Show Tales of Wayside a Tee Dy Dr CR D RICE lICE I gaming anIng Ten t tj In Include lu the Winner Inner now How many n tt name ten gOlfers and get ret the Inner vinner from bl his list for Cor the nd next nest open championship just ahead 1 It sounds as simple as adding 2 an and 1 2 or 1 S nd 2 I But nut also no noone noone ono one had Gene In such alist a alist list at nt Skokie In 1322 1922 No one nt at atall atall all ha had Cyril Walk Walker r listed at Oakland Hills In 1924 And Arid no such list Included Willie Mac Mac- Mac Farlane Farlane arlane at Worcester last lost sum sum- summer tum-mer tum mer So the Big Ten have failed fo to Include a winner In three out ot of the last tour four open opens and that Is quite enough testimony to show what a a slippery job naming the Inner Is IL Is Such a list at would have to Include Bobby Dobby Jones Walter Vallet Hagen Hacon Bill Johnn Johnny Far Far- Farrell Far rell rell reil and Macdonald Smith There are five to tart with all great Golfers all seasoned campaigners Number 6 t will w be Willie MacFar- MacFar MacFarlane MacFar-lanc MacFar lane although no open champion has repeated In 14 It years ears But Bul 2 MacFarlane Is Ie a great golfer who wont won't worry too much about the championship strain The crown has hae worn orn no bald places place In his scalp Number 7 will be Harry Cooper tho flashing Western star etar enter enter- g his first championship Number 8 S will bo ho Leo num nuns number number ber 9 Bobby and number 10 Gene So here hero they Jones are are Jones hag lIag- hagen Hag rn I en Melborn Farrell Smith Mac Mac- MacFarlane Mac Mac-Farlane Farlane Cooper Deigel Cruick- Cruick Cruickshank CruIckshank shank Cruick-shank shank and Sa razeD This is a i brilliant list Yet it Il IlIs ItIs Is ii no part of ot a a certainty that It will produce a champion at Scioto this week For there remain George Von Elm Tommy Armour Al AI Wat Wat at rous roul Cyril Walker Valker Jim Barnes Jock Chick Evans E Wll Ille lie lle Klein Mike Brad Brady Eddie Held Emmet French Tommy Kerrigan WIllie Villie Hunter Fred McLeod and several others who have be been n play play- playIng playing playing ing standard roll rolf It might also ho bo remembered that the American Invading In team may be pretty prelly well golfed out b by the time It arrives from England and l lands nd at Co- Co Columbus Co Columbus lumbus There has been a 8 w week ek ekof of ocean travel but the long Ions grind often needs need more moro than a week for recovery There Is no comparison now be- be between be between tween the th s of ot th the tho two fields In the U S S and the tho British open All of ot Americas America best golf golf- golfer golfers ers er ers are at home horn and most mot of Brit Brit- Britain's Brit Brit- Britain's ains ain's best are ere nver vcr here For this latter list includes include Mac 1110 Jock Tommy Armour Cyril Walker Jim Barnes Darnes Willie MacFarlane Bobby Cruickshank and many more The Tho U S open now has become the greatest test teat In golf golt and by all odds the biggest show It has isas more groat great golfers golfer figuring quality and com corn combined than any championship has ever known from other da days There are young stars comInG on year by year who think nothing of stepping around a 8 champion champlon- championship ship courso course In 69 or 70 and who only need the the seasoning Reasoning they are aro getting to suddenly flame out as Sarnen did did year years ago Four Your amateurs have bave won this open OuImet Travers Traver Evans and order and the amateur list will wilt again bo be 8 n a worthy addi- addi addi addition lion tion with Jones Von Elm Evans Marston Gunn Held Wolf Shute Shull to name nama nam only a Do partial array Jones has never ne finished below sec sec-m end 1 place pace since Ince 1921 1821 and his next start will mean drama whatever happen It IC ho h can run 1 2 1 2 again It Ill III be the I year five spits spin in golf golt Day In and day out ho Is ii without any question the greatest medal modal player In the world It will be do doubly bly Interesting to follow Walter aller Hagens Hagen's bid He Ho won his last U S open at nt Braeburn seven years ago nn am he lie will make one of oC the tho hardest fights of hi his care career r to recover reco the crown that has has battled baffled him for so 0 many struggling seasons season In that Inter Inter- Interval Interval val vat he ha has won almost every Other title offered but the tho open has found hi his last lest nix alx attempts well short of oC the he goal There Thero are In two golf golt A ore rs ho ho have hove never naver won but who are good enough to 1 win In and ond sho ho homay may be duo due for the break theY need These two are Macdonald Smith and Johnny Farrell or of Lakeville and Quaker Ridge Do Both h have ban made heir belr bide bids and have come close and both have avo beets been playing exceptionally well for the thelast thelast last month even a a 66 or 67 has been nothing uncommon over hard courses One Ono or both should hould bo be among th the leaders up to tho final The Tho single round II a aday aday day on Thursday and Friday will give Mac Smith a better chance especially It if the tha JulY Jul sun Is up to July form Watching these theeo two play one wonders wonder how they can canev canever canever ev ever r be bo beaters beate Columbus and Scioto have made elaborate plan plans for a II brilliant show and those thoo who care for tor dra dra- drama dra- dra drama drama ma adorn adorned d or unadorned will find It In th the Buckeye citadel del this week |