It might have been thought that with
a trip to Chicago for the national open
championship staring them In the face,
i tho pros this year would be anxious to
conserve their energies and their playlr.^
' days. In New England they also have
the Massachusetts open championship
; to interest them, and they are also talk*
! itig about an amateur-professional tour*
? nament for a date in August. However,
as long hs the pros themselves arc "will*
ing the general golfing public Is not go
ing to offer anj objections to an exten?
' sion of the schedule. The gallery Is al
ways glad to S'-e the experts on the war
path. Moreover, with the Hrltlsh inva
Mlon becoming more and more threaten
ing, It Is a good thing that the home
! pros are selling upon every pretext for
| polishing up their game.
On Palm Beach Links.
Spcrial I>i*pat<h In Tur Nr.w IfitoK Hbum,
Paj,M BSACK, March 1!>.?The p?cond
round In the professional medal play.
| tournament took Place on (he links of i
the Palm Beach Country <-lub. Alex
j Ritohle. who led the field faint week with
a 76, turned in a card of 7^. total 154.
Other scores were Alex Tarb, Ever
glades Club, 78, 77?155 : William Hob
ertiion, Everglades Club, 78, 86?164:
Fred Clark?on, Palni Beach Golf Club, !
81. 85?166.
France Beats England
in Cross Country Race
Sprruil Cabl* to Tiie Nr.w Von; TTekmp.
Copyright, 1922, by Tim N*w Vokk Hicrm.d.
?iv \ ork lli-rnlri Bureau. '
I'llrl?, March t!?. (
FRANCE'S cross country team
defeated the English cham
pionship team, the Birchfleld
Harriers, in a raee in Paris this
afternoon. The score was, France
4."i points and England 44.
