The sun., 1910-01-25
PRO GOLFERS TO PLAY ABROAD
AMERICANS WILL MEETBRETISH
TEAM on FEBRUARY 10.
Match 20 he Held on q Course Near Lon
dOn-J. II. Taylor VIII Captain the
Foreign Team-AIeclS smith to Lead
AneTtcans-FAlrn Beach This Week.

Although Coli Illustrated OF January II
states that a published report In Great
Britain of tho match having been arranged
IL untrue letters OF the same date at hand
assert that the American professional 10
at home for the winter have been taken
on for a contest by the resident talent.
ARA ngoments according to the oorre-
spondent were arranged by II. H. Barker
OF the Garden City Golf Club. who was
secretary of the committee to send the
cha llenge over in November. The match
is to be on February 10 at q course near
| London and J. II, Taylor is named as ca D.
tain of the British team. Aleck Smith
will ca plain the American team. which viii
Maiden. David Hunter, Peter Robertson
and any others who may be available
| The British open championship will be
at st. Andrews June II to 25.
This comment on SUNDAY gOlnpg and a
| custom somewhat prevalent in this coun-
| try. based on the principle that what the
eyes do not see the heart need not grIeVe
over. Is from London Truh -
| The North Manchester Golf Club has been
Axitated over the question q sunday play; ano
6y way Of compromise with the =. dnso nc gS,a
| over only the nrst eight and last two holes The
| explanation Is that whereas these ten noIes sre
| railway embankment the remaining eight Are
open 10 the public view from the neighboting maln
have come across many quaint manifesto
oUS II sS; oI ns syD0c
Garden G.. Smith takes Truth to task in
| Golf illustrated He states ignorance OF
the circumstances but does not see where
| the "nauseous hypocrisy comes In Inc
golfers apparently have denied themselves
! play over eight OF their holes on Sundays
IN order that their SaPoatSrn4 20 HS preSns eS iss
spectacle Of what they regard as ga bbath-
breaking. continues Smith. "a FAR ss the
denial instead OF hypocrisy. Trnh surely
does not mean TO suggest that 1ne Seoos-
tarians themselves play on SunosNs al tne
view
| Henry c. Rev. an enthusiastic American
golfer who has done great deal for the
! San Reno Golf Club. has sent 100 francs TO
MI. Hay-Gordon. secretary OF tns Nee Doli
chase OF combined motor roller and lawn
mower which he thinks ie all that Is re-
quired TO make the Nice golf links a verita-
! ble pa radise for golfers"
Carnoustie has furnished the amateur
cha mpion OF India for three years past
| Alex Mann, who won the 1909 title In De-
| cember at the Tollygnnge course 4 Calcntta,
also won in 1907 and David Scrogeie Of the
| same town won in 1908
PALM BEACH. Fla. Jan 2I-New York
| Is to be well represented In the new years
tourna ment over the Palm Beach links to-
morrow as nearly half the entries are from
members Of clubs in the metropolitan diss
trict Outside entrants who have beeh
pla wing well include Walter Fairbanks pf
| Denver the veteran golfer, who has held
! all the Important Florida titles i'm past years
r. H. McElwee. one of the best players at
! Onwentsia: N. NJ. Forrest of Lakewood.
and F. c. Miller of the Town and County
| Club.
/ Some Of the Eastern PLAYERS entered are
EnRIswood: j. i. Way and +. j. Phllips'
! Dyker Meadow: W. n Sanford and J. p.
| Robertson Montcla ir: 4. =. Clapp and A. y.
| Long island S. s. Spaulding. W. u. Morett.
| +. Subway, W, }. COnners. the Democratic
! leader of Buffalo. and J.. y. Myers.