Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
YANKEE AND BR|TON
IN PLAY-OFF TODAY
Twenty U. S. Girls Seek
Women's Title-Walker
Match on Friday.
BY FRANK II. KING.
Associated Press staff Writer.

- ANDWICH. England, May 10 P).--
DR.. o. F. Willing, with a rock
: like steadiness which has made
him famous figure of the golf
links, tied with Rex Hartley, young
British Walker Cup player, at lab for
the 36-hole competition for the priced
st. Georges Vase, and an 1S-hole play
off tomorrow will decide the issue.
The Portland, Greg, dentist thus has
another chance to win the trophy he
tied for in 1923, when Francis Ouimet
his fellow countryman, defeated him
by stroke in play-off.
The struggle today marked another
phase of the 1880 American offensive
against the citadels of British golf, but
all the Anglo american battles thus
far are but minor engagements COM
pared to the big events coming next
week.
American Maids Ready.
A score of American girls will be
among the 100 starters in the British
women's championship at Formby
Monday, and the international team
play for the Walker Cup is booked for
Sandwich Thursday and Friday.
Events since the arrival of the visi-
tors indicate the closest sort of COM
petition in the major encounters Glen
ma Collects team of women made an
impressive showing against their Brit
ish woman opponents at team play, and
the British professionals barely fought
off a single-handed drive by Horton
Smith in the northern professional
championship with the gaining of a
tie in the st. Georges stern medal play
quest, the latest achievement of an
invader.
The four players from the United
States entering the play today for the
42-year-old cup, all finished the first
round among the half dozen leaders.
but Don Moe and George Voight were
later betrayed by the treacherous
weather.
The channel sun smiled on Moe as
he returned a sparkling II for the first
Is holes to tie the Hon. Michael Scott,
scion of a famous British golfing fam
lily, for first place Then the weather
gods stirred the gales and the youth
who shot II few hours before
needed 81 to negotiate the course ii,
the afternoon, and probably he learned
more of the vagaries of British golf to-
day than he dreamed could be learned
Willing Is Consistent.
Willing followed safe rs in the
noon, while Hartley shot rs in the first
round and 70 in the second.
Voight returned 70 In the first
round, but his putter failed him in
the second, and his best was 10, for a
total of $50. Won Elm finished with
score of 153, taking rs in the morning
and IS in the afternoon. The De-
troiter required Is strokes for the last
five holes, including the short sixteenth,
in hic cfrip1o of stroiOl1f fUac
Moe had tragic experience in the
gale, taking an eight at the fourth,
where he used four shots in bunker.
DR.. Willing brought his great ex-
perience into play in the wind, and his
only serious error of the afternoon was
pushed shot at the short sixteenth,
which caused him to take four for
the par three hole.
In Northern England, where Ameri-
can girls are awaiting Monday morn
ing. they practiced little today, and
plan to rest tomorrow.
Yankee Girls Hopeful.
Glenna Collett, runner-up in the Brit
ish championship last year, was modest
as usual in discussing her play. Mrs,
Stewart Hanley, however, said the
American champion was completely on
her game. Should she fail. the Amer
leans believe they have others in theif
party able to step into the breach.
The woman players have a great In
spiration for the championship at stake
as it never has been carried to the
United States.
Bobby Jones remained in London to-
day and did not hit golf ball. With
Roland Mackenzie, Francis Ouimet and
Jimmy Johnston, he will motor to Sand
wich tomorrow, and the Walker Gu,
forces will start practice in body Mon
day over the layout where the inter
national classic will be fought out later
in the week.
st. Georges Match Leaders.