Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
ENGL ISH PROFESSIONAL SAYS
OUIMET WON JUST VICTORY
Wilfrid Reid Gives 1t as His Opinion That
Brilliant and Steady Play Of American
Youth Defeated English Veterans.

!, Tom Nardon, J. II. Taylor Harry Var
don. Jack White. Sandy Herd; in fact.
/ all our best. will readily admit that their
golf was better at from eighteen to
| twenty-five years than ever after, as far
| as playing the game naturally and max
| ing the game easy, but it is when the
players realize the difficulties that the
game becomes much more difficult Again.
Oumet had Very little to lose and every
| thing to gain at Brooklne. But what
ever happens TO Ouimet's golf in the flu
| ture remains to be seen, and whether he
maintains his form or not l feel that it
Is my duty, and the duty of every golfer
who is a real sportsman, to wish him
every success in the future. I take my
cap off to him and wish him more
strength to his arm for he has. proved
himself a great golfer and a splendid
winner, and whatever l may be by birth
or up-bringing, like to see the best golf
win the open any other golf or
sports meeting, irrespective of the win
ner's nationality. l consider it is always
the duty of sportsman to give credit
where it is due, and this is a deserving
case. Bravo. Ouin.et. He was as cool
as a cucumber all the time and by far
the coolest man out of over 5000 Fri
day evening on the eighteenth green.
Weather Very Bad.
Now j must give a few words regard
ing the weather, which could not have
been worse than Friday, for it poured
down all day, and the green's especially.
some We're very sticky" and soft. In
fact, often the ball would stick or pick
up mud. which. when continually happen
Ing. becomes irritating to any player. The
little French boy from La Bonlie YER
sailles also deserves great credit, for
with rounds of 7G. 76 20 and 49, he tied
fourth place. In his last round he went
out in 35. This, l believe, was the low
est outward journey during the whole
championship meeting-and at this point
he was ahead of any other player-but
his q to the twelfth hole, where he was
bunkered from the tee, rather spoiled his
chances mOrally-then again another to
| the fourteenth hole. Still he had exactly
the same chance that Ouimet had, but he
finished 4-3-5-5, whereas Ouimet had
1854, difference of three strokes at
the last two holes. Still, such - golf.
As for myself the last two rounds of
mine arc the worst scores | nave return
ed for twelve years-So and Sc ] started
away with three skies and never really
recovered taking Az strokes outward in
the morning and ~ strokes to the same
hole in the afternoon. | again had three
bad holes. dropping six strokes in these
holes, also my putting was not good and
j have no excuse to offer other than
that l was not playing well enough and
was never comfortable around the hole
where l dropped stroke after stroke
and continued to do so all day. 1t is my
first attempt in America, and l am not
disheartened with my defeat. l sincere
iy hope to try again at some future date.
| have enjoyed my trip immensely and
have received every kindness wherever
have been.
Before sailing October l with Louis
Teller. I am booked to play H. II. Bar
ker, Connecticut, at the New Canaan
Club today. We return on the French
boat France, and intend to compete for
the French open championship, also the
Belgian open. and then home, where l
hope to arrive about october IS.
There two other points which l
should like to point out regarding this
open champ. onship, which just at this
moment seem to me to call for altera-
ton and which are all important
Firstly. Should another tie be the re-
suit in future / hope the United States
Golf Association will enforce rule conf
peliing the contestants to play 36 holes
on replay--1S holes is not sufficient test
for such an important championship and
it would be fairer to all players con-
cerned.
Secondly 1t is not the general rule
for players to play a stroke competition
as a three-ball match. Surely a partner
should be found for the odd player in
each case. These are our home rules
and naturally appeal to me. A three
ball stroke game is most uncomfortable
any time, as one or other ball of the
opponents is continually on the players
line and this effect and the effect OF
waiting for two men to putt out on the
green must have a demoralizing erect
on one or other player, and why should
this be so when 1t can be avoided by
playing the usual single:
Copyright, 1913, by the Phila. Inquirer Coz