Canadian Golfer, September, 1922
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September, 1922 CANADIAN GOLFER 373 Well kept Clubs- OLF CLUBSare like friends: Old ones are always best. An application of Imperial Ioco Liquid Gloss keeps your old favorites ‘‘youthful.” A small quantity applied with a cloth moistened in water is sufficient for all the clubs in your bag. It cleans heads and protects them from rust. It leaves shafts spotless and helps preserve their spring and whip and protects them from moisture, InPREGAN Just the thing, too, for home furniture and a co woodworkorfor the car, Comes in handy, unbreakable containers, half-pint size and up, at furniture, department and hardware stores. IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED CANADIAN COMPANY CANADIAN CAPITAL CANADIAN WORKMEN CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. VII, No. 5 GOLF Course Planning Course Construction Course Maintenance Course Improvement Course Beautifying Nothing to Sell but. 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CANADIAN GOLFER Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association; Official Organ Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union; Official Organ Rules of Golf Committee, Published Monthly. Ralph H. Reville, Editor. W.H. Webling, Associate Editor. Mr. George S. Lyon, Toronto; Mr. J. T. Clark, Toronto; Mr. W. W. Reekie, New York, N.Y.; Mr. Brice S. Evans, Boston, Contributing Editors. President, The Royal Canadian Golf Association. Mr. R. C. H. Cassels, K. C., Toronto; Secretary, Mr. B. L. Anderson, 18 Wellington St. E., Toronto; Chairman Rules of Golf Committee, Canada, Mr George S. Lyon, Toronto; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Ralph H. Reville, Brantford. Subseription Price, Four Dollars a Year ,entered at Post Office as Second Class Matter Editorial Business Office, Brantford, Canada Toronto Office, Oueen City Chambers, 32 Church Street tt KE. Smalipeice, Representative. USS) Canadian golfers were generally disappointed at the showing Amateurs Win madelast month by the Britishersin the first of the Walker Cup TT the First International Competitions, when they went down to defeat to International the tune of 8 events to 4. Personally, however, the ‘‘Canadian Encounter for Golfer’’ was more than pleased with the way the Old Country the Walker Cup players stood up to the formidable aggregation pitted against them. As pointed out in these columns, more than once as a result of the war, amateur golf and for that matter professional golf in Great ritain has been sadly shattered and it will take some years before it recovers its prestige. Whilst the British amateur was for years fighting in the trenches, Chick’? Evans, Ouimet, Bobby Jones and other United States stars were going ‘bout the country, keeping in the pink of golfing condition, playing in Red Cross and other exhibition matches. No, it was no disgrace to lose the first bout lor the Walker Cup by a score of 8 to 4, considering all conditions and con- sidering that the Britishers were without their Amateur Champion, Holderness, and were playing underclimatic conditions, and to some extent, course conditions \iSamiliar to them. It is going to be a big job for some years to ‘‘lift’’ the Walker Trophy and take it aeross the Pond, but when once there, then the Britishers will have the advantageall in their favor, like the Americans have to-day. It must not be forgotten, too, that Canada and other golfing countries can challenge for the cup. Amateurgolf in this country is not yet in a position to take a fall out of the United States experts but there is no reason why it shouldn’t in the future, 375 376 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. VIII, No. 5 although of course, the odds are always in favorof a country of over one hundre: million being able to produce stars in all phases of sport, eapable of defeating th: representatives of a country of nine million or so. In the recent Walker contest, in the foursomes Ouimet and Guilford prove: entirely too strong for the makeshift team of Tolley and Darwin, winning )b: 8 and 7. Bernard Darwin was compelled to substitute for Captain Robert Harri of the invading team at the eleventh hour, when Harris had another attack of th chills from which he has been suffering. Jones and Sweetser, triumphed ove Torrance and Hooman, the Jong-driving Britishers, by 3 and 2, after being 9 up at one time. America’s third victory went