BRITISH CARS TO RACE ABROAD
Triple Challenge
To Germany
(By A. G. THROSSELL)
London, January 13.
British racing cars are again to compete in international Grand Prix races after an inter- val of 15 years. The domination of the two German teams, which last year completely monopolis- ed all open events, will be chall- enged on all sides, for France as well as Britain is returning to this arena.
Grand Prix cars this year have to conform to a new formula, de- signed to keep speeds within to more manageable limits and produce cars less hopelessly divorced from the cars of com- merce. Last year's 200 m.p.h. freaks weighed rather less than an English family "ten," had 500 h.p. engines under their bon- nets, and cost about £5,000 each to build.
Under the new formula, cars may have engines up to 3 litres capacity (about 20 h.p. in our rating) super- charged, oor 4% litres (about 30 h.p.) unsupercharged, and there is a minimum weight limit varying according to engine size.
The racing season does not begin until well on in the spring, but already two German *stables," three in France, one and possibly
Johnny Goodman, above, the reigning United States Amateur golf champion, is a member of their 1938 Walker Cup golf team which is reviewed by George Greenwood in the next column,
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AMERICAN WALKER CUP TEAM FOR ENGLAND
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NHE United States Golf Association has invited the following to represent the United States in the Walker Cup match against Great Britain at St. Andrews on June 3 and 4: F. Quimet (non- playing captain) (Woodland G.C., Auberndale, Mass.), R. Billows (Dutchess Golf and Country Club, Poughkeepsie, New York), J. W. Fischer (Highland Country Club, Fort Thomas, Kentucky), J. Goodman (Omaha Field Club, Omaha, Nebraska), F. Haas (Louisiana State University G.C., Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Kocsis (Red Run G.C., Royal Oak, Michigan), Reynolds Smith (Lakewood Country Club, Dallas, Texas), M. Ward (Tacoma Coun- try and Golf Club, Tacoma, Washington), and C. R. Yates (Atlanta Athletic Club, Atlanta, Georgia).
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Alternatives: T. Suffern Tailer (Piping Rock Club, Valley, New York) and D. K. Moe (Alderwood Country Club, Port- land, Oregon).
Four of the nominated players, writes George Greenwood, were members of the 1936 team which routed the British players at Pine Valley by nine matches to nil, with three halved.
The four are Johnny Goodman, the reigning amateur champion, Johnny Fischer, who beat Jack McLean at the 37th hole in the final of the American champion- ship two years ago Reynolds Smith, champion of Texas, and Charlie Yates, of Atlanta, a
golfing friend of Bobby Jones. tor Thomson, then British cham- Goodman is a romantic figure, pion, by 3 and 2. It is the general Starting as a caddie at Omaha, he belief in America that Goodman
(By J. FERRIER)
Sydney, January 14. made his way to tournaments by will win our championship, to be For the second successive year acting as attendant on Trans-Con- played at Troon prior to the inter- two in Italy, and one in England Harry Cooper was the outstand-tinental cattle trains. While on one national match. are actively preparing for what pro-ing professional golfer in
the of these exploits he arrived at Ray Billows, one of the new mises to be the most open and keen-United States. He not only Pebble Beach, California, and in players, all of whom are youngsters, ly fought series of
international topped the averages with 71.58 the first round of the championship gets his place in the team by virtue races since the old Gordon Bennett strokes a round for 78 tourna-
caused a sensation by beating Bob-of being runner-up in last year's days.
ment rounds, but he also was the
by: Jones.
American Amateur Championship, - FIRST GRAND PRIX E.R.A. greatest prize winner, with near-
GOODMAN AS CHAMPION? after beating Fischer in the semi- At Bourne, in Lincolnshire, homely 14,000 dollars.
Subsequently Goodman, a perky final. Ward another newcomer to of Hereward the Wake, the E.R.A.
little fellow with all the self-con- the side, reached the semi-final, in syndicate, whose Mæcenas is Mr. The American averages, it is fidence imaginable, won the U.S. which he was beaten by Goodman. Humphrey Cook, are building their seen, show how little separates Open Championship, beating all i first Grand Prix car, to carry the leading professionals. Ten play the famous professionals. In the Once again. Francis Quimet, one British green against the white offers had an average of 72 a round last Walker Cup match he beat Hec of the most popular and outstand- Germany, the red of Italy, and the for a season's play.
ing figures in world golf, has been blue of France.
appointed captain, again in a non- playing capacity. He has been member on every U.S. team since the match was instituted in 1922.
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The earnings of the leading 12 Last year the
E.R.A players ranged from Cooper's 14,000 style of putting which has turned was phenomenally successful; it dollars to 4,000 dollars. Gene Sa-him from a mediocre putter to one won more races (limited to cars of razen was eighth with 5,500 dollars. who is able consistently to hole the
ball from various distances. its own size) than did either Mer-
N. von Nida's success in Manila
* cedes or Auto-Union. For 1938 they are building a car with an en-was a just reward for a player who By using the thumb and first fin- Heger of the right hand dominating gine of 2% litres. It will have to has absolutely lived for golf. compete on level terms with the 3-has given the game all his time, the grip and by swinging the club litre Germans and the 4-litre "un-practising and playing more than straight back from the ball he is able to keep the face of the club blown" French, but still should give any other professional.
It was not surprising to see Jap-closed on the ball, se producing a a good account of itself."
anese players taking a prominent maximum of top spin. A CROWDED CALENDAR Its first appearance is likely to be part among von Nida's opponents.
In recent at the German Nurburg Ring June, and it will be seen
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its native soil in the Donington Grand Prix, if not before.
years Japan's leading professionals have made a yearly tour of the United States and have thus benefited their game greatly.
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Starting life as a caddie, Ouimet won the U.S. Open championship at the age of 20, after a tie with Harry Edward Ray and the late Vardon. This was one of the big- gest surprises ever recorded in the history of the game. Ouimet, aged 45, is now a atockbroker at Boston, Mass.
The US, team-will-arrive in this This style of putting is almost-
the universal among the American country in time to compete in players. It produces a smoothly Amateur Championship at Troon, running putt with a minimum of which
immediately precedes the effort.
match at St. Andrews.
Starting with an international race at Cork in April, at which the promoters hope to get entries from abroad, the racing calendar is crowd- ed with events right up to October, and stances of prominent British and after the great success of the and American professionals. big race at Donington last autumn,
One of the most interesting_com- Parisons seen for some time is a series of photographs in a British JUST ONE ITEM FROM OUR golf journal of the putting grips
when the German cracks showed us
The four Americans selected all had
their paces, there will be a keen the same grip and stance and appear- demand to see at least one real in-led comfortable. The Englishmen had
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