Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-06
VO|GT HELD SURE
TO G0TO ENGLAND
Johnston, Won Elm, 0uimet
and SWeetser Also to
Make Journey.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~ HICAGO, January 6.-Plans fol
the quadrennial invasion Of
Great Britain by the American
~ Walker Cup team in May vii
be one Of the important matters for the
United States Golf Association to con-
slider at its annual meeting next Satur'
day.
It is foregone conclusion that Bobby
Jones again viii be named captain OF
the United States squad but there likely
will be some change in the personnel OF
the 1890 team from the squad that Sc
decisively defeated the British at the
Chicago Golf Club two years ago.
The customary method of selecting
the Walker Cup team is for the U. s.
@. A. first to circularize some 20 OF the
country's leading amateurs to learn II
they will be available for the matches
From the group whose responses are
favorable the committee then selects a
squad of 10 players.
Among those whom Capt Jones most
likely will circularize are Jesse Sweet
ser, Francis Ouimet George Won Elm.
Harrison Johnston, Roland Mackenzie,
Watts Gum, Eugene Romans, Maurice
Willing, Don Moe, Frank Dolp, Phillips
Findlay, John Dawson, Dave Martin,
Eddie Held and several others.
Chick Evans Decline.
That group includes all of the 1928
team with the exception of Chick Evans,
whose decline as a golfer during the
drops him from consideration as a team
member. Chick was the only member
of the 1928 team to lose his match to
Briton, although he played mighty
fine golf against Bill Torrance.
Francis Ouimet and Jess Sweetser,
who have played in every Walker Cup
match since the international event was
started in 1922, again will be members.
Both Ouimet and Sweetser are in
greatly improved physical condition and
certain to play their usual fine golf
against the British. Sweetser is partic-
ularly keen to make the trip, since it
would give him another chance at the
British amateur championship, which
he won in 1925.
Harrison Johnston, the amateur
champion, of course Is a certainty for
the team and so is George Won Elm.
Both Johnston and Won Elm are vet
Grams in international matches and with
Jones, Ouinnet and Sweetser give the
United states a nucleus for an almost
unbeatable team.
Voigt Certain to Go.
Among the certain members Of the
team also is George Voigt of New
York. Since the last Walker cup match
Voigt has developed into one Of Amer
ica's best amateurs. He was a semi
hnalist in the 1929 amateur tourney and
also has won many important inter-
sectional events.
It Is likely that Dr. Willing, the
Oregonian who went to the finals in the
1929 amateur, also will be team men,
Der. DR.. Willing was a member of one
team that invaded England some years
ago and his stubborn and at times
sensational play resulted in slender
margined victory for the Americans.
John Dawson Of Chicago-if he is
again in the good graces of the u. S.
6. A.-Phil Finlay and Roland Mac
Kenzie are the three other fine players
who would be assets to the team. Mac
KenZie was one of the stars in both the
1926 and 1928 matches and seemed to
be hitting his stride again last Sum-
mer Dawson went to the semi-finals
Of the 1929 British amateur and prob
ably would have been an important
contender at Pebble Beach had he COM
peted. So in the main Capt. Jones will
find no shortage Of capable players and
he should take great team across in
May.
st. George Course Picked.
All previous Walker Cup matches
played in Great Britain were staged at
St Andrews, but since the British anna
tour viii be played over this famous
Scottish course this year, the interna-
tional matches have been moved to the
Royal st. George at Sanwich. st.
Georges course is located on the Eng
lish Channel and is one Of the windiest
links In all Britain.
A gale at ST. Georges Is a twin
brother to Kansas cyclone and If the
Americans should happen to encounter
stormy weather during the matches the
result may not be pleasant.
The United States has never lost a
Walker Cup match. but the Royal and
Ancient started the Americans several
down when they picked the Sanwich
course as the venue for the duel.