The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-14
j. s. AMATEUR
COLFTOURNEY
OPENS TODAY
210 British and American
Club Swingers Clash
at Garden City
By HENRY SUPER
United Press Staff Corresponds Mt

United Press STAN Correspondent
GARDEN CITY, N. Y, Sept.
Ia. CUP).-The battle for the
4Oth United States amateur golf
championship opens over the
treacherous Garden City club
course today with a record field
Of 21O British and American club
swingers clashing for the title va
Gated when Lawson Little of San
Francisco, winner in 1884 and
1885, turned professional last
April.
Two players-Johnny Goodman
Of Omaha, u. S. open champion
of 1893, and Albert (Scotty)
Campbell. notwithstanding Seattle
star-were named last night by
most of the competitors as the
pair who will survive their pun
ing match play elimination rounds
and fight for the trophy on Sat
urday.
But, with neither a Little nor a
! Bobby Jones spread-eaging the
field before play starts, chances
are that any Of the 4O-odd out
: standing men - veterans and
Youngsters - will smash into the
finals.
Goodman, runner-up to c. Moss
(Sandy) Somerville Of London.
Ont, in 1882 and a semi-fnalist
+, last wear, and Campbell, American
! Walker Cup star, are the betting
/ favorites at 81. But those odds
are not as tempting as they ap-
pear when one considers that in
! the field there are eight former
champions, the reigning British
amateur titlehOldcr, members OF
both the American and British
| Walker Cup squads, and dozen
Youngsters who have burned up
the Garden City course during
practice rounds this week.
The tournament started at 8 a.
m. today when the first Of 81
pairs >tced off over the par 70,
6,SO8-yard layout, which is one Of
the Oldest in the land.
Only 1914 players will see ac-
ton today, the remainder having
drawn byes into Tuesdays second
1S-hole rounds Of match play. On
| Wednesday, two 18-hole rounds
will pare the field down to l6
players. Two more rounds Thurs
dav will leave four golfers and
they meet Friday over the 36-hOle
! route to decide which pair will
match strokes in Saturdays two
final rounds.
Among those who drew first
round byes are Francis Ouimet,
! winner in 1881 and 1914 and y.
s. open champion in 1913; frankie
! Strafaci, 1885 public links cham
pion; Somerville, DR.. VIM. lived
dell, captain of the British Walker
Cup team; George Dunlap, 1888
winner, and Ernset Piper Of San
Jose, Cal.
None of the favorites meet dan
gerous opponents today. Good
man, who is spotted in the upper
quarter of the draw, faces Hunter
Hicks of Glencoe, III. Campbell,
in the bottom bracket, plays For
rest Thompson of Landover, Mich:
Other outstanding first round
battle sare: Jesse Sweetser, 1922
winner VS.. Tommy Wright, Knox
vile, Tenn; Jesse Guilford, 1921
champion, VS.. Chris Brinke, Bir-
mingham, Mich; Hector Thomson,
British amateur champion VS.. Jno.
w. Roberts, Columbus, o.; Max
Marston. 1928 winner, VS.. Jas. A.
Fownes. Oakmont, Pa; Johnny
Fischer, who led the sectional qua
lifers last month, VS.. Ed Merster,
Cleveland; Charles (Chick) Evans
Jr.. 1916 and 1920 champion, vs..
F. Paul Anderson Jr., Summit, n.
j.; Charlie Mayo Jr., New York,
VS.. Fred Haas, New Orleans; Wal
ter Emery, finalist last year, VS..
Knox NJ. Young Jr., Pittsburgh;
| S. D. Heron, 1919 winner VS..
William L. Mcguire, Houston,
| Texas; Reynolds Smith, Dallas, VS..
Gordon Hummer, Milwaukee; and
Jock Mclean of Scotland VS.. Rob-
ert w. Howe, ClarkSburg, w. Va.