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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-14
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer

n YEw YORK, May IL
M Hunch players went down
" in a body on Prince Tur-
4 ' ley, son Of Prince of Wales
and trained by Mr.. Simpson, at
Pimlico the other day :. The boss
ran second to Heartease Be-
1ieve it or not. one of the victims
was woman named Warfield.
John Henry Lewis. the light
heavyweight champion, Is deeply
religious Says grace before
meals and attends church regu-
larry -. Wants to be a preacher
when his fighting days are over
-. Glenn Cunningham, the great
miller, expects an heir in q week
or 20 BY the way, Is there
any truth in the rumor Glenn
plans to hang up the spikes?
Only five games separate the
first and last teams in the Amer
tcas~'League this morning
What We want to know is howinell
Minnesota ever let that red-head-
ed italian, Reginald Coldagelli,
frqm Eveleth, Mimi, who may be
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Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

6y INC ASSOCIATED EIeSS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
gattins-,Bell. Browns. 1852; oronin.
Runs-Gehringer Tigers 49,, r.
Walker. White sox. and g. Walker.
Runs batted in-Bonura. White sox,
%; Walker Tigers "A.
Hits-Walker. Tigers. 81; Bell.
r.. So g5s Bell, Browns Il: oronin'
Triples . Rosenthal, White sox:
White: Tigers. and Stone and Kuhsi.
Home runs-Johnson. Athletics: sel-
kirk. Yankees. and Walker. T1sers.
Stolen bases-Applins, White sox:
Pytlaki Indians. and Chapman. Sen
PitchinsWMarcum, Red Cox. 40:
Pearson. Yankees. go.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Medwick. Cardinals. .43s;
Todd. Pirates. ..414
Runs-Brack.. Dodgers. 20. Bartell.
Giants ants: ana hadt! Medvick Gs5ds. r. esch
"a: Demaree, Cubs. o.
Hits-Medwick. Cardinals. IS; Braek.
Doubles@Medwick. Cardinals. IL:
Hassett. Dodgers, 10.
Triples-.vaughan. Pirates. s: Brack.
poa Mqne K 5gns1oBarte'l' Giants 8; k.m-
Stolen bases-J. Martin. Cardinals.
. Pitchin9-Hubbell, Giants. and ].
Dean, Cardinals SO each
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DOUGLAS MERMEN BEST
Armstrong, Dunbar Teams Trail
Baltimoreans in Meet,

Armstrong and Dunbar swimming
teams proved no match for the Doug
las High mermen Of Baltimore yes
terclay. the visitors scoring 81 points
in three cornered meet at the Dun
bar pool. Armstrong was second, with
4e, and Dunbar trailed, with II.
Summaries:
4o-yard free style-won by McRae
tDouRlss): second. wyatt Douglas; third.
Maxion lArmstrong., Time-.O:22.1.
nard Douglas: second. Dawson Dunbar I.
22O-yard free style-won by Bosss
Armstrong: second. Lansey (Dougas):
third. Green tArmstrons: fourth. Smith
dunbar Time-3:03.
.1OO;yard backstroke-Won by Hansley
Douglas: second. Gregory Armstrong;
third. Manns fDouslas). Time--l :23.3;
1oo-yard free style-.,Won By Davies
third, McRae (DouRlas); fourth. Greene
ARMSTRONG;. Time :04.4:
1sO-yard Medley relay-Won by ARM
strong tGregory. Hill. Jackson);> second.
Douglas Wyatt. Staten. .Kennard): third.
Dunbar Thomas. Pinderhuehes. Dawson).
iso-yard sprint relay-won by Arm
strong: second: Douglas. Time-1:23.
Low Board divins-Won by Rich Doug
lasl: second. Thomas Dunbar: third. Pin
dsrhughes apunbarl; fourth, Carrol
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COUNTY TEAMS CLASH
Three Games Slated Tomorrow in
Montgomery Circuit.

