The New York herald., 1921-07-11

Barnes of Pelham and Wilfrid Reid os
Wilmington. but bringing with them
something that was crossing the AT
lantic Ocean for the first time in a his
tory dating back to 1872. the American
professional golfers returned from their
foreign wanderings and their successful
onslaught on the British open golf
championship at St. Andrews when, a
day late. the Carmania of the Cunard
Line pulled into her pier at the foot of
Fourteenth street yesterday morning
The something referred to above is the
British open championship cup, most
coveted OF all the trophies competed
Tor In the world of golf. 1t came back
In the possession of Jock Hutchinson of
Glen View. Chicago, who won 1t from
the best field that ever competed for II,
tying Roger Wethered, the oxford ANA
teur. at 296 strokes for the seventy
holes of play and then defeating him
on the thirty-six hole play off by mar
gin of nine shots.
Hutchinson had the emblem of what
virtually is the worlds individual golf
supremacy among his baggage. The ap-
pearance of the cup on it's first trip to
America put new one UP to the Gus
toms authorities. but receiving the as
surance from Jock that he did not in
tend to keep 1t for all time they finally
let 1t go through duty free. Whereupon
Hutchinson bundled it up with his golf
clubs and other belongings into a taxi
cab. And that cherished bauble of the
links. that foot high piece ~ silverware
inscribed with the names ct the giants
of the royal and ancient game since
1872, and the time of Young Tom"
Norris. spent last night in unfamiliar
urroundings In the baggage room OF
the Hotel Pennsylvania.
Lined Up With Suitcascs.
One would have thought that such a
sacred thing would at least find a
nights lodging in the hotel safe along
side of the surplus pocket money of the
multimillionaire and milady's Jewels.
But no! Born within the worlds golf
ing Mecca and in land reel1ing with
tradition, Jocks Americanization never
theless would appear to be complete. of
that Mark Twain brand, in fact. which
sees more need for soap powder than
reverence in cobweb antiquity.
Did you put the cup in the safer"
aueried a friend of 'the Hutch" as the
latter came down the hotel elevator
from his room and started with party
of friends for Pelham Country Club.
i checked it," said Jock curtly. 81
though with an air that clearly indi-
Gated that he believed he had fully done
his duty by the famous trophy
Shades of Tom Mo rris The British
open golf championship cup, the win
ming Of which is the dream of every
young golfer, the goal of var'ting am
pition, the elusive pot of gold at the
end of the rainbow which has semi
linksmen over continent and ocean and
from the ends Of the earth, spending
It's first night out of the keeping of the
golfing giants of the Old World. its
first night away from it's old haunts
ana the cradle OF the game save when
Tor brief spell Arnaud Massey. the
Frenchman. won il fourteen years ago
In the baggage room of an American
hotel. amidst satchels, grins and suit
cases and superfluous wearing apparel:
For such Is democracy!
How long the digniied old trophy
may have to remain in It's prebeian sur
ro'~d'ngs 1t Is difficult to say. Jocks
engagements will keep him away from
Chicago for maybe month. After his
Pelham match he is going to SPRING
neld. Mass, to visit his sister. He will
not play at Shawnee this week. but will
go to Washington the following week
for the national open championship.
Those returning with Hutchison on
the Carmania were Tom Kerriean of ST.
wanoy. George Mclean of Grassy
Sprain, Emmet French of Youngstown.
Ohio; Willie Mehlhorn OF Shreveport.
La; Fred Macleod of Columbia, Wash
ington. d. c.. Charles Hoffner OF Pill
mont. Pa, and Clarence Hackney of At
lantic City.
All looked the picture of health and
at once proceeded to regale perspiring
friends with the news that two days
ago they had been wearing overcoats
and lingering In the lee of nice. shiny.
large. handsome and friendly looking
icebergs.
Emmet French Happy.
Emmet French, captain of the team
thought he had done fairly we'll TO bring
seven OF the eleven members back with
him. Walter Hagen preceded the others
home by more than a week. having left
st. Andrews before the playoff between
Hutchinson and Wethered and In time
to catch the Aquitania
French explained that he was NOT re-
responsible for the disappearance of
Barnes and Reid. and gave it as his
opinion that these two would be found
on the Mauretania, which is due in New
York next Tuesday
All were booked to return by the
Mauretania. Finding, however that
that vessel had postponed her time OF
departure for three days, 1t was decided
that return should be made by the
Carmania. BY this time Barnes had
gone to the South of England and a tele-
gram intended to notify Jim of the
change in plans was returned undeliver-
ed to French.