The Washington times., 1934-05-12
ROUT BRITISH.
FORCES IN
SINGLES
BY T. C. WATSON

ST. ANDREW 5, ScoClanQ, May
12.-Carrying everything before
it in an amazing sweep of sheer
power, the United States golfers
preserved their unbroken string
of victories over England by win
ming the current series, 912 10
212. 1t was the seventh straight
victory for the Americans since
the series, held every other year,
was begun in 1922.
The Americans captured six OF
todayS eight 36-hole matches IN
the singles, the British winning
one and the other match ending
all even. The outcome was never
in doubt after the Americans
captured three of the four four
some matches yesterday. Results
of today's singles follow:
Cruelist Defeat
w. Lawson Little U. S.) defeated
Cyril Tolley EnglanD, and s..
johnny Fischer (U. S0 defeated Eric
F1ddian (England). 5 and 4.
Francis Ouimet ~. So defeated Leon
ard Crawley England). and 4.
Johnny Goodman u; So defeated
Hon. Michael scott (EnglanG}' a+I ana .;
Gu Gus Moreiand u. s. defeated Sam
McIIinIay (EnglandD, and !. ~
Tony Torrance (England defeated
Max Marston U.sl, 4 and 3. ~
Jack Westland Gu. 81 and Eric Nc"
Ruvie (England), all even.
All told, this was probably the
cruelest, most crushing reverse OF
all Walker Cup reverses for the
British. Beaten in seven previous
meetings for the trophy, they had
really been confident of winning
this time-and naturally the inn
pact of the blow was all the
greater for that fact.
AS a matter of fact, the entire
series lacked the SAVIOR expected
of it. The Prince of Wales, an
anticipated spectator. wisely re-
manned in London. The weather
this morning was atrocious, wind
and rain conspiring to send soar
ing into the higher seventies and
low eighties, the major exception
being Little's great 73.
The weather underwent a vel
come change in the afternoon, but
Little, who pounded out 73
against Tolley in the first round,
remained the same. He shot a
par SO to the turn and then really
took the dazed Tolley over the
jumps on the few holes remaining,
the Californian finishing with
three 3's and a 4, two OF them
brides. This meant that he was
two under even As for 81 holes
today.
Impressive Gesture
However, the American triumph
was largely an impressive gesture
this afternoon, headed by Dun
laps "a to the turn. 1t seemed
the exception when any of them
exceeded par on the first nine this
afternoon, Gus Moreland having a
35 to remain all square with Sam
.. .McKinlay. The latter also had a
35 to the turn, as did Dunlap's
opponent, Jack Mclean.
Probably the greatest exhibi-
ton of all, however, was given
by Johnny Fischer who has four
under even As for ID holes this
afternoon, while the dazzled Fid'
dian did his best to keep within
hailing distance-and keep out
of bunkers. He succeeded in
doing neither. Fischer had been
one down to Fiddian at the end
of the morning round.
However, a break in the chain
of American triumphs finally
came when Tony Torrance, once
the big shot of British golf, beat
Max Marston, ex-American cham
pion, by 4 and 8. Marston was
unsteady all day, especially on
the greens, even going so far
as to four-putt the nineteenth
this afternoon after Torrance
had pitched his second into
Swilcan Burn. It is doubtful
whether Marston ever quite re-
covered from this shock.