The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02

he afflicted vi tn
thrills and shlVcr-
which In past years iouxc ,xnrpSoS
have been unknown
70 them. To what extent. then. does tho
having OF nerves not under control or the
rOssossion OF such with cool Guid-
anCe affect the game Of the golfer
Champions almost invariably arc spoken
NJ as being cool and collected. with icy
nerves. whatever that may mean, and
possessed Of an iron or indomtahle viii.
There Is ono exception. John Henry Tay-
lor. five times open champion OF Great
Britain. II is not disputed that hr cX-
hihlts nerves IN the form Of pleasurable
and anxious emotions In tho process Of
highly important round. but II has never
heen proved - far Hs I can Judge that
ne exhibited any less nerves when he won
championships than wneu no lost others
The question FOR us to solve. therefore.
Is whether golfer who has been in the
front and had unqualified success and
who meets with reVerscs should have
thrust before him tho mputation that
y" lost his nerve when all the time II
was the better play Of his opponent
which accomplished tho dire end
At present Francis Oulmet Is AT tho
topmost runR OF the ladder. In amateur
circles at least and IL would he a foolish
person who would give odds on any player
IN the land, amateur or professional. to
defedt MIN I'm series Of battles We
have read oftentimes that he had no
nerves. tha, bo a. 90, Lron. ,,,a. =,
vps ~ foeI ,ba AZ -, 49," - ~
niavad ,o,, a, . .ri,a-o -, - Wv
MS everyday frame Of mind, and that
II" was never clustered or worried The
was NOT hnmsr Ir ,his o"n ~ , We
.ver would L,, 49,,
a nornont ,rd co,s,dor - III,
ha .aid whom ~ o,i,oa,.. a., ~,
uons doub, M, ,b,t uhar - -
down 70 a dafss, n,bich a., ~ -
sporting world will seen, IN sre, snaI
disaster 4, will he ro,sad obroad ,ha,
nj, nerve. failo3 him a, ,-;,,,,t e..
Of the game This. indeed. MAJ no Tho
case but doubt n exceedingly. ana
all the more SO In light OF past history
The true reason. In my opinion will he
mat he will have met his rnastar on tho
links. and that the new champion will
Ne the better golfer. the Amer rlaver
To cite norbaps a atui be,,o- ov,,,,,,,.
FOR wears Jerome ,rrayo-s ~ 49,, ,
admitted sample 81 an i,,nor,,,ra,I,
eoifer Whose no-,e b,s ho,ra1 80 49,,
in b,s srccess 1,horo ,.'',
soIfcrs In ,be co,,rt,, ,.Lo ~ d.,
cool as Trayers hut +be,. have 10, hts
van,a n, ,bai,. ,,,,,,,,.J Al A. -,
we'll n -er,arL nor. M, ,ro-, 49,. -.
few golfers in Tho land ,vbo u1,h a 60,
se. NJ ner,aa couId ,,,,,,a .,,,.,,.t, -
the record go, M, rro,ors T.. 10 ,,o -,
which "a tho nrinar, assorti,i $50 a,.
what YOU will Ru, sinca Tr,yors has
been beaten tbcro ba,o baar soa,,o.a,i
abroad statements which n,n,,,d 60, g.,
indicate thar his game was 81" rie,h, h,,,
that his nerves vara al ,rrorc r. ,
ono who has nlaved th. CANA ,or - ,aa,
or even less these irtin.',iors soa,,, $50
IN their prenises To begin vvi,n a. i; ,,,,
the gam. going wrong which so,s d.
going stale on tho game mr. no ,oo it,tia
practice befor. a match or by n bn,,ir.d
other things which have no,b,rg 70 do
with nerves At an
a, u.o.,,.o.s n. ,,
az tho rro,,orht,I ,,,o,,,,,til t - 80 ~
vas n, tho Ton -, ST., - a, -,
,o- .o,,o ,,,i.,'l,,. 70 e. y '''''N''"
.tro,,, ,t,or,, -, 80 ~ p"'''l'S
su,t maj then bis ,,,io ','' ,',e
q, trouh,od s,tri, ,i ~" " ~ 'ase
var noor A, i,l,,,a,,at. a. - .t - "'o
u,hicb u,as bts ,,,'I,t,, .. 80 w., S'nI-
rer,ss ,htn,, a, ,,..,7,5 - '"'' "''
are,,s tia, ,ba To-, 20 '"u ' W
nerve. us ,bo 80, 49,, ~
dr,,'os 49, ,,,Ia - "' pu''u ms
,hat has bao, ,,,'ai,I - - - w.,
y.ua Tor Ton ,.a,rs ~ ~
,nnly tbat ,er,.as a., ,to go. ~. W
.aaard ,ho ,,,' a. A. ''.e ~ '"'t kollSIs
.,hay 40 ,,dnad Co., - - =, 'i'sif
n. smnly snnsryisa, b,. tbos, ,,', u'us,
.xc.l In ,ba 60 h, ~ "Nu'u
sca,rs, ,bn nsr'',., "'t am' ",su''E
.oi,er 10 haa,.r t,,,, - coy nm'n 81
caso ~ r.r,.as H. I,'a' J., was '..ob ;'.eI a
=. o a,,i, "n ~ ""S INV N'n"
- u ~, w. Ner"S 'sn .nat
go r1a,.i,s T., 49, Ia ,
was away beyond the green on his drive.
on his second he was Off the green and