The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Roebuck Club Instructors
Father Has Just Won
Trophy in England
BROTHER is ALSO
LAD OF PROMISE
Englishman Came Directly to This
Country to Take Up Work of
Making Ideal Links at
ROebuck
By CHARLES H. MANDY

When the directors of the Roebuck
Springs club decided to make golf one of
the leading features of the club, they
concluded tho first thing TO be done was
to secure the services of golf expert
as instructor. They also decided that in
selecting such expert only those with "A
championship record would be considered.
Searching the annals of tho golfng world
they selected number of names of golf
ers who had won fame on the links, both
in American and the British Isles. Finally
they selected a young man living in Ras-
trick, a historical town in the county of
Yorkshire, England. He had a most bril-
liant record, having captured many cham
p.onship tropics, cups and medals. His
name and fame extended over two con-
tihents and had become familiar wherever
golf was played. They made the young
champion most tempting offer which
was accepted and in H. II. Barker the
Roebuck Springs club secured one of the
leading golf players in the world as golf
Instructor.
Winner of Championships
just before coming to America he had
won the amateur championship of Ireland
do you get that? Fancy an Englishman
being an Irish champion, but this was
only one of the many championships he
captured. Mr.. Barker is very modest, he
never refers to his prowess on the links,
end had it not been for his wife he would
have left his trophies on the other side
All who have seen him in action can
readily understand his standing and rep
10 lat off ii,,lrc
Roebuck, and it is said they are among
the finest in the United States,
AIRS. Barker charming typical Eng
lish woman is very proud of her clever
husband, and it goes without saying that
he adores her. As was stated Mr.. Barker
is reluctant to speak of his accomplish
ment with the golf sticks. but not so Mrs.
Barker; she rather delights to talk of
her husbands work; that is, if you can
induce her to talk. for she possesses the
reserve that is characteristic of the Eng
lish people. To her the writer is indebt-
ed for the clipping reproduced below
which may prove of interest to their many
friends.
Father Wins Trophy
Mr. Barker comes from u family of
golfers. His younger brother, George IL.
Barker, has just won the captains cup
al the home club, but more recently his
father. George Will,am Barker has won
honors by winning a handsome silver
casket III a golf tournament in which
Gome of the leading golf players in the
north of England were competitors. The
Rastrick Echo, leading YORKSHIRE news
paper, in a recent issue, contained the
following article;
In the golfing world both in England
end America, no name is more familiar
than that of Mr.. H. II. Barker formerly
of Rastric6, who, prior to going to Amer
Tea to take up professional golfing en-
easement, won many amateur champion
SHIPS, notably the Yorkshire champion
ship and the Irish championship. His
Younger brother. George Harold Barker.
q mere stripping, so 10 speak, is fast
following his brothers footsteps. for in
May of the present year he won the cap