New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-23
ENGLAND STIRRED UP
OVER G0LF|NG DEFEAT
The Open Champion of Great
Britain Calls Victory Of
0uimet Illuminating.
"NERVES" TO COME LATER
New Prodigy of the Links Will
Be Welcomed Abroad Next
Year, According to
the Critics.
[By Cable to The Tribune. !

In
the way J. H. Taylor, the open gon
champion Of Great Britain. described
Ouimet's victory over Vardon and Raw
on the links at Brookline, Mass. las,
Saturday. He said he appreciated
Ouimet's nerve, but the boy had every.
thing to gain and nothing to lose. He
added:
Youngsters playing golf DO not real.
ize how difficult 1t is to play really well
Only when one has made a reputatio,
and understands the dire consequences
of failure is one properly thankful II
one is playing we'll"
"Ouimet must be a splendid golfer
endowed with splendid nerves. At the
same time Vardon and Ray knew thew
carried on their shoulders the golf rem.
utation Of this country. That did M.
make their task easier. II is much
more easy to make a reputation at sol,
than to maintain it,"
Taylor thinks the tie should hay.
been played off at thirty-six holes IN.
stead of eighteen, and that another
first class player should have been
pressed into service, so that the ON.
testants could have played in pairs On
this question he said
Nothing Is more distressing ira,
being called on to watch two Other
balls. II prevents one concentrating
and it was bound to detract from the
skill Of Ray and Vardon."
Taylor won his first open champion.
ship OF Great Britain at the age Of
twenty-three.
Other leading English golfers say
Ouimet won on his superb nerve.
which, however. in years TO come is
bound to be affected by his having to
defend the title.
Alexander Herd, open champion in
1902, said to-day:
when Ouimet has had more expert.
ence in championship tournaments he
will begin 10 find nerves" George Dun
can, winner Of the championship Bel.
gian in 1912, said
81 think Ouimet has better nerve
now than he will at thirty. He does not
realize as yet what he is up against"
Tom Ball, the winner in 1909. sx.
pressed the opinion that i'm a year or
two Ouimet will learn how extremely
difficult II is TO keep up ones game
and that it is harder to keep on the
top of the ladder than to climb IL.
James G.. Sherlock. talking along II.
same lines. said:
"Ouimet must have iron nerve, and
I don't think another man in the world
could have done what he has done,
but nerves come with experience"
The Evening Standard, in a rather
sad editorial. says:
AT Brookline not only was the mora
atmosphere surcharged with negative
electricity or antagonism 20 the British
player. but the electric atmosphere
found vent in thunders Of applause
when the American champion did bet.
ter than his opponents
"On our own home links We are no
accustomed TO such demonstrations
and this probably rendered the efeci
OF such thunder on the visitors all th
more potent. Ray, at any rate. oow
ously felt the disconcerting power
this applause.
Such considerations deepen our Dc
sire 10 see Ouimet enter for the Brita
championship, where conditions VIII
more even for players of all nationaR
ties"
In decided contrast TO this paine"
squeak The Evening Star generous'
SAYS:
There is no reason TO make eA'u''
for Vardon's and Rays defeat Wv
met. beyond a doubt, played the Nus
dazzling golf in the annals Of the ro''
and ancient game. No precedent .
parallel il. Ouimet. never heard OIL
this country. an obscure young H'
who started life as a caddie, was p"'S
against two OF the greatest golieH
the world, men of years, ripe IN SAB
Yet this boy coolly and calmly op'
played them under circumstances "'
might have shaken the nerve OF ~.
Of iron. This marvellous boy d!d
crack under the strain and StrssA
was the veterans that cracked.
I'VE note that there is dispo1%
to make excuses for Vardon ana 10
because they were upset by the sal'''
What rubbish, They are always p'''
ing before a gallery. What upset W.
was the pitiless accuracy and unsDS'
BILE nerve OF "A boy who beat the"
every stage OF the long battle.
when Ouimet comes to this cou'"
next year he will get a hearty W
come. and will assuredly imperh
game. The youth who made 'a'"'
and Ray look like ordinary mor'aN
golfing prodigy. Where are
young prodigies?"
The Westminster Gazetteer" near"
congratulates Ouimet by saying an
Here. at all events. IL cannot oe We
tended that we were beaten pe.s",r
our representatives were not sunicieIs
trained. Indeed one smaller coh s al
ton for defeat lies in the fact ina
own professionals contrived quiz, .o,ts
to defeat McDermott leading
states professional. rcl
Once again an American boy ,me