Three games open the weekend
schedule OF the Montgomery County
Base Ball League tomorrow, with
Chevy Chase and Friendship provid-
ing the feature tilt of the day. Chevy
Chase, with record of seven VIC
tories in eight starts, holds half
game lead over Friendship. Other
games tomorrow find KenWood play
ing at Somerset and the Chevy Chase
Cubs playing host to Garrett Park.
Sundays games have Friendship
playing at Somerset, Chevy Chase on
the Chevy Chase Cubs diamond and
Garrett Park at KenWood.
The league was organized by Bob
Cremins and Bob Keene and will play
80 games through JULY.
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Snead Biz Drawing Card.

(NEAD was the big drawing card
again as he started out on his
second round with Picard and Clar-
ence Clark Of the home club. Picard
was an attraction himself, for he, with
Runyan and four others, had tied at
70 behind Hines and Snead yesterday.
Vic Ghezzi, too, was in the scramble
for the title that Byron Nelson did not
defend. Contender, with Runyan,
snead and Hines, for a place on the
Ryder Cup team beside Picard, the
tall Deal, N. j., pro took II blows
yesterday. Other prominent con-
tenders IN the running as the Sec
ond-day firing began were Johnny
Farrell at 70 and WHY Cox and
Willie Macfarlans 1T "a.
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MET GOLF PACED
BY LONG H|TTERS
Hines, Snead Hold 2-Stroke
Over Picard, Five Others
Tied With 7Os.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
~ LOOMF1ELD, N. J., May H.
* The Big Berthas Of the thir-
tieth annual Metropolitan
- open golf championship were
sitting on the peak Of q two-stroke
advantage over their nearest pursuers
today as the $4,000 72-hole tourna-
ment went into its second round.
But one Of them, blond Jimmy
Hines Of Garden City, N. Y, had no
decisions Of grandeur Though he
and Sam Snead, the rookie from White
Sulphur Springs. W. Va, paced the
field through the first round with
6S's, two under par, and the short,
narrow Forest Hill field club course
would seem to favor their accurate
power-hitting, Jimmy can't see It
that way.
There are no testing par SIS on this
course" he said, where Sam and I
would be helped by getting home In
two to the shorter hitter's three. Nor
are there enough long par 4 holes to
give US distance advantage"
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was sent to the cleanup spot .
And clean up he did with three
out Of four and three runs
driven In.
The st. Nicholas, one Of the
small New York fight clubs, drew
100000 fans and crossed 5000, 900
during the indoor season The
Detroit foot ball Lions are hot
after Vernon Huffman, former U. Of
Indiana quarterback st. Louis
hears Rogers 'Hornsby has Rolly
Hemsley, playboy catcher, in the
dog house and is trying to peddle
him around the American League.
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Kuhel
Continued From Page Oily

giles, still an American League record.
On July "a. 1921, Sam banged three
doubles and triple in game and for
ak Of his seasons with the Washington
club he had 200 or more hits a season.
Cronin was the only player ever to
hit for the cycle as a Washington
batter. In game on September 2.
1929, Joe whacked a single double,
triple and homer Joe also had one
season here in which he made more
than 200 hits.
The short time he was with the
Nationals, Manush crashed the rec
ords twice. On July %, 1892, he had
batting spree to the extent of two
doubles and two triples. And twice
he got more than 200 hits in a CAM
paign.
Going back to 1910. On August 10
OF that year Wade Killefer-how
many recall him as a WASHINGTON
player?-made four sacrifices against
the Tigers. That mark has been
eQualed. but never topped, in the
majors.
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Only War Admiral Seen BY Sande Pros Golf Superiority
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By Walter McColIum
THAT very fine Chevy Chase
Club golf course, where the
invitation tourney for the Taft

