Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1927, Page 47

‘3P —_— ORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1927. SPORTS. 47 Jones Declares Sweetser Is Best Amateur Golfer He Has Met, With Evans Next HAGEN PHILOSOPHICAL GOLF PLAYER SAYS ST, ANDREWS HAS REAL COURSE Hearers Get “Kick” When He Picks Oakmont as His Favorite Links. TLANTA, Ga., October 18 (). — Bobby Jones thinks that Jess Sweets is the best match play amateur golfer he has | inet and that Chick Evans I8 the next, He mafle this known when he spoke before the Atlanta Rotary Club in the lengthiest speech of his career. Whether this was in line with the forensic training required in connec- tion with his law University, or by reas ship for . H. (Bob) Martin, chairman of the program committee, was not disclosed. act remained that Bobby spoke 17 minutes and then replied to a bom- bardment of questions, Martin having suggested that the club members might like to ask him questions per- taining to golf. Introducing the Rritish American amateur champion, said open and Martin day for Atlanta Both of America’s greatest good will | ambassadors, Charlie Lindbergh and | Bobby Jones, are in town at the same | time. One of them. Bobby, will speak | 10 you in m more intimate way. ver: likely, than he ever has spoken be- fore.” his is a .great Bobby in Happy Mood. Bobby did precisel; that. He was in a happy frame of mini and he spoke freely and easily on golf and some of his experiences. He dealt with them in a humorous and anecdotal spirit. The questions came thick and fast, and smiling he answered them as promptly as they were asked. “What course do you rezard as thé ionship golf?” the answer. “What course of all you have play ed do you like best?" “Oakmont.” atement Brings Laughter. reply was greeted by a roar of laughter, as Bobby's appearance at Oakmont, in the latest American open championship, was his most disastrous experience in that event. “Who is the be: golfer you ever met? “Jess Sweetser. match amateur | g at Brookline in 1922, He's a hard one to a great competitor.” 3 bson inquired: “Is it true that vou felt you had to ‘Wwin the last British open because 2: 000 Scotchmen were betting on you? Bobby laughed and his rejoinder was lost in the mingled laughter and applause from the audience. Wild Bill Mehlhorn Gives Armour Scare . = \§ L0 Bilihe T MEHLHORN \§\§ PUTS WEIGHT o= ON RICHT LEC TOP OF 5me/ BY SOL METZGER. “Wild Bill” Mehlhorn, so called because of his sprees in wrecking par, gave Tommy Armour the scare of his young life on his last round in the 1927 open at Oak- mont when he produced an unbe- lievable 32 on the first nine—five strokes under par—and needed a 36, one under par, on the last nine, to cop the championship. But the 621-yard twelfth, the ghost hole, wound up Bill's chances, as it did those of many other aspirants. When “Wild Bill” gets going he is one of the greatest par wreckers in the game. - No one hits a cleaner tee shot, low and dead to line, It's a sound shot, too, for Bill plays it well under mtrol, although one might think that with his tremen- dous srength he would be inclined to let go. (nstead, Bill depends on form. His backswing is abbrevi- ated and his club taken back with the left avm. His pivot is around his right leg, so that this leg car- ries the weight at the top, which is halanced by the inside of the big toe of his left. T have sketched him at the top of his swing to give proof of the fact that Bill can hit them straight and true up to 300 yards without ove ELEVENS TO CLASH. Kennedy Juniors and Senator 120-pound foot ball teams, will clash on_Reservoir field Sund: X TR TL UDY the well dressed man. Observe his stylish semi-soft collar. He is smart. Heis comfortable. That is why the Van Heusen has dis- placed theold-fash- ioned stiff collar. Phillips-Jones, N. Y. For the As ociated Press. HE the United States sional Golfers Association QeV\ HERE'S BY 0. B- KELLER i Years ago, Bobby Jones told me | he was always glad when he was paired with Walter in an open championship. I love to play with Walter, id he. ‘He never crabs about his luck; he goes along with his chin up, smiling away. The only time his head is down is when he is playing a shot.” And it was in the first British open championship that he won that Walter enunciated what, to me, is the supreme philosophy of golf—and of life. From a certain tee at Sandwich, he hit a magnificent, long drive that met with a wretched break in luck, the ball, driven exactly to the spot in the fairway designed by Valter, bounding wildly and inex- picably off line into a horrid place in the rough. e —————eeee e ALEKHINE LEADING FOR CHESS HONORS By the Associated Press, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Oc- tober 13.