New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
WALKER CUP PLAY
 LOOKS ONE.S|DED
Bobby JoGes Team Should Win
 Handily, digger Believes
BY JIGGER

states that he anticipates keen com
 petition when he takes his team 10
 St. Andrews for the sixth Walke~ Cup competition. the American
 golfng public considers the affair a
 ''set-up' for the L itcd States play
 CTS. They conccdc that Jones is
 don't look forward to reading about many close matches.
 They recall that al the Whcat on
 Golf club. the Yankee golfers in-
 flicted a terrific beating upon thclr
 brothers of the links from the Brit
 iah Isles. Headed by the redoub.-
 able Bobby, the team made up Of
 Johnston, Won Elm, Ouimct, Willing.
 Noieht and Moe looks much strong
 CT, to American eyes. than England
 can call to the field from her anna lour ranks.
 But Jones remembers two prcvi-
 ous inNasions Of St. Andrews by
 United States golfers, in 1923 and
 1926, and by how slender q margin his countrymen beat the English golfers Ill both years the scores were 6-5. After five attempts 10 lift tho cup, the Britishcrs can be relied on to try harder than ever this year Like Sir Thomas Liptoa in his quest for the American cup, the players of Merrie Ode England may again be disappointed but. like the yatchsman, they will not be dis heartcncd.
 They arc checking and double checking all the eligible golfers to find eight to match the American entry. England, Scotland and Ire land will set forth the flower Of their solnns manhood and from their ranks will be chosen those 10 battle with their friends from across the Atlantic.
 That the cohorts or golf's native health should be rcpulscd as invaJ- CTS of country young at the game and beaten at home as defenders of the ancient and royal game are galling facts, which need 10 b. changed, in the eyes Of the British. There is a good reason for this con- dition which could be used as an alibi, but over there excuses do not figure in amateur sports.
 Casualties anong British golfers were far greater than were sustain- cd in American ranks. Those, add cd to the number Of good players who returned from the trenches broken in health or fortune, ac- counts in great measure for Eng lands showing in the Walker Cup 
 The tremendous growth of golf n America, and the rapid 1cyclopmcnt of native goltinS talent since the war have d great deal 10 do with the advance of the Tanks. But i'm. ia has been their showing in the cup matches, the golfng public h rather apathetic to this intcrnation- Il amateur event.
 A Accncr interest is displayed in the coming effort of Bobby Jones to capture the British amateur chalu- ! plonshlp-thc one major golf title , which has cluded his grasp. Hi, | 2ountrymcn' faith in his ability to Nln the crown Was not shaken Dl | his defeat at Pebble Beach wh5u ! Johnny Goodman put him out of he running.
 When the great Jones vas break . ng into tournament play as . 'ounGStcr, he proved to be quite il giant killer himself And later in . lis career he tasted his own bitter | when 70 year old Andrew . )amieson 5nubbed him out Of the . British amateur in 1926. This in Iign1ty was inflicted on the Amcrl- ;an after he had defeated Robert Harris. the defending champion.
 At that time, Jones held the amateur championship tile which he had won the previous "o years He returned from Eng- and and Ha3 defeated in the ama eur tmala by George Non Elm al 3altusrol, but he won the national 'pon 1t 5cjoto by noaing out Joe
 ''I i''-0'l DN il tII7it SlFONC.
 His Ill luck in tn" British event '"5 characterized his brother ana CUTS when they cro 1.cd the Atlan- jc to play for a golf prize that has 'ro}cd elusive to all but two Amcr.- an players, From 1886. when tne' ournc3 "as played for tho first Hnc, until tho present year. Travis -nd 9",ctacr stand alonc as tn. 'nIy Yankees to take first place ,u his championship event
 Back in 1904. Travis pcnotraleJ lie charmed circle and - years la, 'r Big Jca8 carried on when Jones &lI"d to make the grade. There IS 70 golf tltlc that Bobby colcts more han this one and he will make fl determined enort to break his jim. his 5prin-