THAT very fine Chevy Chase
Club golf course, where the
invitation tourney for the Taft
4 and Sherman Trophies was to
wind up today with what may be a
glorious victory for Georgetown or
q kick In the pants to Johnny Burke
and Charlie Pettijohn and the rest
Of the happy Hoyas, is due for lot
more high-class divot lifting, come
1e days hence, of an even higher order
than that the lads are putting ON to-
day. For on June some 10 or SO
pros and amateurs will gather at
Chevy Chase to qualify . few Of their
number for the national open golf
championship and while Bob Stead
and Bob Barnett and Dick Watson
have been grooming the course for
the invitation tourney. they also have
In mind that qualification trial on
June /, which will send 4 few local
hopefuls to the national title tourney
at Detroit, come June 10, IL and r..
IN ALL the broad area covered by
Maryland and the District Of Co.
lumbia there's only one pro who
doesn't have to qualify for the open.
It's Witty Cox, the Kenwood
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Yoder licked Ralph Quinter and
Luther Steward. while Allan, proceed
ing in his usual methodical manner,
whipped Gene Pittman and Billy
Shea, no small job in itself. Harry
Pitt. hitting a flock OF fairways and
playing better than he had played in
many a day, licked Parker Nolan and
Russell Hollebaugh, also rather
rough journey when you consider all
angles
It begins to look as II Charlie Petit
John might not have stuck his neck
out too far when he bet Burke against
the field. But you never can tell in
golf There are too many chances for
. slip, even by guy as good as Burke.
Burke and Yoder, by the way, will
meet Bobby Brownell and Billy Shea
In an exhibition match at Kenwood
Sunday afternoon. Roger Peacock
was to have played with Brownell, but
Roger can't make it. The match will
start about 80 o'clock.
WASHINGTON women golfers have
one victory today over the club
swingers from Winchester, Va, but
to make their supremacy stick they
have to win another engagement,
scheduled for September 8 at VIM
chester.
The Washington team, drawn from
the higher handicap brackets of the
Women's District Golf Association,
licked the visitors. 8 to 3. in q match
at the Washington Golf and Country
Club yesterday. They'll play a return
match four months hence.
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Stars Yesterday
By the Associated Press.

.:s. Teeo1d Sr three m a19
ing In three runs and scoring three
others. In 1912 win over White Sox.
Joe d Maggie. Yankees-Hit triple
and two singles. driving in three runs
in 40 win over Browns
Phil Cavaretta. Cubs--Doubled with
bases loaded in twelfth inning to drive
in winning runs and beat Bees, SO.
George Gill Tigers-Shut out Red
sox. 40, with i've hits in major
rates with six hits. tanning three, ior
90 victory.
Luke Hamlin. Dodgers-His four I'm
ming. two-hit relief pitching stopped
the Reds for Cd Brooklyn victory.
81 Johnson. Cards-Stopped Phils
with one hit in three innings Of relief
pitching to save 5-4 win for Cards,
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Fly Pilots Ball
When Putt Hats

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May IL
Harvey Thompson told this
one today:
Thompson putted on the eight
eenth green in foursome golf
match, yesterday, the ball stopping
on the very lip of the cup.
Then, he AYERS, a large fly lighted
on the ball on the side next to the
cup and the ball tumbled~ in.
Thompson's companions confirmed
his story, fly and all.
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BROWNS RELEASE PAIR.

ST. LOUIS, May IA LP.-Release
on option of Recruits Melvin MAJ
zera, an outielder, and Gerard Lips
comb, infielder, has been announced
by the st. Louis Browns Mazzero
goes to San Antonio and Lipscomb to
New Orleans. He came to the Browns
from Atlanta.
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TERP CUBS WELD STICK
Winners Over st. Johns to PLAY
Hopkins Cubs Today.

