The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-18

ps wrote that little .,...-s 49,. =. -
eolpl,, about being
IN England. +, should JOHN q. ANDERSON
have rad:
"Ol 10 be IN England
Now that May IL here
-r,iy II would be rather difficult to
All a real golfer who doe. not wish that
ne V,rc walking around the English sea-
- stretches this very morn following
sam, of his nations representatives and
r,.n. chem his hcartiest support In the
r,v ~ friendly atmosphere for that too
,ouots much IN this game OF golf. l
tnoW that would like to be there. per-
,sctly content to be a spectator and
.t.n.h supporter OF our every entrant un-
m Inc last hole was lost or won.
The draw in the British amateur cham
por,lip can give rise To no aftermath
80. chick Evans pulled the names out
a, IA, hat or haudbOx, and from nearly
all st,adpo.nts ne did an artistic Job. |
.ay nearly" for YOU can imagine the
f,s,Inss az some of the British golf en-
thus. asts when they think " either Harold
n Hilton or Robert Harris as spectator
,re- TN. second round Hilton, although
he defeated Harris In the finals last year
by an overwhelming score, VIII nave 10
. call on that reserve power which he
usually has stored away for the semi
snaIs and play his hardest.
Harris. partner of mine once In
,oyrsDmo 1t sandwich, Is 10 my mind one
~ On, most brilliant medal players that
ther. are In the United Kingdom. HIS
record Oh. past five years, with Its many
wond, -fUl scores. II unsurI assed. TINS
y.sr %, finished third in the tournament
al suuuiGsdale and tied for third In the
contest TO- the 81. Georses vase Just
finished IIo has been fancied by many
I.a "a
one weakness. | should say. In match
pllv. the inability to hole puts OF mod
crate length At critical stages of the
game. and although that is by no means
a now disease II Is risky to bank too
much on one afflicted with those germs
Let him hole a few good puts on the first
Jew hoes and h. will return a winner
The match. therefore. between these two
great players Is "A toss W., ana | would
Ike 10 see Harris win. Travers, In the
same section. would feel bit easier In
mind Il playing against Harris. for Hi
tons match play nghting proclivlties are
much more pronounced and dangerous.
pu!Wct seems to DC In an easier haIt
Of the draw and that ought 10 revive MS
spirits II they need IL. Since his arrival
h. has been playing under stress, WIZ
too much expected % him. Now, however
he viii Goo Iu the proper atmosphere for his
"St Salh' an" '' "uN"' "
show %, natives that he l. not by any
means a flash ~ the pan.
Several writers abroad are hedging on
Oumct ana saying that he has not shown
The enough signs of his supposed merit
BIT that L. Francis Ouuets gain John
n"'i Us ~ ,nt -i"e nan a'u '1,' "l. So
'ePV''7 % ms 'o'"'' "e'v 49, ~ -,
"s a'N So" ~ - ~ 80, 10 q,
-o'e' 'l inc N""i' He'u' io - 20
y"n' o" a'tvlh' OF spr al'iep wis.,
VIZ "-"' h'Iu LOT L'"s1'hu,
There IL one golfer who' peieNe SIN
N'ri!' WV, ~, rS hsrn an "Ppon"nt VS. a'is
- 'l' He,a IT, - 'IIl,7' s'erl'ue ma sI u
nsye' II. lot eNhlHpl'' ne meets ohSh
sVA"s n"v' tntt tho latter VIII nav
nsd .No or inrt" matches Tor ne Ea''is
c9n7qe''e WIN ever! victory mere u
he.rcsh'n 10 BACK up oulmtt IN tne lower
ls'f ana t"'re is no t"lllhs "ldt nFIIild NJ
'nings NJ may do. ! am not In the least
disappointed about the showing or the
Americans IN tho st Georges gold cup
Eighth thirteenth and tie for fourteenth.
Trsrcrs Ou',u't and Evans respectively,
good cnougA. Hilton, Ball, scott, Las
sen and a host OF others trailed Travers.
Some Of the accounts Of the draw have
dSe.l upon the easy" matches which
The Americana utl baye az IN. start /
am scspt!cal OF easy" matches. especially
N a British championship. Furthermore.
Nhcn a golfer goes into match with
,"e Keeling tatt his opponent Is going To
- easy TO G1Nn, aud the supposed victim
gets lead nt the start, II requires
nerves yf steel to keep ones game from,
dls,n'esrat.ns. osrec!aliy where the match
Il oalg eighteen uoles There Is only one
. way 20 tackle the easy" PLAYER OF IN,
''ouga' opponent In an important match
and that Ia 70 take nothing for granted
and 60 after him from M, first tee IL is
tine enough 10 tax about "casv" matche,
after they are over.
Wis, ,,,ot., ,.,,,,,.e co,a,,.i,h ;,
'hoeo u Won Who nav. not sasn /, d,rinp
charng.orglip or ~ Al Tho eutrant,
will bG urn,ltsd as il usual vVith q
bronze button which viii piy, ,hsrn m,
"Tt-eA 20 the rlubhouse-a rather sscr.a
spot during the cbarulonshln--but in ad,
d.tiou the American representatiyes WI
ne presented win "A hTleht colored rec
badge, va!,h. worn outside the coat, will
tor'y - h. players These badges ar,
also given 20 other noted PLAYERS as O
special ma~, ~ honor and distinction.
TIE clubhouse Itself Is not overpreten
'!ou- o., loFt.r rooug being small nm,
he dining room OF y.ry moderate dImen
s.ggs
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