New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
BRITISH GOLFERS READY FOR OPEN
Victory in Ryder Cup Series Gives England Renewed Hope

London April g R-English goldon expects every man to do his duty in the British open at Muir field. starting next Monday.
 After watching Americans grab off their prize golf trophy for five years in & row. Englishmen seem to time has come for the worm to turn. In previous years there has been a similar convinction but nathing ever came of it as Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen and Jim Barnes walked away with the trophy.
 However here now are definite signs that turn for the better has taken place in English golf. The British victory over Hagen's Ameri- cans in the Rdyer cup series. con- cluded Saturday. has filled English men with confidence that some na- tlve-born golfer will win the open this year. Not even the presence of an American contingent of o2 can do more than slightly diminish that confidence.
 The Ryder cup victory has brought forth a volume of editorial comment revealing not only gratlfi- cation over the success but relief that the monotony of American vic tories at last has been broken through and proof given that Brit ish golf is far from dead.
 Paying tribute to Hagen for his candid admission of bad defeat, the Telegra ph said this morning: Let us admit with equal candor that it was a victory which British golf needed" Recalling the new auto speed record set by Major Charles Segrave and Britain's cricket vic tories over Australia, the Telegrap ph sees in them evidence that center prise. vigor and resolution yet abounds in English sport"
 The Post said that the "Ameri- cans have won so many triumphs at our expense that they could hardly grudse our qualification over this signal turn Of the tide. and nothing could have added more to our satis- faction than Hagen's handsome words about his successful adver- saries"
 Pointing out that past American victories have given some support 10 the view that match winning tenn perament was the exclusive posses sion of the United States, the Mail thought the Ryder cup result was the turn in the tide of golf his tory"
 The Daily News said the result esta blished that British golfers were as good IS any in the world. Th" Daily Express took the position that what beat the Americans was that their British opponents had borrow ed some Of their own will 10 win, their deadly faith and optimism
 Despite all this optimism, Bri'ons are showing no tendency to discount the American entry list in the open, That would not be humanly possible in view of American victories in the open the past Ave years and seven times since 1921,
 But the opinion seems 10 be gen. eral that with the Rdyer cup sue cess o buoy Up their lost confidence, British golfers will make much more of q fight Of it in the open than they have in past years.
 All the leaders in British golf eX- cept Roger W"thered and r.. w. F.. HolderneSs are 10 competeT but whether their efforts can stage off the really for mida ble threat remains to he seen.
 The American entry list includes the entire Ryder cup membership of Haeen, Horton Smith, Gene Sara @en Johnny Farrell. Al Espinosa, Al Watrous, Johnny Golden. Ed Dud- ley, Leo Degel and Joe Turnesa, as we'll as the Independent" pros,