Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-06
PRIMES TO REPEAT
U.S., BRITISH WINS
Defeat of Dutra Indicates
Gene Will Make Grand Bid
for Titles.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

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~ IGHT now it can be said
~ without fear Of much argu
\ ment, that Gene Sarazen
will make a grand bid to
retain the British and United
States open golf championships
which we won last Summer.
Sarazen is the second man in history
to have won both Of the worlds major
open championships in one season ano
no one ever has turned the trick twice
in succession. Chances are that nc
player ever will turn that trick, but
Sarazen is as good a bet for. the under
taking as any golfer you can think OF
now in the future.
Sarazen put his game into high speed
at Miami last week when he defeated
Olin Dutra OF California, IL and 10, in
q scheduled 72-hole match. Now any
golfer who can beat Dutra by that
margin is shooting at clip that can
not be eXcelled.
Dutra seldom was far away from
par in his performances. but with
Sarazen pacing around the Florida
course with sub-70 scores, 'Dutra never
had a chance. And Dutra, mind you,
II one Of the best shotmakers and put
ters in the game. Against any other
player he would have been an even bet
Or better TO win the match.
TT cannot be said that Dutra was OF
i his game. When a fellow is shoot
ing close to par in that sort OF .
match he's good. But when Q player
turns in the scores made by Sara1en
he is q superlative performer. That's
what SaraZen was in this match and
that's what he was last Summer
1t was too bad Sarazen did not
qualify for the 1882 P. G. A. champion
ship for he probably could have made
it a grand slam for the season. But
that's water over the wheel and his
victory over Dutra sets him up as world
champion just as effectively as though
he had won the P. G. A. title at St.
Paul
Rating Sarazen and Dutra as the
leading professional golfers of the
world. and knowing both very we'll
believe Genes superiority over the Cali
fornian may be found in his mental
attitude toward the game. Dutra can
match Sarazen with any club in shot
making. but he has not yet developed
the confident and aggressive attitude
Sarazen displays when he goes into a
big competition.
Dutra's confidence improved tremen-
dously during the past year and will
increase still further. Perhaps another
meeting Of the two stars may find the
decision reversed.
DY giving a valuable trophy, Henry
- L. Doherty has placed the world
championship match between the
winner Of the United States and British
open championships on a secure and
Legitimate basis. Heretofore the meet
ings between the United States and
were r..9re or less on a wildcat basis
and uhout any particular dignity.
ne matches for the world cham
pic NIP will be played at Miami and
oN- period OF years the event may
come to be one of the big attractions
OF the Winter season.
The Professional Golfers Association
made an admirable provision in its
selection of the United States Ryder
Cup team when it left an opening on
the squad for the winner Of the 1888
United States open championship, pro-
Vded he already was not nominated
and was an eligible homebred.
The late dates OF the Ryder Cup
matches made it imperative for the
P. G. A. to name the team at this time
The committee made a good choice of
players and by leaving a position for
the 1888 United States open champion
all avenues for possible criticism were
closed