The New York herald., 1921-01-16
TWENTY AMERICAN
GOLF PROS MAY
INVADE ENGLAND
Yankees to Be Given Every
Chance to Win British
Open
WESTERN CLUBS KEEN
J. d. Harnett, Who Takes
Team Abroad, Now in Metro
politan District
WESTERN CLUBS KEEN
BY KEnR \. rETRIE.

After spending several weeks in the
West whippinc the clubs of that terri
tory into lire, James ID. Harnett is back
again In the metropolitan district. where
he expects 10 be as busy for the next
month or more as a man digging him
self out of the Sahara bunker at the Ma
tional Links in connection with the cam
paign launched to raise sufficient funds
whereby the American golf professionals
can be sent to compete in the next
British open championship. Harnett
cites some interesting facts to show how
the Western clubs have taken TO the
idea like ducks 10 water, but declares
that not more than half a dozen of the
metropolitan clubs have sent for the
subscription blanks which II Is intended
they should mail TO their members. 1t
is TO remedy this condition that he has
come East.
The man who is to manage the tour
OF the Yankee golf invaders has had
printed a circular with a blank coupyn
attached on which Is set forth the OBJ
jects of the campaign. The blank is for
the club member to sign and return to
the secretary who thereby automatically
will be authorized TO charge the club
account of the signatory with "one dol
lar for the British open championship
fund"
While II is generally admitted that
there are not more than a handful OF
professionals on this side OF the Atlantic
qualified to win the British open. II Is
also true that the chances OF some one
of the headliners coming through will
be enhanced materially IL he feels that
he is not shouldering the entire burden
for the United States. For instance, If
Jones should happen to be leading the
FIRST thirty-six holes at st. Andrews
the likelihood of his blowing up in the
subsequent rounds would be less il he
felt that Brown and Green were still in
the running and liable to lend the honors
even should he fall down.
The moral effect of numbers in such
conflict is great indeed. Because he
fully realizes this to be the case Har-
nett Is anxious to send as many OF the
high ranking American professionals
abroad as possible. The more of their
own friends that Barnes. Hagen. Diegel.
Hutchison, Mcnamara. Brady and the
others see around them the less like a
foreign tournament will be the British
open. Twenty Is the number at which
Harnett is aiming, but TO send a score
OF "pros" abroad will require something
like NO.OD, ana raising such sum
through popular subscription fund of
81 each entails a heap OF hard work.
II is rather surprising that the first
response to the appeal for funds should
have come from a club away down in
Louisiana. but such nevertheless is the
case. A cheque was sent by return mail.
the club declaring itself ready to
shoulder the responsibility Of reimburs-
ing itself for the outlay by an appeal to
the members.
This happens TO be n poor season for
reaching the individual golfer. but Har-
nett hopes to be able to do this much
with the cooperation of the club Off
cials. He has sent letter to the presi-
dents of the metropolitan. organizations
asking them to send for sufficient OF
the circulars described above to supply
their members. so that the individual
golfer may have an opportunity to con-
tribute his dollar. It Is understood that
the club assumes no responsibility in the
matter other than to place these forms
IN the hands OF the members. In the
event that the sum raised is not suffi-
cient TO send the team abroad the
amount of the cheque will be refunded.
Blanks can be had at 425 Fifth avenue
or from Harnetts Chicago office, 0S
West Washington street. thai city.