Maryland's freshman lacrosse team,
which defeated st. Johns yearlings
yesterday at College Park, II to l. was
to see action again today, entertaining
the Hopkins Cubs.
Johnny Carliss, star frosh halfback
last Fall, but a novice at lacrosse, led
the young Terpe yesterday with four
goals.
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RURKE, the red-hot kid with tn,

RURKE. the ed-hot kid with the
grand golf swing, met that tough
Lew Yoder today in what should be
a rough and tumble scrap, while q
reJuvenated Harry Pitt matched shot.
with Allan. the two winners to clash
IN the f1nal this afternoon. Burke
hcked Spencer Overton and Bobby
Hownell, both by 5 and 1 marpins
which Is quite . days work in any
company, and he looked plenty i'm.
pressive in doing It.
But = recapitulation shows
that Burke's afternoon card
would have been down to the
II scored by Yoder, which
might be the tip-ofY.
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Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON Dusek. 22O.
Omaha Nebr.. threw Laverne Baxter.
21S, Iowa $3.50.
NEW YORK.-Dick Shikat, 227,
Cleveland. pinned Frank Sexton. 232.
California. 1881.
HARTFORD. Conn.-Crusher Casey,
227. Ireland. defeated George Koverly
213. HOLLYWOOD, Calf, two straight
falls
CAMDEN. N. J.-Ernie Dusek. 22s.
Louis 1896
SAN FRANC1SCO.-Ike Cazzell, 179,
Oklahoma. defeated Jimmy Ell Pulpo
17S,> Mexico City 1.-TWO out Of three
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Pitchers Pick on Bucky,


nANNY MOELLER, who outfelded
here years ago, once made 20
triples in season, which still Is
regarded a smart mark Pat Char
rity, who was one Of Walter Johnson's
catchers. set the league afire on June
%, 1919. when in a game at Boston
he made two doubles and two homers.
That was an American League total
base record for game for several
seasons.
Did you know that in 1920 Bucky
Harris tied an American League rec
ord that never has been bettered when
In 1877 games he was hit by pitchers
81 times? And that Ossie Bluege still
has black mark against him IN the
book for striking out five times in a
game on June II, 1923? That was
Oesie's first year as regular with
the Nationals
Here's one that few Of you will re-
call. Walter johnson made the
highest average at bat for q Wash
ington player in q season In 1925
while the Nationals were winning
their second pennant old Barney
clouted for .433.
It's small group of Nationals that
Kuhel crashed yesterday. but select
one.
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NET MATCH A MARATHON.

ATLANTA, May IA R.-Edgar
Kann gained place in the final OF
q night schools tennis tournament,
but he had to play l02 games to do
It, He defeated Bill Norman, $50
and ALB,
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N. c, Nine VISITS TERPS
At College Park Tomorrow After
Tilt With Virginia.

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., May IA
North Cardinals base ball squad is
on its final trip Of the season.
The Tar Heels. with IL victories in
Is contests, will meet Virginia at
Charlottesville this afternoon and
Maryland's Southern Conference
champions at College Park tomorrow
Ike Jeanse, senior. who recently
limited Davidson to three hits in an
81 victory, probably will start against
Virginia, while Bum Hearn, jr.. or
Da1y Parker will pitch against Mary
land.
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mauler, who shot 289 to finish
we'll up In the dough in the
brawi Of Baltusrol last year,
where Tony Manero set q world
record for . major Champion
ship to win with 282.
All the other lads-and there are
plenty who want to qualify-wiu have
to play in the sectional rounds at
Chevy Chase on June /. The two
Bobs announced today that the course
will be open for practice rounds by
local entrants on May 81 and %, and
will be open to out-of-town entrants
on the Afternoons OF May 80 and 81
Cox Is automatically eligible by
reason OF finishing in the first 80
In last years open. and the boys won t
be bothered this time by the sharp
shooting game Of Benny Loving, late
OF Richmond, who won one Of the
qualifying spots in the P. G. A. trials
at Indian Spring few weeks ago.
Benny, his friends will be glad to
learn, has landed a job as aide to
Craig Wood at Rumson, N. J. Entries
for the open close with the United
States Golf Association on May 10,
which isn't so far away.
WHILE John Burke, the Georee-
town freshman and medalist In
the Chevy Chase tourney, clashed with
Levi Yoder, mid-Atlantic champ, In
one bracket today and Harry Pitt
thrice a winner Of the event, met
Frank (shanty) Allan, Dixie champ,
In the other, much OF the interest OF
the habitues Of the arm chairs around
the ninth green veered from the
smuggling Of the top Fighters to the
Gypsy Rose Lee Of the tournament-tc
wit. Page Hufty, the long hitting gent
who holds the Chevy Chase champion
ship. Page didn't qualify In the frs,
flight, although he belongs there BY
reason OF his golf, but he has quail
NED among the better dressed golfer,
because OF his clothes, or his lack
Of them.
He's been dubbed Gypsy Rose Lee
by Ashmead Fuller, Twinkle Toes" by
others. I'VE call him Gypsy Rose, >
says Fuller, because he leaves the
flrst tee In regular golf uniform and
then when he gets out on the course
ne strips down to the shorts they wea,
during hot weather" Page is the
only gent in the Chevy Chase tourney
playing in these abbreviated panties
ana comfortable things they are on
hot day. But not 50 good when II
gets cool.
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Runs in Perfect Way.

