Show SPORT PARADE Ryder Team Under Fire Need Selection System SystemS S Boost Tourney Interest I By HENRY MELMORE United Press Pres Sports Writer NEW YORK April 22 Maybe 22 Maybe its it's because we were kicked on the head by a kangaroo when we wc were a child chUd but it seems to us the Ryder cup committee committee com corn could save itself a mess of grief by adopting a set formula for selecting the team The present system or Dr the I farm this system to give it its technical name brings the committee in for criticism Every two years when American professional golfers are named to meet the British theres there's an argument over the selection This year Billy Burke open champion in 1931 Is the storm center of the argument Billy of the big black cigar wasn't named and thousands thousands thou thou- thousands sands of his friends are demanding a recount I Obviously Its It's too loo late for the committee to escape grief this year But there Is no reason why they cant can't go o oat out and get et a sen len Ible aible plan for future use May we suggest a plan T Take ke ten leading summer and winter tournaments Make It compulsory com corn that a player to become a Ryder cup eligible compete In Inand Inand inand and play through at least lew six of these each uch year Then at the end of two years figure out the averages averages aver aver- ages ares of the players for lor these tournaments tour and those with the highest high high- est standing automatically become be come the Ryder cup team S I II I For example the following open open tournaments might be used National Metropolitan western Canadian St Sl StPaul Paul San Franci Francisco co match play Los Angeles Agua Caliente Miami Billmore Biltmore Bill Bilt- more and the north and south Since the national open is one of It If f not the toughest golfing test in the world let victory In national opens In n years between cup competition serve erve as automatic qualification For Forno Forno Forno no matter how badly a player fares in other tournaments if Jt h he be wins the national hes he's got more than a putt and anda a prayer Such a plan would enable an unknown un un- known cnown player with real ability to establish es es- himself as one of the games game's greats in the short space of two years year S But most Important of at all all aU It would Increase the Interest In tournament golf rolf which If were we're not mistaken is the prime aim of the P. P G. G A. A The tournaments selected se Ie- se- se selected as U Ryder cup proving grounds c would take on double Importance |