Show Wes of or Q a Waif wide fide ee GR Sw lJ cY GRANTLAND RICE Copyright 1923 1323 New York Trib TrIb- Tribune TrIbune une Inc I Nineteen hundred an and l t twenty twenty- twentythree twenty three enty- enty th three reI as u usual ual has been a vear ear of at slaughter for tor golf gait champions who ho hoI I won their crow cro crowns crons ns last sum sum sum- summer mer and fall tall with Hh 1922 1 22 Its ham hal et t The figures are appalling when hen It cornea conies to sho showing Ing the complete de station wrought by a game that Jt has hils no mercy upon Its champIons or Its stars stan I Golf Galt Is a ft game came of at tradition but tradition In rank ranle Is net ne never neer er en tOler- tOler tolerated by the most cruel ot of all Ive lye masters Look ook over the at wreckage at the th start tart of at the season season Sara zen was as United States open champion Hagen Haren was British open champion Sweetser was 0 United States ama ama- amateur amateur champion Holderness was British amateur champion Miss lIss Wethered was as British omell w omen omens s 5 champion Mica Mi Collett was ag United d States Statu women's champion I I I I I Here are arc sl six Ix great champions champion Hagen Sweetser S Holder holder- holderness ColletI nes ness Wethered and Collet Coliet Yet not one was wag able abl to defend a 4 a nation national III title alone with Ith t two 0 cro crowns ns to battle for tor finally saved one tram from the games game's assault by the most brilliant weeks week's week play of oC the sear S by golf gal almost as liS bril- bril brilliant bril llant came within thin one hole of re- re re 1 but couldn t quite make makeI the the grade rade against the I finish of at Max lax Marston Mareton I THEY TUey COIE COalE COME THEY rIlEY GO rO This I Is the slogan of golf golt It Is Isa 1 I a peculiar thin thins thing that even golfers golfer Almost unknown of ani omy good a avera e skill go so after atter champions with small mall respect They are to play olay better belle golf coif against a champion than I against an a rage rare player rhey seem to say Well ell thi th th's bird bind ought himI to win In but Ill I'll take Lahe tak a shot hot at him I III II go fro tor for et 1 and see w wh ha hat t happens It was as the wa Tommy Tomm Cochran or of o Falls Fails after barely ine went lent after arter Bobb Bobby Jones Jone In the th recent women's champlon ship MIs Miss hiss GInna Glenna Collett had looked I I to be a leading favorite She he had won on the th tournament at 1 set inthe et by beating liLies Ml US s CummIngs In InI 1 the final round She had won the I Canadian championship l from tram a strong field At Westchester-Biltmore Westchester on o aI I Wednesday she he had pia ed the first fin it nine nIDe holes In 37 strokes one on under par golf gaIt that looked look d to be SUpreme I And then the he old game irame had had's II s 's seemed emed to say aay Well I suppose It jq 18 about time I was proving that II tinI I had no ruler It Its It's about bout time tinto I Iwas Iwas was doing my sturt and looking lookin around for tor another ero crown n wearer IOn On the th next da das da's dav round MI Collett ClIett over or the same nine holes had 47 41 just jut ten strokes stroke worse ore than she he had been the day betor And that Is golf soU whether hether ne ne be bea bea a or one one one-bo lo bo a duffer clutter here is to be figured In i ance ad nothing nothing- taken for tor or granted ranted A star can win In a y one week seek 1 eel an and 1 tall fail to quail qualify the g next nelt Or he be can ean tall fail to Qualify on one week eek and win In a championship hip the ne next t There Is no reason in this game to be dOI downhearted or to be super super- related No o game came crushes conceit or fond rond hopes or happy dreams 1 quite as a suddenly an and 1 Quite as ef- ef ef effectively el And no game tame after Arter a depre depressing spell can with greater suddenness turn to o offer its cheering THe THU 1 tEW En CHAMPIONS ClI There has been a ft mighty ml and a aa a vc e-vc change chante In tn the champion champion- championshIp championship ship list w with Rh Ith old stars displaced dl et the he new champions are all just justas justas as north or of era crowns n There Is no In Inthe inthe r the list list none none that hasn't ITO Pro ed golf greatness betor e 1923 1 23 Bobb I lJones Jones has proved pro his great skill 1111 lear vear ear after vear ear ean ever over since he Jle was as I 14 back in tn the campaign n of oC 1916 1016 He le was only one stroke out at Skokie In 1922 1 2 and to 10 win In In 1923 1 was via all a matter of at justice just jut a about bout due doe du icia lIla Ma Marston amateur chant chant- plon plan has b been en pia Ing sound golf BOH for tor or nine sears vears eau Nine vears ears ao go he heC C canto close to beating Ouimet who later won the title Only brilliant golf gait 11 Ins has checked his march before be- be fore torp After inning tram front Sweetser at los I he lie m I last week eek at Pine PlOP alley In the Cup matches Miss Mis Edith Cummings ha has been as one ant of the three women omen In the country for II two a or three years year She has always as a's beena been a fine tine player with a stout tout heart Sh also was about due du to collect calfee her er reward re Miss Mis Cummings has ha a awing that thai combines freedom firm firm- firmness ness rh thin and power She Sh hll hits the ball and those who ho win today must do just ju t this They ma mawin ma m v win matches with lib the sure and RhO ten ter game anie hut but rarely championships On lime 01 other her side both Roger Wethered and Arthur layers Havers h two ha a of the new champions champion have hate been near the front rank for several ear earI Wethered ethere 1 tied Jock Joek for or the th open title at St An- An drew in 1921 H He was du duO due to wina win wina a crown and his victory was as de- de desen deser sen ser served ed So 1923 1 lIa has Jias been blen a Rood good year v ear r tn In re rewarding merit merit that for some om time had been forced to go o Its ed way It has turned out the old I champions all a fine tine lot of at golfers gollen to render delayed justice to the new nw 1 In n this respect it has haa ba ben been b In the moat most notable vear ear on the list lIt Golf has hn merely II shown gain how quickly It 11 becomes bored with Ith I kings queens and cro crown n wearers In general No 0 Other game eam I Is quite M as humbling for tor star and dub alike I No other game Is quite bo so Insist Insist- In Insistent Insistent ent upon the old query Oh Oh whit wh should the spirit of or mortal oe De proud |