The New York herald., 1921-02-08
Bon Recees Decision Ouer La0i Fifteen Round Bout Garden
u. S. GOLFERS MAY
CHALLENGE WORLD
Through Hutehison and Ayton
Qeneagles Makes Novel Of
fer to American 'Pr0s.'
ny KERR N. PETRIE.

Jim Barnes and Walter Hagen, when
they returned from their trip to the Brit
ish open golf championship last year,
seemed inclined to dwell on the lack Of
opportunity given them to work out for
the blue ribbon event by participating In
tournaments open to the British profess
sionais The American pair had thir-
ty-six hole best ball match against Abe
Mitchell and George Duncan, which, In
cidentlly. they won but the looked for In
vitation to the Americans to participate
IN medal play competitions did not ma
terialize. Whether 1t Ii the British FASH
Ion nowadays to extend a special invita-
tion to participants in these medal play
events is not known. Perhaps Barnes
and Hagen themselves erred In not jump
Ing right In and taking hand. Being
strangers. they held aloof. waiting for
the invitation that never came.
That the British linksmen have no in
tention of again leaving themselves open
to criticism on this score already Is ap-
parent In fact, 1t appears to be the in
tention OF the golfers overseas to keep
the Americans right In the limelight
from the time they set foot on British
soil Jock Hutchison, P. G. A. and West
ern open champion. and Laurie Ayton OF
the Evanston Club. Chicago, who have
been in Scotland ever since December.
have cabled Alex Plrie, secretary Of the
Professional Golfers Association of
America, to the effect that the new but
already world famous Gleneagles Club
is anxious to stage an International
match. and that Il stands ready to put
up trophy suitable for a worlds cham
pionship contest. The Intention, 1t would
seem, is to have America challenge the
world. and as the plan is indorsed by
both Hutchison and Ayton. the inference
is that these two have been putting up q
strong argument for American profess
sional golf Following is the text Of the
message received by Plrie:
"Gleneagles Golf Club, situated In
centre OF Scotland, prepared to put up
cup for America to challenge rest Of the
world at Gieneagles. Cup magnificent
and suitable in every way for world
championship game. We think this
would be fine thing
Gleneagles II situated about midway
between Perth and Stirling, and is not
very far removed from either Glasgow or
Edinburgh. 1t is probably even closer
to st. Andrews, where the British open Is
to be played this year and SO should lend
itself readily to such a match as Is pro-
posed. There are two courses at Glen
eagles, the Kings and Queens. ono Tor
the men and the other for women. Golf
ers who have played Gleneagles speak OF
1t as being one OF the finest In the
world.
Scores made in both the professional
and amateur tournaments held there
last year also would indicate that 1t IL
one of the most difficult. In letter
Ayton fully supports this, while he says
that the location OF the course also is
ideal, situated in the foothills of range
of mountains, over which the clouds
hang so low at this time of the year that
Il sometimes Is necessary for the player
TO wait until they drift away before he
can play his shot.
Judging By this II would appear that
Hutchisoa fully intends to join the
American team should he be picked. A
letter recHAed recently from the r. @. A.
champion said that hs would return early
in March so that he could take part In
the big open tournaments which will
close the Southern season. II was
thought that Jock might not care to re-
turn to the land of the heather for the
British open 50 soon after his vacation.
His enthusiasm over the Gleneagles
project would indicate that he has made
up his mind TO win that title IL possible.