—Alexander Alekhine today was leading Jose R. Capabla.ca, the present titleholder, in their match for the world chees championship. The Russian challenger, by taking the twelfth game of the series last night, increased his string of victories to three, as against two for the Cuban ?i;""' 'flx.e_ other seven were drawn. victories ‘are mecessary to_cline] the cl\‘llflphlifl;%.' A Shoch Alekhiné’s | success thus far has greatly -surprised “local 3 majority of ‘whom believed the cham- pion would not be overly-extended to retain his title, Thue far during the match Capa- blanca has seemed much below form, and extremely nervous. He pleaded last night that the public be excluded, as the watchers disturbed him. . The twelfth game ended dramatical- ly. Forty moves had been made be- fore adjournment Tuesday . night. Upon resumption of play last evening the Russian made one move. The champion scanning the board, quick- ly sensed that checkmate was inevi- table, and resigned. Of the games thus far played, re- sulting in other than draws, Alekhine won the first, eleventh and twelfth, anah Capablanca the second and sev- enth. annual championship of Profes- is approaching. It is late this year, in November, at Dallas, Texas. Speculation begins as to the old Haig, who has been winning that fixture so consistently that in some quarters there is a sort of conviction that it belongs to_him. He went to the final at Pelham in 1923 and lost on the 38th green in a furious battle with Gene Sara- zen, his traditional foe. Since then he has won it three times in suc- session, which is all the times the championship has been played. Hasn't Gone Well The old Haig hasn’t looked so formidable this season. He had a strained foot earlier in the year and seemed unable to do himself justice. He showed badly in the $12.000 tournament in Atlanta in March, and was not very good in the North and South open. He played pretty well in the Ryder Cup matches with the British pro- fessionals, and in the United States open seemed at last to have got started, reaching the final round in a position usually a favorite with him—just enough back of the lead to worry the leaders, But in place of closing the gap he slipped again. Still, _let us not count the old Haig out of his favorite tournament as yet. I suspeci there will be some battling in Dallas hefore he capitulates—if he does capitulate. I like to se¢ Walter Hagen play THis game usually is marked by great variety. Seldom does he produce what Bernard Darwin calls the “brilliantly dull” round of Bobby Jones. Walter explores the course thoroughly, as a rule. He mingles eccentric tee-shots with re- coveries of incredible spectacu- Jarity. And when he gets within siriking distance of a mashienib- lick, T know of no player who is quite so deadly. Walter’s putting- has a great reputation, but to me the strong spot in his game is the pitch from 120 vards inward. It is that factor that leaves him with so little putting to do that the old putter gets a bit of vicarious credit, though Walter indubitably is a grand putter, also. Has Fine Temperament. And what a temperament he has —the old Haig! 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OLD GOLF BALL WINS IN MATCH WITH NEW ‘WOKING, England, October 13 (#).— The old-fashioned gutta golf ball scored over the modern rubber-core ball in an unusual golf match played here. . A team of leading British amateurs and professionals, _which _included Cyril Tolley, Roger Wetherel, Robert Harris, Charles Hezlet, J. H. Taylor and Alexander Herd, used the old- fashioned ball against a team of four handicapped players with modern golf balls. After having the singles, the Gutta team won the foursome, 3 to 1. It was estimated for the purposes of the match that the modern ball gave an advantage of four strokes a round. Tolley, Ted Ray and other leading long hitters were more than held by their opponents who used the modern ball. The consensus of opinion was that the modern ball is 20 per cent longer in flight than the old one and infinitely easier to control in approaching and putting. The gutta balls used were |, K. By similar to the one which Bobby Jones | ™ James E. Collins defeated J. B. Milolly. 