New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27

dropped YOUR right shoulder. sir" That
. expression covered all the faults, and % the
professional was UnansWsrable. This state
Of affairs rapidly changed. for the pupils
helped by the reading OF admirable books
on the game. hungered for the why's and
wherefores. and we're satisfied only when a
practical demonstration OF how 70 and how
not TO play shot was given them.
All this, OF course. set the Scots 70 think
ing. with the result that a gOOdly percent
age Of the pros to-day. both here and
abroad. are more or less we'll read and re-
luctaHt 20 give advice unless certain they
have diagnosed the case Alright. Their man
uer has become more refined; they are open
10 argument and are not above taking a
hint from the verisst dufer. for it often
happens that the bigger the duffer the
deeper the thinker.
Getting down 70 the competitive phase,
+ the general opinion on the other side is that
last year Taylor stood out alone among the
professionals. In reviewing the work Of the
1910 season a well known critic declares
himself. in part. as follows
There can. We think. be TO question that.
OF the greatest professionals. j. IT, Taylor
is the only one who has quite maintained
. his position Thick -and-thin supporters Of
James Braid and Harry Vardon will no
doubt protest against this assertion. but We
hold 10 il nevertheless. Neither Braid nor
Nard0n has shown his wOnted consistency
throughout the season. Braid occasionally
playing with lack OF dash which mas sug-
gested either fatigue OF staleuess, while
Vardon has suffered a. times from such
Iapses in putting as certainly did not affiict
him several years ago.
This slight falling on on the part Of the
two great professionals may be only Jem-
pOrqry bit this season IL has been appre-
ciable 20 the observant eye. and. in con
junction with the marked Improvement Of
one or two less famous men. has had the
effect Of decreasing the gap which separates
the "T.iumvirate' from the leaders Of the
younger school In Brald's case 10 is only
when Judged by his own standard that the
slight deterioration is noticeable. and no
one IS likely 10 FORGET the magnificent night
which he put up AFTER an indifferent start
in the open championship at Deal That IN
different start, however. was a mistake
which the real Braid would not have made.
and il not only robbed him % any possible
chance OF winning the championship but
enabled young Tom Bali % tie with him
for second place.
That tie was symbOliCaI OF the arrival
OF the younger school Tom Ball had
done enough during the previous year to
convince every discriminating critic that he
was man with "A big future. but when he
came along and hustled Tayior and Braid
az Deal IL was Obvious tnat that tuture
was b. ginning 20 .a.-terialt1e tiis later
success m The News u: the W0.li' t0urua-
ment 'clinched matters a. 90 were. ans uo@
"a Is certain thar one member OF the y.lrs
school stands on an equality Win tne lead
ers OF the old scnCol
"EuJ De stands alone, away in front % an
the other promising aspirants. not one OF
whom has fulfilled expectations in quite the
same way. From ume % time predictions.
such a. in Tom" Balls case are now COM
ing true, have been made Concerning George
Duncan. Edward Ray. Charles Mavo
Fred Robson. Ernest Gray and others. but
not one Of them mas ga 1873 advanced a sim
gle step nearer BraId. Taylor anc Warden
than the spot which he had reached durius
the previous year. As o. whether any or al
OF them will make a further forward move
m-nt in point OF SKIN seems IrouieE4rlcaL
and il begins 10 look as though ammo d0minl
and It's inevitable effect on the older men
will assist them more than their own IN
aided Efforts.
There f. still a younger school coming
on. IT'S disciples Including SUCH men a.
Charles Johns, Prank Coltart. Michael Mo-
ran and Willie Watts. Their progress Is
being closely watched and of several OF
JAem at the close OF next season it may
perhaps be said that they then stand Shout
Ger 20 shoulder with the recognized stall
Warts OF the Young srho,i