The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-17

John q. ANDERsON undoubtedly a. good
players as the best to-day, and Nardon
himself was one who shono with the gutth
ball making score. In this country which
were not cqualled for years after the in
PRODUCTION OF the rubber core. Nardon
points out that In the champ onships which
he has won HE low scores have been made
in the years when the game was not sup
posed 10 h. as highly developed as AT
present. The particular facts and the PAR
ticular figures seem to bear out his pre-
sumptions.
But II we look at this game with re-
gard To It's general development we must
admit that there have been mighty and
wonderful advances, which are found
more especially IN the low scores which
are made nowadays on what we are
plea sod 10 term frat class links.
The past month has been replete with
startling performances not only on this
hut also on the other side OF the water.
For instance. not long ago Harry Vardon
and Edward Raw played In match,
medal play scoring, at Aboyne. Aberdeen
shire. and the former went around In 81.
going out In 30 and con1t-g back In 81.
Ray on the same course made a SIS. The
course Is 5.1i5 yards In length. Then at
Chcl'enham Vardon came near duplicat-
ing his former score by getting n So.
This was ot no avail however. against
Ray, fo~ ne wont around in very I'M
carny 80. In this display he had two -.
seven 3s. eight 4s and a s. To shoa that
thc-r was mo- luke about this Raw went
around t- sho afternoon in cs
Tom Rail won tho championship OF Bel
gum mainly because of a brilliant SIS at
,hr ,,tu.,rf r,urse I n Edgar a new
,o,,,or ID, pr,.lsh cha p,,ton.,l,in circles
won t,e French open title with the SPLEEN
% aggregate OF 2Ss. The best perform
ance hy an amateur was when Mr.. Cues
49,, o,..,7t ,,,,b an ever 2on
Il, mi. ro,,rtrv ,,,tb fov- .,,cp-iong
- io,,, ,-,rir, Ia. no., don. nv anna
tours whose names are most familiar
Igrs, aud foremost In M, scoring line
oor,os ,n, ~ ,,,adc h,. ono ~ IN. fines,
,,.o ,,.,,,l scorers In III, land "Chick"
Evans in mis- round ,gaio-t Stsndish in
,hs Western amateur ,laupinnship AT
+hc Ken, Country club Grand Raplds
Mich Tho rar OF tho cour,, ~ -. and
on only one hole, the ninth. 423 yards.
was Evans over tn, par figure Of tho
hole He had two 5s In the round his
other coming At 5ae yard distance.
Standish. we are told. had a rs, and was
only nine down The total length Of the
course was 200 yards, which MAX tho
feat ali the moro interesting.
Then we come to the Other brilliant
medal scorer, Francis ouimet. In
round at Woodland ne Is credlted WIN
72, and then Few days aiterward
playing in four ban match over inc
Brookline course where ne defeated var
don and Ray last tah he went around
In SIS.
But fully as fine work was turned In
by Frank w Dyer or Montcair When ne
played in the anateur-protessioha tour
hall match preliminary 10 ne Neropon.
tan open championship HIS individua!
score was 6b, nguie "hicn WIS not
approached Nv any or the proi- sslphaIs
either on that day or IN the Following
m.
course measures 6o6l Yards, ana mere
are no particularly easy features "nlcn
help out IN the scoring hhe' IN only one
hole was ne over the par OF the course
ana on seven holes ne was peio" the
required figures II WAS no wonder thht
ne received pienteous applause from tnt
spectators. amateurs ana professionals
alike, wnen ne nnlshed MS recorH preaH-
ing
Then we find Jerome Travers playing
under par for hole after hole In his 1rst
, match play contest of importance since
his return 10 this country after his 80
1ourn in England Nor should %o for
get TO mention the great scoring done By
Macdonald Smith In the open champion
ship OF the METROPOLITAN district.
The point which struck me most
forclbly was that he never faltercd a mo-
ment, but was consistently brilliant to
the end. u is such perform noes which
will give to Smith added confidence IN his
own powers, so that Il will be no sur
prise to hear that he has won other
championships. And in this case I feel
that there should be far more praise
awarded, because this score was made In
a regular medal play contest. There's
real reason.
Evans makes 81. Ouimet turns In
~ and 6s, and number OF other golf
ers turn In scores which. TO say the least.
are startling. But I would call attention
10 the fact that OF the many low scores
made In match play contests it IL quite
safe 20 say that not one in hundred is
bona tde score. BY that l mean tn"
score could not, and should not, be ac-
credited as the record Of the course The
goltng public is often misled by thes"
reports and the officials Of the different
clubs ought TO be on the lookout to pre-
vent inaccurate statements getting out.
Match play golf is radically different
from medal from scoring point OF view.
Take any tournament whore Their arc
three or four sxteens, and in the match
play processes you will search In vain
for half dozen players who will hole
out each time. II comes about only when
some crack player nnds himself with q
good start IN hand and q desire to 20