The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-21
GOLF CHAMPION
 IS 4 MERE YOUTH
FRANCES oUlMET. BROOKLINE YOUTH. WINS THE OPEN
 CHAMPIONSHIP
Youth Cuts Down Monster Field Of Older and Experienced Opponents and Wins Easily.

Brooklne, Mass, Sept. 20-Another name was added to America's list of victors in international sport here to- day when Francis Ouimet. a youtnui local amateur won the nineteenth l open championship tournament of the United States Golf Association The winning of this national title was lifted to an international plane, due to the sensational circumstances Of tae pIay and the calibre of the en- trants whom Ouiret defeated during his four days march to victory Safe ly herthed in his qualifying round the hov trailed the leaders in the first half of the championship round. tied with Harry Vardon and Edward Ray 1 the famous English professionals. for first place in the final round. then completely outplayed them today m the eighteen Aole extra round which was necessary to decide the 1913 championship, Oumet won with score of - strokes two under par for one of the -4ardest courses in the country Var don finished five strokes behind Oui- met with TT; Ray took third place with 7S.
 It was nc. the actual defeat of this famous pair of golfers so much as the manner of that defeat that entities Ouimet's name to rank with taht of Maurice E. Mclaughlin, champion Y, tennis, and Harry Payne Whitney leader i'll polo Ouimet, tall slenuer youth just past his teens, not only ou- played and outnerved Nardon and Ray in the play off a remarEable fear Tn itself. but succeeded in battling his way through the largest and most re- markable field of entrants that ever played for an American title.
 Wnen Ouimet holed his final stroke the 5000 persons who had tramPed through the heavy mist and dripping grass behind the trio of players for almost three hours, realized what the victory meant to American golf and the elation which followed was par donable under tae circumstances.
 The pride in the young Americans victory was all the more justified be- cause he had VOL without fluke or flaw in his playing. responding in pe.- feet form to a test of nerve stamina and knowledge of golf never before required of a player in a narTonal tour nament
 On the other hand his veteran op- penents tried playens of many hard ..von match in various parts 0! the world. broke under the strain, leaving Ouimet to finish as cooly as he nau started
 The very fact that Vardon and Ray could not hold up under the stress of the struggle shows the titanrl norm and strain of the final round Vardon has five times won the English cham pionship and in 1900 won the Amerl can open at Wheaton. H., defeating J. II Taylor, Englands greatest golte and present champion. Before th' tournament began Ray and NardoI were 2 to l favorites. Even allei Ouimet had tied them, wagers wef' laid at to 1 that one Of the En elishmen would defeat him and ever money on Ray or Vardon against Ohl met alone
 The scenes of ubilation on th' home green after the match had beer won were. therefore, but natural eX pressions of rride ana pleasure al oufmet's success in retaining a cham pionshi1 for America which was con sidered earlier in the week destined to cross the Atlantic.
 Dnimet was hoisled to the shoulders of those nearest him. while cheer at Ter cheer rang out in his honor, EA cjted women tore punches ot lloWers from lheir bodices and hurled them al .be youthful winner. hundreds Of meI strove to pat him on the back or shake his hand.
 Among those who struggled to Oui met's side was a li;tle plainly dress ed woman whose hair was streakeu with gray. She was bnffetted first one vAy and then anoiner m thf crush but pefseryering, she rinaH3 stood almost directly under the cham pion as the throngs wairled and ed died about his supporters. With shln ing eyes she looked up and called ta' one word Francis
 Onlmet glanced down and, catf am sight of the little woman below tor' his hands from those of his admirers and reaching down, grasped her up lifted hands What she said was ioS, in the cheering, but those near heaio young Ouimet sa%
 Thank you, mother; I'll be homo soon"
 The crowd, most of them uncon scious of the incident, swept Oulme' onward while his mother slipped tl