Evening star., 1933-06-12
WALKER CUP BERTH
GOLF CHAMPS GOAL
STAYS Amateur for Chance
to Equal Jones' Feat.
HumiIiate Critics.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

xEW YORK, June 12.-John-
N ny Goodman, sensational
v amateur winner of the
1888 National Open golf
championship, isn't going to turn
professional for at least two big
reasons, although he might cash
in" on his brilliant victory at
Chicago to the tune of $25, 900
within the year.
The 23-year-old Nebraskan's two big
objectives are to add the National ANA
teur Championship to his laurels at Gin
cinnati this September, duplicating the
rare double" achieved only by Chick
Evans and Bob Jones; thereby making
II impossible for the United States Golf
Association to leave him of the Walker
Cup team again when the forces are as
sembled for a British invasion in 1884.
If there's one factor besides nat
urally keen and aggressive spirit, that
has spurred Johnny Goodman to the
heights of golf within the past year,
1t is that he was not named among the
10 leading American amateurs for the
1882 Walker Cup team. 1t irritated the
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with determination to prove 1t was
big mistake.
AFOST every one recalls how Good
1VI man, carrying on a solo vendetta,
trounced three stars of the Walker
Cup team in the last National Amateur
at Baltimore, including Capt. Francis
Ouimet. He was the best American in
the tournament, even though he lost in
the final to Ross Somerville of Canada.
Now that he holds the National Open
championship, no golfer in the United
States, amateur or professional, can
dispute Goodman's place at the top OF
the list. Whether or not Johnny can
sustain his present dazzling pace and
60 on to succession of triumphs, the
fact today is that he has picked up
where Robert T. Jones, jr left of in
1880 as golf's foremost double threat"
He's a champion at % and getting
better.
The NebraSkan is much along the
aggressive type of Gene Sarazen, who
never figured in the defense of his title
and wound up in tie for twenty-sixth
place, Is strokes behind the winner.
Goodman has what the professionals
describe as compact swing" He used
the overlapping grip, hits the ball with
q slightly shut club face and generally
gets low-flying shot.
His iron play is perhaps his strongest
point but he is a consistent putter and
has streaks of sheer genius around the
greens. He holed out twice from off the
green for eagles during the champion
ship. He took only 26 puts on each of
his sub-par rounds but he seldom left
himself a long approach putt.
Goodman has a sound game and
should go far, whether or not he turns
pro-" said SaraZen today. Its q good
thing for the game to have self-made
fellow like that make good. I have no
alibis for the licking I took. simply
lost my swing. will be lucky to get 1t
back in time for the Ryder Cup matches
and British open"
There was no "fuke" about Good
mans victory at the North Shore Club
Saturday, although he was somewhat
fortunate to save the margin Of sin
gle stroke on the last round against
the dramatic closing rush of Ralph
Guldahl. 21-year-old st. Louis profess
sional.
CULDAHL, nine strokes behind, with
~ only Is holes to go as he alone had
chance to overtake the leader,
twice pulled up TO even terms with
Goodman. He made remarkable rally,
only to miss 4-foot putt on the last
green that would have given him tie
and necessitated play-of Sunday.
Goodman shot successive rounds of
T5-66-70-76 for the 287, within one
stroke of the tournament record. His
Sc equaled the all-time low score for
single round. He was never headed
after wrestling the lead from Tommy
Armour's 68-75 start, and he pulled
himself together like a champion at
the finish, after slump that almost
cost him the title.
Guldahl, strictly a dark horse" In
field of fallen favorites, had rounds of
76-71-70-71 for total of 288. His
uphill fight to overtake Goodman fur
nished the most exciting drama of the
tournament and clinched the top prize
money of 81 900.
Armour failed to capitalize his great
start and finished fourth, with 292, tied
by Walter Hagen's great closing round
of Sc, which included penalty OF
stroke and distance for driving out OF
bounds. They were just behind Craig
Wood of Deal, N. j., who had four con-
sistent rounds for third low total OF
200, adding $3.50 to his money winnings,
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