New Britain herald., 1928-08-20
WESTERN AMATEUR
tourney STARTS
British Walker Cup Tam Play
tE Entered in Classic

Bob OIink Club. ChicaRo, Aug
20 1-Lifted from sectional to in
ternatienal prominence by the inva
sion Of the British Walker Cup team
players, the twenty ninth annual
western amateur golf championship
was TO DO settled on the hazardous
Bob O'Link Golf club course start
Ing today.
SO difficult vas the 1905 ward
course. one OF the longest courses
ever used for a championship, that
it was generally believed a total of
1876 strokes or higher for the two is
mole qualifying rounds today and
tomorrow would be low enough to
gain admission to match play for the
title, which is being defended by Bon
stein OF Seattle. The low 81 and
Stein. who automatically qualities
will start match play Wednesday
Two IL hole match rounds will be
played then, cutting the field to
eight. The remaining three rounds
are SO holes each on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
Some three hundred American
amateurs were entered. from yeter-
ans to tyros and from one boundary
OF the country to another. although
the playing committee weeded out
more than so applicants, whose abil-
ity as golfers seemed too indifferent.
The British invaders have not
shown as good golf in the numerous
practice rounds as the native WELD
Il IF the frjSnr njhIioly nd
The best round turned in was that OF
Fay Coleman of Los Angeles, who
holds the Southern California champ
ionship. Coleman broke the course
record Friday with a 20 or two bet
ter than par.
But in color. not one Of tho
Americans even approaches the
Britons-Dr. William Iweddell, the
1927 British champion. big fell
low who can slap nine out of ten
drives "15 yards straight down the
fairway: T. p. Perkins. present Brit
ish champion, who is another long
driver; Major C.. o. Hazlet, with his
wide stance and lack of pivot bu,
powerful swipe of his arms; John b.
Beck. ono Of Englands best APP
preaching artists, and Eustace
Storey. who always draws the arg-
est gallery with his charleston put
ting stance All wear long
trousers and most of them labor
their backs with heavy sweaters or
foppy coats regardless Of high
temperature.
Although DR.. Twsddell carded
par ~ yesterday in one of several
practice rounds, Storey has shown
the most consistent golf of the in
laders. DR.. A. r. MacCallum, an
other Briton, scored brilliant 80 or
two under par coming home yester-
day. but took 40 going ont.
Another American cntrant of
promise. Johnny Lehman Of Gary |
Ind. 1925 Big Ten champion. has
scored some good rounds on Bob |
O'Link, but his best was yesterday. |
He Went out in \. or four better than |
par and then bagged a 80 coming
home for total of 1l--onc under
perfect figures.
Among American entrants, in adj
dition to Stein and Lehman, are DR.. |
Q. +. Willing. Johnny Dawson. |
Frank Dolp. 1928 champion, keefe
Carter, former titleholder, and Rus
Sell Martin. Former champion and
runner-up in 1925. Chuck Evans OF
Chicago. who has held the title eight
times. was the only member of the
Walker cup team entered.
The other team members. led by
Captain Bobby Jones Of Atlanta
We're practicing over the Chicago
Golf club course where the Walker
cup matches are to be played next
week.