The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-19
JOHNNY FARRELL TO
DEFEND LAURELSIN
MAMARONECK MEET
Bobby Jones, Amateur Cham.
pion and Master Golfer,
May Wrest Title
WALTER HAGEN IS STRONG
Horton Smith, Boy Wonder. and
Leo Diegel, Pro Champion,
Complete Five

Leo Diegsl, Pro Champion,
Complete Five
by HENRY L. FARRELL
(NEA Service Sports Editor
The experts who figure out such
things are almost Of one mind that
the big five in the national open goli
championship are Johnny Farrell. the
defending champion: Bobby Jones
the amateur champion: Walter Hag-
en-, the British open champion; Hor.
ton Smith, the boy wonder Of the
PROS, and Leo Diegel, the professional
champion.
The golfers themselves probably
are Of the same opinion although they
have q fatalistic way Of reasoning
that anything al happen in an open
tournament.
But the golfers are talking on an
other subject and 1t is a strange SUBJ
ject for golf. They r saying that
there is going to be a lot Of trouble
on the Winged Foot course at Nam
aroneck where the championship
starts on June ~.
Can't Drive Through EN-
"Tnerell be hell from the crowds
on that course" Walter Hagen said
q few days ago. Hagen added that
he wasn't annoyed by their presence
around him, but that It was impossi-
bic to drive through a crowd.
There have been problems about
crowds in the past but the Golf As
ISOLATION apparently is more con-
cerned about the tournament this
year than wei before because 1t has
issued instructions that only profess
sional photographers from the news
picture agencies will be permitted on
the course with cameras.
The point is that New York hasn't
been close to a big championship for
. number of years. The course where
the open is to be played this year Is
only about 40 minutes from Grand
Central station On special trains and
the territory near the course is one
Of the hottest beds Of golf in the
country. The association Is anticipat-
ing that thousands instead OF hum
dreds will follow the matches. And,
of course, the crowds viii be follow
ing the good players.
Joyce Wethered, British woman
champion. who recently defeated our
Glenna Collett, is regarded as one OF
the greatest players In the game. Yet
she retired several years ago from
championship competition because the
crowds bothered her. She was per-
suaded to return this year.
A Well Remembered Instance
There is no doubt that crowds both
or the players. Johnny Farrell might
not have won the American open last
year If he had not had the fortune to
get out of q pairing with Bobby Jones.
The crowd almost ruined Farrell, who
had to 60 around the first two rounds
with Jones.
Farrell, with commendable courtesy.
gave the honor to Jones On the first
tee and from then on for two rounds
Farrell had to fight his way through
the crowd. As soon as Jones would
make q shot the crowd would swarm
into the fairway and rush for q point
of vantage to see the great Bob make
his next shot and Farrell had to ped
die along behind.
The pairings changed on the third
round and we happened to b one
who coursed q few holes with Farrell.
He was almost alone. His brother was
with him and two other friends. And
it was then that Farrell started shoot
ing solf.
He was almost ignored even by
those who kept tab 1t the ~scoreboard.
The interest was In the other players
and It came almost as q shock when
It was discovered that Farrell had
one Of the high ranking cards. AZ It
resulted Farrell tied Jones and beat
the amateur king in q play-off round.
During the play-off round. as might
be expected, the course was policed
better and the crowd was more con-
siderate.
Early Scores Count
But the scores In the early rounds
count just as much Is they do In the
bic final match. II you don't get good
scores in the early rounds you don't
get into the finals. And II the crowd
interferes with you its your bad luck.
And the pros r worrying about the
chances for bad luck from the crowd
this year. 5.
There Is little doubt that the crowd
worked more misfortune on Roland
Hancock in the open last year than
it did on Farrell. Because the crowd
went to work on Hancock ct the most
critical moment.
Hancock was an unknown pro to
the crowd. Just one Of those fellows
from the sticks. But suddenly star
thing scores YER brought In from the
course by the couriers.
"That Hancock boy is out there
winning the championship" It wa
noised around the club house and the
scoreboard. and the whole mob flocked
out to see the dark horse win the
title. And the crowd annoyed him
SO much with their suggestions and
their interference that he bl9W the
championship on the last two holes.
On the last hole Hancock nj .
spectator with 3 BAH and It cost him
. hid lie and Z stroke. And Jones' AZ
so.lost>A stroke when he hit . specta-
tor who was far out Of line.
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