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Show ' AMERICAN CROWDS AS SEEN BY BRITON It 13 quite true that they utilize the megaphone in tho task of controlling con-trolling the crowd In America, and, moreover, utilise It with the most excellent ex-cellent effect. Thoro socms an Impression Im-pression on this side that there was a whoio army of stewards, all armed with this magnifier of the human voice. This was far from being tho case, as until the final round camo to bo played only one person had a license to carry such an Instrument, and that was tho president of tho U. S. G. A.., Silas Strawn. who con-I con-I trolled the wholo crowd from a position posi-tion taken up beside tho players. Ho j ! never failed to ask the competitors for , ! instructions as to which sldo of tho . course they would wish the crowd to keep, and had no difficulty in making himself hoard at a distance of over 400 vards. In tho flnal round one of the stewards was armed with a small ' inegapbone. and he stood away up tho course, Just to repeat the Instruc-' Instruc-' tlons the president had Issued. Naturally a Britisher Is inclined to laugh at tho idea or a megaphone being be-ing used on a goir course; but if ho takes my advice he will pocket his rldiculo and try to realize the advantages advan-tages of such an Instrument in the management of a golfing crowd. It makes the work easier for the stew-' stew-' ards, makes it easier for tho spec-' spec-' tators, and, moreover, Is a great ad-! ad-! vantage to tho competitors themselves. them-selves. .... u No doubt the majority of those who will read this article will at one tlmo or another have formed part of a large golfing gallery, and perhaps. i remember the shrieking, hysterical Instructions which camo from the veritable army of stewards: Keen to tho right," or "Keep to the loft is heard on nvory side, and the poor. bewildered spectator reallv does not 1 know which advice to follow, and ' more often than not finds himself rlKht In tho middle of tho course, and ! hen somo stentorian voice assails him with, "Keep off the course, can t J The so of a megaphone by a cool- t headed and comDetent man. who IB able to Issue -his Instructions clear- lv and flrmlv, would do away with " all this bewilderment Some of my readers may laugh at me for advocating advo-cating the use of such a thing on a golf course, but 1 can assure them that it Is a great help in tho management man-agement of a crowd, and the sooner it is inaugurated at golf meetings In tho British Isles the bottor for all concerned. Tho crowd at Apawamls was infinitely in-finitely better managed than the majority ma-jority of ours over here are; and. moreover, lnflniteh better behaved than that which conferred upon Miss Loltdh and myself tho honor of following fol-lowing us round at Walton Heath and Sunnlngdale la.it year. Harold II. Hilton, in Westminster Gazette |