Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-15

golfers can come again if they want
to and they will find great interest IN
their play. Their game at Baltusrol
on Saturday was little short of won
derful and that they defeated those
other two excellent golfers, George
Low and Alec Smith, by ! up and
to play, in a best ball match. is
something to their credit. The clos
est student of the game has never
seen golf played better than Yardon
and Ray played it over the beautiful,
yet difficult, course at Baltusrol. They
drove well, they approached we'll and
their putting was fair. Vardon, tbs
true, missed several short puts, but
the excuse is in evidence that the
Englishman has been off to such an
extent in his putting lately that he
is really afraid to shoot" on the
green. But Vardon's long game was
great, and he approached like a mas
ter. He plays so steady that it is diff
f1cult to get anything on him at any
time and now and again he plays so
sensationally that he wins the honors
easily. AS TO Vardon, he has been
seen here before-years ago--but, if
anything, he is better now than ever.
If his putting We're anywhere near as
good as the other phases of his game
he would be a marvel, indeed. At
least four times on Saturday he al
lowed his opponents to halve the hole
when wee putt would have Won
1t. However, his poor work on the
green didn't interfere with his long
game, at which, perhaps, he has no
superior
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In Ray as partner, Nardon had
q worthy helper Although noted for
his long drives his tremendous ticks
were very few. Twlse he "pelted" the
little ball for distances appropriated
at about go yards, but not once,
even with the roll. did he get 300
yard shot off the tee. Going over
the course, the opinion was expressed
that Ray was holding in" but it
didn't seem SO after watching hiia
dig into the ball every time on his
first shot Rather 1t looked as il he
was out to do some tall driving, but
wasn't just at the top Of his driving
generally straight in the course, and
when he got into trouble no man could
show him how to get out Of 1t. AT
that style Of play Ray seems to be
a master, Surely he gave several ex-
hibitions of it during the match. Once
his play was simply wonderful and
almost indescribable. AS one Of the I
gallery said at the time: 1T was UNI
came about at the tenth or island
hold. Ray made long drive, but the |
ball went into the narrow little brook /
that runs through the fair greens.
Ordinarily the players pick up their
ball and continue with the loss of a
stroke. Not so with Ray. He walked |
to the edge of the bank and studied
the situation for several minutes. /
Then he essayed TO get in position
to address the ball. He found it a J
difficult matter, but long of body and !
long of reach, his chances were better
than most others would have been.
Floating in the water and within an !
inch OF so of the ball was a small !
brown apple. 1t didn't interfere with |
the play, but the apple was there just !
the same. Finally Ray poised for the t
shot and out Of the splash Of mud !
and water came the little white ball
for beautiful lie on the green. 1t
was the shot of the day. He holed out
in the next shot and won the hole in a
3, Again, Ray, from an almost impos-
sible lie, lofted the ball to a dizzy
height over the tall trees and got on
the green in 2. He Is strong and mas
sive and his game is interesting to
watch. He makes grand partner for
Nardon, but he is not the finished
golfer that Harry is.
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Alec Smith and George Low are
both excellent golfers, but at their
best they would hardly be a match /
for the Englishmen. However, the
Scots played we'll in spots. and Low
played grand game in the after
noon. He was nervous in the
morning, but came into his game
in the afternoon. Smith was
never really at himself. He was Off
his game badly throughout the
match. and he never did get back.
A grand golfer, Smiths quick, snappy
play netted him poor results and
he didn't seem able to shake off the
streak at all. All due credit, though.
to all concerned, while the Scots were
not at their best by any manner of
means, still their best, from obser-
walton, would have been nothing bet