Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-30
VICTORY FOR AMERICANS
OVER BRITONS CONCEDED
However. There Is No Telling What U. S. Amateur
Champion May Do-First Clashes Are Held on
Rain.Soaked Chicago Course.

! BY the Associated Press.
~H1cAoo GOLF CLUB, Chicago
August 3o.--On a rain -drenchec
battlefield Great Britain ano
~ the United States today re-
newed their battle for The
Walker Cup.
It is really a war for good will. While
the opponents fight with all their golfinG
acumen to win the victory. there is 9
marvellous fraternity between the TIVE
teams of eight men who stood at at
tention today for the first ARRAY
In the first clash there were to bt
four two-ball foursomes over SO holes
In each foursome two Americans hac
to play one ball between them against
two Britons. alternating in stroking Q
single rubber pellet in match competi-
ton. A point goes to whichever pair
OF tied match, each pair gets hall
point.
Each Win Counts Point.
To complete the tourney. the men will
play single matches at 36 holes the
second day, each victory to count
point as in the foursomeS. and the team
gaining the most points out OF max
imum of IL will get the Walker Cup
offered by George Fl. Walker, on his re.
tirement as president of the United
States Golf Association In 1921, after an
informal meet of this kind had been
played in Great Britain at the conclu-
sion of the British championship.
Perhaps the thoughtfulness Of four
Americans in covering their steel clubs
during q terrific thunderstorm yester-
day during 6ual drill for the battle
kept the American golfing army intact,
Francis Ouimet. Jimmie Johnston,
George Won Elm and Jess Sweetser
were on the eighth tee when heavy
bolt OF lightning struck wire fence
near them and almost threw the golfers
to the ground. They made their way as
best they could in blast Of wind and
rain to the clubhouse, nearly half q
mile away, and were hurried through
hot showers into warm clothing by
Capt. Bobby Jones.
The quartet seemed none the worse
for their shock and drenching, but only
the strain of battle will show whether
their muscles we're Stiffened by the
exposure, The rest Of the Americans
and all the Britons had concluded
their practice and thus escaped the
elements.
The rain made the course heavier but
all l6 golfers are fair TO good mudoers,
so that the stiff par Of 35-35-70 for
the 6,s54-yard links seemed in danger
at the hands Of the selected amateur
golfers Of the world To make sure
that the par was difficult enough for
the length OF the course the holes we're
all measured anew from the tees that
are In use. The result was the cutting
OF par on the first hole from to 4
and the reduction to par 10 OF links
that needs only few yards here ana
there to make 1t par 70. At that the
course is not particularly difficult. 1t
has proved especially easy for Bobby
Jones. as he has scored So twice and
81 once, including a card OF 81 twice
and 81 once on the second nine, which
is nearly 200 yards shorter than the
first half
When Captain Jones and Captain
william Twedden of the British team
finally selected their teams the lineup
for the foursornes sood:
former American amateur champions;
asainst Z; Perkins: British cn ;.na: ana
Dr. TEsddsl. former BRITISH ,l'i sssn,ecn
and Chick Evans. formerly national amateur
and open champion, aEainst MAJ. G. o.
Hexlet. long leading British golfer. ana
Jimmie Johnston. ions driving Minneapolis
player, and Francis Ouimet, who has been
both amateur and open king. against
Eustacs storey and r. A. Torrance. stalgart
Br'tnns.
Roland Mackenzie and Watts Gum. bril-
Hart youths, against John B. Beck ard DR.
A. r MacCaliur. selected when two former
British champions were unable to take part
In the matches.
The Americans were favorites in all
four matches today. but the Britons
were thought to have slight advantage
because Of their familiarity with four
some play. On the other hand. the in
vaders have thus far been unable to
solve American green's, which they deem
fast. and to school themselves TO pitch
to the built-up and undulating green's
common to championship courses in
America.