The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-04

After sampling American climatic
conditions all the way from July to
November Ted Ray has formed very
decided opinion as to when the national
open golf championship should be
played. AS Ted is the present holder Of
ne title he deserves to be heard at least.
His vote Is that next year. and every
other year hereafter, for that matter.
the championship should be decided in
the month OF October.
Ray, II should be remarked. cast his
vote ON the question of date for the
open title play on the afternoon OF cleo
ton day at the conclusion OF his match
with George Mclean Of Great Neck and
Grassy Sprain. Having played the last
stroke OF his second American tour Ted
felt In sense relieved Whereas dis
cussion Of the game had bored him a
month back, now that the hard grind
was over he was ready to talk for after
all. he had grand time, despite the
long campaign through which he and his
teammate. the peerless Harry VaSdon.
had come
Ray had arrived in this country al
most IN the middle OF a steaming sum
mer and had played through blistering
days unlike anything he ever had expe-
rienced on the other side of the Atlantic.
August and September still had entaled
certain hardship on a golfer reared
under the gray skies of the British Isles
But then had come October with the
best weather Ray ever had seen. Even
on that November day soft wind was
blowing in from the south over the links
of the Lido Beach Club, good enough
weather then almost for the holding of a
championship III the estimation OF the
Hritisher
Ray had just unburdened himself of
his opinion OF the Lido links and it all
came together thus:
This Lido Is a grand course. One
Of the finest. 1t is the real stuff. This
is where next years championship
should be played. If 1t is played here I
guarantee there will be n lot of en-
trants from the other side, and among
them, | believe, will be found the win
ner. The player who wins around here
is entitled to his honors To win one
has to score. and player can't posi-
bly, score here unless ne stays out of the
rough"
Then as an afterthought Ted added
LET them hold next years cham
pionship in the month of October. II
Is the best month you have over here,
the Ideal month of the year for golf so
far as / can Judge and l can't see why
they should want to play an important
event like tho open championship In the
height and heat OF the summer"
Delegates VIII Decide.
1t remains with the delegates at the
annual meeting OF the United States
Golf Association to decide where next
years championships shall be decided
AS the East had the amateur event this
season the West is entitled to II next,
while. on the other hand, the open cham
pionship having been played at Toledo.
which rs within q few hours run OF that
hot bed of middle Western golf, Chi
cago. il would seem that the experts
are due to gather next time much nearer
to the Atlantic seaboard. That being
the case It would be well for the dele
gates TO remember Rays words.
Whether the club will be ready or
willing to undertake the staging OF such
an event is, OF course, problematical
but IL has the course, and there is no
doubt whatever that the choice would
rather meet with the hearty approval of
tie professionals. And this is said with
cut taking into considerat ton what Ray.
The champion. had 20 say on the subject
Following the Ray-McLcan match last
Tuesday were perhaps a dozen experts
who had been attracted TO the scene not
by the prospect OF seeing two members
OF their profession drive. approach and
pitt but by the glowing accounts they
Ind heard of the greatness Of Lido.
Among the number was "N!pper''
Campbell. formerly OF Brookiinc and
baltimore. who became 50 enthusiastic
after playing nine holes with Peter Lees
in the morning that he essayed the role
OF historian IN the afternoon, following
tie match with notebook and pencil and
combining n description Of the course
and OF the play, which he declared be
was sending back 10 a Boston news-
paper, so that in some small measure az
least his New England friends coul1
STARE the delights Of his visit to Lido
Nipper Campbcil's opinion.
When asked what he thought OF the
course the NippeT waved his hand