ONE to think of it. I don't know
what more he could have done
TO convince anybody.
He's not a big horse, but he's all
wool and yard wide. Mighty hard
to fault, as to conformation, he's
another OF those good ones which
prove sheer height doesn't make the
horse.
War Admiral has a perfect way of
going. He's bit anxious at the gate,
just as his daddy was. But he throws
1t into high right at the break and
has stride that carries him far
fast.
tcopyright 1879
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0XON HILL IS HOST.

Oxon Hill Fire Departments nine
will play host to the Parnell A. C.
nine Sunday. The game will start at
O'Clock.
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SCORE 46 RUNS.

Forty-six times the plate was dent
ed when La Sale Building defeated
A Files in a Veterans Soft Ball
League game, 27-19,
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BAXTER PUSHOVER
FORBOSS RASSLER
Generous Use of Knees and
Elbows Wins for Rudy
in 2512 Minutes.
AVERNE BAXTER still is taking
orders from Rudy Dusek. hiss

r AVERNE BAXTER still is taking
orders from Rudy Dusek, boss
OF twisters who frequent this
IL sector. following the veteran
grapplers victory over the youthful
rough-house specialist last night at
Turner's Arena.
One Of the original villains to haunt
this area, Dusek encountered little
trouble with the snaggle- toothed
snarler who seemed a bit subdued.
He was SO mild, in fact, that he failed
to throw the usual tantrum after Rudy
had triumphed over him through
the medium of q backdrop in 2512
minutes.
Cop Gains EN-.
RAxTER did skirmish briefly with
the usual bothersome bald-pated
ringside spectator, however, but a
policeman quickly stopped that merely
by yanking Bakers head back. Bax-
ter enjoyed 1t and the ringside pest
relished the spotlight, 50 caulifower
alley still Is calm.
Rudy suffered Like Barrymore in
the intracacies Of an Indian death
lock for many moments Of the show,
but sandwiched enough elbowing and
kneeing into the script to make it in
teresting.
Wally Dusek, cousin Of matdom' s
mauling family, toiled to a draw with
Mike Mazurki, while other prelim-
inaries saw Wee Willie Davis flip
Mayes McLain In 2012 minutes,
George Kondylis toss AL Billings in
l012 minutes and Reb Russell pin Eli
Fischer In 15A minutes.
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SEEK DIAMOND DATES.

Junior and unlimited opposition Is
being sought by base ball teams OF the
Mount Rainier Boys Club. Call
George Boswell at Potomac 4l09.
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Matey Rated Contender.

