The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
GOLFERS INDIGNANT
At WATSON'S LETTER
American Amateurs Abroad Be-
licve Shaft Is Aimed Mt
Some Of Them.
GALL THIS UNFAIR MOVE
"a, Least L. $. G. A. President
could DO Was to Wait for
Their Homecoming.
GALL THIS UNFAIR MOVE
,n,.a, cable Despa,eh 10 TIE Sis


LuNun>. May ib.---A feeling OF uneasi-
ness. which IN some cuses reached the
DIN, OF outspoken indignation. prevailed
among the American golfers at Sandwich
.o.day when they read the statement OF
robert G. watson. president OF the United
states Golf Association. in which he al
legged that professionalism was creeping
MO tho ranks Of American amateur
golfers and must be stopped.
The general feeling seemed to be that
Mr. Watson was aiming at some of the
Americans who are now here for the
championship and who are writing their
experiences or magazines and newspapers
at home. There was marked criticism of
Mr.. Watson for his action in bringing the
matter up just at this time. The Amerl
cans here feel that he ought to have
waited at least until the American players
reached home when they would be In n
better position to defend themselves
against any attacks upon their standing
amateurs
Jerome u. Travers. the amateur cham
non Of the United States. received to-day
A cablcgram from friends in New York
advising him to abandon all the plans
Ina, he had made for granting daily In
tervievs TO "A representative OF THE SUN
telling OF the progress OF the Champion
ships in which he Is to take part. He
made no attempt to conceal his irritation
A, the condition of affairs that Mr.. Wat
son had brought about and freely ox-
pressed his disagreement. with the Views
advanced by the president OF the United
- To- IA l.y
affected writer's on goliing topics.
Francis Ouimet. the American open
champion, who since mis- victory at Brook
line last fall has written numerous ar
ur.ez telling how to play shots, and who
has made arrangements 20 write for Amer
can newspapers while here, was plainly
worried. but refused 10 talk. ouime'
realizes that his position as salesman Tor
a sporting goods house Ia Boston may
hurt hhn II Mr.. Watsons suggestions
IRE all adopted by the L. :. G. A. and
~, was in anything but a pleasant franz
II mind to-day.
The breezy Chick Evans vas more out
.poken than the two other members o.
lie American amateur triumvirate. VINE
asked tor his opinion OF the disturbni
news he said: II disagree utterly will
VI. NutSOnS action III ldklUS inns stcP
The present T.. :. Ge a. definition OF ar
tmtteur golfer is all right and should b'
III as IL H. Anychange along the line;
.ug-ss,ed BY Mr. Watson will surely cause
not orIt national but International trouble
80 Englapd sin never follow suit
"It ,-,,u- TO me- he continued, tina
'hc limitations suggested by Mr.. Watson
are contrary 70 the best interests OF th'
game. some Of our American amateurs
Af.,h s.~ttN a. MIA
ners Of golf courses. and II would be un
Fair to bar them from the amateur ranks
" far as the writing about golf by anna
tours Is concerned, | think that II II Ia
better 20 have golfers who know some
thing about the game write abou; 1t thai
70 eutrust the work 10 those who know
It'll" or nothing about how golf Is played
am perfectly sur, that whatever Nj
Watson may have TO say about IL IN
spirit Il awatourism has not been in
'r'aEod los tho leading golfers Of Americ
% the amateur ranks. There is no neces
s,'y for any new legislation on the sub
l'ct pud I feel sure that none Will &
through"
tn, leading British amateurs who ar
gathered AZ Sandwich for the champion
mp next week were silent when aske
about the matter to-day, saying that IN
TauHg' meut ~ American Eplting ana II
was something with which they were NJ
.orctr."i Several Of them did say thH
such q drastic step as that Implied by NJ
wilson's statement would bo impOssib
T, IN this side 81 the Atlantic, and said fu
her la Il would he most unfortunate (,
ne interests of the game II such n VIE
florence should hr created between II
'm,rical and British definitions OF a
amateur golfer.
Much sympathy was expressed for Il
A~r-!cars because OF the fact that thC
~" naturally worried about the matte
an On every side the sportsmanike wis
vas EXPRESSED that the eleventh hol
oowhsh"ll from home would not distu
Pm" ~ them to such an extent chat the
Nan"cs Tor the championship would
injured