AMATEUR GOLF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 January 1928, Page 8

AMATEUR GOLF

- INTERNATIONAL PLAY (From Our Own Correspondent.) 2 LONDON, Ist December. When the Walker Cup was presented as tho symbol of the championship of British. and Amorican amateur golf, it was intended that it should be competed for:;in the country of the holders each year. But these conditions have had to /be altered. In the first place, to send teams of eight across the Atlantic cadh voar was too expensive, at any rate for St. Andrew's, who have no funds to draw on for the purpose. Further, America realised that, having cap-

tured the trophy, it was too much to expect thai, a British team would continue to play them in their own country. In these circumstances, it was arranged that tho international match should bo played every other year, with the venue changing regardless of the fact who held the Cup. As a matter of fact, it has remained in tho possession of the Americans since it was first competed for in 1921. Next year it is the- turn of St. Andrew s to send out a team,' and it; is just announced that the matcli will take place at the end of July in Chicago. This is a. departure from the previous conditions under which the match lias been flayed. Hitherto, it has , always taken "place on a- seaside links on-Long Island. Bat this change will not affect he clnnces of the British team. Nearly

all golfers today play on inland courses. The- match will bo followed by the American amateur championship, and tho members of tho British team will, as usual, stay to compete in the event. As for the prospects of the match, it is hardly likely that tho Americans will be beaten at home, though they had a narrow escape at St. .Andrew's in .1926. when their success was due to their winning three of the four foursomes. Jt might have been expected thai the British players would have held an advantage in this type of match, for the foursome is not played in America. There i they are very,keen on fonrhall matches. As' they say, (hoy dislike to share their • ball with any one.

F.XXITEMF.NT IN LOCAL OFFICt! Considerable consternation was recently caused in a local solicitor's office, so much so fbat the whole staff was disorganised for at least ten minutes. Safes' were opened, desks examined, even the office boy's miscellanea turned upside down—simply because one of the clients had returned saying lie must have left his tobacco pouch behind, as he had lost it. lie was an appreciative smoker of Bears' Tobacco, the popular smoke, sold .everywhere loose nt 8d an ounce; also in liandy packets, loz 9d, 2oz Is Gd. Try it yourself.*