New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-17
England Gives
Miss Stirling.
Fine Reception
American Champion Will
Play First Match at Bur-
hill, Surrey, April %
By Arthur S. DRAPER

LONDON, April 9 (By Mail .-Miss
Alexa Stirling has been received in
, England with as much enthusiasm as
if she were the new Ambassador to
the Court Of St. James's. The American
golting champion plays, in her first
competition on an English course at
Burhill, Surrey, on April %, but she
plans to get in several practice rounds
next week.
Miss Stirling has Mrs. Temple Dobell
who, as Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, won
the British and American champion
ships, as a partner in this tournament
Miss Cecil Leitch, the present British
champion, has not yet entered. but
Miss Joyce Wethered, sister of R. H.
Wethered. the Oxford star, who de-
feated Miss Leitch for the English
championship last year, will be one of
the starters.
The Oxford Cambridge golf match
proved sad disappointmen to Cap
tain G. N. P. HUMPHREYS and his team,
which will visit the United States this
summer, but the play over the Hoylake
course was exceedingly encouraging to
Britons who have been worrying about
the future of British amateur golf.
Captain Tolley, the amateur champion.
did not find his game until the second
round of the singles matches, but then
nc gave u demonstration which was
altogether satisfactory driving,
approaching and putting being we'll
nigh faultless. HUMPHREYS was over
whelmingly defeated, but it was an off
day for the Cambridge leader, who had
an average Of over SIS for the first nine
holes.
Roger Wethered and j. Walker pro-
duced the match of the day. Not until
he sank his putt on the thirty sixth
green did Wethered establish his su-
pefiority, though he was playing under
pal, most of the way. For seventeen
holes Wethered had an average of 4,
but still Walker held on. Wethered
has an ideal swing, while Walker sways
and lurches and even drags his right
foot forward after he hits the hall.
but nevertheless the Cambridge PLAYER
hlts tremendous ball and plays his
irons like professional He should
prove difficult opponent over the
hard-bakcd American courses. The
best ball for the first round in this
match was GO.
A. X. Groatby, of Cambridge, who
IS IS one of braid's pupils, is far down
VIZ iiot oi MS team, out he WAS one
OF the two light blues-the oth.r h.
ing the American, J. H. Douylas--who
won their matches. He has a pretty
style, gets fine distance and his short
game is neat, especially his chip shuts
which he and Douglas play much in
the same manner. Golfing experts
predict bright future for the Cantah
Tolley, Wethered, the Indian-H' s
Malik-who, though feathe rweiohr
has such supple wrists and smooth
timing that he asks no odds from anw
one, and ]. S. Thomas will compete j.,
the amateur championship.
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell,
w S1 are to make tour of the United
States after taking part in the British
open, should prove an even more for
midable pair than Harry Vardon and
Ted Ray. Duncan visited America IN
1911, but this will be Mitchell's first
trip. The open champion and his most
powerful rival are considered Young
sters among British "pros" and thew
should find the hot American summer
less exhausting than did Vardon and
Ray. Both have had short holiday
from golf after a strenuous year. but
their play in minor matches shows thew
will require little preparation to Get
into mid-season form.