| Show YANKEE OPEN EVENT LEADS IN GOLFO OM Enrollment Looms Loom for 1927 Event Says Famous Critic By RAY MCCARTHY Special pendent of The Exam Copyright 1 27 Consolidated Pre Press Association T AUGUSTINE Fla Fia Jan 17 ST S There Is no gainsaying the fact that America Is taking laking the play away from the rest of o the unIverse In the matter ot or golf colt olt so much so that the most Important event of ot the entire golf golt realm each year has lias come COUle to be the United States open championship From 1860 up to about three or o tour four years ao ago the British open was considered the outstanding links classic Now r it has hag been relegated to second place super superceded ceded by the American blue rib rib- ribbon ribbon bon tournament This year the American open will II again be the most valued prize and more so than usual because of ot the decision of ot the th leading British professionals to I come over to defend the Ryder cup which they gained by trouncIng trouncIng lag Ing Uncle Uncia Sams Sam's professionals on orthe the the other side last June ThIs was the most humiliating defeat suffered by an American costing canting eat ent In a long time In any sport the score being 13 to t tVs The Th British stars will remain for tor tho the United States open of course Never In the history of ot the th American open have more than two or three continental stars made the trip in quest ot of our chief prize Now they are corn com comIng cornIng cornIng Ing over wholesale and they will tight fight valiantly to re-establish re the supremacy that has been yanked from them by Americans who have carried off o the British open five times in the last six years DEFEND CUPS The Britons are coming here primarily to play pay Iii in defense or of orthe the Ryder cup but actually they are coming with the hope of o haIng hay hav having ing one of their clan lift the UnIted States open which has not been carried across the seas ceas 1920 since 1920 when hen Ted Ted- Ray gave the trophy a ride to England Harr harry Vardon back In 1900 was the only other making the jaunt specifically spec for tor or the United States open title who achieved his aim or Of 0 course several foreign born golfers goiters have won the United States open In- In In Including eluding Jim Barnes Cyril Walker and Willie McFarlane but at the time these men were attached to American club clubs Regardless of ot the strength ot of othe the Invading forces the BrItons are due tor for a spanking In the Ryder cup matches here herb her Ot Of the Americans who ho competed in the event last year ear It is hardly like ly liko-ly I ly that more snore than tour four our will be tho named again and the tho other six sixto sixto sixto to be nominated rate exceeding 13 ly exceedingly 1 higher In their trade than do dothe dothe dothe the halt half dozen who England played In Eng land last summer Walter Hagen Al Watrous Bill DiU and possibly Tommy Armour will w again find places on the American team was the only American to win hIs match last June overcoming the redoubtable Archel Compston ton Comps ton b by two to up Emmett Emmott French got the other halt half point by squar squar- ing squaring with E B R It Whitcombe The Tho Theother Theother other Americans on tho the 1926 team were Jim Barnes Joe Kirkwood Joe Steine Fred McLeod and Cyril Walker alker The six or seven American professionals almost certain to be desIgnated with Hagen Watrous and are Johnny Farrell Joe Gene Mac Mac- MacI MacDonald MacDonald Mac Donald I Donald Smith Bobby obby CruIkshank Leo Diegel and Harry Cooper It ItIs Itis ItIs Is a toss up between Cooper and Armour for tor or the tenth plate place STRONG PLAYERS The English pros who ho are like like- ly likely to make the trip here are Abe Abc Mitchell Archie Compston Ted Ray Hay E B R Whitcombe Arthur havens Havers George Duncan Aubrey Boomer H II C Jally Sally George Geore Gadd and F Robson There I Is good authority for tor stating that the Ryder cup matches will be played In New NewYork NewYork York possibly over a ter ter course It wa was originally planned to hold this competition at Oakmont a week before the nis United Stat States open but hut the plan pl is 18 not feasible as ai few rew golf golt fol lowers In the Pittsburg district wil 11 to see aee the Englishmen In these theao matches snatches and then watch them also In th the open champion championship ship a week later The dates date wm probably be June 7 and 8 The United States open begins June 14 H |
