Golf

The leading golfers of the country are much exercised over the fact that Louis N. James, the new amateur champion, makes no effort to defend his title, won at Glenview, near Chicago, last summer by the overthrow of Travis. James will be at Princeton this year, but he has announced that he will not enter any of the fall tournaments, giving as his reason the fact that his studies come first. He will try for the Princeton team next spring.

The golf controversy has reached Berlin and is now quite a burning diplomatic question. The British ambassador, Sir Frank C. Lescelles, recently brought from England some American golf balls and illustrated their quality by beating the Danish minister, C. R. E. von Vind, in a match, whereas Herr von Vind usually had the better of Sir Frank Lascelles. A large invoice of American balls has been ordered for the Berlin club, and pending their arrival those Sir Frank Lascelles brought there are being worn out with daily experiments.