to the eredit of Fownes and Marston, wh conquered the doughty Scots, Caven and MacKenzie, by the close score of 2 and | Britain’s one note of harmony in a day of discord was struck by Rog: Wethered and Colin Aylmer, who saved Albion from a shut-ount by defeating th: redoubtable ‘‘Chick’’ Evans and Bob Gardner, 5 up and 4 to play. The result of the singles was as follows:—Jesse Guilford, United States, d: feated Cyril Tolley, Great Britain, 2 and 1; Robert Jones, United States, defeate Roger Wethered, Great Britain, 3 and 2; Charles Evans, United States, defeated! John Caven, Great Britain, 5 and 4; Francis Ouimet, United States, defeated | ©. Aylmer, Great Britain, 8 and 7; Robert A. Gardner, United States, defeated W.B. Torrance, Great Britain, 7 and 5; C. V. L. Hooman, Great Britain, defeated Jesse Sweetser, United States, 1 up (37 holes) ; W. W. Mackenzie, Great Britain defeated Max R. Marston, United States, 6 and 5; Bernard Darwin, Great Britain, defeated W. C. Fownes, United States, 3 and 1. That “Youth Running true to form on the question of Championship upse! Must Be throughout the golfing world this season, the United States Served,” is Amateur goes to a new contestant, and Champion Jesse Gui Again ford is deposed and with him half a dozen ex-champions Demonstrated Brookline a week or so ago saw one of the greatest gatherings in U. S. of golf stars in the history of the game, and he would havebeen Amateur a bold man who would have prophesied the final results. !1 these columns last month a forecast was made that the old guard, ‘‘Chick’’? Evans, Ouimet, Guilford and Gardner would probably be in the front of the picture, but that the brilliant young Metropolitan amateur champion, Jesse Sweetser, would be worth watehing. And Sweetser has justified this prognostication and playing the steadiest kind of golf throughout a gruelliig week, has annexed the blue riband of this continent’s amateur golf and hus demonstrated that he is a player of the highest rank. In Sweetser and Sarazen the United States has unquestionably to-day, two of the world’s finest yourg golfers, and they are only two of many, as the United States has literally dozens of young golfers, both amateur and professional, who are almost in the saiic class with the new Amateur and new Professional Champions. Unless Great Britain, and for that matter Canada, can produce youngst: 's of a similar calibre, it would seem that the golfing leadership of the world is «1 the present time rather in the grip of our friends across the Border. They wo appear to be producing a better and morebrilliant band of young golfers thi any other country. And therein lies supremacy. GIVING HIM A HANDICAP ON HIS ALIBIS New golf shoes that don’t fit. 1 stroke. Lost a lot of sleep last night, ne) bor’s dog howled. 1 stroke. Blisters from pushing lawn mower. 1 str Smoked too much Jast night. 1 stroke. Eyes tired, read too much on train. ! stroke. New shaft in pet club is no good. 1 stroke. Car in garage, fourth t 1 this week. 1 stroke. Broiled lobster for lunch, never could eat lobster. 1 stro’ Lost $11.10 at poker Jast night. 1 stroke-—A. B. Frost. e p a r e d September, 1922 CANADIAN GOLFER 377 e ee e a ee SHRI TU a ARSEER (The Editor 1s always glad to answer questions about the Rules, and other golfing matters, but owing to so many ofthese requests coming in every month, he must ask in future that a stamped-addressed envelope be enclosed with alll such communications, otherwise they will not be answered). The Manitoba Executive of the C. L. G. U. has been asked and has con- sented to co-operate with the Public Parks Board in staging an open ladies tourn- ament at the Winnipeg Municipal Course the week of September 18th, the city providing all the prizes. This laudable idea to promote further interest among the women golfers who do not belong to any private elub is to be highly com- mended. It should be followed next seaseon by all the Municipal golf clubs in e the Dominion. c * * * This is how George Trevorin the ‘‘ Brooklyn Eagle’’ concludes a particularly s fine and fair article on the recent International Match—Great Britain vs. the United States :— o ‘‘Thus ended the first official contest for the Walker Trophy, which is nowfated to re main in its native land for one more year at least. The result could hardly have been doubted ; by those erities who had sized up the competing sides, even the British conceding that they had only a fighting chance for victory.