Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
3ng Crosby Gallery Idol But Unlikely Aid National Amateur Golf Gate
The
SPORTLIGHT
Roy BiIIows Picked
To Win Amateur
By GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB
Mamaroneck, N. Y, Sept. 9 NA
N.A).-The big stampede at Winged
Foot is on again 1t was here Just
II years ago that saw Bobby Jones
sink his 12-foot curling putt on the
last green to tie Al Espinosa in the
National Open and shut off COM
plete disaster after Bob had dropped
six strokes in the five preceding
holes
The big stampede is the battle for
the amateur golf championship OF
the United States, where something
like $50 survivors from more than
TOO starters leave lone entry
against the sky on Saturday after
noon.
There will be "a medal play sur
vivors by tomorrow night. There
will be 48 matches at 10 holes on
Wednesday which will eliminate all
but 16. There will be IL matches
at 10 holes on Thursday and then
the four semifinalists move into
the 36-hole all-day swing on Friday.
Saturday morning will see only the
two finalists reporting at the first
tee.
Here is the great roulette wheel Of
all sport, a wheel that carries over
100 numbers in place Of 38.
Was on Limb When Ward
Come Through in 1889
Here is the group that must be
planted in the facored bracket-Bud
Ward, Spokane, defending cham
pion; Ray Billows, Pouhkeepsie, N.
Y: Art Doering, Chicago; Willie
Turnesa, New York; Johnny Fischer,
Cincinnati; MILFORD Wehrle, Niles,
Ill; Bill Holt, Syracuse; Harold
Mandy, Avon. Conn; Dick Chap
man, Greenwich, Conn; Maurice
Mccarthy, Cincinnati.
could add such names as Johnny
Burke, Bruce Mccormick, Harry
Todd, Freddie Haas and others who
can't be overlooked. But this isn't
naming the winner.
A year ago I crawled out on the
end of the limb for Bud Ward after
Open at Philadelphia. Ward won.
Only a blazing putter saved him
from the deadly accuracy of Art
Doering, the Stanford Chicago star
who Is straighter with wood and
iron than Dave Crockett or Dan
Boone were with squirrel rifles.
Here is the order, in the way Of
chance. III slip you today:
Number one-Ray BillowS,
No. Ray BillowS, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
No. Bud Ward, Spokane, Wash.
No. 3-Wilford Wehrle, Niles, Ill.
No. Art Doering, Chicago, III.
No. 5-Harold Mandy, Avon. Conn,
10. 6-Johnny Fischer, Cincinnati,
No. willie Turnesa, New York,
NY.
I pick Ray Billows as the No.
entry for several reasons.
1. Ray is fine golfer, long enough
and straight.
2. He is one Of the coolest, smart
est competitors ! know In golf.
8. Winged Foot is one Of his favor
lite courses. In 72-hole champion
ship test at Winged Foot he had 1888,
far below the United States Open
score of 1929.
4. He was runnerup at Portland,
Greg, and runnerup last year in Chi
cago. He is about due. He is
equipped both on the physical and
mental side for hard, competitive
golf.
5. He has had more chance to play
golf this season and is playing ex-
tremely well.
Among the other six 7 have sug-
gested, Ward, Fischer and Turnesa
already have won. MILFORD Wehrle
has been one of our best amateurs
for several years. Illness forced him
out year ago. He led all amateurs
In the recent Open at Cleveland.
I am recommending Harold Mand-
met and Jimmy Thomson.
HE slipped me only &c." Thorn
son says, "but beyond that he looked
the part. You've got to look pretty
good to look the part of a S."
Mandy belongs close up" Ouimet
said. He is really one of the best
amateurs anywhere"
Ward is a fine golfer, a hard
fighter and a great putter. Art
Doering will be the straightest hitter
in the Held. One of the best of the
stylists. Willie Turnesa always is a
rugged customer with a top-notch
all-around game.
Winged Foot will suit Johnny
Fischer's fine long game, either wood
or iron, if silent Johnny only can
locate q putting touch. Up to the
green there is no finer amateur now
playing.
Showing of Old Time Champs
Has Nation Wide Appeal
How many of the old-time cham
pions will qualify? Here is another
story from Winged Foot.
Here we have Francis Ouimet,
Jess Sweetser, Jesse Guilford, Chick
Evans, Max Marston, Johnny Good
man, George Dunlap-who carry us
back along the old road from 1913
to later years.
The showing made by Ouimet,
sweetser and Evans. If they start,
will carry a Nationwide appeal.
Most of these have played little
competitive golf. But have seen
more than one of these break 10 on
hard courses lately, as good as ever
for the shorter route. Give them all
younger legs and most of the younger
stars would get the shock of their
careers.
1t Is quite possible that the six
leaders we have mentioned may be
out of action by Wednesday night.
In golf, anything can happen. Such
golfers as Bill Holt, Freddy Haas,
Scotty Campbell, Bishop, Chapman,
Gus Moreland, Sheehan and Todd
are good enough to upset any ANA