New-York tribune., 1920-07-25
English Golf
Stars to Face
Crucial Test
Vardon and Ray to Meet
Hagen and Barnes at
Shenecossett Tomorrow
By Ray Mccarthy

A best ball golf match which Ia sure
10 attract countrywide or rather world
VIDE attention and which Is expected
10 De one of the most brilliant as we'll
as one OF the closest ever played will
oe staged Tomorrow on the links of the
5henecossett Country Club at New
London, !, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray,
Eningiand's e. great pair, will clash with
Waiter Hagen, American and French
open champion. and jim Barnes, who
dld so we'll in the English open recent
~ and who is considered likely con-
u, Lender for national honors next month.
Inc match is being advertised as the
first exhibition of the "Big Four
Vardon and Ray have been clean
ing up everything in sight since their
arrival last week, and it begins to
appear as if they will go right through
the various American teams, as they did
on their last appearance here, when
1ney lost but one match. 1t is figured
that Barnes and Hagen are the stxong-
est possible 'contenders they will face
during their stay here and that if
these two cannot defeat them, no other
PAIR can. Plans are being made by the
omclals at New London to handle q
large gallery. There will be no charge
tor witnessing the match.
From the latest reports which have
just drifted across the Atlantic.
Hagen's victory in the French open
tournament was notable achievement.
much more SO than he was at frs {
credited with. All of tho English and
iHeo1tish i stars who competed in Eng
!ahd. with the exception of Vardon.
Kay ana Barnes, were there. Duncan,
the newly crowned champion; Alec
Herd, Abe Mitchell, and the Others
were there in force. But the American
champion outdistanced them all and
mas thereby already vindicated the
Judgment Of those who believed the
Detroit star would come back to his
real form in short order.
Speaking of European championship
tournaments, the report has lust
reached here from one who OUGHT 10
Know, tnat the winning of the English
open tournament by an American isn't
as hard as 1t appears to be. In fact
we are told such thing may happen
next year. The story is that Mitchell
, and Duncan are the only two golfers
our stars, meaning Hagen and Barnes
wlll have to defeat next season ia
capture the British title.
Arguments respecting golf ability
are generally backed up With the hard
cod cash. Two "pros' in New jersey
think n Il so 50 highly Of their own capability
of defeating the other that thev have
agreed to play for a purse of $1,000
next month. Paddy Doyle of Deal is
one Of these involved, the other is
i'm 1,, Donaldson Of the Norwood club
lhey Will meet in SO hole contest
over the links of the Deal club.
Not all professionals are simply
good golfers. There is Jack Davidson
who will not feel offended if we saw
ne IS better singer than he is q golfer
Jack has an excellent tenor voice ana
at an entertainment given at Shawnee
the other night he brought the house
down on several occasions with fine
singing: Wilfrid Reid is also capable
as singer, while George Fothering.
ham on that same night made strono
bld to usurp Woodrow Wilson'S pres
tlge as a speaker with his orations.