Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-20
GOLF GOSSIP

champions, playing at Sandwich in
| the blue-ribbon event Of amateur golf
| the British opinion OF our entrants is
Of considerable interest to all Amer
lean golfers.
Mr.. 0uimet viii have veteran
coach and playing partner when he
comes TO England to prepare for the
chAmpio Arthur g. Lockwood,
who was amateur champion of Mas
sachusetts in 1903, 1906 and 1906, has
decided to enter the tournament, and
he will be with the young cham
piop throughout the trip abroad. /"
On this paragraph, which appeared
some weeks ago in the News of the
World, Harold Saunders. the eminent
critic, comments In the World OF Golf
in an article entitled "How Americans
Specialize Mr.. Saunders writes:
Apart from the fact that Mr.. Lock
woods visit win give US an opportun-
ity OF seeing q former champion Of
Massachusetts,. at first glance the
news may not appear to be particu-
larry striking. The announcement,
however, has real significance for
British golfers. II at least serves to
show that Mr. Ouimet IS not coming
over here IN any holiday spirit. Doubt
less be wants 10 test for himself some
of the famous British courses about
which he has heard 50 much; but Ii
Is not mere curiosity to see our show
links and the country that is bring
Ing him here He Is coming TO win,
II possible, and Il Is clear that no
stone will be left upfurned either by
him or by his friends to enable him
to carry out his amiable design. Il
would, Of course, be ridiculous to con
tend that e Is unnatural for man
who undertook q Journey of several
thousands Of miles for the purpose Of
playing IN q tournament to treat the
affair lightly.
The Different Points Of View.
The point that occurs to one, how.
ever, Is the different spirit In which
young Americans and British athletes
approach these international contests
Coli, perhaps. Is different from most
other sports, but ! know golfers In
this country who are able To cohcen
trate all their attention on winning
',nslI elu9s onsly me1A passIcu-
l4Ily Z NY eonsles snr :, lhey ns ~
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dergo a strict q course Of discipline
as though they were the fayofites for
the 600-meter race IN the Olympic
games hut these diseiplinarians are
re exception rather Than the rule.
Snnnoeinf that q nnfversify MAYER. or
6,l5 British eolfer II the aee sof M.
.ouinet. decided to play IN fhe United
States chnnaoionship He might be
the holder Of the die ii his own
country. but / doubt whether that
would fili him with q sense OF his re-
sponsibilities. The chances are that
Re would embark for America without
even bothering to send In his name
FOR the event IN which he Intended
playing. Perhaps we have ali been too
greatly impressed BY the saving that
Waterloo was won on the playing
fields Of Eton. II is comfortable
theory. and IL we believe In ii, as
most Englishmen do, it serves the
dual purpose Of q balm to our wound
ed feelings in the events Of defeat and
an indisputable reason for any sue
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how. II e doubtful whether we have
ever embarked on any scheme. wheth.
er in the building Of an empire or in
the world Of snort. with carefully pre-.
pared plans to insure victory. That
We shall excel Is reearded as the In
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sportsmen. golfers are perhaDs the
most fvpjcal 81 the rare thew repre-
SEM, and Il Il nossible that only when
other countries America for choice.