Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
SHORT MATCH INK
ONLY THING FEARED
Say National Amateur Will
Be Romp if Bobby Gets
by 18-HoIe Tests.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.


row over the rugged con-
tours of the famed east
course of the Merton Cricket Club
at Haverford, Pa, near Philadel-
phia. is. will Bobby win again?"
Everything in golf seems hushed
and waiting for the answer as the
finest amateur golfers of America
take their final practice gallops
over the lengthy layout before
thew face the barrier tomorrow
which will tell whether they Will
be among those who will be paired
Tuesday for the match play
rounds.
M man doubts that Bob Jones Will
he among those who will come up for
match play wednesday morning. He
never has failed to qualify in the anna
te,,r championship. But will he be
among the starters Thursday morning
after the 18-hole match play ROUNDS
have been completed and the way mas
been cleared for the giants of the anna
tetIr game to ioust with each other over
the 36-hole route?
at the Columbia Country Club, great
friend and admirer of Bobby and one
~ the finest students Of the game, be-
ijeves that If the peerless one gets past
those twin 1S-hole rounds on Wednes-
day he will come home to win the
championship in a romp. And Freddy
believes that Bobby finally has con-
uuered the DOGGY of those 18-hole ROUNDS
and Is not apt to be knocked on on
"wednesday. In other words, Freddie
believes with most of the pros that the
amateur championship is Just set-up
for Bobby. But then the pros ought to
feel that way. He has convinced even
these hard-fighting gents that the open
championship is in much the same cate
CORY where he is concerned.
Champion Overlooked.
Not much attention is being paid to
Harrison JohnSton--the reigning title
holder-this year. which is quite an I'M
usual phenomenon in this uncertain
game Usually the champion comes in
for his share of attention, but the feel
ing in many quarters is that the pop
ular Jimmy" is just by way of being
an ad interim champion until the time
comes for Bobby to knock him off. APP
or no ice bags, the Emperor will be the
single outstanding choice to win the
championship over Merion'S classic
reaches. Here it was that he first broke
into big-time golf. back in 1915, and
here 1t was in 1924 that the first won
the amateur championship.
Likewise, here 1t is that Bobby comes
to make his Anal stand in his biggest
year-the year that has seen him win
If ha fnttr chan FOiOF1 chirS
Of the world: awaiting only a victory
in the tourney which starts tomorrow
to set a record which probably never
will be equaled. For amateurs alone
can win all the four titles and no anna
teur yet has looked nose above the
horizon which can be said to be the
equal of that par-seeking nose of the
one and only Jones
will Bobby win?"
Philadelphia and all the balance of
the bunker bound land asks itself that
question as Bobby goes quietly about
the task of fitting himself for his flnal
stand of 1880. and the rest of the field
await their chance at the champion.
Has Desirable Spot.
The draw will favor Bobby again. for
he is placed at No. on the seeded list,
which means that he will not be likely
to meet one of mis- strongest competi-
tors in the first two rounds. But that
does not mean a great deal, as Johnny
Goodman demonstrated at Pebble
Beach last year. Wasn't it Walter
Hagen who remarked that any kid from
the crossroads of America Is quite likely
to upset the champion at any time?
Last year it was Goodman. This year
II may be some other unknown
But II Bob gets past those 18-hole
rounds land he certainly is as good as
any man over any distance. he will
romp in. Tommy Armour claims the
way he Furnishes them in the 36-hole
distance is brutal They haven't a
chance" Tommy says. He is lust so
good, so Overwhelmingly good, that they
haven't chance. If he gets past those
18-hole rounds, he is in And wouldn't
that make the boys who took the short
end OF those 200-to-1 bets against his
winning all four titles feel bad. If all
the reports OF those big odds are true.
and Bobby does come home to win the
championship, lots Of betters on the
long end are going to be sore and sorry
Most OF the sporting classics of the
year are over. The world series alone
remains among the Summer games
Foot ball comes on apace. but the main
question of the current week is whether
or not Bobby will win again. There are
not many people pulling against him
for America loves a winner and to see
Bobby make it a grand slam this wear
would be most popular with the bulk
OF Americas sporting populace. Here's
hoping he does it.
D