| Show S R l es 4 Top Form Boosts Hopes Mopes of U Cup ClIP Team for Victory Over British DY BY THIS years year's U S Ryder Cup team members have high hopes ot of being belne the first visiting squad to win this prized inter Inter- international international national golfing event which will willbe willbe willbe be held at Southport and dale Ains-dale dale June 30 29 In the first place the Ameri Ameri- Americans Americans Americans cans will go Into the match matches much better groomed than the th British The grueling P G A t competition competition tion lion over the hills and dales of at atthe the Field Club course at Pitts Pitts- Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh burgh the heated 18 hole matches matchel at the Inverness and the th recent hole 72 National Open grind have all aU served tp get Uncle Samuel s golfing children in the best shape chape physically and mentally for Cor the th tilts with Britain s best professionals And to be sure the boat ride across should give them the proper rest at this point to pre pre- prevent pre prevent vent staleness AS A AS S regards competitive play leading up to these Ryder matches the British pros are lire not as fortunate as liS the Americans They have arranged for tor them them- themselves themselves them selves a to fair tournament tournament tournament ment schedule but nothing that can compare with the steady al- al almost almost al almost most out in grind over hereIn here In the second place this years year's American merican Ryder Cup team seems to be lust just about bout the best In tn his his- history history his history tory Usually there are loud and bit bit- bitter bitter bit bitter ter charges charees ot of politics in the se- se selection selection se selection lection of the Ryder Cup players but no one can complain about this years year's appointments shooting Sharp Denny Shute P G A champion brilliant Ralph Guldahl National Open king Sammy Snead Open Byron Nelson master of the Masters long long- lonc driving Ed Dudley gallant Tony Manero and the cagey veterans Gene Horton Smith Henry Picard and Johnny Re- Re Rc olta solta are a well-balanced well team Lots of ot good golfers goUers were passed up in selecting the team I but not better golfers The boys boy x ti t fw a P I y r I Ott 1 s 44 t r r n nw nc w c a Four masters of the green reen are these above Upper left Byron Nelson upper right Sam Snead Below at left Denny Shute and right Ralph winner of the National Open Golf GolC Cham at Oakland O Club Birmingham Mich chosen are the cream of ot the crop 4 A AS S an added feature to this years year's Ryder Cup matches professional proCessional cham cham- champion champion champion pion Denny Shute Is going to cross clubs with Henry Cotton Britain's mighty monarch of the fairways In a special match for forthe forthe forthe the world s professional golf gott- gottIng golfIng Ing championship It H is to be hoped that Shutes Shute's tHIck back strained In the National Open is strong and well again for this duel of ot the divots He 11 need ajl his strength and then some to stroke out Henry who would be good enough to play on the American Ryder Cup up team That 1 Is more than the you car carsay elf say for a lot of his British team malts matts |
