The evening world., 1913-07-19
Foreign Golfng "Pros -
Won t Carry Away Our Cup
This Year,aSays A. Smith

American style OF long driving over
difiicult links would prove more than
the visitors bargained for.
"England's team--Ray. vardon and
Reid--are coming over on tho same boat
with the Frenchmen." said smith.
They're due here about the eleventh
Of next month. and that will give them
about . month to practise for the
Brookline meet. They'll need that time.
too. Eardon 10 tho only one who has
played here before. and he will be dan
gsrOus for us. Ted Ray 10 . wonderful
golfer. but I don't think he will bs able
to play Brooklins 70 any extent"
Smith then made = sudden sniff from
Invader TO defender. and the forsignsrs
10 come over u they knew the formidable
array Of homo talent that's being round.
cd up Tor the championships. Accord
in9 to the former chan,pioo. . part OF
the defending army Will consist Of Nc.
Dsrmott. Brady and NdNamara, the
trio that performed 20 admirably
abroad: Campbell Of the Brooklins
Country Club. y Sensational player from
Tacoma. and. last hut not least. the
Smith family. After . little coaxinK.
Alex consented to reveal . few secrets
about the Smith brothers. whose playing
alone may keep the gold cup In this
country.
Brother Willie 10 now down In New
Mexico" continued Brother Alex, 'but
I boar from him regularly. and he writes
that he's In fine form. I expect him
up about the first OF the month. and
then We will start active training for
the Brookline matches. Mcdonald. my
youngest brother. has Improved wonder
fully OF late. Why. he does this course
steadily In u" and to show that this
Isn't any mean achievement Smith
pointed to . few OF fifty bunksrs that
have recently been placed on ths Wyk-
aayl links, making the course one of
the hardest In the country.
III we get going at BroOklins we're apt
to do something" and Smith let loose
with a laugh that impressed one with
the Idea that the ''sOmething' In likely
to be- disastrous for the invading golfers.
MATCH PLAYERS NOT ALWAYS
THE egsT.
ITS a surprising thing that many OF
our greatest golfers never get In the big
tournaments" and the famous profess
si0nal's enumeration OF strong club play
srs who are not available for the cham
pionships 70 like q treasure mine un-
tapped.
There's q player up here. q Mr.. Biz
participates occasionally In the club
features. hut u he was able TO enter In
some OF the bigger meets I know that
ho would clean up, Ills case In similar
- hundreds OF Others. Every club
throughout the country has one or more
members who are capable golfers. but
because Of business can't AFFORD the time
TO enter tournaments. They are satis-
ned Just TO take part In their oluh
games. consequently tho public never
hears Of them. but they're there never
helsss."
Ooif. the former champion says. 10
probably the fastest growing game In
America. He is sstonlshed At the sports
popularity. Only . short time ago golf
ives rsdiculed by many, but now IT'S
recognised ~ one Of the leading samss
II this country.
And don't get the Impression that
Solf 10 easy" declared Smith. 1T y
tho hardest game In the world. People
who say that golf Ii only an old mans
sport should come out here and ses ms
work ave and six hours every day for
big match, and they would be con-
vinced that there's something more In
the game than Just merely driving little
balls around
Leaving the defense OF his favorIta
pssttme. smith paid a wonderful tribute
20 Jerome u. Travers. whom he ranks
~ the greatest player In the world and
cne who should keep his championship
title for the next twenty years.
50 interested had Smith become IN nj =
talk on golf that he clear forgot about
an engagement with club member who
had stood patiently nearby during the
course Of the interview. Finally ths
m her rama rt< Al IN Smith that ho
would rather play than talk golf. and IN
no time away went smith to teach tho
beginner the art OF driving. OF working
cut OF stymIes and the mysteries Of the
Wykagyl links