The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
CHICK EVANS WRITES
OF HOPES And FEARS
Baggage All Packed for Trim
Abroad, but Journey Only
Dimly Possible.
HAS HAD LITTLE PRACTICE
Still He Would Like TO TAX.
Part in Big Invasion Of
American Golfers.

In the appended letter Chich Evans ~,
wonderful Chicago amateur golf,r or,.
lines his position in regard to the No.
sibility OF trip to England to try sot
British amateur honors along with Tray
ers. Ouimet and others. Although ,h.
time is short and tho obstacles rro,t
Evans fairly exudes optimism. His ,ct.e
speaks for itself:
CHICAGO. Msrcn ~
SPORTING EDITOR THE SrE. | do no,
know anything in the world that | Womb
rather do than play in the British cham
pionship this year II is tru. that
America, or at least tho eastern part
OF It, will be well represented by tp.
national amateur and the national oren
champions and such other great play,-,
as Herreshon and Whittcmore and hos
sibly other lesser lights. and tho ch,nc,
for an American victory Is greater than
II has been any time since Mr.. Travis
the greatest American golfer. establishe.
such an admirable precedent at Sandwich
Therefore. even II my own part in II
should be very modest, II Americans AZ.
going to do great things in Britain TIL,
year I should dearly love 10 he there 70
see. or course I have been told that !
personally would have little chance u
win bit or glory In flying trip t.
Sandwich, and that ! would have an
excellent opportunity TO meet dsa.te,
In the first round for real gofnG IL prac.
tically unknown around Chicago In earl,
spring and shall not have shed my winter
awkwardness when the tournament opens
on May Is.
Nevertheless I have a strong sense Of
competition that quickeus my heartbeat
at the very thought OF big events. and
watch greater players do theirs. am sat
isfied to be- in the midst OF III" fray even
though l fall In the hrst round
A month or so ago Mr.. Hilton wrote
10 me asking whether there was any
chance OF my going to Sandwich.
thereupon took the matter up with my
firm and IL was decided that I could not
be spared for the trip across the Atlantic,
OF course ! realized that my journey to thu
Northwest. an absence for the Western
and another for the National. had pro
vided me rather literally with vacations
and I had no real reason for comp ain,
My firm is mostly composed of golfers
and they have always been more than
generous. but ! had undertaken a great
deal OF work for this spring and they
naturally wanted me to see II through.
Half tokingly, at first. l think, IL vas
suggested that IL i sold certain rather
large number OF bonds the FIRMS obj.c.
ton to my participation in the British
amateur would be withdrawn. That i'
to say that II ] could do two months
work In one there would be no objection
to months absence. / took them IT.
orally at their word. and II will not be
my fault II those perfectly good bonds are
not sold before the first OF May. Through
the kindness OF THE SUN the matter has
gotten more publicity than expected. :
suppose that a large part Of the interest
shown Is accounted for by the fact tina,
OF the three golfing centres N America
Chicago will alone be unrepresen "a,
Sandwich.
Aside from my interest in the iu.er-
| national aspects OF the British event tG,r
are many personal reasons why ! pdrt,sl.
| larly wanted to go TO Sandwich tn ,'l-,
and these are the many cordial Invitations
that have come to me from English
golfers. Ryder Richardson, secretary ~
the Royal st. George Golf club, whose
Kindness to me on my former visit I IN
never forget, has cordially and rvpoa ted y
Invited me to 20, ana thes" Invitations
especially have found hard to pYt as't"
In my usual hopeful manner I utr-
made all the arrangements for uy '"'s
l can almost see the high sand i'.- ...
breathe the fresh sea air ~ Sands -
With Ouimet. Travers. HcrrcshuI. Wl|''.
more and possibly other Americans ana
the great British players all present tac
event bids fair to be the greatest .n the
history or golf CHARLES EVANS, ~.