Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

he was a marvel. Today Vardon and
Iaylor scarcely seem the same. The
fact is that they have not improved and
our men have. 1t is only a matter OF
TIME when the professional as we'll as
the amateur championship win be won
by Americans,
"The criticism that may win was en-
tirely due to putting Is quite natural.
though hardly true The English play
ers nave not quite realized that put
tlnB has proportion Of so per cent in
the game. They blaze away I'm drives
mat l confess are splendid but which
are seldom calculated to win. A har-
monious combination OF driving. an
preaching and putting can alone be
successful Putting they have almost
ehtlrely neglected for the spectacular
drlVe. In the championship | did not
attempt TO equal even II | had been
anle some of their long drives, but
what | did was 10 sacrifice length of
dflNe Tor accuracy. If my driving had
NOT been toleraby sure It Is scarcely
likely that would have won.
Il think that within the next wear
the English players are likely to pay a
lot OF attention TO putting. They nat
uIally were surprised at my win and
When the unexpected happens there are
always lots Of reasons forthcoming
You viii see that putting will get It's
true proportion In the British game be.
fore long.
The chief difference In the greens
ana ours Is the unduatlon. Some of
the American players who are ac.
Customed 70 billiard board greens might
ma the change trying. Personally, |
llkel H. as a slight undulatlng green
L., ~
must travel absolutely true"
Dealing with his competitors Travis
shld Maxwell Is a wonder. He was
NOT playing up to his form in the cham
iohshlps. For many reasons | would
IKE to have met the older CRobert
maxwell, the former holder of the anna
teur golf championship
keade, the Irish champion. gave mo
me llBhtest game. At one time things
looked very black but / won out.
mere mas been some talk about
luuls. Nhen ! was playing Robb ne
snou'vI 10 my caddie to pick up a flag.
, ,,I,. OF which the caddle picked up
my pan. Robb could scarcely hove
claimed foul under the circumstances
MY cadde was provided by the cIul,
ana ala not know anything about the
eahe' Whlle ] have been treated I'm
me most hospitablo manner, | must snv
tnat a man coming over TO plav FOR
championships might expect 10 he
furnished with a caddic who knew
something about golf The mistake
mentioned, even II foul had been
claimed would only have meant thc
loss OF one hole and scarcely think
IL would would have filtered the result Of the
The golf expert Of "The King
prominent Illustrated t,ortoalI
warm in his praise OF Travis wori,
Ihere cannot be suspicion that Tho
victory was not gained by sterling NAV
OF merit rarely seen, either among
amateurs or professionals. In the an.
pToach ana putting stays Of the game
was really on the putting green that
Mr. Travis won all his matches ana 40
leated all his opponents with compare
1--WE ease. Before he reached the final
ne defeated IN. succession experienced
players Ike Mr. Holden. Mi. James
isopb Ca runner-up one year,, Mr.. A
W. Murray Mr. Harold Reade (lately
irlsh champion), Mr. Hilton, who has
ue'il umateur as well as open champion,
ana Mr. Horace Hutchinson, who was
IN the inal last year, and who hold tho
title Ia 1856 and 1857. In the mai he
had to play against the longest driver
me game has Yet produoed but though
Mr. dward Blackwell could give the
American 4O-yards, 50-yards and 60
yards on the tee he was no match for
him I'm the cool, calculating accuracy
with which he laid his approach shots
dead and holed out puts Of six TO "A
dozen yards and more with the greatest
confidence
The notable popularity Of Mr.. Ira
Wis game is its scientific accuracy lie