Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-21
American WON
Another TITLE
FRANCIS OUlMET WON GOLI
rlONSHlp FROM LNG.
lISHMitN.
OUTPLAYED PROFESSIONALS
Young American Mere Youth,
Played the Best Game Ever
seen IN This Country.

name was added 10 Americas list OF
Nlctors In international sport here to-
dal When Francis Ouimet, youthful
local amateur won the nineteenth
open championship tournament OF the
United Stutes Golf association.
me winning of this national title
was llited TO an international plane.
due 10 the sensational circumstances
OF the play aud the calibre Of the
entrants whom Ouimot defeated dur
ing his fou days march to victory.
Safely berthed in his qualifying round
the boy trailed the leaders In the first
half Of the championship round. tied
with Harry Nardon and Edward RAY.
The famous English professionals in
the final round, then completely out
played them today in the eighteen
hole extra round which was necessary
to decide the 1913 championship.
Ouimet won with score of ~
strokes for one of the hardest courses
IN the country Nardon finished five
strokes behind Ouimet with n; Ray
took third place with rs.
A Great Victory
1t was not the actual defeat of this
famous pair of golfers so much as
the manner OF that defeat that en-
titles Ouimcts name to rank with
that of Maurice E. McLoughlin, the
champion in tennis, and Harry Payne
Whitney, leader In polo Ouimet, a
tall slender youth, Just past his teens,
not only outplayed and outnerved
Nardon and Ray In the play off, re-
markable feat in Itself, but succeeded
IN battling his way through the larg-
est and most remarkable field of en-
nr .l,t tr.,1 8.
lean title.
When Ouimet holed his fina! stroke
the 5000 persons who had tramped
through the heavy mist and dripping
grass behind the trio of PLAYERS for
almost three hours, realized what the
victory meant TO American golf and
the elatiOn which follows was par
donable under the circumstances.
The pride In the young American $
victory was all the more justified
because he had won without fiuke or
flaw in his play, test of nerve, STAN
ina and a knowledge of golf never
before required Of a player in a ma
tlOnal tournament.
on the other hand his veteran op-
ponents tried players of many n hard
match in many parts Of the world,
broke under the strain, leaving Out
met TO finish as coOlly as he had
started.
Englishmcn FavOritcs.
The very fact that Nardon and Ray
could not hold up under the stress Of
the struggle shows the titanic form
and strain Of the final rounds. NardOn
has five times won the English cham
pionship and I'm 1900 won the Amer
lean open at wheaton, ILL.,, defeating
j. H. Taylor, England's greatest
golfer and present champion. Before
the tournament began, Ray and Var
don were . To / favorites. Even after
Ouimct had tied them, wagers were
laid at TO 4 that one Of the Eng
lishmcn would defeat him and even
money on Ray or Nardon against
Ouimct alone.
The scenes Of jubiliation on the
home green after the match had been
won were, therefore, but natural eX-
pressiOns of pride and pleasure at
Ouimets success in retaing "a cham
pionship for America which was con-
sidered earlier in the week destined
to cross the Atlantic.
Ouimet was hoisted to the shoul-
ders Of those nearest him while cheer
after cheer rang out in his honor.
isA'lltu Nhllltl WI = 'hliNil'0 VI INV
crs from their bodices and hurled
them at the youthful winner and hun
dreds of men stroVe to pat him on
the back or shake his hand.
Among those who struggled to Oui-
NETS side was a little plainly dressed
woman whose hair was streaked with
gray. She as buffeted first one way
and then another in the crush, but
persevering she finally stood almost
directly under the champion as the
throngs whrled and eddied about his
supporters with shining eyes, she
looked up and called the one word,
Francis"
Ouimet glanced down and, catching
sight of the little woman below him,
tore his hands from those of his ad-
mirers and reaching down, grasped
her uplifted hands What she said
was lost in the cheering, but those
near heard young Ouimet say:
Thank YOU, mother; III be home
soon"
The crowd most Of them uncon-
scious Of the incident, swept Ouimet
onward while his mother slipped 10
the outskirts and hurried across the
field to her home, Just across the
street.
Ray and Nardon. whose fight for
the open championship, brought out
the possibilities of Ouimct as golfer,
were not forgotten I'm the celebration
Of victory. Each Englishman was
given a three times three before the
parade started for the dressing rooms
where the recent competitors changed
To dry clothing for the presentation
of the medals and other prizes.
Itrt gufl That llntmpf had plaNpn