The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
ENGLISHMEN TOSTAY
AT HOME THIS YEAR
VardOn and Ray Will Not Play
in American Tourney at
Midlothian.
DATE SET rs TOO EARLY
Professionals Have Strenuous
Season Ahead Of Them
in England.

PHILADELPHIA. April lS.--Neither
Harry Vardon. several times open cham
pon Of Great Britain and former
American title holder. nor Edward Ray,
"A one time British champion. will play in
the next open championship OF this coun-
try at Midlothian on August Is. 10 and
20. This is authoritatively stated by Alex
II. Findlay of this city, manager for
Ray and Nardon on their trip here last
year Ray in n letter dated as late as
April wrote 10 Ftndlay that he would
probably not be able to come over this
year. but that he fully intended TO como
over in 1915. He said that he would
be busy all summer with friendly matches
ut home and that the date set was en-
tirely too early to make a trip this year
possible
Harry Vardon in letter dated April
sad that he did not think there was any
possibility of his making the trip this
summer and added there was little likeli-
hood OF any OF the British protest. onais
crossing. as there was such lot of
matches already arranged and that tho
time was too early to suit the plans of
himself and his fellow pros. Both said
that they expected to meet Francis Out
met. the American open champion, some
time before the British open tournament,
begins. and Ray said that he proposed
to have Oumet play him at least one
match on his home course before the
youthful Bostonan returns to this coun-
try.
This news will be a great disappoint-
ment. particularly to Philadelphia, as tn.
golf assoc'a alton had consented TO add
5000 more to the open tournament here
on september 10 at the Whitemarsh Val.
ley Country Club. where the English pair
played their first match last year against
Ben and Gil Nichols the day after their
arrival in this country.
one of the grandest of the old profess
sionals Ben Savers. Sr.. arrived in this
country few days ago and is spending
some time with his son George. who is
professional of the two eighteen hole
courses OF the Merton Cricket Club. He
is now 81 years old. and according to
those who have seen him play az North
Berwick. where he is the professional, his
game Is as good as that of Jack M|Der-
mott During his stay here he Will
probably play McDermott. the Nichols
brothers. his son and other we'll known
professionals. He was second In the
open championship of Great Britain in
1857 and represented Scotland In the
international match against England in
1908. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1909 and
1910, and was also selected to play in
1905.
He and his son Ben are generally re
garded as the two best golf instructors
in Scotland. which Is another way of
saying the world. These two have
dark horse for the British amateur cham
pionship in young Bud Clarke. an eigh-
teen-year-old Scotch youngster. who
drives ball as far as Ray. universally
considered the longest man from the tee
now playing. His other work is said To
be of distinctly championship order.
The British amateur event will have
distinctively and peculiarly internation,
SAVIOR this year. More than this there
will appear In II four youths whose
combined years are hut So. one OF theu
jerome II. Trav.rs, has been four times
the amateur champion of America and IS
~ years old Another. Francis Ouimet,
Is the first amateur 10 win III. open cham
plonship Of America, and is only 81 wears
old. Clarke. who already has been re-
ferred TO- is only Is lvo Wilton, the
open champion of the Antipod.s including
everything in Australasia. IS not 20 years
old, Travers is Il native born American
Ouimet is Of French Canadian descent.
but was born near Boston. Clarke comes
from the land of heather avn golfers
Wilton Is from far OF Auat<,llsll
Never before In the history Of golf has
such quartet entered the British tourna-
ment Wilton has been the open cham
pion of Australasia for the last two years
and last year was beaten In the finals for
the Australian amateur title by Lampeer