The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

Judgr~s " reports from various sec
tions OF the country the plan of GoU
..-isstiatgG to have golfers ana clubs
subscribe 70 a popu ar fund which is TO
be used 60 dofray the expense of sending
from ten 20 fifteen of the leading pro-
ressional players Of the United States
to the next British open championship
mas met with general approval. In
dv.dpals are asked to contribute 81 each
md BIS from $50 to $50.
Jimmie Harnett. connected with the
magazine which is behind the venture.
and himself known from Key West to
Hudson Bay and from Shinnecock to the
Golden Gate has been looking into the
matter and has unearthed mass Of
facts calculated to make every golfer in
the United States wish that he were in
a position to finance the trip out OF his
own pocket Harnett finds that in the
Canadian open and women's champion
ships. the French open and amateur and
even in the British amateur classic
Americans nave prevailed. but despite
oft repeated attempts the biggest plum
of all the British open. has so far
proved to be out Of their reach.
The Canadian open golf title has been
annexed by Americans no less than five
times. J. H. OlIe won in 1904 at Mont
George Sargent in 1912 at Rosedale and
j. Douglas Edgar in both 1919 and 1920.
Miss AleXa Stirling annexed the Cana
dian Women's title in October, while in
France our success has also been APP
parent. In 1911 an all-American final
was provided in the French amateur
championship when Charles Evans, Jr,
the present national amateur champion,
defeated John G. Anderson at the
thirty eighth hole, while three years
later Francis Ouimet brought back the
title to Boston.
]. j. McDermott, the first home bred
professional to seek foreign honors, fin
ished fifth in the French open champion
ship, but it was not until this year
when Walter Hagen added this laurel
to his crown. that an American sue
ceeded. The British amateur champion
ship has seen many sterling contests in
which United States players figured
largely. AS early as 1901 the United
States entries competed. but it was not
until 1904 that real star OF the first
constellation entered. Walter j. Travis
and his miraculous putting astounded
the golhng world on that occasion, when
he defeated Edward Blackwell at Sand
.wich. When he brought back this COW
eted title it was the signal for the be-
ginning OF more spirited invasion.
Evans Makes First Attempt.
In 1905 three or four college gradu-
ates touring the Continent tackled II
without much success. In 1907 Parker
w. Whittemore and W. c. Chick led a
septete, but IL was not until 1911 that
Chick Evans made his first attempt or
British soil. Although but 20 years OF
age. the Chicago boy sailed through wish
flying colors to the fifth round, where
ne lost TO Bruce Pierce at the nineteenth
hole. In 1913 Heinrich Schmidt went 70
St Andrews, and on this occasion ne
carried Harold Fl. Hilton. who eventually
won the title to the nineteenth hole in
the fifth round.
The following year at Sandwich saw
the first big attempt. when a dozen
layers essayed 10 lift this crown.
Among the stars were Charles Evans
Jr. Francis Ouimet, Arthur Lockwood
Fraser Hale Jerome d. Travers. Harold