New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
''PROS" TO CO TO FRANCE
Plans on Foot for Big Match at
Golf de Paris,
TO PLAY IN ENGLAND, TOO
Team Will Be Selected and
Challenge Accepted at
Annual Meeting.

With regard to the challenge issued Nv
p Deschamps. president OF the Golf ia
Paris, for a match between four Frenc,
professionals and like number from hi,
country, II is practically certain that soma
official action will be taken at the annual
meeting OF the United States Golf Asso.
citation TO be held in this city on January
II. Robert c. Watson, secretary Of N,
United States Golf Association, is in favor
OF Franco-American team match and
has replied to that effect in letter 4,
the French president.
A meeting between the pros ~
France and the United States could bs
brought about on the links OF the Coli
de Paris at La Boulie in the latter parc
of June or early in July, after the open
championship of Great Britain, which will
be held at Hoylake. Although there Is
contained i'm the French invitation a guar.
antee Of 500 for travelling and msinten.
ance expenses TO each player as well as
an extra 500 to the winning team. with
medal for each OF its players. the chances
are that the journey would never be at.
tempted were 1t not for the fact that the
visitors would have an opportunity %
play I'm the championship Of Great Britain
as well as in the proposed team match
against a French quartet.
Watson is writing to number Of the
leading resident professionals, asking
them to let him know II they are intend.
ing TO go over for the British open IN
the spring Upon learning just who In.
tend TO make the foreign trip the plan
then will be. II course. providing the
United States Golf Association agrees to
accept the challenge, to select four play
ers Alec SMITH, Of Wykagyl, and Jack
McDermott, the national open champion.
have already declared their intention o,
going abroad IN the spring. so has Gil
Nichols, Of Wilmington.
Other prominent pros whose future
movements are at present uncertain In.
clude Tom Mcnamara. of Boston, the
metropolitan open champion Alec Ross,
the Massa chusetts open title-holder; Mae
donald Smith. the Western champion;
Tom Anderson, ir., the Western PeDnsyl-
vania open champion; NJ J. Brady and
Alec Campbell, who finished fourth and
fifth. respectively. in the national open
at Buffalo. and George Simpson.
Among the leading French professionals
are Arnsud Massey, former holder OF the
British title; Jean Gassiat, who holds tas
French open title; r. Gommier and LOUIS
Teller. Although exact conditions 70
govern a match of the kind mentlonei
could not be determined until later, Inc
chances are that seyenty-two holes Of
medal play would be in order.
When seen on the matter last nlsn'
Watson gave out the following statement:
1 have Just received "A letter from =
Deschamps, president OF the Golt ue
Paris from La Bouilie. France, inviting
the United States Golf Assocldton "
choose a team of four professional sUne,I
, To play a Franco-American proiessionsI
team match against four OF the Ieauis
French professionals at the La boune
| links ar the end Of June, 1913. AS soine
OF our leading professionals VIII unIoup,-
edlv he abroad 10 play in the btlusl.
open championship, II would be sIiip.S'
| for them 10 20 TO France. The Frrncn
association will guarantee TO each p'Sl c'
on the American team 500 for traVeiliI.
and maintaineuCe expenses, ana All Nv
500 10 the winning team, whit mccall 70
each of its players. ,t. ,,s
In the French open championship las
year France proved that they nave plV
fessional golfers worthy OF any prayer
steel. as is shown by the performance y
Jean Gassiat. who won the title WIN
fine score OF 2S3 strokes tor the seNeNl!
two holes. leading Harry Nardon oy on
stroke and Louis Teller another trehcdm,
man. finishing third with score OF ~
and leading Ray. the British open chall,
pion. by one stroke. Furthermore st,
another Frenchman by the name oil n
Gommier, finished sixth. one stroke o.
hind our own open champion. ). My
Dcrmott, leading such players as j. y
Taylor. George Duncan and James bralu
Also they have Arnaud Massy, who's
great playing capabilities are known a
over the world.
The matter of picking an America
team will be taken up at the annual meet
inc OF the L. 5. G.. A.. on January ]
1913 Meanwhile the secretary OF the u.
.. A. will communicate with our lead
ing professionals in order to find on
which ones intend to go abroad 10 play J
the British open championship. The pre-
posed dates for the Franco-Americs
match are on either June q and q o
else June 81 and July l. which is left I