Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-20
WALKER CUP TEAM
PLAYING IN EVENT
Invaders Have Not Shown as
Well as Americans in
Practice Rounds.

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BOB OTINK CLUB. Chicago, Au-
rnst 20 Lifted from sectional to In
ernational prominence by the invasion
OF the British Walker Cup team players
The twcnty-ninth annual Western anna
tour golf championship was to be set
led on the hazardous Bob o Link Coli
Club course starting today.
s. difficult was the 7,045-yard course
one of the longest courses ever used for
championship. that 1t was generally
believed a total of 1876 strokes or higher
for the two l3-hole qualifying rounds
today and tomorrow would be 10"
enough to gain admission TO match play
for the title which Is being defended
BY Bob Stein Of Seattle. The low 81
and Stein. who automatically qualites
will start the match play Wednesday
Two Ia hole match rounds Will be
pIaved then. cutting the field to eight
The remaining three rounds are 81
holes each on Thursday, Friday anc
Saturday.
Field Ia Large.
Some 300 American amateurs were
entered. ON veterans to tyros and from
one boundary of the country to another
although the playing committee weedec
out more than so applicants, whose abii-
itv as golfers seemed too indifferent.
The British invaders have not showr
as good golf In the numerous practice
rounds as the native wielders OF tho
driver niblick and putter The bes
round turned in was that of Fay Cole
man Of Los Angeles, who holds TIT
southern California championship. Cole
man broke the course record Friday
with 10, or 2 better than par.
But in color not one OF the Amer
leans even approaches the Britons-
DR.. William Tweddell, the 1927 Brit
ish champion. big fellow. who car
slap nine out of ten drives 275 yard
straight down the fairway: T. P. Per
kinS. present British champion, VINO l.
another long driver; Mai G. O. Hezlet
with his wide stance and lack of pivo
b,It powerful swipe Of his arms; Johr
p Beck. one of Englands best APP
preaching artists. and Eustace Storey
who always draws the largest CALLER,
with his Charleston putting stance.
| All wear long trousers. and most o
them labor their backs with heav!
sweaters or foppy coats regardless o
high temperature.
Storey Is Consistent.
Although DR.. Tweddell carded a pa
| 70 Yesterday in one of several prac
tice rounds, Storey has shown the mos
consistent golf of the invaders. DR.. A
| r. MacCallum. another Briton, scoret
| brilliant "a or 2 under par. cohinF
home yesterday, but took 40 goinI
| out.
/ Another American entrant OF prom
| ise, Johnny Lehman OF Gary, ma.
! 1928 Big Ten champion, has scored
| some good rounds on Bob oLink. ou
| his best was yesterday. He went ou
| in 80 or four better than par ant
| then bagged a 80 coming home for
| ,atal OF 7l-one under perfect figures
| Among American entrants, in add
| ion to Stein and Lehman. are DR.. Q
/ r. Willing, Johnny Dawson, Frank
/ Dolp, 1923 champion; Keefe Carter
| former title holder. and Russell Mar
tin. former champion and runner-ul
| in 1928. Chick Evans Of Chicago WHIT
| has held the title eight times. wa
| the only member OF the American
Walker Cup team entered. The othel
| team members. led by Capt. Bobb,
| tones Of Atlanta, were practicing ovel
| The Chicago Golf Club course where
| NJ Walker Gun matches are to bc
| saved next week.