The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-05
AMATEUR GOLFERS
WILL 81 ABROAD
FINDLAY DOUGLAS WILL HEAD
PARTY TO INCLUDE MANY
CHAMPION PLAYERS.
NATIONALS IN LIST
BYERs AND FOwNEs, HERREs-
HorF, KrRKBY. wHrTTEMoRE
AND WARD ARE AMONG
THOSE MENTIONED.
NATIONALS IN LIST

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.--Foliowing the
announcement Of a few weeks ago that
several Of Americas best professional
golfers intended invading Great Britain
next spring in quest Of the golf crown
Of the world comes the news tina, per-
haps dozen we'll known amateurs VIII
form . party and make . trip to st.
Andrews, Scotland, the scene of the
next British amateur championship.
Nothing definite has been decided.
Findlay 8. Douglas, who came urigi-
nally from st. Andrews, and who has
won the national and metropolitan
titles In his thirteen years OF resi-
dence In this country. has decided TO
make the trip. He spoke to several
friends. who expressed considerable
eagerness to make the trip.
Among those who probably will join
the party are Fred Herreshofr. whose
trip abroad last spring was unsucces,-
full; Eben NJ. Byers and w. c. i'ownrS.
Jr.. OF Pi,tsburg. formsr national
champions: Oswald kirkby. Howard
W. Perrin. Of Philadelphia: p. w.
Whittemore. of Boston: John NJ. Ward.
Of Garden city: Robert c. Watson. Of
Westbrook. and A. w. Tiilinghast and
George A. Crump. OF Philadelphia.
Douglas hopes that Charles w. Evans.
Jr., the Western titleholder, will be
able to 70. He also hopes TO see sucn
men ~ Warren X. Wood. Albert Seek
eli, Mason Phelps and Paul Hunter IN
ciuded.
Many mentioned already have he-n
visitors abroad. such as Herreshof1,
Byers. Evans, who won the champion
ship Of France tive years ago: Til-
linghsst and Whittemore. Herreshon
believes he can do much better next
spring than he did on his previous
visit to Britain. Whittemore. fer
years one OF the leaders In amateur
gelf around Boston. In enthusiastic over
the trip and is Of the opinion that
other Bay State golfers would be only
too willing to become members OF the
party. Kirkby was on the point OF
going over last spring with Herreshoff.
but was prevented, but he feels rea-
sonabIy certain of getting away this
time
According to Douglas. there is to
be no attemp, to organize a team, but
simply a party OF congeniai golfers.
who are willing to 60 abroad to play
over some Of the famous courses, take
part In the British championship and
make as good a showing as possible
There was some talk recently Of Je-
rome ID. Travers, the national cham
pion, going over In the spring. put
Travers states that there 10 little ike
Iihood OF his going. for the reason that
he uses a putter OF the mailet headed
variety which has been iegisiated
against In Great Britain. He oeheVes
that II would require = long and STEADY
period Of practice to become accustom-
ed 70 the ordinary kind before he could
become proficient in its use.
Douglas says he would like to see
a few team matches arranged, one be-
tng against the oxford Cambridge
combination that visited America In
1908. The International phase OF the
situation becomes important wnen
team matches become probable. and II
would then be little trouble to bring
about an international team match be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. As this could not be brought
about Without the supervision Of the
Royal and Ancient Club OF St Andrews
and the United states Golf association
the probability is considered remote.