New Britain herald., 1930-05-28
COAST STARS OUT
OF BRITISH PLAY
Doc Willing and Don Moe Fall
Before Two UnknOWnS
BY o. b. KELLER

ot NIC -NoooNloltt 1905
st. Andrews Scotland, May IS d9
The golden sea breeze of old St.
Andrews and the great unlisted in
the book of golf took out the Paci-
f1c northwest Tuesday from the
British amateur cham pionship like
a smart wing back working ali over
q bewldered end as good old Doc
Willing and young Don Moe de-
ported from the ranks of the Amer
lean invaders promptly upon their
first appearances in the classic
A comparative youngster named
Spark. hitherto to fortune and fame
unknown. collaborated with some
perfectly CHASTITY approaching and
putting by the Portland, Oregon.
dental surgeon-usually the most
deadly part of his game-to destroy
him in a ratio of and !. Rex
Hartley, junior member of the Brit
ish international squad. performed
like office for Don Moe, giving the
Oregon youngster plenty of openings
which the puzzled kid. utterly be-
widered by a sweeping blast across
the sunny landscape, could not i'm
prove.
AS he walked to the first tee. Mo.
said to me:
Il feel Just as if 1 were playing
this course for the first time.
never saw such a breeze as this on
so bright a day"
That, I think, was quite the an
swer. No such wind blows in our
country under blue sky. When d
gale is on tap the stage is properly
set. The clouds scowl and rain I'M
ponds and golfers stay at home. And
all Don's play of the fatal after
noon was indicative of that con-
fusion of mind and purpose engen-
dered by the furious smiling gale
from off the North Sea, formerly
known as the German ocean.
On all but one hole, | might say
for his iron smack on a quartering
gale to the nth green and his man
ner of holing a four yard putt for a
deuce would never need lessons from
any man living.
For the rest of it the gale blew
Don all over the place. II was OF
such power that j. A Stout from
the last tee drove 400 yards against
the club house wall. The old course
is drying out fast and unless rain
comes promptly the boys will be
playing on green's as fast as ice be
fore todays work is done.
Whatever was said to the effect
that Sandwich weather was Ameri-
can weather, ST. Andrews is thrust
ing a Caiedonian harpoon into the
vitals OF the American attack. The
old course stands up like a Scottish
lion, beating back the invaders. Still
there are several remaining and
with them the chance OF silll an
other meeting between Cyril Tollev
and Bobby Jones this afternoon pro
vided they won their morning
matches, which Bobby starts at S;12
Il. m. with Scottish dew and spec
! tators all over the place.
A word about Harrison Johnston S
heroic second shot TO the nth green
in the Americans opening bout with
Bernard Darwin. Mr.. Darwin said
it was the boldest shot he ever saw.
Then a story got about that John
ston had never intended 10 80 for
the pin and his brilliant coup was
accidental.
] asked Johnston.
Believe it or not he said, 81
went for the pin. l vas one up. /
figured that If l did not reach the
green l could recover from the
bunker for a par 5 anyway.
took chance, certainly, and luck
was with me, but down in my heart
l decided TO 90 for it. 1t was a spoon
of 240 yards and 1 gave it all l
had and it certainly paid off
The ball came TO rest four yards
from the pin.