New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-28
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According TO James Donaldson. the -
Gently arrived golf professional. who sur
ceeds Lawrence Auchterlonie at Gle,
View. George Duncan has BY no moan.
given up the idea Of visiting this country
IL viii be remembered that the redoub,.
able Duncan came within an ace OF maxim.
a tour Of America last summer, and tbos.
who were Interested with him in the r-o,-.
ect had gone so far as TO arrange a n,,,,-
Der OF exhibition matches.
With the possible exception OF la.
Braid. it is doubtful il there is an,. -.
who would he more welcome over -.
than the brilliant Duncan. Because - -.
ceptional work against the leaders - -
golf world this Scot has forced -.
into the public eye. and he posses,es
style that will always command arter,,.~
from the gallery. While Duncan hrs 60
cred himself with glory on MANY 90.
sions. perhaps his winning OF Nm. -
tournament AT North Berwick las. -.
marks his best performance. Here &. ~.
way foreign critic describes the po1,s.
in question:
George Duncan IS a spare. maaere d..
lie IS nearly a. mOurnfII a BRAID t{ q.
al melancholy "a % scotch mist FIa vroui5
make an ideal mute. tiis face IS A dasd
NiIitfs dlll us features a Of -azo~,
SCI az angles 70 each other IIe has whss
MT. Meredith would call an adventuror,
nose. and his thin lips are shut vipo~0trsly
uEhJ U suppose ne has nerves, but Z do
Tor know where he keeps them Targuin
did not cut off the heads Of the tail n0r-
pies WIN more negligent air than Dun
~ f., -. al iesSii'S- U.s. almost impudent
fit lounges up 70 the ball. slances id'v
down the course. ana swish IL d. 1ora
He Sc9rns the ritual OF addressing and war-
Cling. fle flick, the ball a. II ft were a
A. 10 be brushed of his cheek Ifis -.
reCklessUess terrifcs YOU. N Is a ki1d 4.
profanity. sort of Olasphcmy against ths
GODS of golf
4 prominent local amateur was ask.4
Yesterday If he thought there was anv Ike.
HOOD Of four-ball matches again belr,.
adopted in connection with the LAslsv o,,,
competition. He replied that while he n.r.
sonaliy favored che four-La.l as agsirss
the Od-fashiOned fOursOne be did nor ,s.
much prospect OF a change II ia veil
known that Boston remains as firm as evs-
in favor of the foursome. and. as a MIN.
Der OF the Phiadelphans feel the sana
way, the metropolitan golfers naturally,
hesitate about offering any opposition.
on the other side, the Professionals Co.'S
Association Of Great Britain is now consii.
erins whether the fOursomeS shall be playa1
first in the international match be-vae,,
England and Scotland. Certain members %
the professional body have also gone so far
as To advocate that the foursOmes should
count two points and the singles one poip.,
Al Deal England. last year the English
men Won ten of the singles matches IN ths
morning out Of twelve played These p.
suits made the issue certain and the four
sOmes we're played as bye match. In
the foUrsomes the Scotsmeu more than helf
their own. Some said that the Englshmeu.
having won the match. did nor bother tn
play their best in the foUrsome. but is n
Tot often the case that golfers plav their
best when nothing is at stake and their
worst when much depends on the match"
At Philadelphia last year. in the final %
the Lesley cup matches, the metropolitan
district won eight OF the ten singles
matches. SO the foursOmes. which were all
won by Pennsyvania. eft the New York
men winners by points 70 :.