Evening star., 1934-04-11
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IN MATCH ABROAD
Goodman to Pass Up Open
In EngIand-Egan, Scott
Hook-up Sought.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

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Andrews, where the interna-
tional amateur team matches
are to be played.
In some respects it is one of the
finest teams ever to represent the
United States in the Walker matches,
and I have little doubt that Capt.
Francis Ouimet will bring the huge
silver jug back to America. From this
distance Great Britain cannot match
Americans play anything like their
normal games.
Reports coming in every now and
then indicate that the younger mem
bers Of the team are in fine trim
for the contests at st. Andrews. Not
so long ago George Dunlap, the ma
tional amateur champion, turned in
a dazzling 63 at Pinehurst in the
North and South tournament. Johnny
Goodman, the national open cham
pion, has been breaking 10 with regu-
larity, when able to play around his
native Omaha, and the kid who was
good enough to beat the best pro-
fessionals in the world at North Shore
last Summer should hold his own
with the British amateurs.
Armour Tutors Little.
YOHNNY FISCHER made training
trip to Florida, and like the others
he was shooting some sensational
scores. Gus Moreland, the brilliant
Texan, turned in a par-shattering 68
on his final round in Dallas before
starting for New York, and Jack West
land, the Chicagoan, played his Gus
tomary steady game in a recent ANA
teur tournament at French Lick. Not
much has been heard from Lawson
Little, the Stanford student, but the
Californian will show considerable i'm
provement over last Summer-when
he was good enough to reach the
semi-finals of the national amateur
due to a general revamping of his
iron play as prescribed by Tommy
Armour.
Francis Ouimet, Max Marston and
Chandler Egan, the other members OF
the team, are on the shady side OF
their golfing careers, but still mighty
capable in match play. Even should
one or all of the veterans falter under
the British charge, the youngsters
pack enough ammunition to keep the
Walker Cup in possession of the United
States. Capt. Ouimet's chief Difficult
ties will be in arranging his lineup.
and it is no easy task to make the
pairings for the foursomes.
In the singles 1t Is likely that the
two champions, Goodman and Dun
lap, will play in the first two posi-
tions; that being more or less tradi-
tional in the Walker matches. Not
much hope is held for the Britons,
who must face Goodman and Dunlap.
It will be Johns first trip abroad, but
he has the faculty Of easily adjusting
himself to course conditions. and I
believe he will play well at st. An
drews. Dunlap, of course, has cam
paigned in Britain before and will be
at home on the Scotch links.
Goodman Conserves Strength.
6ORELAND, Westland. Fischer
INI and Little all are fine match
players and almost certain to
be used in. the singles. So Ouimet
may be obliged to choose between
Egan and Marston for the eighth man
in the singles. The British would
like to see the 50-year-old Egan in
competition against the Hon. Michael
Scott, their 55-year-old amateur
champion, and it's likely that Ouimet
may oblige them. I do not think the
British can muster enough power to
stop the Americans in the singles, but
in the foursomes they may be more
troublesome.
hear Johnny Goodman will not
compete in the British open cham
pionship, preferring to spend his
energy in the Walker matches and
the British amateur battle. Perhaps
Goodman wants to conserve his
strength for the United States open
championship, which he will defend
at Philadelphia soon after his return
from abroad. Which would be wise,
for Goodman does not have the
physique to stand too much cham
pionship golf and four events in a
span Of five weeks will take the edge
of almost any ones play. It is un-
the United States will have in the
British open, but for one Gene Sar-
azen will be there, and If the stocky
New Yorker Is playing his best golf
he will provide sufficient worry for
the Britons.