TWO other sons of Man o. War,
himself winner of the Preakness
II years ago, also will parade to the
post at about $50 pm. Only Walter
M. Jeffords' Matey figures to offer War
Admiral any kind of opposition. how
ever. The other, Over the Top. was
the lesser Of two stars In the Riddle
barn until sold to Mrs. w. H. Furst
Of Chicago a few days ago.
Matey, winner Of the Pimlico Flu
turity last year through q disqualif1-
cation, has yet to meet the Derby win
ner, while Over the Top was beaten
by his then stablemate in the Chesa-
peake a month ago. The Jeffords'
colt was slow in finding his racing
legs, but last week indicated he was
ready for the big test by winning a
distance race at Pimlico.
j. H. Louchheims Pompoon, second
In the Derby, and with Eunice G.
Rand's Merry Maker the only one
seeking a return engagement, prob
ably will battle it out with Matey for
runner-up honors both In the wager
ing and running. They shape up as
4-to-1 shots, with War Admiral held
at the short odds Of to 2.
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Summary:

Goals-Carliss o.. Bond I3l; HoasaPfel.
stitutions-I.ane for. singer. Parvis for
Mcclure Iinthicum for Grier. Cagett for
Carliss. DAllessandero for BOND. Albartno
for He'll. st. John s-ChristMlf for HAM
ilton. Hebb for BaRby. Fox for Archie.
Close for Staylor.
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Probable Preakness Starters

baltimore, May IA 09Probable starters In the foyseventh
$4,000 Peakne tomorrow, with jockeys probable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-14

Ernie johnson, former Coast
League manager, says a percepti-
bic jerk in Bob Feller's elbow
every time he throws a ball may
shorten the kids pitching career
For the first time since this
corner can recall, Lou Gehrig
didn't bat fourth for the Yanks
yesterday Joe Di MaRRio
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AMATEURS BETTER
| THAN IN OLD DAYS
But Simon-Pures Fail to
Improve as Rapidly as
Paid Players.
BY w. r, McCALLTJM.


THERE'S nothing to Willie Hun
ters charge that amateur
golfers Of the present day are
an inferior lot to those Of Is
or l6 years ago when Bob Jones, Jess
Sweetser and Francis Ouimet, Chick
Evans and Jesse Guilford were tops
among the simon-pures, If Bob Harlow
Is allowed to have his say
Willie Hunter. famed California pro,
who played around Washington as an
amateur shortly after he won the Brit
1sh amateur title, claims in q recent
magazine yarn that the amateurs of
the 1921-l922 era were far superior to
those OF the present day, and Harlow
steps right up to refute the charge.
How does Willie account for the fig-
ures which tell different story?" asks
rotund Robert. In 1921 at st. Louis
only two players broke $50 in the
qualifying rounds and a score of 1853
made the match play flight for 80
players. At Cincinnati in 1888, a
course that played longer than that at
st. Louis, "a of the 80 qualifiers broke
$50 and eight tied at that figure for
the last match play places.
Don't Win Open Tourney.
A MATEUR golfers have developed
since 1921, as the figures demon
suate," claims Robert. But the ANA
teurs have lost their front-page posi-
ton because the pros have stolen the
golfing limelight with their year-round
tournament swings and exceptional
exploits" Not to mention, Robert,
that in those days and for years after
ward there was a guy named Jones
who stole the show from the pros and
tossed 'em for q loss in many Of the
tournaments. Today, barring John
Goodman's flash at Chicago In 1898,
there hasn't been an amateur capable
OF running in the first four or five in a
professional tourney. The best Law
son Little ever did in big pro tour
nament was his sixth position In the
Augusta open Of 1885.
What the amateurs need now "a
not more skill at golf" says Harlow,
but more skillful press agents. They
play better today but they don't hit
the front page because they aren't
winning open tournaments.
Can't Keep Up With Pros.
RUT the plain fact Of it is, after
looking at golf jousts for rs years
and more, that the ANA teur field isn't
as strong In comparison with the pros
as it was is and 20 years ago. Five
amateurs have won the open cham
pionship. They were Jones, four
times; Travers, Ouimet, Evans and
Goodman, once each. And only one
has won since Jones retired. That was
Goodman in 1898.
The unacceptable fact is that even
II amateur golf has advanced in skill,
which undoubtedly it has done since
1921, the simon-pures still can't keep
pace with the present crop Of pros.
The paid boys are at least a shot a
round in front of the best of the ANA
teur crop of today. It wasn't 80 when
Jones was in there pitching,