Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-21
INTERNATIONAL GOLF
Visit of the Oxford and Cam
bridge Golfng Society.
LOST ONLY ONE MATCH
ENGLISH PLAYERS REVIEWED BY
AN EXPERT
Very Strong in Tight Places-Pleased
With American Courses-Capt.
Low Splendid Leader.
From Golf.


tvs team arrived in Boston several days
late, owing to their steamer being bunkered
in the Mersey, and it's members at once got
a taste of American hustle" for on the af-
ternoon of their arrival they were practic
ing on the course of the Myopia Hunt Club
at Hamilton, Mass, twenty miles from the
city, On the afternoon of the next day,
Tuesday, August II, they played a four-ball
match with the team of the Intercollegiate
Golf Association, and on Wednesday morn
ing they played singles match with the
Intercollegiate Golf Association; in the at
ternoon they were driven over to the Essex
County Club at Manchester-by the-Sea for
practice. and on Thursday they played
four ball match in the morning with the
team Of the Massachusetts, Golf Associa-
ton, and In the afternoon a singles match
with the team of the same organization.
The contests were decided by matches,
each match counting point, and If play
ers were all even at the eighteenth hole,
they continued until one side or the c her
won a hole. The Oxford and Cambridge
men won their match with the Intercollegi-
ate Golf Association, scoring three points to
two in the four-ball match, and six points
to five in the singles, the total score in their
favor being nine points to seven. The vsi-
tors won the four-ball match with the Mas
sachusetts Golf Association by three points
to two, but lost the singles match by six
even, eight points to eight.
In the match with the intercollegiate AS
ISOLATION at Myopia some of the Oxford and
Cambridge men complained of still feeling
the roll of the ship. but with this handicap
they played extraordinarily good golf. Had
the intercollegiate Association, however
had it's strongest team. the result probably
would have been different. H. Chandler
Egan and Walter E. Egan and Louis N.
James did not make the Journey from
Chicago. and H. B. Mcfarland of Pennsyl-
vania pleaded a previous engagement
which apparently was to play for a cup at
Poland Spring, Maine.
Strongest Team Lacking.
This Is the first time in International in
ter-university sport that Americans have
failed to get out their strongest team. The
showing made by those who did play for
the Intercollegiate Association was so cred
table that it seems a pity that what will
be considered the most important of the
matches which the visitors will play during
their present tour did not come a bit later
on the program. With the full team of the
intercollegiate Association on hand and the
Oxford and Cambridge men rested and in
condition the match would have been of
supreme interest. With the advantage of
home links the American boys might have
scored victory. On the other hand from
Impressions received Of the play Of the Wis
ftOrs, good many years will have to elapse
before a team Of American college boys will
be able to cross the water and meet with
| success against the Oxford and Cambridge
Golf1ng Society on the best courses of the
other side.
In the first place. the Oxford and Cam
bridge men are older and more seasoned
golfers than the intercollegiate PLAYERS on
this side. c. H. Alison of Oxford was the
only undergraduate on the visiting team
while the Americans were all undergrad
yates of their respective universities An
organization of past and present golfers of
American universities re
hence be competent to compete on either
side of the water with the Oxford and Cam
bridge Golfing Society.
Visitors Greater Experience,
The greater experience of the Oxford and
Cambridge players showed itself in their
ability to pull out Of tight match. In
playing out of bunkars and other difficult
ties they were superior to the home play
ers, being accustomed to links on the other
side which present more problems, though
the courses of both the Myopia Hunt Club
and the Essex County Club were pronounce
ed by the Oxford and Cambridge men to be
excellent tests of golf. They were partic-
ularly pleased with the links at Myopia
and the course never has been in finer con-
ditfOn. The fair green was perfect, and as
many of the putting green's are natural,
they gave the visitors q chance to show
their Skill of which they took full advan-
tage
The intercollegiate boys were quite able
to hold their own in the long game, but in
approach-putting they were not SO good,
and on the green as team they were less
confident and accurate. The visitors, how
ever. have two tremendous drivers, G. D.
Barne of Oxford and Norman F. Hunter of
Cambridge. Both frequently get of the
line. and this will tell against them on
courses upon which trees have to be avoid
ed. They can play out of bunkers and rough
ground. being accustomed to recover from
such difficulties on the courses of Great
Britain. but trees and .out-of-bounds rules
will fad them at a disadvantage.
John L. Low, captain of the Oxford and
Cambridge team, though not feeling very
well, sustained his reputation of being one
Of the finest golfers in Great Britain by his
play both at Myopia and at the Essex
County Club. He won both his single
matches. His long game is not wonderful
for distance. but he very rarely is or the
line. His appr0ach-putting and putting In
dorse all that has been said and written OF
this part Of his game. He studies the line
Of putt carefully. but after making up