The New York herald., 1921-03-25
GALLETT TO ASSIST
LOW AT BALTUSROL
Made Gleneagles Golf Record,
but Comes From Scotland
to Turn Professional.
BY KERR N. PETRIls.

When the season opens In the near
future at Baltusrol the golfers Of thai
organization will find awaiting them al
the first tee. and ready to show then
how, new recruit from the professional
ranks and recent arrival from the land
Of the thistle The newcomer Is Francis
s Gallett. who arrived only last Sunday
and already has been snapped UP by
George Low, TO whom II is intended he
will act as assistant during the coming
season. Despite the fact he Is only 25
and that from October. 1915. until jan
uary. 1919. ne was In the army he comes
to the United States with "A brilliant
reputation considering the brief time
that he has had 10 build upon the foun-
dation of the game which he laid during
his boyhood days on the Carnoustie
links.
AS will be seen. Gallett comes from the
town which in years past has given so
many golfers TO America, such men as
the Smiths, the Maidens, the Fothering-
hams, the Robertsons. the Haclneys.
George Low himself, as also many
others who have gained more or less
renown In the realm of the cleek. BY all
accounts he Is one of the most brilliant
members OF the Carnoustie school de-
velcped in some time.
Last summer r. s. was one OF
Carnoustie's summer attractions" says
@ writer in the Dundee Courier. In
every game he played from May to Sep
tember he was followed around the
course by hundreds Of spectators. The
summer OF 1920 saw Francis Gallett
come into his kingdom locally. The pre-
vious year he had won the Dalhousie
cup and Carnegie shield. as well as hav-
inE reached the semi-hnals OF the links
and club championships.
During last season, however. he was
still more In the limelight. lie estab-
lished . new amateur record for the
GleneaEles course. won the Carnoustie
links championship. won the Y NJ. G. A.
club championship, reached the final OF
the Mackay cup. and incidentally picked
up the Kinloch medal gold cross, Nell
son and one or two minor awards.
sure 10 Excel ms "Pro."
Francis Is a player who is sure 10
excel in professional circles. His play IS
always intereating, for he invariably
goes for everything and takes the risk
Of hazard IN delightfully."- sportsman
like mnnner He gets long distances
with his wooden clubs, while on tho
greens he is perhaps the most deadly Of
the Carnoustie artisan golfers, Gallett
has Ind a conspicuous career in the
Forfarshire seaside town. While yet
early in his teens he won the Dalhousie
cup with q handicap in the region Of the
minus six department During the war
he snw active service In France and in
the East in the r. A. M. G. Early on
hts return home he was made a scratch
golfer and recently scared TO the giddy
heights OF the plus two category"
Gallett is following In the footsteps Of
some fine golfers and he viii need all
Of his native ability plus some Of the
tricks that he Is yet TO acquire on this
side of the Atlantic to catch up with
certain other Carnoustie lads and stay
there. However, that Gleneagles record
would seem 10 indicate that he has II In
him 10 climb high on the ladder OF fame.
Not only 80, but there is stlll another
measure which Americans can apply to
Galletts prowess. In 1919. which would
set the date At only few months after
his return from active service. he de-
feateed Laurence Auchterlonle on the
latters home links Of 81. Andrews IN
the annual derby" between Carnoustie
and st Andrews
Auehterlonle won the American open
championship at Garden city IN 1902
by siE strokes with score OF 3o7 and