The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-15
That's golf"


 Tn the course of an article on Four 1 somes in Golf Illustrated" Andrew Caird says: When all is said in favor of the foursomes by the philosopher of l the future he will not, l fancy, be able to prove that the foursome is likely to bring out really good golf. A player has not the same responsibility; he hopes that his partner will do enough, or he feels that his best shots are 1 thrown away by a short approach or a missed put following. He is not at full tension. He has only to play every other shot, and the machine seems to 1 slacken down in the interval. l don't know if there is anything in It, but l have always felt that in this loss Of continuity there lay the reason of some of the slackness that often marks the play in a foursome. It is no pleasure to play the ball out of whins or sand knowing that it got there by another's fault; you do not get the line to the hole you generally take; your method in short, is upset and disarranged and you are missing half the play So it is in billiards. But just as these reasons are great or small, as against good golf they are important or otherwise In sup port of my theory as to the social power of the foursome. It really teaches us the 'art of putting up with one anoth CT" IS nothing else can. And that is lesson many of us sadly need to learn.
 Strange the anna teur golfer will ped sist in speaking of his or her clubs as sticks There is nothing grates more on the ear of a golfer than to hear the term stick used. Speaking to one on the matter the other day. well known professional said: When you hear the term used by any one while playing the game you can make up your mind that they are very amateurish indeed, Bear in mind that you are using club and not stick when playing the royal and ancient game
 J. H. Taylor, the golfer has written a volume on the royal and ancient game. which will be published shortly. Taylor on Golf; Impressions. Hints and Instructions on the Game" will deal very thoroughly with the subject Forty eight full-page illustrations will be given showing the author in every important stroke
 
 In the opinion of Fl. H. Hilton, the amateur golf champion, the open cham pionship is this year of a more dubious character than it has been for many years. While there is always the great triumvirate, Taylor, Vardon and Braid, to reckon with-and recent events, par ticularly those of the past two seasons, plainly indicate that any one who hopes to attain championship honors must play golf very much out of the common-still, the local contingent must always be respected at Hoiyoke. In addition if one had to select pro- fessional who had been exhibiting bet ter form than his confreres during the short time the season has run, it is not that the name of Jack White would receive the vote of the majority.
 The Scarboro Golf club of England has refused to sanction Nardons going to America this yqear, so that. the ex- British champion will not be seen here as was generally expected
 
 The Lowell. Mass, Golf club has se- cured the services of James Brown, who for the past five years has so ably filled -he position of professional and instruc- tor at the Hartford Golf club. Before going to Hartford MT. Brown resided in New Haven. and is at present a mem Der os the New Haven Caledonian club. Jamie, as he is familiarity known ! to his friends, has been golfer ever since he was boy, and takes to the game much as a fish does to water, | His services ought to be an acquisition to the Lowell club. Before leaving | Hartford he was presented with a solid golf chain and appendage by his ad- nirers.
  In the international golf match be- | -ween Scotland and England at Hoy | ake, Chester, England, on Saturday, | Scotland won the first round, fourteen | 70 thirteen, and increased this lead by | ;ix more holes in the second round.