Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-12
An American Golfer Abroad.
Henry Leach. British Golf Expert,

henry Leach. BSllSh LolI Expert, III
London Times.i
Mr.. Robert Harris and Mr.. Hilton are
left in to fight oH the final match at
St. Andrews tomorrow, but with all
respect to two fine golfers neither of
them was quite the hero of yesterdays
play. That role belongs to Mr.. Helm
rich Schmidt, Of Massachusetts, who
was beaten by Mr.. Hilton at the nine
teenth hole after match which makes
one hot all over even to talk about.
Only those who saw it can realize
how very imminent was the American
peril. Certainly there were two further
lines of defense behind Mr.. Hilton, but
neither Of them could sbe considered
proof against Mr.. Schmidt's deadly,
resolute onslaught. What
might have happened 1t is impossible
to say. but it was at any rate with a
sigh of the profoundest thankfulness
that the crowd saw the gallant young
American beaten and the frantic cheers
for Nj Hilton were the highest possible
compliment to Mr.. Schmidt-not that
they did not cheer for Mr.. Schmidt, for
he had great reception at the finish.
He is very far from being an attractive
golfer to watch. His swing. tho won
derfully true and sound, lacks grace
and the really appalling slowness of
his preliminary inspections. cogitations
and trial swings make a great demand
on the patience of opponents and spec
tators. Nevertheless. his plucky, mod
est, quiet manner and his indubtab BILE
skill Won the crowd in spite Of them
selves, and if America can produce Gas
it is said she CAM many more young
players just as good as Mr.. Schmidt,
then the tragedy of Mr.. Travis is likely
to be re-enacted sooner than we either
like or expect.
The very frs, hole brought back Mr..
Travis with painful vividness. Both
men were on the green in 2, and Mr..
Hilton. playing the odd, laid very
good putt stone dead. Mr.. Schmidt
looked at the line, took two trial puts.
grovelled on the ground and looked
again, and finally hit the ball bang into
the middle of the hole for 8. He
seemed likely to win the second, too,
but here Mr.. Hilton holed long putt
and the match was square. Then we
had some more Travis; twice he hnled
the odd and twice Mr.. Hilton missed
Mr.. Schmidt was up and the spec
tators reminded one Of funeral pro-
cession without even that touch Of
levity, that occasionally will break thru
at funeral. Al the long hole Mr..
Schmidt was bunkered and took :, and
Mr. Hilton won the hole. At the sixth
Mr.. Hilton got very hard half with
a grand run-up. and the seventh and
eighth were halyed In 4. At the ninth
Mr. Schmidt showed the first sign Of
weakness by topping his tee ehot all
along the ground into bunker. He
wonderfully, but Mr.. Hilton
holed a good putt for a and squared
the match.
At the tenth Mr. Schmidt played
very poorly and Mr.. Hilton stood 1 up
at last. If Mr.. Schmidt had not OK
actly Cracked" he had come peril
ously near IT. one more good hole by
Mr.. Hilton would probably have de-
stroyed MIN. but MFR. Hilton played a
bad one instead-he took to the short
hole-and lost his lead. Now began
q horrible period OF trihulation for the
spectators. Mr.. Schmidt had rec0ered
his stoical calm and played like q hero.
He stood 1 ND 1T the twelfth. and, tho
he lost the long hole. played the fif-
tenth and sixteenth in dour. deter
mined Is and halved them both. Thus
with holes to play the match was
still square and Mr.. Hilton by no
means out Of the wood.
Now came hole a. remarkable ~
any that was ever played. Mr..
Sehmidt's hrst thres strokes we've by
no means good; his fnusth WAS pretty
little run Up. which lSft tho ball pAf-
haps three yards from the hole. MT.
Hilton. mssnwhile had followed UP q
good To- shot with Siorious second
which left his ball on the edge Of the
green. He was playing one on two.
BUT Mr.. Schmidt ssAnaAd NbAly to
have Ave. and Mr.. Hiiten had 70 20
cut for his four: In asdAr to Dc that
he had to putt quits close to the In
sidious little bunker on the lsft and
along the top Of = ridge which kicks
the ball towards the bunker. So much
may be said by way Of preliminary
excuse. Then the horrid fact must be
told that he putted the pall right into
t;ie heart Of the bunker. He 80 1t out
spiendidiy. and nearly hsleds IN I'VE;
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