New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
Only Praise for 0uimet and Rest
as British Players Sail.
SAY GAME is YOUNG HERE
Prophesy Bright Future-More
Pros" May Cross the
Pond Next Season.

Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, two of
the worlds greatest professional golfers.
who. as representatives of England. failed
In their quest OF the United States open
championship. sailed for home yesterday
on board the steamship Celtic, of the
White Star Line, paying glowing tribute
TO America and American golfers. OF the
two the more talkative was Ray.
we have had a delightful trip. copar-
ing trifle more than thirty thousand
miles. in this delightful country" said the
British open title holder of 1912. at is one
thing to be open champion of Great Brit
ain and quite another thing to play golf
In America. Personally. | have no regrets
for our trip. On the contrary. we have no
! reason to complain. even If that wonder
ful little Ouimet did beat us out for your
championship. submit to you we played
some golf But he played better. and it is
a pleasure to lose even such fine crown
as the American championship TO a young
man like that"
Ray was apprised Of the announcement
that Francis Ouimet. amateur, would seek
honors i'm Great Britain next year. and
was told that Ouimet himself had so an
nounCed.
"Ouimet will meet with q warm well
come" said Ray. He is a good sports
man and a grand player, but there's a
vast difference between our stiff1y bun
kered courses and your links. where the
bunkers are almost negligible. If Ouimet
! Wi nd In
terrors as compared TO most of those you
have here. Not that we do not wish him
well, for we do but playing golf here and
playing golf in Great Britain are entirely
two different matters. Mark you. do not
want to be quoted as saying that Ameri-
can links are a joke, for that is not what
l meant TO imply.
"You must remember that the game In
your country is only twenty-five years
old. as compared with four hundred in
Great Britain. You have done wonders
over here, but II stands to reason that the
game is yet in its infancy. and in another
decade there is no telling to what heights
il might go. Most of the American golf
ers are those who have taken up the game
in their maturity. The majority OF British
golfers are, as one might say. born with
clubs in their hands. When that condition
is reached here in America you will pro-
duce just as good golfers as we have at
home.
This year Of Internal. anal golf Is
looked upon as the greatest In the history
of America and England, but ii is only
scratch on the surface. for l daresay
that each succeeding year will bring about
even keener competition and better friend
ship among the players of the two nations
than ever. There is no telling where 1t
will end. 1t Is a consummation devouty
to be wished"
Ray was asked II he and Vardon would
be likely to come to America again next
year. That / can't say" replied Ray.
1--WE have had a delightful trip and have
learned a great deal about golf here. and
there is nothing in the world that Wouid
suit me better than TO come again.
Il think that other famous players VIII
be here possibly as soon as next year IL
is not through lack Of opportunity that
they haven't been here before. jimmy
Braid. for instance. has a mortal dread OF
crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Why, he
will not even cross the English Chahhei
to go to France.
II think that when Harry and ] get
home and tell our tales Of visits 10 nearly
fifty American courses there VIII De ho
holding the British professionals another
year. Taylor might just as well as ho'
have been here this year, but he Ike
Braid. feared the trip across. IL is oiiiy
a question OF overcoming this pecuiiar
preiudice before you will see more Eng
lish professionals of renown in America.
Possibly there will be few TO yieid u
the temptation for American dollars anu
locate here permanently.
This Is a magnificent country ana il !
nersonally were to locate here L "ouIu
much prefer to go West our trip toon
us into the Middle West, down INTO
Texas. after our New England adventure
and from Texas TO the Pacific Coast
We went north into British Columbia ana
then east over the Canadian hocA'eS
Roughly speaking, 1 should judge thal
Harry and averaged in the low U.S. anu
u,hen all is considered. ! think our rec
ord speaks for itself. don't you? we iost
only one exhibition match, that oeihs
against Alec and Macdonald Smith at
Wykagyl."
Vardon, the perfect stylist VINO mas
renutation of being discreety SILENT
smiled broadly when the interviewer ap-
nrosched him. For once In MS Ire '"e
redoubtable Harry spoke freely he prac-
tically voiced the views or MS com
patriot with regard to bunKerihs %
American courses.
eve met the best players America mao
70 nroduce," he said, "and have had Keen
snort. Chick Evans. of Chicago is aS
good a player as l have ever seen' out,
% course Ouimet is the champion.
don't think ouimet would have as easy
q time in England. for the reason 'ha'