Evening star., 1927-06-03

n Grim determination to sue
NN ceed marked the attitude
y of the eight British profes-
sional golfers who went
into action today against an American
pro team in the two-day match Tor
the RYDER cup on the extremely cor
rugated links of the Worcester Couh'
try Club.
Talking with the Britishers, the
writer gained clear impression thal
they haze regarded as their greatest
problens ~t}asv~ elimination OF an III
feriority complex which they believe
has figured very Importantly in the
success of American invaslons OF Eng
land and Scotland since 1870.
.Thev pointed to the fact that when
ever Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones
have appeared overseas the bulk OF
critical sentiment has been in their
favor, and admittedly this has aftected
item even in the face of their 1unda-
mental belief that shot for shot theN
are lust as good, if no. better thah'
the Americans.
Prepared for Battle.
sEvervthing about them as they took
the links suggested men geared Ior
ca,npetition, men who are sternlY set
upon sending heartening news singing
beneath the restless waves OF the Al
Es1tic on Saturday night.
1t would seem that what these play
ers need most to guard against is over
zsalousness rather than any lack OF
competitive ardor.
THE spirit of contest which they dis
rhyed was very interesting and very
camnelling And their team spirit was
ouite pronounced; it was as pro-
nounced as that of band of Ameri-
can college golfers going upon the
lihks against traditional rival.
1It could not be otherwise under
the leadership of a man like Ted Kay,
the captain of the invading octet.
Ray is q man who has grown gray IN
cdnflict, a man of poiSe and dignity
and great determination. lie has et-
fetted among his men real orSanlZa
ticn.
Hagen Is Snowman.
aNNalter Hagen, the captain of the
American team. is primarily snow
man. magnetic, colorful golfer VINO
afnaZes and aStounds with his athletlc
genius and at the same time PROVIDES
entertainment. Being so, ne Is an IN
diyidualist and again, being so. ms
team is individualistic. 1t could not
be- otherwise.
This difference in the stance OF the
two outfits might not turn the scale
to Britain, but, again, it might.
Golfers who think less of psychol-
ogy than of actual playing form have
been inclined to praise the systematic
efforts to familiariZe themselves with
this course which have marked the
Britons-they spent three days at this
hn
string;ng into Worcester belatedly, the
bulk of the team arriving the day be-
fore the match.
1t is true that most of them played
here in the national open in 1925. but
since that time the progressive mem
bers of the Worcester Country Club
have made a lot of changes in the
course. all of them material
Yanks Not Impressive. q,
After following fhe EAmericans in
their praasls lpd 81 sssyesterday, 1t
must be saIa taats With the exception
Of Turnesa and Farrell, their work
was not overly impressive, or to put
it more fairly, it ranged from bril-
liant to poor. The driving of all was
excellent, but the long iron shots often
left the Scotch foursome partner with
difficult lies, and with few exceptions.
the putting was fearful.
The British in their practice have
been much more impressive and un-
less the Americans improve with their
irons, as may be hoped they will, the
British can win on the basis of long
approaches. Again. this Scotch four
some, in which one ball is used by
each opposing pair. is peculiarly the
Britishers' dish. This style of game
is stipulated for the first day under
the conditions governing play for the
trophy at stake.
Such practice as the writer saw,
seemed to reveal an undoubted superb
ority on the part of the visitors for
this sort of game. Saturday will see