Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-09
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London. May 9--English g%olfing an
horiiics fully aroused 10 the pnSsIhll
itv of an American cntrant Winning tn
English amateur championships tr0rnI
ncnt. which will be- played May Is ant
r.. are watching with close attention
he final practice rounds at the NOR
dangerous competitors. Travcrs lIcw
rcShoff. and Quimrt are objects NJ
,areful technical scrutiny unon ever,
oursc where they have PLAYED dW
plics Ia Chick Evans who %arrivc(
much later than his fellow entrants
The conccnSus Of expert opinion
ncars "a h. that Wills all four Amrri-
ANS violate u or more at England
acrcd golfine traditions. they are play
irS Of great ability and IA hc feared II
he approaching tourna:neal ~ Sand
vich. They have been the subjects y
scores OF interviews and sle%sfriptlv-
'~rticleS in which the writer describes
heir strong and weak points ~ hc saw
hem. The following on Olnct 5 NJ.
: typical.
Mr.. Onimct' s apprdrar~a y Vastly
'iffcrent from that with which Amer
'nn photographers have made ms IN
%,iliar. and. So far from being the lone
INK vnuth most III ms have pictured
i'm hc Is = powerfully built plaYei
~ith AN immense reach. which become
nv noticeable when he sirrtarhcS hi
rms ont in The follow through nf hi
rive.
His style il too good 10 possess muci
hat il remarkable. ayd the one notice
Bile exception is his grip. which j.
ute peculiar ~ himself. At least \
seen no player who holds hi
in this way. and Mr.. Ouimct
knows If nome IN The Statcs- The club
is really held nv the first three fin
gers of the right hand and the last
three fingers of the left. Instead of
the little finger Of the right hand over
the first finger of the left. -
IN the so-callcd Nardon grin. u actual
" intcrlockS with il. ~ that neither az
'hesc fingers Is IN complete contact with
the shaft. N j. not u Sivlr nf
would suit everybody. hut Mr..
OuhnctS muscular and rather lar"
hands seem "a make II wonderfully cf-
rcctive in his ease.
Ellis Sianre j. rather y SQUARE one.
-tAf I'lflfi ~ iiNi WI vi III Nv INK -
'iiarc anything unnrthndnN. On The put
ting green hc usually fayors the ''hcrls
together stance. which most If orr
American visitors have adoptcd. Int
his siNlc il vciv easy aud unconstrained
IN short. hr appeared ~ possess that
most valuable asst for a holes tourna-
mrni-a style which gives y minimuui
Of oprortuaiiv for going off
after nj however. u seemed to NJ
that the greatest STRENGTH ~ Mr.. ON
met $ - -. IN in -ntcfinlte. capl-
cirv ior playi.. H. r-rn gam Here J.
an inStanc, y VIA. /. ur a.: rs wa>
natural ~ 4 IN ,r-n.l miiri' u he'ti"nt
~ happened that the G~"siiuaiihr VI the
lIul, Mas de-il ia'irt an iha play
crs had puiicd ont hui Nr- numci
were one r. those who had not puttcd
lrc always tried the putt. even though
II were only = ward or ;" f"r practice.
Tho effnc, or this was. however. that
h. was playing these puts a. ti" W,
three players. their caddirS a. &C
off tho green. The temptation ~ IlaN
hurricdly or carclrSsiv would "a most
men have proved irresistible. and even
the movement az the little crowd would
have disiricicd many = first class play
~. But not 81 with Mrs. ouimet. III
holc,l ont these puts with great stea-
illness and care. and with a cr%rcentra-
iinn Of purpose which rose superior ~
al outside considerations. The same
sort or thing was observable onre or
twice VIXEN he got into difficulties. lie
struck one rs \ player who would nav