Evening star., 1932-09-18
HAS BUILD, STROKES
TO ASCEND LADDER
Yates. Another Youth, Makes
impression in National
Amateur Tourney.
PY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

~ ALTIMORE, September IT.
X Verdict of those who saw
~ the United States national
amateur golf championship
a. Five Farms this week Is that
John Fischer of Cincinnati is per-
haps the most promising of the
younger crop of golfers. He is
rated as superior to Billy Howell,
the young Vrginian who travelled
to the semi-finals of the 1881
championship, and as the posses
sor of better form than Gus
Moreland, the Texas sensation
who won the Western and trans
Mississippi amateur titles before
coming to the national.
Fischer who has just turned 20 years,
Is a tall, lanky boy with broad shoulders,
long arms and huge hands. His club
control is superb and he gets a tre-
mendous lash into all of his long shots
For youngster he is unusually accu-
rate in his short iron play and puts
with good form. That he was beaten
by Francis Ouimet in the quarter finals,
mainly because he three-putted three
greens late in the match. is no dis
credit to the Ohioan. Charge that to
eagernesS for victory and ineXperlence
All young golfers go through the same
seasoning before they achieve lasting
fame.
1 first heard of Fischer in Ohio golf
circles and my friend, Col. Leen CroWl
Of Dayton-a capable judge CT goitlng
futures-advised me the Cincinnati boy
was certain conner. Next he won the
national intercollegiate and then came
TO the amateur. where he won the
qualifying medal before traversing a
tedious trail to the quarter-finals.
That's quite enough success tor
youngster in one season, but Fischer
Will be a more formidable factor next
year unless he attempts to change his
swing.
A MOTHER youngster of promise to
n make his debut in the Five Farms
battle was Charlie Yates CT Allan
ia. Here is a tall, slender boy OF 10
who hits a golf ball quite nicely and
naturally Yates has won the Georgia
State championship twice, both times
before his game was settled into def
mite form.
George Sargent. the veteran profess
sional, now located at East Lake. is re-
making Yates swing with the wooden
clubs and it has not yet been neatly
nodded into his general play Sargent
is endeavoring to teach Yates the drag
back of hands and wrists, and since
Charlie put himself under Sargent's
tutelage his game has improved tre-
mendously 1t would be ridiculous to
compare Yates with Bobby Jones at
similar age merely because he happens
10 come from the same club, but he
does play good golf and has chance
to become an outstanding star IN the
game.
Fischer and Yates were the out
standing youngsters turned up in the
championship and it took fine golf by
Ouiret and Maurice Mccarthy to elm
mate them. Fischer is further de-
veloped than Yates, but the Georgian
may catch up with the Ohioan before
long Il he continues to improve. There
were other youngsters in the field, but
none was quite so impressive as these
two.
THERE is some doubt as to Charlie
Il SedVer future. Inc SdlllOIllldl
made his national debut at Merton
two years ago and reached the semi
finals. A year ago he was co-medallst
at Beverly So lot was expected Of
him at Five Farms. particularly since
he had eliminated the hook from his
drive But at Five Farms he was not
particularly impressive. He is strong
from tee to green. but his putting stroke
is not the smoothest and there is room
for Improvement there.
Gus Mo-eland has a definite hitch
to his swing that may eventually lead
him into difficulties. but he overcomes
it with an aggressiveness that is dlf-
fcult to check Moreland has not been
overrated and his defea+ in the national
merely teaches him that the path to
a United States title is sometimes long
and always difficult. Moreland is al
most certain to win major title some
time. but like all youngsters he must
add experience to shot making.
By and large this national amateur
produced its share. of new and future
stars and there is no reason to worry
about the United States ever losing its
dominance in this game we took from
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