Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-24
GOLF
SUPREMACY IS
THING Of PAST
BY Chick Evans.
MIRACLE has happened and an

"A amateur is now the open
champion of these United
states and portion Of the British
Isles. 1t IS a proud moment for
American amateurs. and thought Of
it thrills every golfer in the country.
Ever since my first acquaintance with
golf | have thought that if sometime
] might win the national open cham
pionship. my cup OF happiness would
he full for I hold that our open ranks
ahead of the British Amateur and
next to the British open.
1t is difficult to adequately speak Of
the wonderful golhng feat Of the Bos-
ton lad. When Francis Ouimet went
out to play the other morning he was
naturally not expected to win against
those seasoned veterans. myself
thought he would have hardly
chance against them, but the uncX-
peCte7 happened and the result is
an amateur open champion, The fact
that the bearer of the new title, the
hest amateur and professional golfer
in the country, IS fine. modest young
fellow. also means muCn to the game
britlSn supremacy TdSSih9s
1t is a great victory. We are in
keen competition with the British and
it would have given great pleasure
70 these Ave professionals 10 carry
back the ti:le and the championship
cup. The day OF British supremacy
in golf is passing. Not only have we
a country full Of fine professionals
but we have also one amateur who
can hold his own with Britain's best
To have achieved the highest honor
in the United States on the links Of
his lifelong playground must have
thrilled Ouimet through and through
1t is true that his thorough knowledge
OF the course gave him a big adj
vantage, but only sterling skill could
account for the fine scores from day
to day. The very name Ouimet seems
difficult to pronounce or to write. but
st has been in the limelight the whole
week and cast In shadow the names
OF Vardon and Ray.
Is there not something peculiar
about golf when we see an amateur,
who has never been able to win the
national amateur semi-fnalist bronze
medal (and that to my way Of think
ing is the easiest thing in the world
70 VIM iauntiIv gather in the open
ttld llDiolHllI y NoAAAl'tAtN A'A 'H N'-
greatest PLAYERS i'm this country and
Britain. Golf IS indeed a queer game
You can never be certain about II
and YOU are always "Off' when you
think you are "On," and vice versa.
Vardon Loses Fighting Spirit.
Ouimet's game in the play-of tells
me that he felt the following thou
sands with MIN and was spurred on
4 - nj Z.
seemed to show that he quit lighting
he dropped three shots on the last
three holes. RAY played the last nine
poorly for the first time and ii hap
Dered to be a very inoppOrtune time.
The national open championship OF
1913 will certainly go down in history
as an exceptional event 1t was un-
usual in so many ways. The date
was postponed from June to Septem-
Der on account Of the visit OF Ray
and VardOn. Then, too, this Is the
first year that there has been quail
wing round and it was necessary be-
cause of the heavy entry list. ! do
not think that any previous event
has ever been 50 written up ana
now that II is over about all that is
left OF 1t Is the little word Ouimet.
II is all over nOw-just memories
of remarkable shots and SUGGESTIONS
Of shots, and the wondering is to how
an amateur could do it, We can
remember With sympathy then the
other players who played well with
the exception OF a bad hole or two
that put success out Of their reacn.
Nowhere is Dame Fortune so tickle
or so evident as on the links-the
trimmed hole, the missed short put,
the chance "kiCll' in or out of trouble,
are all there to show how narrow IS
the line that separates success ana
failure, and When the going Is close
anv freakish wind may blow us on
one side or the other.