San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-11
PROSPECTS DULL FOR
INTERNATIONAL GOLF
IN U. S. THIS YEAR
Club Attitude Inhospitable
and Is Likely to Keep
Visitors Away.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

Copyright, 1923. by The San Antonio Light
New York, Jan. 11.-Just now the
chances for international golf over here
among the great professionals of Great
Britain and the United States are not
alluring. If there is any, the initia-
tive will have to come from Ameri-
cans since it is quite likely that the
present inhospitable attitude of various
golf clubs in this country will prove
deterrent TO visits from the other
side.
Some Of the best ones. it is said.
might come, could they be assured q
season Of lucrative bookings, but where
is the imprcssariO who would be will
ing to undertake the task of bringing
the clubs of the country into line?
AS for the Americans going to Eng.
land, there is no question that all the
leading "pros" ere eager to take an
other crack ct the British open, Hagen
especially. because he has the title to
defnd. The difficulty is that our ma
tional open which will be held at Inn
wood, L. l., this year, may be set for
date which would prevent our stars
from competing abroad. Some of them
might pass IN the American for the
British event, but it is extremely doubt
full.
Tn the discussion of the overseas
race between an English and an Ameri-
can yacht of under twenty tons which
Commodore William W. Nutting, rep
resenting the United States. and the
Duke Of Leinster, representing Eng
land. purpose to hold next summer.
the English peer favors a ketch rig
and Commodore Nutting a schooner.
All things being equal, the schooner
rig certainly should prove swifter under
most almost every condition. even
granting that the ketch would carry
more sail forward of amidships than
the fore-and-after. On the other
hand. the ketch probably would be
steadier under stress of wind and
weather. In the long run. this might
strike a balance. Make no mistake
about the sporting aspects of this pro-
lected thresh across the broad Atlantic.
The two racers cannot exceed a water
line length of much more than 35 feet
mere cookie shells in the deep sea
troughs.
The case of Cyril Aschenback, elected
captain of the yarmouth eleven for
next year is .curios one. He is such
good student that he is likely to be
graduated from college next June. even
though he is eligible for another year
OF football. 1t seems that he entered
Dartmouth from a New Jersey high
school at the end of the war. The
exigencies of his course is the School
OF Administration and Finance caused
MN to miss a season of football. Thus,
he has had only two years on the
varsity. He could remain in college
by failing in certain exams but Aschen-
back has been brilliant student and
the Dartmouth faculty would be likely
to suspect the underlying reasons for
sudden stupidity. And thus suspicions,
they might have something to say
about Cy.s gridiron prospects for 1928.
It's difficult problem that confronts
the young man. He could oyercut
chapel and, even though passing all
exams. would still be ineligible for a
diploma. But there are certain rigid
persons high in authority who might
have great deal to say about this
expedient also.