Evening star., 1933-10-04
SLIGHT IS CHARGED
BY SOME SECTIONS
Case in Point Is Don Moe,
Who Beats Par on Coast,
Yet Is Eliminated.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

~HICAGO, October 4-The
United States Golf Asso-
" citation will give serious
consideration to sugges-
tions for improving the method
of staging the national amateur
championship at its annual meet
ing in January.
The sectional qualifying sys-
tenn, inaugurated in 1881, has
given general satisfaction, but
there have been sufficient CON-
plants to warrant the U. S. G. A.
giving the matter some serious
study.
For one think. there has been con-
siderable dissatisfaction with the num-
ber of places in the qualifying field
awarded certain sections. The PACING
Northwest, for example, was allotted
only three places last year. Don Moe
the former Walker Club star, scored
70-71-141 in his qualifying rounds
yet was unable to qualify, so fast was
the field. Moe unquestionably is one of
States, but has been unable to qualify
for the amateur in the last three years.
We find him breaking par for two
rounds this season, yet unable to qualify.
while in other sectors players just able
to break 80 were successful in winning
q place in the qualifying field at Gin
cinnati.
System Is Illogical.
I'm CONTRADICTION to that thought
it has been suggested that next
- year the U. S. G. A. have only "a
qualifiers instead of the $50 that have
been allotted places during the last three
seasons Under that plan there would
be no qualifying rounds at the venue
of the championship. Instead the held
would commence match play on Monday
morning and all of the championship
rounds would be at So holes.
That seems to be logical scheme.
Since the amateur championship Is
determined at match play, 1t always
has seemed a bit illogical to me to mix
medal and match play in the cham
pionship. The national open IS the
medal play test of golf SO there Is no
good reason why the amateur should
not be decided entirely at match play
after the sectional qualifying ROUNDS
have been decided.
Bv qualifying 64 for match play the
U. S. G. A. would eliminate the two
18-hole rounds, now played on Wednes-
day, and reduce the possibility OF up
sets that so frequently mar a cnam-
pionship.
Jacques Able Executive.
rTAD Johnny Goodman met Chand-
II dler Egan in 36-hoie maeea
spectator interest in the championship
at Kenwood would have been better
maintained. Personally, I believe that
a golfer who cannot win in IL holes
should not win in 36, for the longer
route makes it more test OF phySlcal
strength than golf1ng skill, but the
majority Of players and spectators
favor the 36-hole matches, and they
are the ones most vitality interested.
Herbert Jacques, president OF the o.
S. G. A., wants to stage the amateur
Championship in a way that will be
satisfactory to the majority. Jacques,
born and reared in the atmosphere OF
golf. his father having been president
of the U. S. G. A. in its early days,
has done an excellent job as chief ex-
ecutive Of American golf A stickler
for the best traditions Of the game,
jacques still has shown himself to he
very progressive and ready to consider
any innovations that might further
the sport.
Jacques clings to the idea that golf
Is a gentleman's game, but believes gen.
tlemen may come from both sides OF
the railroad tracks" Lifted into the
presidency Of the U. S. G. A. following
the sudden death of Robert M. Cutting
of Chicago Jacques has become one OF
the most capable leaders the U. s. G.
A. ever has had and his second term
in office should see the association
make further progress. It Is to be
hoped the Bostonian holds a place in
the councils of the U. S. G. A. for
many years to come, since men OF his
type are difficult to find.