Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-10
OUIMET GOLF
ENTHUSIAST
At AGE Of 4
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been a golf enthusiast since he was
years old.
My father tells me- that when /
was that agesI used 20 cry for a golf.
ball and club, 0uimet said recently.
MY earliest recollection of golf was
when saw my older brothers, VIII
fred and Dick, playing it.,
1T looked good to me then, I
guess. / was about 6 years old, and
IT has looked good 20 me ever since.
Now, If YOU are going to write
anything about me, please get my
age right was born in Brookline
on May 8, 1898, and am therefore q
little over 20 years old
When the new champion was 8
years old he became caddie at the
Brookline Country Club, which is
close to the country place of Alfred
Douglas of New York, for whom the
young golfers father is a gardener.
Young Onimet was regular in his
attendance &C school, but he admits
that his heart was more in GOLF than
in his studies. He soon became pro-
ficient as caddie, and the best anna
teurs and some Of the professionals
took hiking to him and kept him
busy.
Ii it were "a tossup between
chance to act as caddie for real
golf player and to 90 to school, the
boy usually gave the golfer his SER
vices.
4 guess that's why / did not finish
my course at the Brpokline high
school, he said az his home Il could
not keep my mind OF lgolf and, I'M
fortunately, the school books deal
with other things than golf
For four years young Ouimet acted
as caddie at the country club, very
frequently in the service of Matt
and Alexander Campbell, and he
learned many things from them
which he found of value in his re-
markable game. VI
In 1908 Ouimet played in his first
interscholas golf tournament. He
qualified, but was defeated in the Sec
ond round by the8 ultimate winner
The following year he was the win
ner in the scnoolboys' tournament at
the COMMENCEMENT Cub ana since
then he has been playing as an anna
teur with more or less success.
For three years he has been a
clerk in the golf department of
Wright & Ditson's sporting goods
store here at salary said to be less
than $40 a week. His employers
have given him plenty of time to
play golf and they are as pleased
with his success as he is himself.
When young Ouimet is not at work
in The Wright & Ditson store or play
ing golf, he spends his time at the
home of his father in Brookline, with
his two brothers and one sister.
Miss Ouimet, the sister, was per
maps the happiest girl in the world
after her brother had won the ma
tional championship. - s..,--=.
II am jumping for joy" she said
to a reporter. Il am the happiest
girl in the whole world. am very
proud of my brother and know that
some day he win be known as the
best golf player in this country. He
has been playing golf since he was
wee bit of kid and, believe me, he
is some player Don't you think so?
If you knew him as / do you would
just love him. He's the one best
brother in the world.
He was not so sure of winning the
championship, but knew that they
could not beat him. l have been
watching his game ever so long and,
well, i can't tell you how knew, but
/ Gid know that he would beat Var
don and Ray and the rest of them"
viii he keep right on working
now at the Wright. & Ditson store or
devote all his time to golf?" was
asked.
81 really don't know, but think it
will be just like him to keep on work
ing" replied Miss Ouimet. He's
very modest, you know, and all this
fuss has got him just a little excited
and he would like to run away and
hide until they get done talking
Gbout him"
Last year Ouimet began to take
part in, big championship tourna.
ments and represented the Woodland
Golf Club at Auburndale. He fin
ished second to Heinrich Schmidt of
Worcester in the championship tour
nament Of 1912 for the Massachusetts
amateur, title, and this year won it,
Mr.. Schmidt not taking part.
Ouimet also played in the national
amateur championship tournament
this year at Garden City and won the
silver medal for the second best
qualification score, Charles Evans,
Jr., of Chicago, being frs. He was
defeated in the first round of match
play by the national champion, Jer-