New Britain herald., 1929-06-26
STARS DISCUSSING
 HOPES AND FEARS
Golfers Getting Ready for Start
 of Open Golf Champion

 golf champion competition has brought what amounts to an epi- demic of "barbering" to Winged Foot where the title will be decided the last three days of this week.
 Baseball players who extend their remarks are known as "barbers" by their fellows, and golf was more conversation than baseball.
 As the stars rested on their clubs before firing the first shots tomor- row, they talked of their hopes hopes and fears. mostly fears. the score necessary to win and the condition of the course.
 It was not easy to get an agree ment on a likely winning combina- ton. a good average. perhaps being four 73's, rain or shine, and a few more if a heavy and steady down. pour should soak the fairways and reduce the roll of the ball. now long on account of the extended dry spell If Winged Foot is permitted to bark and bite as it can when thoroughly aroused, the winning score may ap- proach 300 for the 72 holes.
 An agreement was easier on the question as to whether Winged Foot is real championship layout. The ayes had it by big majority.
 Charlie Hall. the long driving vet eran from Birmingham. who has seen many championships come and go declared it the best test a cham pionship has boasted. The Dixie slugger hits long ball and likes to see the long holes stretching ahead.
 Leo Diegel. too. was enthusiastic. Its great course" said the pro- fessional and Canadian champion. Certainly the equal of any I have played in the championship, and we have had some great ones.
 No youngster will win this cham pionship," added the middle aged sage of Agua Caliente. Diegel is only 30 years old but quickly ages to three score and ten on the golf course.
 q don't mean to take anything away from the youngsters for have the utmost respect for them. but ] tell you it will take experience to win the championship on this course"
 Bobby Jones spoke up. 'I don't agree with you. Leo" said the At lanta lawyer. II don't think eNperi- ence will do bit of good. ln my own case l can say that it gets hard CT every year I won when l had mighty little experience and certain ly it doesn't grow any easier as it goes along"
 The field will be full of up and coming young golfers. In practice many of them have been in the low 70's but the men who lay the odds for the financially venturesome think they will find themselves unable to duplicate these scores under the relentless pressure of the champion ship test. Horton Smith. the 2l year old star of the winter golf caravan; Billy Burke, not long ago caddy- master and Roland Hancock. who nuC t1e lJ-d lltlt III HIS bdS anu Iet it slip away. are mentioned among the possibilities. but for every one of the new golf generation. there are half a. dozen preferences for the tried war horses of the game. the Jones'. Hagens. Diegels. Sarazens. Farrells, Won Films and half dozen others.
 Bobby Jones finished his train ing yesterday and spent today cry ing out. He did not plan to play and said probably he would not even visit the course as he had done all that he could to point his game for the serious fray.
 Johnny Farrell. the defending champion. did no serious playing. He went out with his elder brother. Jim. for a final polishing. hitting several balls at each hole as Jim. the tutor. looked on and approved. Hes in good shape said Jim. But here it will be good golf and good luck"
 The normal yardage al Winged Foot is 6.Go7 yards with par 72, perfect golf being represented oy 36 strokes or each side. With the tee markers back. at least ten yards will be added to each hole and even more at some.