Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-17
LEADING AMATEURS
OF LAST YEAR OUT
National Tourney to Miss
Jones, Won Elm, SWeetser,
ToIIey and others.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~ HICAGO, August 17.-Not
the least of the tasks con-
~ fronting the United States
Golf Association in its
preparations for the National
Amateur Championship at Bev-
erly c. c., fortnight hence, will
be the selection Of its list of
seeded players. For the last sew
eral years 1t has been customary
for the u. S. G. A. to seed 20
players. The first 10 Of the
seeded group are selected in nu-
merical order, with the idea Of
honoring the individuals accord
ing to their ranking in the game,
while others are nominated in
alphabetical order
OF those named in the first 10 for the
1880 championship at Merton, only five
will appear at Beverly, but nine OF the
second group will be contenders in the
qualifying rounds, which gives the u. S.
G. A a working list Of IA players with
which to start the selection of the 1881
seeded list.
From the first 10 of the 1880 selec-
tons, Bobby Jones and George Won
Elm have quit the amateur ranks, CyrG
Tolley of England and Jess SweetSer
did not enter and Don Moe did not pass
the sectional qualifying test. Harrison
Johnston, the 1929 champion, forfeited
his place among the top rankers by fall
ing to qualify for the 1890 cham .IiUn-
ship, which leaves Francis Ouimet,
Johnny Goodman and DR.. Q. F. Willing
as the real survivors Of last years first
rankings.
Egan Lone Casualty.
Chandler Egan of Medford, Greg, is
the only casualty among the second 10
Of 1905 seedlings and Frank Dolp,
George T. Dunlap, Eugene Romans,
Johnny Lehman, Maurice Mccarthy,
Roland Mackenzie, Maxwell Marston,
T. Phillip Perkins and g. Ross Somer-
vile. the Canadian, all will be in the
qualifying rounds at Beverly.
To that group the U. s. G. A is GER
tain to add Charles Seayer of Los An
geles. and to fill out the necessary 20
may nominate Lawson Little of San
Francisco, Eddie briggs Of New York,
Charles Kocsis of Detroit and Fay
Coleman of Los Angeles.
Homan and Seaver are assured OF
places among the first 10 on the seeded
list by virtue Of their play at Merton
last year. when the first named player
went to the finals after earning a close
victory over the Californian in the
semi-finals Little, briggs, Kocsis and
Coleman appear to be the most worthy
players In the field for the remaining
positions. although the u. S. G. A.
otherwise.
VOigt May Be No. 1.
It will be interesting to note the
selection and rankings in the first 10
OF the 1891 seeded list. Voigt, called
the crown prince of amateur golf'' in
the United States, may be ranked rs
No. /, and, again. the honor may go to
Romans. who was Jones last victim in
national championship. If Romans
is ranked No. !, then necessarily Seaver
must be placed at No. position after
the hard battle he gave the New Yorker
7. Phillip Perkins also is deserving of
high ranking. The former British
champion not only topped the amateur
brigade in the recent national open, but
also wss ahead of all the British Ryder
Cup players In the final calculations.
Perkins also won several sectional
events during the last year, and Is one
Of the best amateur golfers in the
country.
The first 10 is certain to include
Voigts Romans. Seayer, Perkins, Leh-
man, who went TO the semi-finals of
the Western amateur; George Dunlap,
the national collegiate champion. Maui
rice Mccarthy, likely to find a place
and Coleman, Ouimet and Goodman
may be the others.
Regardless OF the personnel OF the
seeded list and how the first 10 are
ranked, the amateur front will lack
the strength II carried in the days when
Jones, Won Elm and Sweetser were
active participants After the seedlings
are complied there is no assurance that
more than one-half of the selections
will qualify for the championship. For
this likely will be one Of the most sur
prising championships in many, many
years.