both Gum and
Mackenzie acquitted themselves
n0bly iii the British championship
and also h the Internal ionaI
matches. Despite the fact that they
ware thrown into goIfing conditions
different from those experienced
Heretofore, and that they were
playing. for greater stakes, they
behaved like veterana.
Io them, 81 much Is TO any
enc gpes the honor for the
WALKER Gun victory. for cOur-
aeeOns putt BY Mackenzie was re-
nnunsibIo for the winning Of one
ftlle tlEO.bali matches, and Gum
won his singles match outright j
and helped his feIlOW-tOWnalna1l, h
Bobby Jones. IN the f0nrs0Kfie.
our Walker Cup future rests on
che shoulders OF youngsters like
Gum and Mackenzie, and e, every
30 often. We can bring along such
stars as the Atlanta and Washing.
ton youths, there need be no fears
for our continued gOlfing prosperity
Therein Hes the reason for our
superiority over Britain In golf
With our Junior golf and our father
and son goIf, we have encouraged
the youngsters. And Ii selecting
our teams for interdistrict, inter.
sectional and international matches
NE have provided the youngsters
with chances to show their worth
The result is that as our champions
start TO slip there are always some
- take their places"