The Washington times., 1921-07-06
ENGLAND TO SEND
TWO PRO PLAYERS
OVER FOR TITLE
Duncan and Mitchell to Tour
After Playing at Columbia
in Open Tourney.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Last year England sent Harry
vardon and Edward Ray to this
country in quest of golr1ng honors.
The British professionals, touring
America in the most profitable n
nancial journey ever recorded and
the most successful one from a
view point of golf display, have
given way this year to Abe Mitch
ell and George Duncan. The an
nouncement that Duncan and Mitch
ell will play in Washington in the
national open championship at Co
lumbia on July 19 and that they Will
tour the country, is received with
acclaim.
For many years Duncan has been
sought here, He has never been
able to make the trip. Mitchell,
the phenomenal player, who has
lately Joined the great British oil
garchy. is also making his hr-t
trip.
In last years onslaught launched
by the Britops at Cleveland at the
Inverness Club, Ray, just slipping
in on the qualifying round, won
the tournament with 295, one stroke
better than his countryman Harry
Vardon and Leo Diegel Jack Burke
and Jock Hutchison. who tied for
second place.
RAY WON TITLE.
Ray won and Vardon was tied for
second. Duncan Is coming win
Mitchell, and 1t will be well worth
a trip to Columbia to see just what
the invaders will do.
The national open will not be
lacking , in championship entrants.
lock Hutchison, the Chicago pro.
present British open champion,
North and South champion, western
open champion, Professional Golfers
Association champion and runner-up
in the national open last season, will
be on hand.
Today the entry OF Chick Evans
is announced The Cshrago amateur
is the outstanding star OF golfdom
in the country. He played at Colum-
bia recently with President Harding
and was here in Red Cross exhi-
bition match two years ago.
Evans is former Western open,
national and amateur champion. In
1914 he was runner-up in the ma
tional open and won the event In
1916. He has been five times win
ner of the Western open champion
ship and two times runner-up.
Evans, with Francis Ouimet and
Jerome d Travers, are the only
amateurs to boast holding both .he
amateur and open championships.
Evans is the only amateur ever TO
hold the national open and national
amateur title the same year.
HAGEN WILL COME.
Walter Hagen. former national
open champion. who won in 1914 and
1919. will be here. Hagen is two
time metropolitan titleholder and Is
commanding figure in golf in this
country.
Another star who will appear here
is ]. Douglas Edgar, who holds the
worlds championship in low scoring
in a tournament. Edgar is present
Canadian open champion and runner
up in the Professional Golfers Asso-
citation event.
OF the Southern amateur experts
Bobby Jones, titleholder of the South
ern Amateur championship in 1917
and 1920; Reuben G. Bush, Southern
titleholder in 1915. and Nelson Whit
ney, 1913-1914 cha npion, will be on
hand.
Joseph Kirkwood, Australian cham
pion. Max Marston, New Jersey state
champion; d. f. Sawyer, former
Western champion: Jim Barnes, for
mer Western open: Mike Brady, Tom
Kerrigan, and others with equally
brilliant golfing records are being
annoupced daily as entrants for the
big prize to be played for here July 10.