New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-09
OU|MET HERE LIKE A
BOY ON A HOLIDAY
Sees Giants at the Polo
Grounds, Then Goes a-GoIf-
ing at DunWoodie.
PLAYS WITH STRANGE CLUB
Young Open Champion Modest
as He Is Clever with
the Driver, Midiron
and Putter.

Unnoticed and unknown in the i'm
T mense throng that witnessed the first
clash for the worlds baseball title at the
Polo Grounds on Tuesday was a boy OF
nineteen on whom only two weeks earlier
had been focused the attention OF the
entire sporting world. He was Francis
Ouimet. holder Of the American open
golf championship, vanquisher Of the
great Edward Ray and the greater Harry
vardon in the memorable play-ofr OF Sep
TENDER 90.
Proving the assertion OF his friends that
he Is rs modest IN demeanor as he Is
clever with the driver. the midiron and
the putter. Oumet came, saw and was
silent. Even the man sitting next TO him
was unaware that this was the lad whose
fame has travelled further than that OF
the Giants and Athletics. for the interest
in golf is worldwide and baseball is al
most wholly an American game.
Yesterday Ouimet. having enjoyed the
baseball game as he enjoys squash. lawn
tennis and other recreations. I'm addition
10 golf, visited the Dunwoodie golf course
at the invitation OF local friends. Not
intending to play. he came to New York
without golf bag. sticks. shoes or any OF
the paraphernalla that the average cham
pion considers necessary TO any sort OF
visit 20 the links. Rain was falling when
the party left New York: Il was drtzzling
when they started around the links, but
Ouimet enjoyed the outing In the unai-
fected manner OF boy who might have
been taking a well earned half holiday
away from his Office work
The open champions companions on
the visit to the Westminster links were
Harry f. Holt and w r. Chanler. local
distributors Of Maxwell automobiles, and
Tony Colombo smart amateur golfer OF
Boston. who already holds one or two
Eastern interscholasuc titles. Holt and
Chanler are the kind Of golfers who are
not ashamed OF a card that totals 100
and who consider n 30 as getting pretty
close to locating the lair OF the elusive
Colonel Bogey.
Prior TO the start Mr. Chanler had tel
ephoned to Dunwoodie that he was bring
ing Ouimet up TO try the course. and
that he wanted four good caddes. "YouTl
get good caddles without kidding US" was
the retort Of the head caddy boy. I'VE
know Ouimet IS sick r. Boston"
So Il happened that when the party
reached the links there was no interest
displayed. especially when the youthful
champion began to array himself IN a
pair Of shoes two sizes too large and a
pair OF trousers that were meant FOR a
much larger man. Finally one Of the
boys produced newspaper with pict-
ure Of Ouimet. and they became con-
WINGED that the meteor Of the links"
was really in their midst After that there
was no boy available for anything ex-
ccpt the gallery that was prepared 90
follow the open title holder through the
mud
Despite the use OF a set OF clubs he had
never seen before and his utter unfamili-
arity with the course Ouimet displayed
fine form. dsprovng the recent report
that he Is on the verge Of a nervous
breakdown. due TO being overgolfed. Be
cause he had TO catch a train for Boston
at o'clock in the afternoon only the
first fifteen holes were played and these
he covered in 90 strokes giving him an
approximate "a for the full course.
His putting was marvellous, better even,
in Coombo's opinion. than in the open
title play-off On the first hole he ran
down a twisting put OF twenty-five feet.
and on nearly every other green the nee
essary distance was enough TO excuse a
miss which rarely occurred. Eight and
ten foot puts were play for him.
Not until the tenth hole did Ouimet
criticise his equipment. and then he re-
marked that a mashie niblick would help.
A new one was brought from the club
house, and with this he brought off some
smart shots. Full driving with his wood
en- clubs and three-quarter iron shots, all
Of extreme accuracy, combined with
deadly putting. were his stock in trade.
And what more does a golfer need.
THE crowd cheered when Jerry's ball
rolled into a trap" Ouimet said. Il
would rather have lost the game than
have had 1t happen. All | could do was
TO go to him and tell him / was sorry"