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MAY HAVE GIVEN BAD IMPRESSION, SAYS GULDAHL

London, July 24. American comments on the conduct of British golf crowds have now been watered down somerhat Balph Guldahl's lat est comment is that his state- ments "may have given a wrong impression."

As was indicated yesterday, official action followed the accusa- tions by the American Ryder Cup players. "I am calling on the American players to clarify or retract their statements and they will," said George Jacobus, president of the American-Pro- fessional: Golfers' Association.

Jacobus, who is "grieved at the turn of events, intimated that he would not cease his effort until an amicable solution had been reached

FOR GREAT BRITAIN "We consider the sportsmanship of Great Britain as fine as anywhere" in the whole world, and I am ing to leave no stone unturned in an effort to straighten out things mostly for the sake of the people of Great Britain," added Jacobus.

Questioned about the counter- charges: from Britain suggesting that the Americans were merely. “sour-graping" about not winning the British Open Championship, Ja- cobus agreed...

“Even if their statements wer correct, I feel that it was - poor sportsmanship to wait until they got back here and then voice their complaints to the Press, instead of making them to the proper. 20- thorities over there at the time," he said.

"There was certainly no question of any official protest being made from this side," stated Facobus, who addedThere is no reason why- the golfing relationship between the two countries should be impaired just because one or two of the Ryder Cup players chose to make these statements even if they were cor- rect."

"NOT ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED” Several of the American players have now telegraphed their replies to the PGA. President

Ralph Guldahl, însisting that his criticism of British sportsmanship upon his arrival at New York must have, been misinterpreted,. still think, however, that the leries did things which sportsmanlike, but that is likely to happen anywhere. My statements may have given a wrong impres sion. I was critical, certainly, but I was hardly trying to indicate the entire British sporting public.”

-Horton Smith: declared that some of the complaints were not entirely unfounded. He added, "Members of the gallery were responsible for some small annoyance, but I feel that they have been exaggerated The gallary condriet, was no worse nor different from that experienced in this country. The whole situa- tion was magnified above its pro- per importance.

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