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Show HERD WITH 17LEDS IIOLE-IN-ONE STARS J. Braid, English Golfer, Has Holed Out on Fly 11 Times. The golf season hns lengthened out to the mid-way post and yet no word has drifted In from England telling of additional hole-in-one triumphs by the venerable Sundy Herd. It may be that the old boy Is slipping, slip-ping, as they say down by the gas house. Herd Is undlsputably the world's champion hole-in-oner at all weights, form and distance considered. Over a space of 85 years' play the ancient Sandy has experienced the maximum golf thrill no fewer than 17 times. The runner-up honors In the hole-In-one race probably belong to Jimmy Hrald, the English star. Braid has holed out on the fly 11 times. On the other hand, Harry Vardon, most gifted golfer of his time, and winner of six open championships, has only holed one tee shot. Chji'k Evans,, Chicago amateur, had prohubly played as much golf 'as any of the stars since 1909, yet It was only . recently that he snared his . second ace. The most notable hole-ln-one In recent re-cent yeara was scored by Jock Hutchison, Hutch-ison, , American professional, at St- ' Andrews during the 1021 British open championship. ' This stroke of fortune for-tune moved Hntchlsnn Into a tie with Roger Wethered.s younj Oxford student, stu-dent, and In the. playoff the fallowing day the American won. |
