The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-20
ANDERSON REVIEWS
SEASON ON LINKS
Famous Expert Comments on
War Time Golf Of Leading
Amateurs and Pros.
LAUDs RED CROSS EVENTS
By JOHN @. ANDERSON.


The last holiday Of the real collins
season. Columbus Day. 10 usually the
point from which all summaries start.
Generally we have q list Of the best
dozen or sixteen golfers with resume
Of the soifng feats and features Of the
year. but In these different times such
reckonings are out Of place and useless.
But II 10 possible TO siean some tnforma-
ton Of value by going through the files
and commenting on some OF the out
standing features To DO this we nrst
can take II up sectionaliy.
There was Just the slightest question
IS to the propriety OF holding regular
three day golf competitions during the
year Just passed. Boston golfers. and
in general the New England States
players. believed that such events could
10 held with the right sort OF profit to
those taking part, and the tournaments
not only showed that there was q desire
for such-the entries were az large as
IN pre-war eeasons--but the opportuni-
Ties for aiding war charities were multi
piled.
The quality Of golf was "fair TO mid
dim" with few outstanding favorites at
The start Of an open event. Jesse Gull
ford took little time OF from his work
N an airplane factory 10 play In events.
but when he did 20 he was successful
Fred Wright In his matches showed that
no had gained In wisdom and Golfng
srac,. but IN the writer's opinion he has
some distance to 90 to get In the class
With Mr.. Ouimet and Mr.. Guilford. 90
FAR a. national play II concerned. No
one else In the New England section
gave any strong indications OF worth
while play.
The New York district and the North
ern States failed to support the few big
tournaments which were scheduled sx-
sept the one where the professionals and
amateurs met at 1nwood. Time seemed
TOO precious to spend the better part Of
. week PLAYING In first. second or third
Gxteen. Why there should be such q
variance Of opinion between sections
separated by a few hundred miles Il 10
dificult to discover. but the varied &C.
ton taken by the different organiza-
lions In power met with the full accord
Of the golfers living in those parts. II
simply was q matter of local policy.
rather than sentiment.
The most Interesting feature Of all
the seasons performances has been
the Red Cross matches. These we have
spoken Of at length on more than one
occasion. 30 our province here is to pick
up the threads and give a brief sum-
mary Of the outstanding results. First.
since the reason for all such matches
was the raising Of money for the Amer
ican Red Cross, II Is pleasing to record
that the net results have Appropriated
t425,ooo
Early in the year q rule was promul-
gated to the effect that expenses were
permitted to all amateur or professionals
who took part In such matches It Is
apropos to say for the benefit of those
who might wish the information that OF
the two score contests which have been
played in these sections thirty-three OF
them have been held with no expense at
tached to any club and the very rea-
sonable sum for expenses asked from all
Of the others was but q fraction Of the
amount raised.
No professionals, although offers were
made them many q time. accepted even
car fare. and their giving of time and
money deserves the recognition hereby
accorded.
In these days Of mighty sums a con-
tribution of not quite a half million
e1cites little deep interest, but this par
t.cular Red Cross giving is worth more
than a passing thought, because scarcely
. cent Of Il would have been raised IL
4 had not been for the contests which
we're held. It was the attraction which
brought In the money. and the greater
the attraction the greater the amount of
money.
More people who were non-golfers
we're attracted to these matches than
through any previous exhib tons and. as
side issue. the swelling Of the interest
n the game was also worth all the time
and trouble accustomed.
westerners Led.
The Western Golf Association led all
In the sums collected and In the enthusi-
ssm shown for these matches. but two
very striking Incidents where real sport
ing spirit was shown occurred here In
the East.
II was gasless Sunday. with all the
trouble Incident to the edict. and
match was scheduled at the Scarsdale
Golf Club II was expected that hum
dred or so would be present and those
mostly members. The card was a good
one, containing Evans and MacNamara
as hesdl'ners, and the result was turn
ont Of almost 1000 people, mostly golf
srs, who got to the links somehow and
home the same way.
week later. In the Philadelphia dis
tEict, at Whitema rsh. club situated
mile from a car line and not particularly
easy Of approach from the city enter
taned four Of the best amateur golfers
IN the country--Marston. Travere. Jones
and Evans One rickety barge carried
as many people as could pile in. Despite
all the inconvenience there were 5000
IN the gallery ana the sum raised
amounted TO over $4,000. Splendid In |
iced one must admit a sure proof that
u was the players game which the peo- |
pie wished to see, for they could have
given to the same worthy cause for far |
less effort
For players too there have been num-
Tous little worries. with q hustle to |
get tram here and taxi there. and
return home usually by midnight after !
standing half the way in q crowded car.
But one and all have given Their mite
With the greatest OF pleasure, happy In
me fact that they were helping the ,
greatest mother in the world"
Tame Season in south.
Tho southern section of the country
,ostered winter golf 50 far as II was
,easible but the many winter excursions .
OF golfers. especially OF trade organiza-
hons were curtailed, with similar pros
oects for the coming season. Western
tournament golf was conspicuous by its
iosen"@ except for the Transmississippi
avent ~Ntch was won by q Now Yorker.
Lesley Connolly. In the far West few
regular competitions gave food for
Aought az TO comparative excellence.
A word or two concerning the quality
u the golf which has been played by
'ew ~ the headiinerA Ranking them
s not part NJ this task but few will
'eny that Messrs. Marston and Evans