Show SPORT PORT THE D LIGHT PORT LIGHT Dy Dr OR GRANTLAND RICE Copyright 18 1923 1 Nt New York Fork TrIbune Inc Ine Trademark Rc Registered U 13 S 8 Ia P tat C Of flee SnOTS pE OF OF LEADERS ron roll U tL S So OPEN No 0 Will WIlI 0 Will Oak Ridge Willie MacFarlane popped UP for the U S open peu at Inverness In 1920 lie tied with Bobby Jones Joncs only enly a few tw strokes out of ot first place Whereupon Willie left the theU theU U Ii S open flat until 1925 1 25 at Wor Worcester 01 cester caster This time he again tied Bobby Jones Jonee but was Va II a a tie for first place ploce They played ort oft the first eighteen holes and time the tie tic was as tight rs S ever They played again and this time Willie oh- oh al though four strokes down at the ninth came tearing book bak In 33 to win a solitary blow Now Willie Is defending defending- his crown this week against the great great- greatest est eat golfer In ho he world and Wit Wll lie lle Is about as high hl h wrought up over oscr the tho matter as he h would be Inhaling a a J bowl of o porridge Tho They can beat Willie now and then but they cant can't make mako him worry about It I MacFarlane as I-as one of the finest swings extant and one of the hap hal hal- happiest of all the golfing natures It may be that he hasn't quite enough grimness s and determination tion lion but at least the game gamo earn never will upset his digestion lIe II Is a afine afine afine fine and when he hap hap- happens hap happens pens to bo be b In the right mood he heIs heis heIs Is a hard man to beat When hen he Isn't he ho refuses to bother or fret There Is no one who has hu tried less to make mak the tho th title pay him big bif ro- ro re returns turns than this same Scotch pro who won and took the winning In dalt dally daily stride MacFarlane put himself In the time hunt at Worcester by going out In 31 five pr or six under par He Ie Ie went for tor every putt and as they dropped Willie Uhe laughed l on when th y failed t to 1 drop he at least never let It bother or annoy flnoy him Willie Ie MacFarlane no nay not defend his title this week at Scioto but he heIs heis heIs Is a great treat golfer colter with every club In the th shop and ho he will be some some- somewhere somewhere somewhere where In the ramble when the thelast thelast last putt sinks sink lIe II has a free crisp confident way of ot hitting the tb ball that Inspires No 0 lO-Ai lO KS Grand Rapid Just a 0 few years eara ago afo Al AI Wat Wat-rous Wat I rous was wa an alert and active cad cam cam- cad dio die around Yonkers Westchester In general and Van Von Cortlandt pork park Then Al grew crew up and a ag g gand nd golf olt same game rew grovr up with him Watrous o of f fine tine golfing build on the lean 11 wiry side weighing weighing- around 1 iO has Jas now taken hia place among amone Ile tIO best of tho iho he young youn homebred who came carne along to- to together to tether to-tether gether He Ic 3 AS plenty of power and his control has Increased con considerably In the Ih last year rear or so lie played shot for tor shot with willi Bob Bob- Bobby Boil by b by Jones sent seventy holes In the British open and finally finished two ahead of Wal- Wal Wal Walter ul tel ter Hegen He was wan good enough to finish second with a II clear mar mar- marIn gIn In of two ole oles In this cham chant championship championship and he will b be good en- en enough enough en ough to mak make somebody step at Scioto That last championship should give dvo him Im additional confidence confidence confidence dence and leave him about set for some fireworks at Columbus lie lieIs lIeIs HeIs Is young oung strong and he can play playa a lot ot of golf colt Till flU GA VAGABONDS Winds and tramps tramp and roving brooks Far from worry work and books Far from an any steel-bound steel creed What a life lite they lead Winds and brooks and roving tramps As they pitch their restless camps I Far from dut duty care car or strife what Baby what a life lite THREE FACTORS Jo The three thre main factors factor In the National league race jut just ju t At ct pres- pres pres present ent mt are Pittsburg St St Louis Loula and Cincinnati Hard liard luck has maGe mace macea II a race out ot of o It by cramping style Th The Tho four our shin thin i ing lights on that