The New York herald., 1922-03-26
British Planning to Send
Ten or a Dozen Golfers
Lnksmen of England and Scotland Have Been Asked
to Provide Funds for Strong Amateur
Team Visiting America
BY JOHN G. ANDERSON.

There may be as much If not more in
ternational play this year than was our
measure in 1921. 1t will surprise Ameri-
can golfers 20 learn, we have no doubt.
that the various clubs in Great Britain
which arc being asked for funds to pay
the expenses Of the men who shall rep
resent the British Isles in tile interna-
tional match at Brookline next fall are
expected to give an amount necessary
and sufficiently large TO send over not
three or four. as has beeh mentioned,
but at least ten and, perhaps, an even
dozen.
There has been splendid response
among the rank and file of British golf
ers wherever this scheme has been men
toned We are in receipt of letter
from one of the foremost or England
players, q man who has been the anna
teur champion, and he says that tne
visit of the Americans last year in the
hope of starting yearly international
matches has not been forgotten. NOR
has the defeat by nine matches to three,
the Americans winning. been forgotten.
There is a keen desire for a try at re-
venge.
THAT the British team might easily do
well here cannot be Sainsaid. When-
ever two players are evenly matched II
is almost impossible for the chance eie-
ments not to figure prominently. An
unlucky bounce for three memctrs OF the
same side may give their opponents the
victory by Il single hole. 1t has been
done in the past on a hundred occasions
and II may be done in the future.
Rut lest we harp too much on this
nhase let us mention what ones are
beinc considered as the probable team
which will take the field against this
countries best in the amateur next faiL
Lending British Players.
Nor tho uurpose OF comparison we put
them down very much in the oroer oi
their respective abilities: Roger Wetn-
cred Cyril Tolley, w. ]. Hunter, =. =.
Carter. Gordon Simpson, W. .. Tor
rance, T.. w. Il. Holderness. Harry
Braid. ]. l.. C. Jenkins and G. V. l..
Hooman. ~
There win be added to this list in the
mace Of those who do the poorest in the
amateur championship the names OF
those who shine. AS 1t Is, there are
such splendid golfers as Bernard OAR
win. Colin Aylmer Ca grand putter, that
mani, r. IT. Montmorency, Alex Ar
mour. Harold II. Hilton mot so easy 10
defeat as one may imagine ana y grand
foursome partner). with Allan Graham,
last years finalist, In the offing.
There are few to say that Roger
Wethered is not the equal OF any anna
tour in the world. combining both medal
and match play golf There Is no longer
hitter among the amateur ranks. There
cannot be any walkaways In his case.
So, too. with Tolley.
We take it for granted that che chosen
team will come here in plenty of time
TO become acquainted with the Ameri.
can turf, but in that connection we feel
that the choice of Brookllne Is fortu-
nate for them. There the turf has a
sameness from start to finish, differ
ent from what could be expected OF a
course so new as the Engineers, where
both these stars failed to qualify. We
EXPECT no trouble in their getting their
iron shots to their own satisfaction
within n week or so of their landing.
Little need be said of Willie Hunter.
a semi-ffnalist In our championship last
fall. for he'll give any of them bat
tie az any time and our golfers know
II. Then 5here Is real crack golfer
In the person of T.. G.. Carter, with
every ono of the others named almost
ON par with the other.
No Mention of Armour.