The New York herald., 1921-04-05
SHAWNEE CHANGES
GOLF MEET DATES
Takes July IA and ID to Make
Certain of Entry of Duncan
and Mitchell.
By KERR y. PETRiE.

Eorewarned * forearmed. Shawnee
Country Club has profitea by The hint
thrown out in this column the end of
last week to the effect that Pelham
Country Club had engaged George Dun
can and Abe Mitchell the British pro-
fessional golf stars. TO play matches
over that course as part OF the house
warming celebrations on July IL ana
1S. Pelham was TO feature its profess
sional. Jim Barnes. and the Y. 9. A.,
Western and North and South open
champion. Jock Hutchinson. against the
British pair on Tuesday and Wednes-
day July II and 13. and then was TO
allow Barnes and his partner to run
over 10 Shawness for the open tourney.
while it kept George and Abe for an
encore performance against Bobby
Jones and Charles Evans, Jr.. on
Wednesday. July 13.
AS was expected, Shawnee failed to
see what good to itself could result from
such plan. Having figured on corral
ing Duncan and Mitchell, just as it had
engaged Ray and Mitchell both last year
and IN 1918 the announcement that the
Rritons We're 10 be otherwise engaged
looked like bad fall down for its plans.
So Immediately upon reading the story
the Shawnee officials communicated by
telephone with those who are arranging
the Duncan Mitchell tour schedule and
had matters adjusted to the satisfaction
Of all.
Having given Pelham the dates which
1t had asked for several weeks ago, the
tour managers couldn't very well alter
that part Of the schedule. but it was
arranged that Shawnee could change
the dates Of its open event from Tues
day and Wednesday. July II and 13, to
Thursday and Friday OF the same
week, or. in other words, July Ia and is.
1t was stipulated. of course, that by
taking these dates shawnee also would
be booking Duncan and Mitchell for its
tournament That matter having been
arranged. golfers once again can breathe
easily and Shawnee can proceed with it's
plans knowing that the success Of the
meeting is assured
VIII Benefit by Change.
And now that Shawnee has hSd time
10 think ii over 1t feels that ii has come
out of the threatened mixup with pros
poets greatly enhanced. For with the
national open championship starting on
Tuesday. July 10, at Washington. the
professionals viii welcome the Shawnee
event as an opportunity TO warm up for
the big show. whereas if the meeting
had been held as originally scheduled
they would have had nearly week TO
waste.
The change means for one thing that
the players coming on from the West
and other distant points will drop in
on Shawnee and be glad of that oppor-
tunity. With the play on Tuesday and
Wednesday many of them would have
passed up the event and have proceeded
direct from their clubs TO Washington.
AS matters now stand the experts in
all likelihood will leave Shawnee on
Saturday for the scene OF the great in
ternational tournament and have Sunday
and Monday for practice
Additional dates have been added to
the Duncan Mitchell schedule. For in
stance. il now has been definitely de-
cided that the pair viii play at Wood
way on August 10 and the following day
at Hartford. The Skokie Club Of Chi
cago gets July % and on July 80 golfers
OF Milwaukee will have chance TO see
the visitors In action.
The Canadian part Of the schedule
also is beginning TO take definite shape.
Most cf the matches in the Dominion. IL
Il believed. win be played in August.
In any event Brentwood has been noti-
fled that II viii receive a date some
time late in August or early in Sep
tember.