New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
BRITISH GOLFERS
GOOD SOLDIERS, TOO
More than Twenty of the
Leading Amateurs Now
at the Front.
LAURIE" JENKINS
IN THE CAMERONS
international Rugby Players on
Roll of HOnOr-The Medal
for Prince.

British lawn tennis players have al
ready given striking proof of the fact
that as soldiers fighting for their
country they are second to none.
Theirs is not the only game in which
amateur sportsmen compete, however,
that is furnishing its list Of fighting
men on the far-Aung British battle
line. Men whose names are synony-
nous with all that is greatest in golf
are making q brave showing in the
Allied armies in Europe and have
shown themselves fashioned of the
sterner stuff OF which soldiers are
made.
There is hardly a golfer among the
leading twenty amateurs Of Great
Britain who is not at this moment
hehting in defence Of his country.
J. c. L. Jenkins, Laurie Of the Links"
who won the amateur championship at
Sandwich last summer against one Of
the greatest international fields ever
gathered, volunteered promptly at the
outbreak of the war and is now with
the Cameron Highlanders, together
with his brother Those who know the
race Of jenkins are confident that
Laurie and his brother will soon en-
blazon their names on the shield Of
glory.
II was jenkins who survived at
Sandwich after such brilliant expo
nents Of the game OF golf as Jerry
Travers, Fred Herreshoh, Chick Evans
and others OF the American invading
forces had been swept down to defeat.
c. o. Hezlet, Of famous golfing
family and who was runner-up to Jen-
kins IN the championship, is another
who has listened to the call cf the bugle
and Joined the regular army, being sta
toned with the Antrim Garrison artil-
lery at Kilroot. Hezlet's massive fig
ure was o familiar one on the links
of ireland as we'll as England
Robert Maxwell, who has twice held
the amateur championship, has enlisted
i'm the Royal Scots end has already
gained his commission. John Graham,
of the Hoylake links, who was regarded
as one of the finest golfers Of his time,
IS now a soldier in the ranks of the
Liverpool Scottish and has laid aside
his driver for the rifle.
Captain Cecil Hutchinson, said 20 be
among the best of the army golfers,
and tinallst in the championship Of
1909, has gone back TO the army and
is now in the forefront OF the fighting
line. Then, too, there is Norman Hun
ter, who came to this country several
years ago with the Oxford Cambridge
golfers and played many brilliant
matches against the amateurs Of
America. Hunter is now soldier in
the ranks having gone to the front
when the first call for volunteers was
issued.
Turning from golf 20 that other
great British pastime, English Rugby
football, it is found that again have
the men who have achieved fame in
amateur athletics responded to the call
of duty. Among those who have joined
the cOlors and already given up their
lives on the battlefelds are r. +. Sim
son, j. L. Huggan and j. IL. d. Watson.
all international Rugby players, as
well as L. f. Boyd, an Oxford blue.
Andre, a giant Frenchman, who
played on many international teams,
achieved undying fame in battle by
killing single handed half a dozen
Huns and capturing their regimental
colors. lie was promoted and recon-
mended for the Cross of the Legion of
Honor. Later. according to dispatches,
this heroic Frenchman was killed in
action.
Sergeant II. VI. Prince, the British
army half-mile champion and amateur
football player has been mentioned in
General French's dispatches. and re-
ceived the "Medaille Militaire" for gal
lantry. Reports had it that Prince
was killed in action, but the latest in
formation has it that the British ser
geant is unwounded and still fighting