Golf

P: In Manhattan, faintly groggy after sailing through a North Atlantic hurricane, displaying sprigs of heather in their buttonholes, the ten British golfers that will challenge the U. S. for possession of the Walker Cup, brought themselves and their links-gear ashore, set off for practice at Garden City, L. I., where the International Matches are to be played Sept. 12 and 13. Their ponderous leader, Cyril Tolley, "siege gun of British golf," French Open Champion and onetime (1920) British Amateur Champion, declared that they might be a stronger team had they with them E. W. E. Holderness (British Amateur Champion, 1922 and 1924), Roger Wethered (British Amateur Champion, 1923), Robert Harris. Tolley's nine are: O. C. Bristow, Major Charles O. Hezlet, W. L. Hope, Dennis H. Kyle, W. A. Murray, Robert Scott, Jr., the Hon. Michael Scott, T. A. Torrance, E. F. Storey.

P: At Mamaroneck, N. Y., Cyril Walker, National Open Champion, and Joe Kirkwood, famed Australian freak-shot maker, gave golfdom cause for mild astonishment by failing to qualify for the Professional Golf Association Championship Tournament to be held at French Lick, Ind., Sept. 14 to 20. Fifteen district qualifying rounds were going on throughout the country to determine a field of 64 starters for this event. The Metropolitan District, for example, was allotted 14 places to fill and 150 applicants teed off for 36 holes at the Quaker Ridge Course. Low score was 143.

P: At Providence, R. I., the national women's championship was put in motion. Edith Cummings was off the tee early for her qualifying round. Her most dangerous competitors were Champion Glenna Collett (1922 and 1923) and Champion Marion Hollins (1921) of Providence and Manhattan, respectively. Her most interesting competitor was Mary K. Browne of California, national tennis champion of 1912, 1913, 1914, now an able linkswoman.

Toting Miss Cummings' large bag-full of clubs was another interesting figure--Caddie Joseph Horgan, of the Westchester Biltmore Club, Rye, N. Y. Having caddied and coached the Champion to victory last Fall, Joe could not bear to miss her performance this year and had traveled to Providence "on his own" to be at her side. Well above the voting age, shrewd as any Irishman, Joe is a rare jewel among caddies.

Glenna Collett, playing her home course, broke the National Tournament's qualifying-round record with 79 strokes.