The New York herald., 1921-08-04
MISS STIRLING ON
WAY HOME TO DIXIE
American Woman Golf Cham
pion Returning After Ex-
tended Trip Abroad.
BY KERR \. PETRIE.

The reason for the cancellation Of the
thirty-six hole match between Miss Cecil
Leitch. the British champion, and Miss
Aiexa Stirling, the American title hold
cr, IS now good deal moro obvious
than ii was a week ago. Miss Stirling
has had 10 leave for home good deal
earlier than she had originally INTENDED.
Il was understood that the American
champion would accompany the Misses
Cecil and Edith Leitch and Miss Doris
Chambers when the three English wom-
en- golf stars SIT out for their trip 70
the United states and Canada Miss
Stirling, however is now on her way
home, having saned on the Carmania on
July 80.
Ii now beglns to look as II there
will be no international flavor at all this
year to the national amateur champion
ship at st. LOUIS except that which the
Canadian players provide. For this yeal
at least British participation In the
Walker cup international matches has
fallen fiat, no. that British amateurs
and British golfers In general do not
yish to deal generously with the visits
paid 70 Great Britain by the leading
players Of the United States but simply
because IL would be next to impossible
to organize a representative side with
matters as they now stand
The British are deeply grateful for
the interest shown by American links
7en in their championships this year
and there Is general realization OF the
infinite amount oil good which the inter-
change OF such sporting courtes!es create
between the two peoples. However, il
Is frankly stated that such a trip by a
tea moi British amateurs will have to
be deferred unit, the terrific dent made
In the average locketbook by the way
and the wave of Industrial depression il
less conspicuous.
Money Tight In Britain.
As one authority puts It, "even
under the most favorable of financial
auspices-and we know that the Amer
lean hosts would be the last word in
hospitallty-such a trip would entail
considerable expense, and the United
States realizes better perhaps than amy
other nation that superfluous money
wants a lot of finding In Britain nova
days"
Great fear Is expressed in England
and Scotland that the Royal ana An
cient I'm declining the invitation to send
4 team to the Walker cup matches Al
the National Links this year may have
gone to too little trouble to explain the
situation, and that, therefore. Amer
leans may take offence at the brusquc-
ness OF the reply made not many houra
after the formal communication on the
subject had been received. However, Il
is quite evident, as it has been all
along, according to those in Britain
best qualified to speak. that such a
match will not be played this year.
Even the possibility of another visit
from G. j. H. Tolley, Roger Wethered and
Lord Charles Hope appears extremely
remote. 1t was said at the time of the
playoff for the British open champion
ship between Jock Hutchison and
Wethered that the latter had to cancel
his passage on n transatlantic liner IN
order to remain at st. Andrews. sew
cral times since it has been rumored
that Wethered intended visiting the
United states in company with his sis
ter. who Is said to have her mind set on
playing in the womens national cham
pionship at Hollywood. This, again, Is
denied. At no time has Wethered ever
seen his way clear to visit the United
States this year. it is now stated.