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GOLF TITLEHOLDERS FACE SEVERE TESTS Competition of Stars This Year y Expected to Be Keen. Possession of Championship Crown Is Something of Uncertainty These DaysJesse Guilford's Chances Btlieved Promising. Although the important golf fixtures of the season are some distance away, the performances during the winter and spring season in the South Indicate Indi-cate that the competition Is going to be keener than ever In the title events. A golf crown Is something of an uncertain un-certain possession these days. For Instance, In-stance, not one of the champions of 191X) retained title honors In last summer's sum-mer's swift competition. In England, Duncan gave way to Jock Hutchinson In the British open; Jim ISurnes took the title held by Ted . Ray in the open here; Jesse lullford deposed Chick Kvans tn the amateur; Marlon llollins took the honors so often held by Alexa Stirling. Stir-ling. In the British amateur, Willie Hunter displaced Cyril Tolley. How many of these title holders will be able to retain their high places during the coming season? - o . 'V -3- T 'f Jesse Guilford. Not since 1912-1913, when Jerome Travers took the amateur title two seasons In a row, has any amateur champion been able to repeat. Gull-ford's Gull-ford's chances of accomplishing this feat are promising. With the hitting power of a Babe Ruth on the tee and the sure, light touch of a Jake Schaefer on the green, he will be a difficult man to stop at Brookllne. Oulmet looms up as a strong possibility this season, as be will be playing on the same course where In 1913 he made golf history by defeating Vardon and Kay. |