The New York herald., 1922-05-04
RIVALRY OF LINKS
SHIFTS TO CANADA
Dominion Is Promised Inter
national Golf Play Of
High Class.
By KERR n. PETRIE.

Announcement that the United States
Golf Association has entered Max r.
Marston and r. NJ. Lewis for the Cana
dian amateur championship and that
for the third successive year Miss Alexa
Stirling intends to invade the Dominion
gives intefna tional competition this year
an entirely new slant. American golfers
1t would seem are beginning to realize
that they can have an interesting fight
on their hands merely by crossing into
that territory lying directly to the north
of the arid line.
At this time ii Is quite worth while
recalling that the Canadian open
championship is held by Billie Tro-
vinger, the Detroit homebred, and that
the year before las. Miss Stirling won
the women's championship of that coun-
try. That leaves the amateurs a little
ground to make up. Quite possibly
Marston and Lewis have decided that
1t Is about time tha: something wa;
done about II.
There was some talk not so long ago
of Lewis joining the American party
which. was about to launch itself upon
the British defences overseas. Pos
sibly the story had its foundation in the
fact that the Greenwich star intended
lick on the nearest British colonial ter
ritory. The official U. S. G. A. COM
munique would tend 20 strengthen ch
a belief.
AS for the much discussed American
invasion of British links it must be ad-
mtted that such a prospect becomes
more remote every day. A thin veneer
of realism was added the other day
when the cabled report Of Chick Evans S
arrival in England was printed with the
details of the voyage over and the usual
mid Atlantic practice. 1t now appears
however, that while that story was burn
ing the cables Evans was posing more
or less gracefully In dentists chair In
Chicago.
Under the influence of the laughing
gas Chick probably did see himself driv-
ing balls into the mouths OF sharks as
the stately craft ploughed the briny, but
how the picture was conveyed to the eye
or mind Of London scribe would be
an interesting question for the creator
OF Sherlock Holmes. What they saw
step down the gangplank OF the Olympic
on to the shores of England may possi-
bly, have been an ectoplasmic Chick
Evans After all is said and done II
looks as II al the British American in
ternatio golf rivalry this year is to
be spilled in the United States.
Century Changes Hands.
One of the interesting events of the
week in local golf circles Is the purchase
by the Metropolis Club of the property,
clubhouse and improvements of the well
known Century Country Club or White
Plains. The club Is backed by some oil
the most enthusiastic golfers among
New York business men, and 1t Is stated
that determined bid is to be made for
distinction among local clubs.
The realty involved in the transfer oi
the title comprises approximately los
acres of land in the most picturesque
part of Westchester county. The Cen
tury Club at present holds membership
lin the u. s. G.. A.. the NJ. G.. A., the
W.. NJ. c. A. and the Women's Eastern
Golf Association. The club owns
splendid eighteen hole course. about
6.100 yards in length, and was estab-
lished in 1883, Among those prom
inently associated with the fortunes oi
the new Metropolis Country Club sar'
]. Clarence Davies, Major Waldemar
Kops, Nanny Strauss. Edgar Ellingel
and Walter Ernst. The membership
will be limited to 800.
8. p. German has been added to the
personnel of the u. S. G. A. subcommit'
tee on public and community golf. This
brings into the fold one of the best In.
formed men on this subject in the United
States. In Toledo Jermain is called the
father of golf. 1t is true at least tha'
he is the father OF public links goli
in that part of the country and even now
he is pushing 10 a successful culmina-
ton a scheme to give Toledo four public
courses. with such an acquisition public
links golfers can submit any and al
claims or grievances to the United
States Golf Association with the as.
surance that these will be inteligently
dealt with.