The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-03

90, Lie Loo consider for JOHN g. ANDERSON.
moment Just why the honiebreds have
seen and ar, So successful. and Incl
tenta'.,. NJ, they are increasing In num-
bers So RAPIDLY
H. the h~-t place what Is n homebrod?
Professionals are the only ones 70 deslg-
rated II COURSE, and the term is applied
70 such golfers ~ are born In this coun-
ny and have learned the game here II
Nas been stated more than once that the
Aomehr,ds we're those OF Irish parent
sse but this IL a mistake. There are
many professionals in the land whose
.orbcars are regular Americana as the
saving goes At the same time ~ was
quite easy for the mistake to have been
made fo~ almost all the names OF the
topnoichers are applicable 20 Erin. a
friend asked me the other day why this
vas 80. and ! told him what think TO
be the main reason. 1t is in the evolution
Of the cddtN.
Up 20 Il few years ago there could he
found many classes and nationalities
, vork.ng as adde's on the links through
out the land as there were such In the
city o. the country Rut then McDer-
mott, Mcnamara and Brady came to the
fore and then young friends saw that
the-c might De n future for them I'm the
game, so they at once took up the caddy
: end u' ~ more seriously, on the other
hand those boys who caddied Just for A
give up the job when they became 1s or
may" Younger. lost some OF their EN-
tAlSllsu because they were soon second
Grce as caddies and So soured on the
task They did not intend t. follow up
any advantage which they might have
scause Of their skin In the game and so
MS new outlook lacked in its appeal
Ne'r parents often aided them In this
rllE and new order and q more
kelus.Ne typ" began to monopolize the
ltAS II YOU will stop some time out
mar me caddie house OF the golf club
pl VII discover this to he the truth
Part nf the fun i'm the ciddy end OF Il
Ht1e opportunity often presented by the
cue 70 the boys Ia play at certain times
IT. hanging round tho profession al $
quarters. the unconscious copying OF "a
cra't players swing, the lessons learned In
csddy.ag. usually about what not TO do
all these advanced the standard OF play
especially IN the case of those who were
prohre0t, and to-day these boys are be-
ginning 10 look upon golf az "A serious
proposition There were hfty-nine entrants
~ he Massachusetts Junior championship,
. NA'1 Vas held recently and OF this
humber f.-'y-eight were young Irish lads
VINO We're "tddes ut some club. Many OF
them ar" looking forward to the time
"NeH they viii get Il position I'm a golhng
capacity They will he the SUCCESSORS OF
te present body Of homehrcds The game
sNeF must appeal to them as Z does
-" young Scotch players.
Taxing tn" tournaments OF the past
rev years as a standard, Z must be adj
mtitd that the resident Scotch and Eng
nsh Professionals have not held their own
ga ~ i1t, have lost much ground. The
Vme has gone by when a loud cap set
Glnt..' "u Mn" side Of the head. n bright
0.'r"d PLAID suit and a staggering walk
Up 10 the tee. " IN many a plausible ex-
go a oh. IL III
professional ln good stead. Nowadays
"" a." Inclined to be suspicious of that
'r" ~ COLOR. and | think with very good
i,asor III" homobreds have changed
o, that I'm ono other respect the home
Pave has dsd the game
IN the r'd"u times there were severa!
professionals VINO preferred TO have a gay
ON iN" % the tournaments. thereby
,gvlnE the class NJ golfers as A whole the
thoroughly undo served reputation OF being
mo muH 'u the rough" ! am fairly
'am'aa~ w'fh about twenty Of the home
hreds and ! must admit that they are n
ma lo' % fellows who take good care of
themselves, and. when they have them,
" '1'lr families ] would not say a word
against e.ug.e one of the other pro-
nsS'o" ais -. fNo country, but I do think
nat 'h~ Hom.ar,ds have more than done
NOR share toward placing professional
d. t'' nm i'' present plane. And ! might
70 further and say that ! consider that
amer 70. golf no this respect Is 30 per
c'' l'''r. than II was ten, or even hve
Years Hro There have been fewer com
Want. and moro attention to business, be-
@ns' ''n struggle for tho topmost places
THIS country has become so much
W'H"- 4 professional who dissipates
seldom n0'Hs HIS position long. and wher
once 1I' ot a Job nowadays, there Is a
t-'sr'" 20 -e' another and the other bid
~" for tar plare is usually homebred
Sfo '7 steady going chap. with A clear
po~rrs , few names OF the profess
'onals NNr have brought about this
chang ~ affairs both In the character
""' .- '. the competitions may prove
.clg.t'f..r The names which strike
n" q ar. those of two profess onal'
Urn "'" naturally am most familiar
| Tom N.>Hmara and Michael BRADY
Then r'.1rl has been such that all Mas
".Au-.''- r,.frr, are proud Of them and
he standard Of golf and behavior which
they admirably represent They hav'
''a''i tho 1s' two open champ onship
~ Nl-sH. Igs"t'4 and are never far IRON
No ln".e. no matter where tho play u
htt
T'- n, nave numerous others; Their
Twr Ee~rlgan whose golf dow'
south '..s ar showed such promise
.ro.g" IH.N, D, only a little remove
rom ''r Scout .SulS and improving eac'
''tr aI Hchard Kimball the old Mas
S''"e''- amateur, who was one
h'"o'rs rivals in intcrscholastic event
| ~ 1r'Nou. ycars He has been IN
professional situation out In the Wes'
oIt no" '.p, returned 10 his for'ne
Laun'- Ralph Thomas. Harry Bowler
NhrNr" lr'y and others not so much VI
mo 'mrNr'' hut holding down position
" M" abstraction Of tho club members