Show BRITISH GOLFERS PLAN INVASION I BY RAY 2 SpecIal Correspondent of The 1 Standard Examiner Copyright 19 1926 1 2 6 By Dy The Th Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated I dated Press Pres AssociatIon V TE YORK Oct George 9 Ll Duncan Archie ArchI Compston and possibly Aubrey Boomer Doomer three of the foremost formost professional golfers In Great Britain will Invade the United States some time In De- De December De December cember comber This exclusive news may not startle start anybody Some probably probably probably ably will vill be so unkind as a to In- In InquIre inquire In Inquire quire What of ot it Nevertheless the visit of this trio of at skilled presages an activity on southern ind nd west west- western western em ern courses this winter which will willbe willbe be usual to say the tho th least Hark to the plans of the foreigners Duncan the peerless Is coming to America primarily and nd principally pally pelly to participate In the th Call Cali California fornia and Florida but he h will lecture as ns well The lecture business as Duncan will do It Is a comparatively new n wrinkle In golf although the tho writer writ recalls a number of ot practical dem dem- demonstrations dem- dem demonstrations of golf colt shots through out the country Given In colla collaboration collaboration bora- bora tion by Gene Gone Samson and Jock Hutchison four tour years ago siro Duncans Duncan's lecturing will wilt be li done mainly In various department nt stores In the far west and south at- at although al although though the th brilliant Scot also will do plenty of demonstrating on th the links Those Thos who have hav the good goo fortune to hear Duncan discuss golf will Get some excellent point point- pointers pointers ers era rhe fhe Th former open champion Is one of at the keenest t students of the game cam It has been bo said of o Duncan that hi he h has for for for- forgotten for gotten more about golf olf than the tho I average professional will ever learn Some time tim durIng his visit here herein In in January February and March Duncan hopes to meet Walter Hagen In in n a match of 7 72 71 holes for tor fora fora L a substantial side purse pune The Briton In fact already has Issued this challenge to Hagen flagon and Is coming to the states statts with backing of a number of prominent Britons The latter are arc confident Duncan can beat Hagen because he h has done so o twice already What Is Ismore ISmore more those same Britons have not forgiven Sir SI Walter Valter tor for hIs tardiness In hi his match with Abe Mitchell last last spring Mitchell was planning to come corn to this country this winter but poor health has haIl forced a postponement of his hi vl visit lt to another scar hear car But the Britons D feel that Duncan Dunean can w well wull 11 uphold the prestige of the th Lion In II a match with Hagen Hacen Little has been heard regardInG the Manchester giant Compston In the past four tour months and for org good reason Last winter after I a year of golf golt In his hili hi home country In which he ho cleaned up all opposition Compston came to the states with the Intention of doing a little mopping up hero here also He H did manage manac to win a couple of tournaments In Florida but on the whole his hl showing was somewhat disappoInting both to himself and to his admirers Without any ado he boarded L a boat to hIs hi homeland last with the th firm resolution r he h would not return until ho has ha thorough thorough- ly I thoroughly ly and completely retained regained mas- mas mastery matory m tery tory tery of tho the game Barn that has broken up so many homes A foreign In Informant formant now brings brines the th news that since tince July 1 lias baa been practicIng diligently an all ora a average o of four and five lve hours each day He H has been doing nothing but practicing says MYS one authority just returned from the other side do lIe chalks out squares on the tho fairway yards and 10 1 0 yards ards distant from where ho Is S s shootinG and en- en endeavors endeavors en endeavors deavors to park somo golf balls between these lines Compston's methods recall r call the tho stories stori told about Johnny McDer- McDer McDermott mott McDer-mott mott one on of the tho greatest mashie players of all time It Ij III said the former national champion would plant an up yards ards away aay and shoot at that for tor hours at a time Compston expects to be b ready nady for another Invasion of America by Decem December ber 1 It will be Interesting Indeed to see soe what tho big fellow will do on his next trip over lIe He certainlY has wonderful possibilities Including extraordinary cour- cour courage cour-as cour age arre great treat power and a world ot of confidence in his ability POPULAR R PLAYER PLAYER Boomer l i Is Isono one ono of ot the most pop pop- popular popular pop popular ular professionals In Europe He- He HeIs l-L l Is He-Is Is i also a great treat golfer goiter Ho lie has been handicapped by having been gassed In the th war and he Is not as strong as he ho might be According to all reports no Boomer orner Is certain to captivate the th hearts of nil dl Amer American leans kane ican i Asked about the Duncan Luncan chal chal- challenge chal lenge Hogen Horen saId told today t day I am making a short trip to the Pacific coast to lay bay a d number of exhibition matches I shall be beIn bein beIn In Florida after December 1 Dun Dun- Duncan Dun can can did say something about another match hut but I have hav not as asyet asyet yet et heard beard anything definite from him Probably he Is waiting until hI he However Howver I shall be pleased ed to meet him hint or any other professional for any side td purse ho might wish to play for tor |