New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-12
GOLF.
TAYLOR. THE ENGLISH CHAMPION. AR
RIvES ON THE ETRURIA.

had charge of the American branch of the firms
business Neither Taylor nor Cam would be in
| duced talk Of his plans. Taylor. however.
limited that he had received offer from large
sporting goods house in this city and that he was
| considering It, and would probably have an inter
view with Of the firms representatives to-mor-
row. Whether he accepts or not depends upon the
| result of his consultation with Cam.
81 have made no engagements, and accepted no
Offers said Taylor when seen by a Tribune re-
porter Cam and 1 will talk matters over to-
morrow, and after that I may know where
stand
''Is there any truth in the report that you are
here in the interests of patent golf ball concern?
asked.
None whatever. l am here to play matches
and many of them as can. but have no in
terest in the concern mentioned"
How about the statement that you are to meet
Willie Dunn, in the Adirondacks?'
Don't know anything about it,"
Have you made any arrangements TO meet
VardOn?"
Not yet. I hope to meet him. but when
where can't say will consider things of
this kind after Cam and have decided what we
to do with business In Pittsburg.'
In spite of Taylor's assertion that he Is In no
way identified with golf ball manufacturing com
pany the fact that the president of such a
Germ on the same steamer would seem to lend
some color to the report. However. the president
refused to say whether Taylor under contract
with his firm not.
c. S Cox of the Fairfield County Golf Club, who
has had charge of Vardon since his arrival
with Taylor when the steamer arrived a her pier
having gone down to Quarantine to meet him. Mr..
Cox, who represents the Spaldng interests, is
known to be anxious to secure the Englishman, and
control his meeting with Vardon, but he
fused TO say yesterday whether he had been sue
cessful not. 1t is limited that Taylor's interest
in the Pittsburg firm may be absorbed by a we'll
known manufacturer, and Taylor himself used to
offset the Vardon interests. AS far could be
learned yesterday however, Taylor has not yet
raad IN and will do
and Cam come to a satisfactory understanding.
Taylor was born in March, 1871, at Northam
little village Westward Ho, where he began
life a caddie. His first success in the English
championships gained at st. Andrews in 1894.
The following year he won again, and in June of
this year he scored his third victory with record
of 300 strokes. thirteen better than in his first
triumph the St Andrews links five years earlier.
His rounds made In 49, n. rs and IS,
spectively. rs being a record for the course.
His outdoor life and careful training have pre-
served his youthful appearance and ne might
Englishmen he does not believe in strict training
but is abstemous in the use of alcoholic liquors
gSnsT3 play Tayor dsEs wtds
believe in solidfyng the grasp by interlocking the
two hands, each accomplisheS his object in diff
with the forennger, while Taylor overlaps the little
fingers. the under thumb extended down the shaft
In his irons Taylor favors clubs more laid back
than Warden his obieet oeinS TO pitch the f ball up
his short approaches also Taylor is fond Of cut
Which causes Ss it to drops amo5t dead '0p
Then, too. Taylor is an upholder Of the orthodox
does S ae beves IN the G Snd Of
shafts and clubs and. with the exception of his
mashie-a deep faced club which had something Of
vogue here two seasons ago-his tendencies are
tremey long driver with all his iron clubs-so long,
in fact; that he himself has sometimes said that If
he held strictly to them he would play as we'll as
when using every club in his outfit, AS critic in
Gof has 9bseTy H Tayl9r. drives resemble
IN demeanor; only when you come up to them do
seems to be great deal OF forearm to the stroke
therefore deal OF run to the ball
The doings Of a champion are always interesting.
Consequently, the following paragraph regarding
H: s, G. Everard one Of the best of the English
Taylor, 8os, These figures form their own com
meenitary being almost unsurpassed for sustained
we find that sixteen times out OF eighteen he holed
out in B. when within reach of the nag with either
success. Thrice he approached with a play club,
and hfteen times with cleek or iron Of some sort.
were seven. in length from a yard to four yards
or So, all Of which on occasions might we'll have
from the approach, Most eloquent testimony of
ali to Ms bs sqReT6 play play. is this fact the
on the first day only 81 on the second day S0-l61;
multiply by two. and you have the total with which
on the same steamer with Taylor yesterday was
n 5 9 and ss "a 0P
his way to Ghna as war Of The
South Africa, where he acted in a similar capacity
for the same paper
Il have had no time to keep up my golf" he said
day two in Chicago, but leave next Monday for
China see you have been having some excellent
golf from Vardon. and sorry l can't wait
take 1t in" The South African Campaign has evil
qently done MIN good, Tor ne appeared broader and
country.
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