Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
AMERICA NOW KNOWN
AS MECCA OF GOLFERS
English Writer Says All
Money in Game Is to BE
Found i'm This Country.

LONDON, Sept. 3o-A sporting
correspond. ~ tn. Morning Post
says.
America has become the profess
Si"nal golfers ~ D"radD Month
by month aud war by year tn" "No-
dns ~ British players 10 tn. states
is steadily increasing y ig in
America wh"r" the big" money IS
and u is not surprising In view 81
d"iniling irc"m"y here mat thor"
should TO rush 90 share in the
spoil'
TN" statement volunteered hy
Walter HaEnn. the ncw British
champion. that his INCOME. 81 earn
ings uUr"ly from golf during the
ucNt iw"lv" months. VIII l." $4,000
throw. q piercing ray ~ lisht upon
tn" huau," 81 TIA. gam" as viewed
from Ia" American standpoint. so
SEch sum has ever been earned 10y
any two Hritish professionals IN
ans an" year. IN" fact that golf
naS b"c"iu" p",ltiv" fever IN the
states largely accounts for tho abil-
i'y ~ certain famous golfers To earn
sums 1yutrh. q fcw years ago. would
u"'' u""u regarded as fabulous and
indeed fantastic
let us examine tho case ~ Hagen
h" confidently expects to incrcaS.
iiS bank bHlauo" hy several thou
sands ~ pounds during tn. next
'"olN" months. ~" started NE a.
orddi- lu IN obscure inland club
~ Rochester, y y. and by grit and
I"r''N'ianD". ,omhIacd with 81 nat
Dral 81, frr hitting Golf ball be
cam" ''>Id.nt profess ,onal at the
az" 81 rs Ambition eventually lur-d
'itm =" Chicago. and finally hc washed
Ids HHrHs "i g"if - a primary means
"i Livelihood and lHuuched his craft
a. tn" d".u waters OF finance. He
became hili broker aud /. dealer In
stocks "'id shares. and II was while
engaged iu thcs. Uuac"u-iumcd pUr-
suits ,ha' h" applied iu the Emitted
states Golf Association FOR au ANA
tour status y was refused
], rs hardly necessary Ia inquire"
h"w li"g"u Jared in IN" maelstrom
~ finance. hut j, is rather signifi-
can't mat stock promoting n" longer
interests him and thu, his nrst love
81; nnw claims his whole en-
"rsi"S, ALTHOUGH attached to no club
h' wHs th- most sUcc"ssful profess
-i"rhi golfer In America last year.
It's iucvm" was on scale that
would u" regarded with envy by
most pn.h golfers in tins country.
!i.s ambition mas !."-u crowned by
Winning tn" Hri'iSh championships
aud he - nov on the .ye 81 a
world 'our which viii iak- him to
tn" ends "f IN" earth and produce
N" prin""y sum ~ $4,000 In com
pany with kirk wood, tn. Austral-
AN. VII" mas thrown ny his appoint
n'nt. he wiii visit every civilized
country. The grand tour will T.. 50
timed that they arc hack in Eng
land next Jun" ia time FOR tho open
championship ~ Tr"ou on the west
coast ~ Scotland
Nothing ~ tn" Kind has ever been
attempted IN gol: 1t goes to show
what q wild. appsal the gam" makes
and what Its d-votccs are prepared
to pay /" obtain supposed cnlIgh,-
"nm"nt from seeing other people
play IT, Th"rc is now Tho spectacle.
/ ~ T. ur British professionals tour
ing America at the same time. but
I with different mtin.raries Ia pursuit
7 ~ dollars.
& duncan and Mitchell have gone as
I partners f"r the second wear in sue
""ssi"n. i II. Taylor and Alec Herd
! nave engaged in similar venture
/ Nardon would have gon. IL he could
/ nav" got Arthur Havrrs as coli
League. Aubrey Boomer and Arnaud
MasSy had fixed up partnership
pht u'''heH 10 posi- pohc the - ur, be
iIcring thor" wcr. So many people
squeezing III" lemon" that there
were chances Uf II running dry.
/ rh"S" are very profitable under
ssmilnr sum. and ia" assumption il
/ that they viii do III. same this year.
/ This IL quite apart from their earn
ingS in this country. which must h.
! iakinHs For a four months tour
| In 1920 Nardon aud Ray netted. after
| paying druhl" incomc-iaN-t5 500 OF
/ which was paid in New York before
| 'h"y were permitted Ia leave the
/ country over f3.unn each Last
/ year Mitchell and Duncan vockctcd a
1tirly substantial