Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-16


California also makes its first trip
East to play Pennsylvania at Franklin
Field in one of this October's main
attractions. The Army will return
Stanford's compliment by going to the
Far West for the first time.
Oregon will play Florida atsMiami.
Notre Danes slate. as. usual, en-
braces leaders of the South, East
and Far West. Washington Is booked
to visit Chicago.
Big stadia. big drawing cards and big
money have made these elaborate tour
ing programs possible. Alumni de-
mands, where the big universities are
concerned, also have an important
bearing on the schedule-making.
It may be hippodroming to certain
extent but modern foot ball pays lot
of important athletic freight IN the
colleges, besides furnishing one OF the
TT may be just coincidence, but the
year that has marked the passing
of such immortals of the outt1eld as
Cobb and Speaker also happens to have
marked the advent of an unusual crop
of new stars along the outer ramparts.
Earl Averill of Cleveland, Roy
Johnson of Detroit, Scarritt of the
Boston Red Sox and Johnny Fred
erick of Brooklyn are among the out
standing recruits of the year, all
holding down regular berths in f1ne
style in their first season.
Chuck Klein, the sensational Ph1ll1e
clouter, came up late in 1928, but this
is hts first full year. His teammate,
Lefty O'Doul, has been in and out OF
the big show for some time, but this Is
the first season he has had q chance to
perform regularly in the outfield and
make his mark as star.
WHY is 1t that the big professional
w stars of golf go out on such scoring
sprees as they have been enjoying this
season in everything except the national
open?
Tommy Armour the Black Scot, was
tied for fifth with act in the open and
Leo Diegel for eighth with 301, yet Leo
romped through the Canadian open
with a card Of 274 for ~ holes, three
strokes better than Tommy, who bagged
the Western open with the record
breaking figure of 273 for the long
route.
For one thing. the open is played usu-
ally over as rugged a test OF golf as the
U. s. @. A. can locate.
Armour won the U. s. open in 1927
at Oakmont. one Of the toughest
courses on which the event has ever
been played and the only one that
has sand-bagged the renowned
Bobby Jones. Yet neither the Black
Scot nor any Of his professional
mates could stop the Georgia
amateur at Winged Foot, where
Hobby was the only player in the
field to break 10. He did it twice.
There is greater strain on any con-
tender in the national open." says Gene
Earazen. champion In 1922 and within a
stroke or two of the top several times
since then. "lt gets the best OF them. y
There is, SIS Gene suggests, consider
Able more tension for any PRO" know
ing that victory means upward OF sou,
moo for the ensuing year and that MS
Chances. In q big field, depend on a
minimum of mistakes. In this respect
ZONES has at least a mental advantage
over most professionals, but no pro
will take anything away from the
achievements Of the famous amateur on
that account No golfer ever came
through under greater competlslve
strain than Jones when, atter snppLns
he rammed home 12-foot, curling PUT
to save himself on the home green at
Winged Foot. @
TN the Canadian and western oper
i Journeys, Armour was under ~ IL u
six ont of eight rounds. His SO, SO, 20
So was not good enough to win tn
Dominion event, where Diegel shot 20
81, II, 6e. but at Milwaukee Armour
took no chances when he scored 65, ~
SO, 60 to finish eight strokes In from
| Of Horton smith for first money.
Figure IL out. Armour played ~! ~.
holes In 26 under even fours, one OF tnC
greatest streaks of year that has seer
Horton Smith, walter Hagen, bonc!
Jones and Leo Diegel also playing SONS
Of the finest golf Of their careers. -,
Cold-bloodedly accurate VIII a. -.
oraaf cornuetitor. The wAr-scarree
| scot. much Is Jones did this year. SAM a.
q long putt to tie HAIRY Cooper - W. (.
and then beat Light Hosea AsksT "
| the play-on.