Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-23

100 to / that Bailey will win the
amateur title.
Ellegaard's efforts in America were
great disappointment to us here.
| The old fellow was out of form when
he sailed for the States. but we fig
ured that he would round into shape
after week or two in America. ]
would not be surprised to see him
strike a winning gait and take the
worlds championship. He has done
| it in the past.
Hoping you again take the Ameri-
can title, 1 am, with best wishes:
PHIL REESE.
Donald McDougall has a. friend
and he writes in defense of the little
amateur bike champion as follows:
Kearny, Aug. 20, 1918.
]. P. N:
read with some interest letter in
last nights edition of the Star from q
man named Wilson. He wanted to
know why McDougall is not going to
defend his title this year. ! would
like to ask Mr.. Wilson a few ques-
tons: Why did not Bailey come over
here last year? And why did not
some of the other sparrow" riders
l admit Mac did not beat any great
ones last year. but that was not his
fault, was It? Why not give him
credit Mr.. Wilson? Perhaps Bailey
can beat McDougall's head off in any
kind of race. l couldn't say whether
he could or not. l have never seen
him ride. Those "sparrows" go up to
the Velodrome and root for the Aus
tralians because that country is under
the sparrow" flag. Goodness gra-
cious, amt 1t about time John Bull or
some of his colonies won some sort of
an athletic event from Uncle Sam? |
will leave it to Mr.. Wilson. Yours in
fairness, JAMES ALLAN.
You are rather brutal in your come
| back, Mr.. Allan. Mr.. Wilson's criti-
| cism was more of the N. c. A. for not
sending McDougall. than It was of
McDougall for not going. However,
you are entitled to your views in the
matter, but you mustn't get so
''peeved" over another PERSONS opin-
| ion on debatable questions.
O.
The English golfers, Harry Vardon
and Ed Ray, are not going to find the
"pickings" so easy or so promiscuous
as they might have expected. To be-
gin with, their price is little steep,
to say the least, and as to the numer-
Gus engagements anticipated, they
are sure to encounter a lack of in
terest in the desire to see them play.
The Englishmen came over here, ii
is said, expecting to be in great de-
mand, so they put a price of S400 a
match on their services. Some of the
clubs are willing to pay that sum, but
! several clubs which had bids in foi
the golfers services have called the
date off. The Baltusrol Club, at Short
Hills, made arrangements early fol-
Vardon and Ray to play over its
links, and this match is sure to b,
held; but the Forest Hill Golf Club
refused to give up such a sum
although the club members would bs
quite willing to pay REASONABLE,
amount to see the foreigners perform
Throughout the East, where most o.
their matches are scheduled, there |.
much grumbling over the price.
@
The golfers themselves, it seems
are not bit perturbed over the stu
alton. During play over the Shawne,
links. at the Delaware Water Gap
yesterday Ray said, in commenting
on the stories that the clubs wer,
obJecting to $500 for an exhibition
match
well, we are here for the purpos,
of winning the American champion
ship, If possible, and really do no
care whether we play exhibition
matches or not. OF course, W,
naturally would like to do so, but W,
think $500 fair price for two of us
vardon got $3.50 alone thirteen year.
ago."
Il If that Is SO, then there will not b.
numerous disappointments The club
are unwilling to pay the $40
and the golfers are not anxious I,
play, anyway, so If you can beat tina
for harmony would like to know
it. The objection. 1t seems, is not .,
much against the price as agains
what is termed the holiness OF tn,
golfers in asking such large sum
Says man who knows golfing her
and abroad;
THE price demanded by yardoi
and Ray is all out of proportion t,
what they receive abroad for thei
matches. Over there the very hes
these men get is s25 match. Some
times they play for much less ant
there are occasions when they giv'