New-York tribune., 1915-03-01
BRITISH GOLFERS
STILL UNDECIDED
Reports Galore of Pros
That May Come Over
for Open Tourney.
MIST PAY OWN
WAY THIS YEAR
Alec Campbell Celebrates Six.
teerth Year with Brookliue
Country Club.

-rhs variety Of reports going around
,bcse days about British professionals
"a the possibility of their coming to
arorica in June for the open cham
n,onship suggests 20 the imaginative
,r,nd the kstydids, with their noisy
..oartec. As matter of fact, no one
sr'usllv knows whether there will be
~,srv Rritishcrs here or not.
rirst came rumor OF Harry Nardon
LIVING over 70 teach indoor golf, but
:, MAS surcrseded by word OF his COM
80 for the championship. Last week
,Sss vas denied by Alex II. FindlRy,
nbo arranged Vardon's tour with Ray
,,ro seasons ago George Duncan may
tome over, but there has been nothing
definite. ~
,lwaV, find such men Of spending pro-
si;vji;es as Lord Northcliife, who paid
,Se vsv for Nardon and Ray. They
80 i,kelv 70 be scarccr these days, and
~ this way II becomes necessary for
,Ls Professionals themselves 10 foot
~ Tb.r. "a nothing 70 do on the other
,,Ss At present. Hundreds Of players
h.vs rome 70 the war, and most of
,tn., Who hsve not probably prefer to
t..r away from the links IN the fear
- h,ins called unpatriotic, There is
V.+j. or nothing to do for the profes
,jsr,l unless he enlists-snd scores
tsvs done so-or comes to America for
,'r,A II Is natural TO assume that
v,r5on. Duncan, Braid or Taylor would
,-.Ssr trip across rather than lay
In, ior none has enlisted as yet In
,bjs manner 1t might not be smlss TO
.rt.rtaiD the thought that some will
eor,e over for the open championship.
Whsn the date for the tournament
~ss changed from It's usual August or
es,t.mber time 20 a period in June 1t
res understood that the purpose was TO
s.tTsc, some foreign professionals.
Tnisss all signs fail, il is probable that
,ba British open will be cancelled, as
VAS the amateur a week or so ago.
TJs-s v,ll ne even less for pros to do
IN that case. and one would think that
America would be the zone best bet"
Sixteen years IS q long time TO be
orofsssiorsl golfer for one club, but
ibst Is the record Of Alec Campbell. the
Xipper, with the Country Club, Brook,
line. Mass. Campbell has been engaged
bv the Baltimore Country Club Tor TINS
vesr. snd In this diminutve Scot the
Monument City obtains one OF the
hest known pros" in the business.
Never & champion, Alec's record IS
nevertheless brilliant. lie was one OIL
the four American players selected lot
the international match on brltish
links two wears ago. Alec VIII De sue,
ceeded at Brookiine by his brother and
assistant, Matt.
First Of the colleges TO announce q
series Of dates for its golf team IS
Tho University OF Pennsylvania. Pc
c,-iar interest is attached to Old Penn
ms year. in that it will have the ser
vices Of +. ". Dyer the husky young
s-ar from Nontclair who walked on
w..b the chief cup in the Sleepy Hol-
low tournament last July, predictions
Of the wiseacres 10 the contrary not
vithstaDding. There will be a loss IN
the intercol.egiates through the gradu-
alton Of Clement 3. Webster, Jr, but
the last named will be on deck for the
spring schedule, which makes Penn q
team 10 be considered.
NIB. Foster has been chosen to guide
the deS.in.es Of the Sound Beach GoI1
and Country Club for this year. James
". White was elected vice-president,
J. Sperry Kane treasurer, Percy u.
Adams secretary, and Francis F. Storm
captain. The reports indicated that the
club was IN a satisfactory condition and
had leased It's property until 1927.
When w.lfrid Reid arrived here
from England the other day he brought
with him q dozen cases of golf clubs
Presumably he did not do II for fun.
Yet II leads TO the thought that ere
iong we shall hear golfers discussing
among themselves again the merits Of
this manufacture, that make, the other
STYLE, and il merely means one more
brand 70 .alk about. II may be said,
however, that Reid is one Of the most
popular professionals who have come
here from the other side in recent
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