The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-19
SERENE GOLFERS.
More Self-control Developed by Putting
Green Than Billiard Table.

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Green Than Billiard Table.
Two golfers who were watching a bill
lizard match recently decided that the
putting green develops a more serene
ard aeif.contfolied manner than the
green cloth does The greatest billiard
opponents usually maintain an impassive
demeanor and a shut mouth, bat some
Of those who are Just little lower down
the ladder Of fame have by no means
SO successfully schooled themselves to
hide their real feelings
la addition to making personal obsef-
vations, / have spoken to several jour.
nalists who do a COED deal Of billiard
reporting, and from them have learned
that the average billiard professional IS
confirmed grimbler. Over and over
again in big match when he has made
bad stroke II had poor luck IL obtain
ing position he will come 70 the press
table while his opponent is in play and
will inyeigh against the state Of the
board and the balls and grouse about
the extraordinarily good fortune enjoyed
hy the other fellow and the correspond
ingly undeseryed reverses which he has
experienced himself
eIf this is true picture, then decid-
eddy the professional golfer has the best
Of ii 1t keeping HIS feelings under lock
and key. Both billiards and golf are
games which demand the utmost control
al nerve force and nicely Of execution,
and one would have thought that there
would lie similar assumption of stolid-
ity about the opponents Of either game.
IN justice To the billiard players, It
should be said that, compelled ais they
often are to sit quiet for long periods Of
time while their opponents are string
ing together big breaks, the strain i'm
posed upon them Is mneh greater than
is the case with great golfers, who sci.
dom have to wait more than q minute
or two before being permitted to get In
their next shot.
Even allowing for this, one scarcely
ever sees men like Braid, Nardon, Tay
Tor or any Of the other leading golfers
indicate by word or gesture that the
adverse state Of the game has rufiied
their outward serenity, and certainly
they do not emulate the billiard players
habit Of excuse making and grumbing
I can think Of only two or three promi-
nent professional golfers who ever show
the least sight Of i'll temper Or dissatis-
faction.
BRAID never grumbles, unless maybe
to his intimate friends, and beyond an
occasional gentle urging on movement
of his putter when long putt shows
sluggish tendencies never offers the
slightest indication that be is satisfied
or dissatisfied with any particular
stroke. TO a stranger coming upon
Braid Unexpectedly in the middle Of a |
match 1t would be quite impossible to
decide whether the open champion was
up or down
Similarly, Harry Vardon never be-
trays any trace Of vexatian more marked !
than slow shaking Of his head and
faint whimsical smile when tas happens
rather too frequently nowadays) he
misses holeahle putt. Taylor, too
though he always looks aggressive when +
playing, wastes no time grumbling on
waving his clubs
The sole barometer in Taylor's case
Is his cap When things are going well
with him II is pushed back on his head.
bnt when fortune frowns he drags it
down over his eyes
There is no grumbling either. about