The Detroit times., 1914-08-22
CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF ENOW
YOUNG MANS GAME in U. S.
Youths Have Had Time to Learn
he Sport and viii Hold Titles
From Now On
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Here at Present

NT@HE preponderance OF young men
among the leaders In the chase
= for the national open golf cham
3 pi0nship which was finished at Mid
lothian yesterday, has caused the old
miners In the game to shake their
q heads sadly and remark again that
q championship golf is now young
mans game In the United States.
Ever since H. Chandler Egan took
Ibis first national amateur champion.
fGhip In 1904, young men have been
becoming more and more prominent
I'm state. western and national tour
jnaments After Egan,. Chick Evans
caused the greatest sensation as a
The Juror that he instr
}gnted was nothing In comparison with
that made by the winning OF the open
.tnhampionship by Francis Ouimet, at
}Brookline. last year, championship
that he defended against young men
ut Midlothian yesterday and the day
before.
Ernie Way. the professional at the
detroit Golf club, has a simple ex-
PLANTATION for the rise of young blood
N the game. He says that golf, to
he learned perfectly, must be learned
"a youth. masmuch as the game has
been In existence In this country for
only about 20 years and at the dispo-
sal OF great numbers OF Americans for
10 much shorter time than that, young
Sters have had no opportunity to play
the game until recently.
Now that youth has been served in
rolf, il Is doubtful that old age will
again gain the prestige In the great
Scottish game that II held here be-
fore the time of Egan and Evans. The
men who will displace the present
youthful champions must come from
the young men who are now perfect
ing their game
Ouimet, who defended his American
title at Midlothian, is only 20 years
Old. Chick Evans, the present west
orn amateur champion, won his first
championship before he was able to
vote, and Is still young man. How
ard Lee, several times Michigan state
champion, won his first title when he
was IL years old. Jimmy Standish,
III. who has also held the state title, |
won 1t when he was a mere stripping. |
Now and then an upset comes. as for
instance when Brown won the state |
title this summer after both Lee and
Champion golfers started their |
game long before they were ont Of
knee trousers. Harry vardon, a very |
famous English golfer, tells how he
used to play golf over three-hole
course that he and other caddies laid
out. using white marbles as golf balls
and knotted limbs cut from trees as
clubs.
James Braid was only six years old
when he found golf club and ball
and used to amuse himself and ter.
rcrize his family by batting the ball
bout his yard. He was caddy as
Don AZ he was strong enough to carry
Dg and clubs, and he learned DIS
me watching his elders.
Harold H. Hilton tells about his
musing start in golf. He secured
Cub and a ball somewhere when ne
las a small boy. To protect himself
1om the sun he got plug hat, much
% large for him, which slipped down
Der his ears. When he addressed
}ke ball the shaft OF the club stuck
Deh over his left shoulder. When
swung at the ball the handle OF
ke club hit him sharp rap, dislodg-
e his hat, much to the amusement
a those who were watching him. He
nally learned to let the shaft pro-
&ct over his right shoulder. where 1t
6dn't bother him. Then somebody |
6s1t the shaft down to his length and
- was satisfied.
~. H Taylor, James Braid, and al
lost every famous British golfer
Iarned their games as caddies. Fran
~ Ouimet did the same. His anna
bur standing was once questioned be
6ause he had received pay for caddy-
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