The New York herald., 1921-01-12
ANZAC GOLF STAR
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KirkwoOd, Australian Open
Champion, Would Try for
American Title.
BY KERR n. PETRIE.

In j. Fl. Krkwood. its present open
titlehoider. Australia has player which
it seems to consider Is the equal Of the
best II is therefore interesting news
that Kirkwood will not only be among
the contestants in the next British open
championship, but that before he re-
turns to the Antipodes he hopes to be
able to pay a visit to the United States.
To enable Kirkwood to realize his am
bition there has been some talk os rails
ing a fund in Australia similar to the
one which Is to defray the expenses Of
ten or a dozen of the American probes
sionals this year. but Ii would seem that
the young open titleholder down under
phas his mind made UP to visit st. An
drews whether this plan goes through
or not. And if be plays at ST. Andrews
Kirkwood no doubt will come to this
country with the returning American
professionals
While in his home land Kirkwood
may not have encountered the opposi-
ton that he will meet both in Great
British and the United States, there is no
doubt that this young man is q sear
above the ordinary. He won the AUS
tralian~ open championship with score
I of 290 for the seventy-two holes over
the course of the kensington Club OF
Sydney, the length OF which Is 6.35o
yards. Not only did this set low mark
for an Australian championship, but II
left the leld five strokes behind, d u.
ESoutar. a native of Carnoustie, Scotland.
himself a former holder Of both the Aus
tralian amateur and open champion
ships, being second The way he fin-
III IN in6tGAtt
Kirkwood has the right stuff in him
His was by no means stolen cham :
pionship, for after putting up a pair o.
74s for his first thirty-six holes he TN
ished UP with two brilliant Ills.
After these first two rounds the cham
pionship had practically resolved ITSELF
into a duel between Kirkwood and Sou
tar The latter was three strokes be-
hind, with Is and &c. and, although no
niaraged to hold his rival equal on the
third round with fine n. he lost two
shots more on the last eighteen heles
with 73.
Soutar appears to be the Tom Nc
Namara or Mike Brady OF Australian
golf, for, while he has won the open
championship once, he has been runner
I'D no less than seven times. Krkwood
is a home bred" and is spoken OF as
the Vardon of Australia. one admirer
after describing the way in which Abe
Mitchell hashed up the fifth hole in the
last British championship. and so threw
himself out OF the running. remarks en-
Enthusiastically Can any one who saw
Kirkwood play in the Australian open
imagine him for moment doing these
things?"
Through ]. H. Worthington, the West
chester county champion, Harry Vardon
CONVEYS to the American public his sense
of gratitude and appreciation for the
many acts of kindness bestowed upon
himself and his partner Ted Ray. win
! nor Of the American open championship,
during their recent tour
IL have now had few moments rest
and I needed II because the nervous
strain of the tour was pretty great,
writes the six times winner of the
British open title. 'I was apt to get
| irritable sometimes, but this was ex-
cusable on account of our always want
| ing to do we'll But the point wish to
/ get at Ia this | want to thank Ameri-
can golfers, both amateur and profess
sional, and also the general public. Tor
! their Kindness. | must say we were
treated beyond our fondest expectations
| Our opponents met US at all times in q
| friendly way, keen though we We're &c
win. and when we did win. always con-
graduated us in the incest way. We
have many happy recollections of oul
| tour Your amateur and professiona
golfers are a fine body of men and fine
| golfers. too"
Vardon has a special word OF praise
for the men who managed his tour. "a
man who is all heart" he says OF Arthur
Peterson. who looked after the Eastern
end. Nothing was too much troubl,
for him. "I can assure you that no on,
could have travelled as we did with {
more kind hearted man than Pete"
How many golfers In the East ar,
familiar with the following lines II 4
impossible TO say but the number mus
be large. 1t is the New Year greeting
OF the American amateur golf champion
i Charles Evans, Jr:
II Meath candle glow and holly spray.
II With happest Wish for year and day,
/ greet the best life gives--a friend
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.
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