Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20

n Whether the national open
championship of the United
States Golf Association remains here
or goes to England rests entirely with
the play of Francis Ouimet an
American youth, a STRIPPING, scarce
ly out of his teens
Ouimet. an amateur, is battling to-
day England's cracks. Harry Vardon
and Edward Ray, veteran profession
ais. 1t was Ouimet's brilliant golf
in the final round of the tournament
yesterday that won him a tie with
the British experts and gave him the
right to contest for the title to-day
Play began at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. an eighteen-hole three-ba
medal round deciding the winner
No matter who the victor will be
Ouimet is the hero Of the tourney
He carved niche for himself in in
ternational sporting history by his
feat yesterday.
Ouimet and his British rivals turn
ed in d card of 3O4 for 70 holes con-
tested during the past two days.
Ouimets performance lifted the
nineteenth annual open tournament
Of the United States Golf Association
out of the usual classification ac-
corded a national championship and
brought the contest to a standard lit
tie short Of other International COmpe-
titiOns
OF the half dozen home bred and
transplantcd professionals, not one
could keep pace with Ray and Var
don. and all hope of retaining the til
lie honors appeared lost until Ouimet
was found making his lone stand
amid rain and mud against the two
older players.
Scene Never Equaled.
When the spectators realized that
in this home bred amateur, born and
brought up on the edge Of the COun-
try Club course. rested Americas
chance of winning the championship,
they lost that placid attitude and
whisper that ordinary marks the golf
gallery and rooted and cheered Out
met in manner typical at baseball
and football games.
The scenes that attended Oulmet's
march over the last four holes never
have been cqualled on an American
or European golf course.
Enthusiasm ran the gaput from
despair to citation, silence was fol-
lowed by great outhurstS of cheer
ing. When Ouimets second shot
from the eighteenth tee landed dead
on the edge of the home green 5000
spectators massed themselves in a
gigantic ring Of bTeathleSs humanity
about Ouimet and his playing part
ncr. George Sargent.
The American youth needed the
hole in one to win and two TO TIE.
He gazed long down into the bow!
where the cup lay dried his hands
and made a 25-fOOt putt that lust
missed the hole and rolled 3 feet be
You'd
A sigh arose from the crowd and
an was stHl again Quimet looked
once at that little stretch of sodden
turf that Law between him and an
other chance for the title gently
tapped the ball and stepped back 10
watch its progress.
Slowly il rolled 10 the edge Of the
hole. curIcd around the lip for an inch
or so and then dropped IN for The
four which tied him with Ray and
Nardon.
Ovation for Youth.
Instantly tremendous yell went
M The gallery swept past ropes and
guards and closed in on Ouimet in a
solid phaIanN. He was lifted to the
shoulders of the advance guard and
carried toward the clubhouse sur
rounded by several thousand cheer
ing. yelling golfers, who forgot their
golf in the enthusiasm Of being just
Americans cheering an American VIC
tory.
was an amateur, thrust bills Of large
EDITIONS at him only to be met