Show TEN GOLFERS WILL COMPETE IN BIG BI EVENT Committee Has Task rask In Making l Selections for British Open BY nY RAY RAt nA Y MCCARTHY Special Correspondent of ot the thc Standard Examiner Exam Copyright 1927 1127 1 U 7 Consolidated Press Association NEW YORK April 2 From From now on and until the snow snowdrifts drifts again little white balls will be fly fly- flyIng Ing all over the landscape through through- throughout out these United States for tor the golf golt season of ot 1027 1 7 Is now under way wa The southern campaign is at an end or rather it is being contin contin- continued con continued while golfers goiters fn In the tho east and I the west are swarming on the links after afier several months of ot Inactivity I The Tho war ar is on on and and the fight fight- fighting fighting ing will not be confined to the golf golt courses either cither A merry lit Ut- little UttI littin tin tle to set-to is promised at lt the very beginning with the selection of ot the theten theten theten ten professionals who will represent represent sent America In the international matches to be played with Eng En lards lands best at Worcester Mass on June 10 and 11 There are art 15 or 18 United States pros of ot the first water who feel fecI they de- de seno to be named for for- forthe the teams The Tho golf goIt professional guards his reputation r r very zealously and there is no denying that great Jealousy exists among this clan The game gam gamIs is their their- bread and butter for a a. afew afew few It means affluence Regard Regard- Regardless Regardless less of ot who Is named those left lett out in the cold will be he bitter and there thue will be no end of ot acrimony HONOR HERE JlEnA A committee of ot three from the professional golf golt association will do dothe dothe dothe the choosing and their selection will be tantamount to rating raUnS' the American pros for tho the year ear To Tobe Tobe be In the first ten Is quite an honor besides tho the fact that It has hasa a monetary valuation Walter Waiter Hagen has Just been named captain of ot the American team so eo his place is assured Now ow scan the list of ot other and when nine of ot these are picked it will bo be found that some somo truly fine tine golfers goiters will bo be omitted from the first ten Bobby Cruick- Cruick Cruickshank shank Tommy Armour Johnny Farrell Joe John Gold Gold- Golden en en Harry Cooper Al AI Watrous Larry Gene Willis MacFarlane im Barnes Al AI Espinosa Bill Mac 1 e Smith Leo Diegel Emmett French Fred McLeod and Jock Hutchison art are ar rated highly among amon Americas America's professionals proCessionals and It is hardly like like- likely ly the selectors will w go outside this l list for Cor their or team v vIt It is almost certain that MacFar MacFar- MacFarlane lane Barnes Hutchison and Mo Leod will wili not receive any consider consider- consideration consideration yet each is a former Amer ican lean or British h title holder Gold Gold- Golden Golden en cn though he won the greatest individual prize of ot the winter sea a. a son by taking as lS his re reward re re- reward ward In the southern open also Is not nol likely to bo be on the team and Mac Smith and Diegel will be fortunate to be named ASSURED D PLACES CES Places are virtually assured to Farrell Cruickshank Armour Cooper Watrous and M and that leaves only two berths open for the rest of ot the th field Even I ven razen is iJ i on the doubtful list at this moment and when hen such n a grand little shot maker as this former United States State open champion Is tain tam of ot a a. place it Il will be realized what a task confronts tho lie men who must pick the team However regardless of ot who Is finally named for the U. U S. S squad the writer forecasts defeat for the British holders of ot the Ryder cup cut Great Britain has rounded up Ha Its greatest professionals proCessionals for the in invasion In In- but It Is doubtful If It they can cope with the tho United States State Abe Abc Mitchell will captain the th British shooters tharp and that team leant will Include such notables as Archie Ted Jed Ray George Duncan George Gadd Arthur Havers and Aubrey Boomer With the International matches and the sustained fight of ot th the pro pro- to squelch Bobby Jones Jones' domination of the game the In In- In Interest interest terest In golf the coming months promises to be greater than ever before and when the season Is la over there will be few who will question the contention of those tho e who insist golf golt Is 13 the national game ame of ot America It n is to be regretted that Miss Glenna Collett cannot find the time to go abroad this summer to play in the British ladles' ladles cham cham- championship In winning the north and south at PInehurst this week the former United States title tiU hold hold- holder er or showed she is at the peak of ot her playing form However there Is still a a. poasi possibility that Maureen Orcutt the youthful metropolitan champion will cross the th Atlantic Miss Virginia Van Wio Wie Is still stihi very much In the lie running for tor- top laurels as she was well ell up on Miss Collett In the north and south final before she ahe collapsed on the Incoming halt half |