The sun., 1913-12-28
NORTHCLIFFE TALKS
OF GOLF INVASION
will Send Two Best Pros to
Try for Open Title
Next Year.
NEW MEN FOR THE TRIP
Wales to Front With a Little
BOxer-OXfOrd's Crack
Relay Team.
NEW MEN FOR THE TRIP

LONDON, Dec 1s.--Lord Northcliffe. who
sent Ray and Warden across the Atlantic
IN unsuccessful quest of the open golf
championship OF the United States last
September, gives assurance that he viii
launch another invasion OF the same kind
next year. His mind is quite made up
on that point though his plans for cap
turing the 1914 championship OF America
are necessarily somewhat in embryo.
Pardon me for being a few minutes
late. but, to tell you the truth. I have
been pie wing golf" was the way In which he
opened a very cordial interview. How the
directing manager of The Thunderer"
London's mighty Times-the DdUy Wdu,
the Ercnin1 Ncus, the Daily Mirror ana
some fifty other publications. datly. weekly
and monthly. can manage To INA the time
for a midweek afternoon OF golf Is enough
to mystify the ordinary wayfarer, but ne
does II, and ne Is very keen ON golf. II
gave n fine opening and OF course the
Inevitable question was fired at him.
Yes. I hope to-" replied Lord North
clifYc with almost boyish enthusiasm. u
hone to send our two best professional
golfers to the United states next summer
for another attempt to win your open
championship. But 7 cannot tell you the
names OF the two players because l do
no, vet know whom I will send. II is too
early TO select them
1T will not he the Same pair. for Ray
and Vardon cannot 20 again. They have
too much at stake here. They gave mp
too many big things here--many OF the
chief engagements and principal events
OF our golfing season.
"Nardon wanted very much to play
for the French open championship OF
1913. hut he had to forego that because
1t was played for during his absence IN
America. He is very keen to win the
French championships. II. has won almost
everything else Of great moIneut In golf
and he wanted to win that this year.
In regard TO golf's length Of vogue In
England he broached som. unusually in
teresting Information. especially concern-
ing an antique seven hole course that
was laid out at Blackheath just OUTSIDE
OF London. by order of James VI, King
OF Scotland, when he left the land o
cakes and plaids TO become the first
King James of the British Isles.
I'VE have not been pia wing golf many
years in England" Lord Northcliff" ex-
planned. Here and there an indl idual
may have done something at Il and per-
haps Il very few made visits to Scotland
occasionally 10 play But golf as a popu-
lar game is quite new with us; in fact
not much older than with Americans In
scotland of course. golf has been played
for eenerations But think | am safe
in SAYING that little more than one gen
Grafton ago there We're only thre. iolf
courses In England; and for one Of them
we were indebted TO King James VI
of Scotland, who brought the game south
with him. 1t is still in .Xistence--t is
only seven hole course to this day. lust
as IL was laid out for the Stuart King
and more for historical reasons than for
anything else. the rival golf teams rep
resenting oxford ana Cambridge univer-
sites play their annual iutervarsity
match over H."