club are ar Cuyler Culer Wright Traynor and Carey Three ot of the four have been sick or r In- In Injured injured In Injured at stated Intervals just enough to hurt hurl heavily cranor and Carey were of little use for many weeks after atler the th season eason op- op opened opened op opened ened and then Glen Wright drew drewa a touch of flu And It so happens that Glen Wright and Pie Tray Traynor nor are t twi twe w of ot the tho greatest ball bait ballplayers ballplayers I players who have crashed In SInce the youth of Cobb and Speaker This has lias left Kiki Cuyler Culer alone Intact and he h baa ha been burning up the circuit Skill morale and management fIgure largely In but sPort sport but you OU I gotta golla ha haw have some luck too And St Louis and Cincinnati among others othern have enough stuff to make a a hard fight on to the stretch They are good ball clubs and the they will be b at home homo the tho eater g-eater reater Oart of the month 01 OF LEADERS IN IX INTHE TIlE THE II U S OlEN DILL NO BILL 7 7 BILL Bill BUI who ha has been named the tho th Wild Bull of the Bunkers Is one on of those golfers goiters I who may win an open before you ou know U It a game came and if IC Lad Lady Luck smiles smile on him on once co In a while he can travel fast No Noone I one had heard much about him hini until he ho suddenly came camo near win win l at four tour years ago when he let U a a putt or two slip awo away at the tho finish and then fell back only by two Iwo strokes He had a certain who rated him to 1 In the tho British open looking for tor a deep deepwell deepwell well ell or some prussic acid through I the first two rounds but he dip dip- dipped dip dipped ped pod In the last lilt two and lost lost his stride Last year ear he trained with a five fl fivemile mile road rond gallop callop but started too badly to catch up Bill Is a n fume fine golfer with at least a chance NO GENE GENE 4 t GENE FRESH MEADOW Geno Gene had his greatest years ears In 1922 and 1923 He won I the open an the th P G A In 1922 and GA he h beat Hagen Haten In the th P G A for tor 1923 1023 In the former year ear a he also stop stopped pod Hagen abruptly nGen Ina in a two hole match Then Tl Gene bc began an diagnosing his hi game switchIng his hi style a little chang Ing Int chanc-Int things thines around and back ho he went to the th herd I H He cam carne caine back ack a tong lone part of ot the way at Worcester and this thi season he h hits has gone con over oer to his old st Ie of four tour years ears ago afo As a result he his bern been hitting the ball bali well smell In 1922 practiced practiced at every ery chance often for hours at a time At Skokie he even een practiced between rounds until his stroke wa was grooved He has vast ast yearnings to regain hIs his lost host laurels at Scioto arid ad he should ha e have hae a better chance to slip through than he has known since dm th glory elory of Skokie SI okle It now Is largely 1 a matter of getting ec hIs confidence back and holding It over the route At Oakland HUls till I-till for example he went out In 33 and then let one bad hole throw him bin off oft his stride through a It do- do demolition de demolition of ot hi his confidence Hels He still young oung and strong with his best years ears on ahead To be continued ELEVEN DAYS YS AWAY Paul raul Berlenbach and Jack De- De Delaney Dc lany De-lany laney now now mow have o just eleven eleen days das lii In which to sol set themselves for the most Important contest ot of their Pugilistic live lives Berlenbach's victory of ot Strib- Strib ling hog was worth to him easily possibly h twice taice Ice that much It If hn ha can beat bat Delaney D lancy laney he will willbe willbe willbe be In for tor a still richer harvest hanest The winner of thi this fight has n a golden olden harvest to reap for tor he eon an then meet tnt heavyweIghts hea for tor bl big mone money without risking his title These two now stand alone In their division They The have havo cleaned out all the tho debris They stand on top of hill hili together where only one can remain It Is only a matter malter of two t months now no until the old favorites retUrn Talo Yale Worried Over Oer Geor pla Geor-pla gla gia HolyCross Game Harvard Fears Hol Holy Cross To be continued go 00 |