Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
LIKELY TO PROVIDE
JONES SUCCESSOR
Seaver, Little and Moe Are
CIassed as Possessing
Title CaIiber.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.


Bob Jones finally retires
from the national amateur
championship and throws
that field open for the wild scram-
BILE that is certain to follow, you
likely will find a champion, or
perhaps, champions, coming from
the Pacific Coast.
They are sprouting fine crop Of
young par-makers on the long coast
that extends from the Canadian border
to the Mexican line. Numerous fine
courses, that test players game in
every detail, and an all-year playing
climate are bound to produce results
in the form Of champions.
Charlie Seaver left most favorable
impression on the galleries at Merton
Cricket Club and many believe the
souare-shouldered blond would have
given Jones a better battle in the finals
than Gene Romans. Seaver, unlike most
youngsters who occasionally rip and
tear their way through championship,
seemed to know what he was doing at
every turn. He played the in-between
shots far better than his age and ex-
perience called for. In fact there was
nothing much in the play Of this 10
year-old to criticize.
Seaver Clever Player.
Beaver has an imperturable DISPOSE
ton and goes about his work method
ically and without any flourish. He tees
up the ball; addresses It and swings.
A splendid lesson to some Of the other
youngsters who put more fuss and
feathers to their games. Seaver had
Gene Romans we'll whipped when he
crumpled under the Jersey stars hurri-
cane of pars. However, the writer does
not believe it was Romans golf that
beat Seaver quite SO much as the real
ization that came to him as he started
the final nine.
The realization that on Saturday
morning that he must meet the ruth
less Robert, the most implacable ma
chine that ever moved over the fair
ways. And that realization has crushed
more experienced players than young
Seaver. The Californian did well enough
and travelled sufficiently far for q first
qualifier. He has plenty of time and
will come back to play as fine golf some
other day when ruthless Robert will,
perhaps, be in the gallery. He Is no
fash In the pan.
Lawson Little of San Francisco is q
second Californian who will ultimately
rap at the championship door. Little
was discovered last year at Pebble
Beach, where he travelled to the third
round. He improved his game over the
year in that he speeded up his play.
At Pebble Beach he was so dilatory
and procrastinating that the gallery
soon held him in disfavor. Now he
steps along with the average, and his
game is solid and sound. Any kid who
beats the doughty DR.. o. r. Willing has
considerable golf at his command. ~.
Oregon Also Has Hogan.
Oregon not only has Don Moe as q
future championship threat, but also
Eddie Hogan, little public links star.
Hogan failed to qualify at Merton, but
his swing and style left a fine impress
sion on those who watched him. He Is
only 16 and has ample time for de-
Velopment. Moe, after a lot of golf dur
ing the Summer, went little stale and
failed to qualify, which is no criticism
against his game. He Is a great golfer
and will be headliner for many years.
Charles Kocsis, the BEDFORD Michi-
gan schoolboy was the only outstanding
juvenile produced by the Middle West
or East. He is smaller than Seaver or
handles his irons neatly. However, he
did not seem to have the club control
possessed by Seaver. but that will come
to him. Kocsis is several years removed
from stardom, but he Is a fine pros
pect. Defeating such a stubborn match
player as Francis Ouimet was q task
that took much out of Kocsis and, as
often happens, he fell an easy victim
to Bill McPhail in the second round,
although McPhail does not rank with
Ouimet
The Pacific Slope qualified seven for
the national amateur-or almost one
fourth of the field-and that demon
strates the tremendous strides in the
development of crack golfers being
made in California and oregon. And
look out for more in the future. Cali
fornia infants now teeth on niblicks
and play In sand traps instead Of back
yard sand piles.