The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-03
'HONEST PROFESSIONAL SPORT
WOULDN'T DO COLLEGE BOYS
LEAST BIT OF HARM'-EDGREN
Why Not Let Youths Earn Their Way Through School by
Athletic Prowess, Openly2 lie Asks-Amerca Has Little
Of English Snobbishness for Professional

follow q sport FOR pleasure and OK
rfrlsc. ana those who llNod the snort
iuFt aH much but needed tho monty
" could bring iu. The amateur be-
IIko the rich man iu China who
wears finger nails foot long foo
show tho world he doesn't work
with his hands.
The Caec ~ Ned Ten Eycck.
In 1897 Edward i Ten EyCk n
n ycar-old boy, went to ENGLAND
from America and won tho diamond
SOULS lu EuEhud's great rowing
event when ho wished ~ enter tho
following year to defend the trophy
his entry was rejected ON the ground
that ho wasn't "A gentleman anna
TCur."
Now Ton Eyck wasn't n gentle
man amateur because his father
was O. professional rowing coach.
Thn' was the contention. although
Americans believed it was because
he could row too we'll.
Tho English sportamcn couicndrd
that Hg Edwards father was u pro-
irssionli II wasN Nuuitc unbelievable
that Edward could Doe rowing purely
for the sport of n. he might be row
Ing To boost his f1thorB reputation
up o. professional uursmln. ttp might
iutpud 90 become one himself llu'
the English olramuu who won the
dlrfuond rcullg Just before TcuEyck
was butcher. lie Dlasgod ns "a "gur-
tlomun amateur because u was uh-
vlous that DE must be rowing for
sport, ns rowing could not help him
butcher calf or sell meat.
Englnnd's Narrow Viewpoint
Tho professional coach ia England
is regarded as servant
Take the professional golfers. Tor
Instance.
This year j. r. Taylor. Sandy
Herd, Duncan, Mitchell and possibly
Ncrdon Will como to this country 10
play IN our open championships in
July at Chicago. and then make
tours. A few years ago English
golf pros complained Of lack OF in
tcrost IN tho game here. They could
make mote money by staying I'm
England and playing matches than
by showing their wares In America.
Nnrdon, Ray Duncan and Herd
koro kept busy
Since the war things have changed.
In 1920 Nardon and Ray cleared
$50. 900 each IN four month
American tour. Last season Duncan
and Mitchell earned about $4,000
each on n shorter trip. Now there
are few English professionals who
aren't filled with an ambition TO
move TO America, Duncan. who 'is
now 30, would stay in America hut
for family connections, ana many
others have taken positions In Vari-
Gus American golf clubs.
American sport Democratic.
nut, money aside, the great attrac-
| tlon OF America 10 English golf
professionals is tho democratic spirit
| In American clubs American pros
are not restricted by traditions.
They are regarded as people" In this
country.
In England the golf professional
Ia not admitted inside his clubhouse.
II Is n standing Joke among Ameri-
can pros that Harry Nardon, now
90 years or age. never has seen the
inside OF his own clubhouse. | don't
Nouch for the truth OF this, but that's
the way they tell II.
Nothing Mental About Coaching.
In this country the professional
coach has a position that's rather
looked up 60 and respected Hes %
man who knows something that a lot
Of people would like 10 learn. His
ability Is recognized and n he can
turn it into cash there's no reason
why ne shouldn't A successful golf
pro In a good club may charge 50
for n half-hour OF instruction. lie
may be- dated up for months i'm ad-
vance FOR aabout eight hours Of
worG n day Ito clears about $50 a
duY aside from his matches which
Is n not more than a lot Of pretty
good lawyers doctors. professors,
engineers and business mon can
make. A follow who can accomplish
/ that much OF 70 Success, ON his own
ability is good enough TO como into
| the club building II he wants 20,
/ The way Barnes and llutChisOu
| have been going financially. this
/ winter they're likely tn be able to
/ buy n few golf courses and start up
clubs of their own.