Evening star., 1901-12-07

tic supporter of Park dare say a word IN
his favor. While, however. played also
with his cleek, exactly in the same line.
lighted In the same place and. TO the aston
ishment, the bewilderment OF all, and the
delight Of his supporters. amid general
cheers, holed in one. thus making all
square. Park won the tie and the match
There has never been anything equal TO Il
In the golfing world. Yet II shows that
even in extremes one should never give in.
When a man has the innate power TO play
which may be fully produced just for the
very stroke required. he does not give In,
and in the end he succeeds This shot was
no mere fiuke. -Dow's was equally good:
but the turn on the light" favored Park
little, and this little element Of chance
along with skill is the interesting element
In golf, which makes the game more fas-
cinating In the long run than the mcchan-
ical certainty of chess or even the almost
certain skill in billiards. That ssroke Of
Parks at golf had in IL more decided
charm TO all onlookers than a determined
success OF SteinitZ i'm chess or a marvellous
break of Roberts in billiards. II is para
lying when Ii comes I'm just at the right
time.
Among the varity OF incidents that have
accompanied the play for the medal at St
Andrews was one which occurred in 1860,
when an extraordinary tempest ragged. The
wind from the north was howing and the
rain lashing Just as the couples were
about to start a cry was heard :hat a YES
sci was being wrecked IN the ofiing. The
play for the medal was postponed. The
lifeboat was launched: but there was great
difficulty in getting Il manned. Admiral
Maitland Dougall. the best scorer OF his
DAY who was about to play, heard NJ the
dlfhculty, volunteered to 20 and took the
stroke oar. The men were rescued and
the llfeboat came ashore in the afternoon.
The play for the medal was begun after
the arrival OF the lifeboat. The wind Was
sun furious. II was To the admiral's credit
that. though his arms were sore and lle
was stiff and wet through, he gained the
gold medal.
Feats Of Skill
On one occasion Tom Morris was playing
In a foursome with Captain Broughton;
and at the high hole Toms ball was lying
in heel mark in Strath's bunker. near the
hole. As Tom was proceeding to play. the
captain said. "Oh, Tom: you had better
give up the hole; you are playing three
more!' ma, na,' said Tom, with his in
domitable pluck, IN mebbe hole't." I'm
give you f50 If you do Done wi you.
captain said Tom, and he holed the bali
Inc next morning the captain brought $50
ana handed 1t to Tom. What's that?'
asked Tom. What you won yesterday"
TAX 1t awa'!' exclaimed Tom, II Wilma
touch t. We were bath In fun" This
was exceedingly creditable in Tom. and
showed real good feeling. ''Ye sud a seen
the captains face though" said Tom to a
friend, as we played I'm. Ii was a study"
Boys used to practice all sorts of feats.
Davie Park could beat all at striking a
ball clean when ii was placed in the tip of
whn branch. Many could drive a long
ball when it was teed on the top OF the
hole pin-long before old Tom got the tins
In to protect the holes. Methie Alexander
brother of Waite, who was brother-in-law
of the great Allan Robertson, would tell
the boys how he used to play a ball sue
cessfully off the face of watch. Two au-
thentic cases can be cited of the perform
drews of Perth-the prettiest player Of his
day there-accomplished it. Mr.. George
Condie had a company at dinner Con-
versation turned on accuracy I'm driving.
Some of them were rather sceptical of Mr.
Condie trusting his gold watch to the ten
der mercies of golf club. Andrews was
called I'm and asked If he would attempt
the thing On his consenting the company
at once marched to the North Inch. The
watch was laid on the teoing ground on
Its face was formed the usual sand tee on
which the bail was carefully placed. Bob
drove off with so powerful a stroke that
the ball landed within ten yards of the
first hole, and the watch was uniniured
Bob was too accurate; he had not enough
OF the ''pull-devil' play that made him
miss the first honors.
Willie Park, SEN, also used to excel I'm
playing ball from off the face of a watch.
On one occasion he was promised a gold
watch, provided he drove ball from the
face of a silver watch at each of the eight
holes without damaging IL. He accomplish
ed the feat, but the gentleman who prom
ised the award died within two days and
the watch was never forthcoming. Yet
Musselburg men all remember the mar
velous feat.
In the great twenty-round match between
Allan Robertson and William Dunn for the
championship of the world, i'm 1913. Allan
played a remarkable shot Each round
counted one; the match being by rounds
Allan was one round up and two to play
In the next round Allan ran off with it,
and was six up and eight to play He
drove into the Eden at the high hole and
Dunn was a couple of yards from the hole.
Allan actually played out of the deep
bunker with his iron, made the ball rise I'm
the air above the putting green and aliRht
in the hole-Dunn missed and Allan won
the round and the match This was mar
velous finish to the greatest of al matches