The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
HARRY VARD0N Is COMING.
THE NOTED GOLFER VIM SAN FROM
ENGLAND MKT SATURDAY.


VIII Civ. Exhibition Matches Here Until
Mny. When lie VIII DO Back for the Open
championship mt NJ. Andrews Mny
Return " the First Trip IL satisfactory.
Harry vnrdon, thrice winner Of the open cham.
pionship Of Great Britain and the present holder
Of the title, and who, by his victories al match pay
over the b.st golfers abroad. including While
Park. Jr, has won a clearly established pre-.
eminence In the game. will sail from England on
next Saturday for tine purpose Of playing in exnib,-
tion maicheS throughout the United States IL
has been rumored during tho past two years that
Nardon was coming over, and lie has refused
many fattring offers TO make the trip This
time there il no mistake In the matter. for he has
authorized Charles S Cox. u the Fairfield County
Coll Club, to make contracts for linn with the
different, clubs throughout the United States that
wish 10 have Nnrdon 10 play on their links, 10
play thirty -slx-hOie matches At their courses for
purses thnt will b. a fair compensation for tho
Englishman's services.
i found Nardon quite averse TO coming here
and the Scarboro' Golf Club even more opposed
TO the trip and the pros pect Of losing his services
as professional during 1900" said Cox yesterday.
who got back on Friday night from q two onths'
business visit TO England. 1T was only after
''u'ih'iHk MN VI VIE edkc1ItsS ~ tno .lWeIbdu
golnng world 10 see him play, and tho assurance
that the financial returns would b. more than sat
~isfactory, that | at last induced Nardon to come
over. he has authorized me to book him for
as many exhibitions as possible. and he will sail
ON Jan 81 Vardon intends TO return for the open
championship at ST Andrews. June g. o and 10.
and after competing will return TO the United
States to I'll the eng he will make for the
summer and fall
Il saw Nardon play and a more perfect ma
chine 1t is impossible to imagine As an instance
OF the strength, and accuracy Of his game. he
only missed the BOO yaId hole at Canton by six
inches on his second, which gives an idea OF the
length of his drive and the extraordinary second
shot he gets in. lie demonstrates more accu-
rately than any mathematician that the nea rest
way between two points In a straight line. Such
extraordinary straight driving and straight APP
preaching Is almost impossible 10 conceive unless
one sees him play, and NdrdOn holes his puts
with a consistency and precision that is perfectly
scbening 10 his opponent one point that will
surprise Americans is that whenever possible
Nardon runs up his approach. for he holds il an
a~bsurdity that the distance and line Of a pitched.
up ball may be determined With any thing like the
precision Of an up running approach. The
way he guages and plays the running up shots,
using often an IRON lmmoderately laid back in
the face, is another wonderful thing about Var-
dOn's game
The English champion is peculiar in his ideas
OF clubs, using a short ShAftad driver and brassey,
with a small and curiuuSly shaped head. Iis
irons are also different from any which | have
ever seen. The approaching mashie is a very
attractive club. \nrdon useS the old bramble
pattern of ball, but smaller than the regular 27t,.
In manners and department \ardVn Is one Of the
quletast most uneSSumlng men | have ever met
Should our professionals resolve 10 initiate Var
don IN this respect, and az far as they can in his
style OF playing. We should soon have a class Of
men representing the ancient game who would
be superior r. the professionals in any other ath-
letc sport"
How about the price Of golf balls this season."
There i nothing TO indicate anything hut
a constantly Increasing valuation" replied Cox.
There has been an advance Of something like 40 per
cent lncruie Eutta phrchai IN the last six months
and the golf ball manufacturers have advanced
their prices 10 per cent over last fall which we're
an advance Of 10 per cent over the previous Swing
prices II the Pacific cable bill before Congress
passes there is not the slightest doubt that a fur
The fact is that there is no gutn percha 10 be had
in the London ma rket for love or money and only
two or three Of the largest rubber companies In
orders TO any extent at the present time.
Will. | was at Hoylake had the pleasure
tary Of the Hoylqke Golf Tub, and he told me
that Messrs Ball, Hilton. Low, Hutchins,
BalfourMelyil Laidlayt NIuir FERGUSON, Horace
had all agreed TO come TO the vrited States us
year, sailing about the 1st Of October, 10 play
a series Of friendly matches with American teams
Nothing definite was settled as to whether they
would really come or not but they all expressed
a willingness to do 50, provided their private
affairs could he arranged So as u enable them
H. leave England for the necessary length u
time | suggested O. Mr. Richardson that II
they were accompanied by a woman's team il
would prove Of great interest 70 the American
Colfng world. and he tod me- that thAt had al
ready been considered and that Miss Pearson.
Miss Dodd, Miss Kennedy, Mrs Ryder Rich
ardson. Miss IIe1let. Miss Anderson Mrs Stanley
Stnhhs, Miss psscor and Miss Thompson all
Faid they would Ike 10 come here and play q 60
ries of pames with the nicl; Of the womon golfers "
Cox has written n the golf clubs in Florida
regarding Nardon's coming, and. while nothing
hns actually been settled, he may begin his trip
in the South. Should the weather no favorable
for rlav tho champion may give an exhibition
at Lakowood, or on another NJ G.. A. course before
going N Florida.