New Britain herald., 1929-09-09
SHOULD PLAY 36
 HOLES FOR TITLE
Abolition Of Hazardous Short
 Match Is Being Sought

likely t0 follow 'h" 3$r7 national amateur golf championship, which witnessed the crownjng Of Harrison k. JtmmyJ Johnston Of st. Paul aa successor to the throne occn- pied by Bobby Jones.
 On tho game theory by whtcn championship tennis matches are decided ny tho best three oHt ot 1v. sis and worlIs series uy the bes. four out Of seven bal, gam $. euh.tan'ial group of officials anI experts considers that &f holes rep raseuts more con,incjng test 9f golf than tho l2 which now pre- va.ls for fhr first two rounds Of the amateur tournament
 A' O1kmonf in 1926 a system rf limiting the qualiGors 10 1f and playing all subsequent matches If 2G holes vas tried but abandoned lho following year. Sectional quail ecauon has been urged and my b" thr final solution, along tha lines II has been adopted for the open championship. Al any ra'", fresh fuel has b"cn added 10 tA" old argument by tho events in 'ha TOW historic battle of Pebble Beach. where rh" champion and several of his foremost rivals wor" unraro- moniouaIy eliminated in the first round and 'hc dope was uns@t hy a title match which brou@ht in gother Johnston and Dr. Oscar F. Willing Of Portland Ore. neither of whom had ey"r gone beyond th" third round previously
 The new champion, Johnston had one Of his closest calls in the first round where he WAS carried 10 th" 18th hole 10 vaurish californ- ian. John be Paolo. Furthormor" Johnston. in in" @f hole match 5 which started with the third round, rallied :o win his two main tests after trailing at the on1 Of IS holes.
 Johnston was one down 10 Goorg' Eoigt Of New York at the 12-hols mark in their third round mat.n hnt came back 10 wage q scDsation- al fight in the afternoon and final lv win on the 31th hole in the long ast match of the tournament. Jim my" WAS way off his game af the start Of the final with Dr. Willing. being three down several times and barely holding the Portland dentist 10 1-hoIn margin before lunch. But in the afternoon John ston was different player. play ing close 10 par as he tool; com manding lead and won up and 3 10 play.
 In other words. thc longer rou'o proved Johns:ons championship class. just as f has been 10 the favor Of Bobby Jones. Jones, m ,he amateur tournament. has lost only one 3G-hole match in siy yoar7 That was in the r26 final 10 George .Von Elm. who has not haon 2ble himself 10 eot past II" first or second round Of t7-ho!a iousts since thcn
 "I much prefer the 36-ho'o routo." Johnston declared, "0f course the shorter matches are fair enough for everyone but if often takes while 10 get warmed up. I am inclined 10 start slowly, but I am never much concerned if I am not more than hole or two dow l at inc halfway Of 3G-holo match It is lik" a horse race. The front runners seldom win. I like to l., little off the pac" and have something for good finish"
 Whatever else may be said about the final Of Pebble Beach. it's "r- raflo golf ifs pro-Johns'on or anti Willing gallery there was no qnos- ton that Johnston had the faisain: punch. Johnston's iron play for th' last 2t holes, which he made Fl only throe over par, was spectacular and the decisive factor in his flaw or. Once Johnston took command on thr ontGoing nine Of the after ornoon round he never lost contro Of his play 10 tn" greens.
 Iohnstou's finish was the onl} thug that redeemed 2 first round in which each had a medal sco" oT su. eight over par, with outgoi0c uinrs Of 43 for Johnston and 4 for Willing. Wiling took 40 on th' same nine in the afternoon. Alto g-'hrr. the doctor was 19 over pal for @3 holes. He wasted eight shots .l four hunkers at critical stages )I Inc match and his putting was ael dom mp 10 the usually high WIlj.H1 standard Of play on the greens.
 What was my best shOt2" John stone repeated in answer to thH query. ndoubto11y the recovery nom 'ho beach on tn. 18th hole I %as in q had fix tA"re after hook ing my coond shot. the ball was Il th" odro Of 'h" water. I had t. stand aeap in the sof'. wet san. "Dj shoot h.for" D wave Warhed | "mpa@ tho ro"Es. ~hcr" f. woul. Haf" bo'u uupiaYable. I just go # ou' lu tim" a9 a wave broke ove Fay fcof. Nearly reaching th. E.'' n, ""5 IDI" 10 save d hal nn rhn hol" and remain only on. down. after if looked as though th' hol" WIS lost I had just won tw' holes and think that rccoye,. played q big psychological part il my winning the championship"
 FACES BIG PROBLEM Farmingdajo, l.. |, Sept. (UP)- Coach Chick Ncehan, whose Ncy York university football candidate aro at work here, faces inc problem Of replacing such mon as Al Lass m1u. Ken Strong. Bob Barrabea. r. HjU and Arch Roberts of the l4e '.am bofo." the season opens. &ep' 4s.
 FIG SQl ND REPORTS
 Ithaca N. r, S"pt. I G'p)- Niu.ty-throo candidates for posi- lions on tho Cornell varsity foofhaI squad reported today 10 Coach Gt pobic for first instructions. Twelv letter mcu arc missing from the 192