New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
Frolish Golf Writers Make
Fun of u. S. Champion,
but Fear Him.
FOREIGN TURF SUITS
THE INVADING PLAYER
But Winds Prove Puzzle, and he
Has Trouble in Keeping
Long Shots Down.
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~ the United States. after he came OF
the Cinaue Ports golf course, near Deal
the day after he arrived In this country
He had just landed In Dover the night
before, but went at golf with that busi-
nesslike determination which has char
acterized him ever since he burst into
the golf armament at Brookline last year
He looked lust like a kid when he went
out TO the course with Arthur LOCKWOOD
and Henry.
Leach. the golf writer OF 1.-The Daily
telegraph" says that, with all due re-
spect. Ouimet is Just about Ike one nun
dred half-grown caddies whom one may
see any day on the American links. Inc
American champion is further described
bv the writer as long, gawky, thin-faceo
and dressed in what the Englisn ressru
as a marvellous color combination. COM
prising a green coat, with red stripes
gray check cap. knickerbockers OF an
ferent shade. siate-colored stockinss'
brown shoes, a pink tie and stiff whi.e
collar.
Nevertheless, after a few minutes ne
made the gallery stand up with "hoie-
some respect and the small caouie'
stared at him I'm wonder. The day WAS
bleak and cold, and the boys hands were
almost blue from the wind that swept III
from the Channel. This same vino
seemed to puzzle the Boston goifer' VINO
had trouble in keeping his long sho''
down and in correcting his tendency "
let the ball soar AS usual, Ouimet uiu
not use driver. but an ivory taceu
brasse for all tee shots.
81 had a perfect pippin OF driver
Ouimet told The Tribune correspondent
but I lost it when the clubhouse at
Woodlands burned down. and l have not
been able to find a driver since whlch
exactly suited me. Anyway. / guess this
old straight faced brassie is the best
thing for me after all.
Ouimet does not believe he will suffer
from the different conditions here, al
though he fully recognizes them.
noticed nothing deceptive about the light,
although / guess 1t makes the play lots
harder" he said.
II get more distance in my drives than
in the United States. for the atmosphere
Is so dense here. The lies are splendid
and the grass much more velvetlike than
anything / have ever seen.
Ouimet was very much pleased with the
manner in which he got away with the
first days play, saying: ITO tell the
truth. I was surprised. 1t does not take
player long to get back into form, out l
have not played since was at Pinehurst,
in February, and this showing makes me
feel good. Perhaps 1T is walking. skating
and other exercise that keeps me fit
Leach was much impressed with Oui-
NETS play, but, like other English sport
ing writer's, he questions the advantage
Of the American champions interlocking
finger grip as against the old fashioned
palm grip. But the same sporting writer's
recognize as serious what they term the
American INVASION" and the expert OF
THE Daily Mall notes that Ouimet is
not as careless as he expected him to be.
but appears to be all for business.
Clearly" he says, ut is part OF
Oulmet's golfng religion not to take the
game In a happygo-lucky spirit were the
occasion ever so unimportant. His dispo-
sition is OF the sort TO win champion
ships"
Ouimet himself, even though he has
certain amount OF self-assurance. is very
modest. He said to the Tribune corre-
spondent:
"All I am going to do is to play my best.
am not afraid. All | can do is 10 win or
lose. but don't fancy don't realize what
am up against. OF course. | want to
take the bacon home. That's natural, but
there are lots Of good men here"
The day after Ouimet was at Deal he
PLAYED at Sandwich, where he is TO return
on May to prepare for the great event
His putting has not been very good, but
he drove glorlously and approached well
The winds blowing over the links bothered
him a bit. but he expects to learn how to
meet them. On Thursday he played at
Sandwich again in terrible gale. 1t was
bitterly cold and he was defeated by Lord
Charles Hope, twenty-five years DID, one
of the most promising OF the younger
school Of British amateurs. who won the
French amateur championship
Ouimet again had trouble In keeping the
ball low. but hit some perfect shots in
the teeth OF the care i-dtci ho HiSSc'
two shots because he was trying TO force
the distance and at the same time keep
the ball down. Once or twice he was three
or four feet too strong on his approach
putt and the failure annoyed him. This
is terrible" he said, gazing at the ball.
"Terribler' BY the way, the caddies ap-
pear stunned because Ouimet never says
"bloody," "beastly." 'bally," but instead
only Gee" "My gracious." Terrible"
English writer's take up much space
discussing the coming matches and fol-
low the doings OF Travers. Herreshoff and
Ouimet with great interest. They look
forward with pleasure to the arrival OF
Schmidt and Evans.
"Midiron." in The Chronicle" says:
Suppose six OF England's best players
were going TO America. we would expect
one OF them to come very near winning
Then the writer speaks of the thorough
ness of American golfng methods and the
readiness OF the players Of that country
TO learn anything new in order TO over
come possible difficulties.
Leach also takes up this point at great
length, at the same time advising Eng
isl men not slavshly to copy American
methods, but urging each 10 develop his
best style and correct his own personal
bad tendencies
Harry Vardon says the Americans take
pains. and that that is their best feature.
but he added he was surprised on his last
visit TO the United States 10 find the
average golfers had not improved a great
In,