The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-28

British Expert Forced to Make
Admissions Concerning Play

Now York, Oct. 2S.--In a tcn-a-sidc
match America might beat Great Brit
ain at golf; at nfty a side the Brit
lsh could await the issue with equan-
imitv. This very interesting conclu-
sion was reached shortly after the
national amateur championship tour
nament at Garden City by Bernard
Darwin, ono Of the English experts
who were sent over 10 chronicle IN"
amateur and open mcetin $.
A. last w are being taken seriously
IN GOLF on the other side. Followers
of the game IN England have received
some rude shocks this year at the
hands Of Americans The two worst
were, Of course, administered 10y Holm
rich Schmidt az Hoylakr ana Francis
Oulmet az Brookline. The aforemen-
toned British experts are now busy
writing their impressions Of American
golf for homo consumption, and few
If tho things they are saying, and
will have to say, are not calculated TO
comfort our cousins across the water.
Found Players Excellent.
Rernard Darwin found out that our
"ouug players are quite excellent, and
lie VERY s,ravcly questions whether
1--WE could produce team Of players
under - years old that could hold its
own with similar one from Amer
lea" fIe even goes so far as TO say
that the very best American players
trr retcrs to amateurs onlS) are Just
about as cod as tho best In Great
britain. However ne thinks there IS
q much larger body of golfers in his
own country than over here who arc
really good players without being
quite IN The small or select class ut
the very toy Of the tree.
CriHdz.ng in dctat, Mr. Darwin
says: Il should say that the Ameri-
cans gre straght"r driN crs than we
are, but not quite such long or such
hard htters. This is perhaps because
they play much on comparatively
MINDLESS inland courses where there
- at each nolc falrway between two
lines IF rough and an ordinary
straight drive clear Of rough is in
nnitely moro important than any thing
else.
1T il, suppose. this characters
tie OF many Of their courses, and
more particularly Of Garden city. that
caused SO many of the competitors "a
take IRON clubs from the tee on al
sorts of occasions. Sometimes, of
course. this cautious plan paid well
but often feel sure, II did not, and
IL it is persisted i'm. it is likely to re-
lard the pro ross of American golf
Good With Iron Clubs.
"In respect TO iron play the Amer
leans are unquestionabiy very goot
indeed with their driving irons they
hit very far and very straight Mr.
rravcrs. indeed, who scarcely uses
wooden clubs at all, Is a really mag
nificcnt hitter with his heavy iron
getting a ball that seems to run for
ever when he wants to, and also
hiCh-carry ing bali when that is m"r'
expedient. In respect Go shorter irol
shots there are several who are yer!
good: Mr.. Travers for one Mr.. Evan
for another. Both these two are rca
masters of approaching. but most O
tho others are too fond of employing
nearly a fun swim and lack the sna
and ,risp.ncss that characteri2es tn
best iron players. They are, however
beginning TO hc alive to this fault, ant
no doubt. with characteristic deter
G nination and industry, Will set
work tu eradicate II.
j. In putting they are, think, bet
' ter on the whole than cm playcr
There is not 50 much body mov"mcr
ana supcrGuous 'knucklng' and bend
.ng e knees as is To be seen at HON
where the characteristic and genera
y Ia vicious cadlic hoy style of putin
has much II answer FOR The amer
u an stands UP ana stands very sti
~ and az a rule. hits the ball smooth
- and well. In Mr.. Travcrs and NJ
Travis they have two puttcrs tina
u whom there are meme better, eith'
among amateurs or professionals"