6 - and B :\‘::ll'l(f;;o:;:;'p?:e,g HnpRpd ot capett in“? ‘?Dh Bennie defeated Charles Merril. 4 ARTILLERY o o e . & e TO PLAY WAR REDS PRSI POLUISTS 4 Yy By Haron defeated Alex Baumsartner. | J. S."Wessell defeated Charles Wilpan, 7 Sixteenth Field Artillery poloists 46 *"Wyiliam McGuire defeated J. V. Hare, 1 up. of Fort Myer will meet War Depart- CLASS B, ment Reds in the final match of the J. B. Robertson defeated H. H. Lurton. 2 yvi Volney Burnett defeated ‘A French, 1y hol EX War Department Polo Association low-goal tournament tomor; cs: V. P. Downey defeated H J. Eelr%on and J. 1t noon at 3 o'clock on the Potomac ofge Thomas defeated ha 1: E-E. Dodge Park oval, as the result of the for- ¥, 2 a Carter. 4 ‘and 4. CLASS C, A .msvnwl defea e;‘io'r;, S Cole. 2 up: mer’s victory over 6th Field Artiller; Ve, Joteal Pl janstan 0y men of Fort Hoyle, Md. vesterda. B e R An extra period was required to de- cide the issue at 10 to 9. Tomorrow's victory will be awarded the Chief of Cavalry trophy, emblem- atic of the low-goal championship. CLASS D. Yesterday's contest was one of| H. H. Fry defeated J. M. Thames by de- the most stirring seen here this sea- ,William Young defeated Larry Good- son. With the Maryland four leading 14 % 3. Deady defested D: E. L. and only 10 seconds of play remain- Lind. 4 and :ézrw_" (McLindon defeate N’ o) ] edquist by defay 2 rett defeal l’(':‘z'( {‘,:i“:&‘f’:lc("‘l",‘gem"?f:fif“‘::"‘_“fntg R . Rosendall by dofagit: 1 R. Coroin de- an extra period. Capt. Sharp count- 7 ed the winning tally. Although played on a slippery field were and both horses and riders ) T spilled frequently, no injuries re-| defs e illiam_ Mo default: O. Owen defeated W. P. M- sulted. Garth by default: 3. Whitaker defeated dye. the East Potomac championship golf tournament. Feature clashes in class A were carded between John Boger and Robert B. Burton, the latter one of Washington’s represent- atives in the last national public links tournament at Cleveland, and Ralph Bennie, erstwhile Eastern High ath- lete, and T. B. Rollins. Favorites came through victorious yesterday. In leading class A matches William McGuire vanquished J. V. Hare, 1 up, in a hard-fought e counter, and John Boger was hard pressed to win over Charles Evans, jr., by the same margin. In feature contests in class B, Vol- ney Burney downed A. S. French. 1 up, in 20 holes, and R. E. Lewis tri- umphed over F. Byer, 1 up, in 20 holes. Yesterday's results: CLASS A. 1 John Boker defeated Charles Evans. jr. }' B, Burton defeated John M. Downes. ECOND-ROUND play in the five classes was scheduled today in feated Donald Morgan, 5 and CLASS E. Charles Ragland d e 1 V. B, Booney. i 52 EiAtice Getented E. ¢, Lambath by A new treat “in a mild cigar luxcury of full Havana filier, yours Distributors: OTTOBEISENLOHR & 0S., Inc. 935 H Street N.W. ‘Washington J. S. 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Pratt in the semi-final encoun ters that must be decided together witi the final match by October 15. Summaries: A "l"hirddrgm‘\‘d—-’ B ilfer. defeated W C. G 12, 5 and 4: 4. rees. 18 defeated J. 1. Burnett. i and 1: John W. Childress, 11, defeated P. Risdele, 9. 1 up. 27 holes. Pairings_for semi-final round—Allison vs. Pratt. De Frees vs. Childress. W. Ray Murphy yesterday won the Washington and Baltimore Florists’ Handicap medal play tournament held at Indian Spring. He turned in a low gross score of 94, his card being 94— 20—74. R. H. Graham with a net card of 68 was the winner of the low net prize. Summaries: rk va. Allison, 8, defeated €. and 1: H. C.Pratt, 11, v R, s Brode Charles D.” Biackistone. H. Dillo 8 16424 Fman: 104-30— 102:24— —&0: Donald Waq H. Graham. ir, 108- 106-36—7: milMEN TO PRACTICE. Seat Pleasant emen, who meet Renrocs on Sunday, will practice to- night at 8 o'clock on Maryland Park field. 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