Evening star., 1911-08-24
H. H. H|[TON'S CHANCES
THOUGHT TO Be GOOD
More Than a Hope That Brit
ish Golf Champion May
Win Here.

NEW YORK, August 24.-while strike
that threatens the whole internal trans
portation and shipping facilities of a
great nation must always be OF para
mount general interest, the stupendous
industrial war in Great Britain has for
golfers here an especial significance from
the fact that the most illustrious anna
teur golfng parsonage who has ever
planned to visit us has had his arrange
ments interfered with at the eleventh
hour by the delay in getting the Lusita-
mia away from the Mersey to schedule.
Even so however. it is not likely that IL
H. Hilton's program will undergo any
other radical change than slightly de-
layed start.
The coming Of Mr.. Hilton Is causing
almost as much comment in British golf
ing circles as it is here, where every one
is anxious to see the great amateur in
action. 1t is, according to Horace Hutch
inson, who considers Mr.. Hilton's early
start necessary to allow ample time to
grow accustomed to the local conditions,
the most interesting of all present news
respecting champions and championships.
.'For one thing says Mr.. Hutchinson,
'he will have to conform to the Amer
ican way of playing without a coat-it
is impossible to play in a coat In eastern
America in September-and, for another
Z,
toned to the very much brighter than
British light which the American sun
turns on the golfing scene. 1t was in
almost tropical weather that Mr.. Hilton
won his amateur championship at Prest-
wick, and in weather quite warm enough
that he did so well in the open champion
ship at Sandwich. So he goes with a
great chance, great reputation and in
great form. Whether or no he wins. he
is sure to make a fine fight, and there is
more than a hope that he may bring back
for us those ashes Of our national golf
ing self-respect which Walter Travis
many years ago conveyed across the
ocean,"
Even If Mr. Hilton fails in his efforts
to regain the '.ashes" his personal COM
pensation will be a broader field for his
literary activities, as his itinerary Will
doubtless be planned to embrace the lead
ing links of the east. An invitation to
compete in the tournament over the ma
tional course during the week succeeding
the U. S. G. A. championship should fol-
low in due course.
While he has his gaze focused on
America and American golfing affairs,
Mr.. Hutchinson considers the appeal or
the u. S. G. A. to amateurs not to enter
for the championship unless they have
reasonable chance of scoring some sue
cess in ii an item too important to be
overlooked. Such an appeal he believes
is surely to be taken as evidence of
good sporting spirit pervading golf in the
United States, and although this can only
be proved more convincingly when 1t Is
seen what response is made to the appeal.
the very fact that the association should
think it worth while to make the appeal
is sign of its confidence that it will be
received in the right spirit.
1--WE hope" he says. these suggestions
will be met in the right sporting spirit
which certainly is the spirit I'm which
they are made. Most of the American
courses are rather we'll devised or are
naturally well constituted for the sorting
out Of the weaklings and more especially
of those whose weakness lies in the
devious lines of crooked driving. for. a
rule they have been formed out of wood
land. and the tree will stand on either
hand to exact dire punishment on the
trespasser among them. The tip. of all
others, for successful golf in America is
to hit your tee shots straight"