New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
Americans Sail
Soon to Invade
Foreign Links
u. s. Experts Will Seek
to Bring Back Titles
of Britain and France


There Ia much speculation just at
rrssent over the makeup Of the pro-
t.ss.onal golf team that will repre-
can't the United States in the British
open championship in June. Link fol-
lowers arc asking each other who is
soinr to be on the team and when It
viii depart for England? The execu-
tive committee of the Professional
callers Association, composed of Alec
Two others, as we'll as Bob Gardner,
acting as the amateur representative,
is working on the proposition now.
Thus tho names of the players who
will make up the team will be an
nounced soon and they will probably
he Walter Hagen. Detroit: Mike Brady,
Detroit: Leo Deigel, Detroit; Tom
Kerrigan. Siwanoy; George Mclean.
Grassy Sprain; Emmett French, Youngs-
town; jim Barnes, Pelham Country
Club; Jock Hutchinson, Glenview, Chi
eago; Clarence Hackney. Atlantic City
Country Club; Fred MaLeod, Columbia
Country Club: Bob Macdonald, Chi
eago. and Harry Hampton, Detroit
According to those in position to know,
this, in all likelihood, will be the team.
1t will be seen that there are six
homebreds on it, as we'll as several
professionals who hail from abroad.
or the foreigners. one, Barnes, is Of
English birth. The others are all
Scots. The team will sail on the
Aquitania, May "a, according to pres
ent plans.
Team to Play in France
In addition to competing in the Brit
ish open championship meet at st.
Andrews, June 20, the Americans will
participate in the French open title
tourney and in two other tournaments
in England that are being arranged for
their especial benefit Moreover, the
team will play a lineup of British
matches. One OF these viii be played
over the Gleneagles course, the others
on some links in England.
Most OF the members OF the team
named, agen. home bred. and little
require any introduction. All of the
foreigners have been in this country
twelve years or more Two OF those
named, hagen, mebred, and little
Freddie Mcleod. have held the United
States open title. Mcleod won the
championship in 1908 and Hagen in
1914. Hutchinson, Brady and Deigel
have finished second in the national
o. the others have won various cham
pionship tournaments.
Barnes, for instance, has played
phenomenal golf for the past five years
and last June made brilliant showing
in the British open. Just at present
tke big fellow is playing the game of
tjs life. Had he been unable to COM
pete in the North and South at Pine
hurst last week, he would probably
nave established record as he was
right on edge for that fray.
Hutchinson and Mcleod also are play
ing great golf these days Both OF
these fellows have been up there for
some time. The latter in fact has
been one of the top-notchers for the
last twenty years. Kerrigan. French.
Mclean, Hackney, Macdonald and
Hampton are all players of the frst
raak. who are sure to make splendid
showing in any meet they compete in.
Burke To Be Considered
Many feel that Jack Burke, because
OF his fine showing in the National at
Toledo last summer, is entitled to
place on the team. The St. Paul pro
will undoubtedly receive serious con-
sideration, but inasmuch as he has
never come East to compete, it is felt
that ne cannot be placed on the team
There ars several others in the long
list OF stars who will receive considera-
ton, but it is quite likely that the
team, wnen it is finally selected, will
be as named above.
With the announcement that Francis
Ouimet, former National open and ANA
teur champion, has decided to go across
with the amateur team. comes a state
ment from ". D. Vanderpool secretary
of the Y. S. G. A., naming the person
rel Of the team that will sail on the
Caronia April 30. The statement is
sued last night follows:
"All doubt as to whether or not a
team to represent the United States
Golf Association in the British anna
teur championship tournament will go
abroad this year has been set at rest
ny an announcement from w. d. Van
derpool, secretary of the national or
ganizatlon. The personnel of the team.
70 sail on the Caronia, April so, is as
follows;
Francis Ouimet, of Boston; Charles
Evans jr., of Chicago Bobby Jones,
OF Atlanta; Fred Wright, of Boston;
Paul Hunter, of California;; Parker
Whlttemore, of Boston; J. Wood Platt,
OF Philadelphia; +. C. Newton, of Bos-
ton, and W. c. Fowncs, of Pittsburgh
The doubtful ones are Max Marston,
oswald Kirkby and S. Davidson Her
ron"
Spring is here, to be sure Yesterday
large number of golf enthusiasts, in
Guiding many city officials, attended
the formal opening of the Van Cort-
landt links. In previous years the
Course has been opened about May 49,
The Shawnee open golf tournament,
one of the best of the regular annual
Inks competitions, will be held july
"a and IS, instead of on the 18th and
18TH, as previously announced. The
change of dates was made in order
10 allow George Duncan and Abe
Mitchell to participate.
Amateur List Curbed
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