Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-04

share of the purses each season, although
fortune refused to smile on him In the four
green international match between Scotland
and England last summer, when Harry
Vardon and j. H. Taylor defeated James
Braid and Herd for one of the largest
purses ever played for by professional
golfers.
Andrew Kirkaldy of ST. Andrews has long
been a unique figure among golfers, and
many good story has been told at An
drew's expense, whose personality Is as
pronounced as his game is brilliant Inc
only title he holds at present is open cham-
pion of Scotland. Somehow or other he has
never been able to win the open cham
pionship of Great Britain, although gem
orally regarded as one of the best natural
golfers In the world. Most of his golf Is
played at st. Andrews, and 1t has been
claimed that off his native heath he lacks
nerve when in tight place The Mexl-
co Journey is by far the longest ever at
tempted by him. and his play under entire
Iy different conditions will be watched with
interest.
! Jack White of Sunningdale, also mem
her of the visiting party. has long been
prominent. although 1t was not till 1904 that
he Jumped into fame by winning the open
| championship of Great Britain ar sandwich
with the lowest seventy-tWo-hole totai ever
| returned in a competition having the open
| title at stake 1t was during the Sandwich
tournament that White strained the muscles
| about the heart, which practically Kept MIN
out of the game for year White mas re-
| a question among experts, now that Harry
| Vardon has again been forced to drop out
| through Ill health, whether White Is not
| worthy of a place in the big four. Alec
| Findlay of Boston recently received letter
| from Vardon. in which the latter stated he
| did not expect to do any tournament play
| ing for year, and possibly longer.
Youngest of English Party.
ROLAND Jones. who has the Wimbledon
green is the other member of the visiting
quartet He is regarded as the coming pro-
| fessional on the other side. He is the
| youngest of the prominent golfers abroad.
being but twenty-six years old. While he
has yet to win the open title he has on
more than one occasion finished well in the
| money.
Some disappointment has been expressed
over the failure of the open champion,
James Braid to make one OF the party, but
| according to Alec Findlay. who has been IN
strumental in getting the players over,
Braid stands in awe of the water. He says
he prefers to die on land Trains are good
enough for him. and when he does have to
cross water it is by way OF strong bridge.
1t had been expected that Tom Vardon
would also come over. In fact the brother
of the redoubtable Harry fully intended to
do SO until Lord Dudley made him such
f1attering offer to go on golhng tour
through France that he could not do else
than accept.
Each member of the quartet, In addition
to having his expenses paid, is guaranteed
$3.50 This, Of course, is entirely independ-
ent of the opportunities the visitors will
have to make extra money after the Mexf-
can tournaments have been finished. OPP
posed to the visitors at Mexico City Will be
the best Of our professionals, including Will
lie Anderson, the open champion Of the
Alec Campbell. Ben Nichols. Gilbert Nichols
and Willie Smith.