The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-15

Ards q senior class
-.sdv Tor the final .. ..,,>,
ceremonies. In this'o"' '" H''Dh"oo''
sroup II must he
confessed. are several post-Graduates who
already have been granted their LII.
p's for excellence on, II not in, the
golhns courses.
puf f' Is always permissible to receive
more tuin one degree and 60 we have
Braid TAYLOR. Nardon. Ray and
Hsrd moving serenely on to the scene
a, action Not far behind them In
IN. PROCESSION we md Duncan, Ball
Mass, Gassiat and several others
ubo has, At some time been the recip-
sn,. Of favor from r nckle goddess. Back
Of them We find the heel treadlng brigade,
frcn, whose ranks IN the last ten years
but fow have heen chosen as being worthy
to 81 in the seats NJ the mighty.
There is always something TO learn in
rof NJ course. and likewise there seems
10 he something to learn in the way In
which tho open championship might he
run Last year the failure of George
Duncan to qualify and the near failure
- oJ H. Taylor. together with the drop
rins Of several Of the American entrants
who missed nv a single stroke. led to
new dcplrturc this year whereby nun
dr.d qualify instead ~ the usual sixty
four This viii make 1t much easier Tor
All concerned. for he II known tnat the
foremost professionals have their qualms
about qualifying the same as any Ordinary
mortal An or . Is not an altogether I'M
possbl figure even for n Nardon as many
riu recall who saw him take an at the
.-st mole OF Shawnee. Yet the maker or
such a score usually finds himself OUTSIDE
the list Of the fortunate SURVIVORS Tor the
last soventy-two holes.
Another pleasing feature from a specth-
Tors point OF view and from that or the
nublIr IN general Is the opportunity given
10 every professional to figure In the
ana struggle. Last year II so happened
maj In one section there were thirty eN-
e.uent golfers, all OF whom were quite
rspable of making a good showing. But
according to the rules only twenty were
allowed TO qualify, and on the other hand
a number of Inferior players were let into
me final rounds because they happened To
he in tn. easy part of the draw. This is
All done away with this year and each
eomne,itor will have an equal chance.
lac, ,.w line. about Prestwlck, where
-. r.ai Grand International Is to be
,I.y.d II 10 not SO very long as cham
,,o,.n,p courses go nowadays, but unless
,,,ra mas been a dry spell the course will
M, he lacking IN championship calibre
The chief dlf1culties do not depend on the
,hrormal length either for the drive or
me second shot, but the searching test Is
found I'm the ability TO play the short
a,m. The fairway IL narrow. the hazards
Arc cruel and the green's are not always
a, tho same strength Mark this point. 1t
vrl he necessary for many of the players
10 use an iron from the tee,
n Il rains then the golf Will he OF
Arer variety. hut otherwise the winning
ngure should be under 500 However ]
would not Wish TO inier that thete 10 H.''e
70 compliment aoout Irestwlck' ior ~ VA.
charm thst no other INKS III "e ''a
srltaln possesses IN mat mere arg ~ ~
holes anywhere alhe hNeIs mn" W
tolhns d'mculty u Presenleu .n NJ
hth rnEet 10 play o,eI anu ,a' ~, -.
ara rolling country. haruly sno' IN Wv
Nno'e category 10 MOI he'e's''"'e' NJ '''
"'ns or Hnotner $500, ..,.,,,,
~ you were sPec'''"' '".u s"' 49,,
rs w uhAs oeSaus. 80 80 n
ur'" W INC ti'naiaSAs "o"'' "'''' ~
- VI many no'es -, , -,
'"e'' = always ''ta-" a''. ...,
rrdsah' rNalrE between 'ne 'coyus" ~
nsnsn professionals pa' 's.u.a ~.
" nid.en ~ piaNeu "" o,o,,sh
No yeaih ago "nen ! was a "u,'
~ nuulper OF 'ns'anees VI a..
ss no uncommon tnIhk W W.
scV'en professionals ASKING 'He sp.Tta'ol
row hIaln ana duncan were se.'I"s VI
~ uneN were ieau'hs i"S'u' anu ~
uon' lneE seemeu 10 put aSius ioi Wv
moment All thoughts or PERSONA 'cn'eNe'
mem ana unite IN the wish tha' 'n''I o",
oes golfers would nhlsh IN .he 'eau,
nard!y think That they nina the loss OF
championship so mucn III the event
PLAYED on an English green, but they hat'
10 nave the title taken away from Bonnie
scotland by Southron.
In this connection | am reminded OF tn,
ruls speech which James Braid mad,
when at 81. Andrews he won his las
Championship. He stood there like a grin
statue for the moment and then said will
the utmost conyIctIon in his voice: ct an
proud IA have won this championshIp
:. proud 10 have wnn Z, for the ffth time. bu
lam prouder stiII that am a Scotchmsr
and have brousht glory 10 INV native land
No wonder thev scurr,ed I'm four bag
plp.s and marched in state N the station
Brsjd aItbousb 90, niSbt M, guess /
from bis ordTrary conysrsatIon IL In
t4nsslv na,rIn,i" y,., 10 a, r,on,h bs ws
,se, s.,It,tnc 49,, ~ s,rao,s n, sondyJcl
Ana ,,b.n 80, ~ So a., s,,oh
NM, aoia 49,, wy nv go
IN ,oo 80, 'oe ~ ,I1a -,
Idor., o,", ~, WI ,"e snanl h,a 81"
~, "an, ~ "'lss s,"s'e "oie, 49,
b,,s - SUI as anos".I w.
oH,' Nn"h ~ comes 10 picking winner
IN ,,.. '.n W. Ivy w a.'ennpt any .ua,.
,bjn 60 "r VI. Up.n
,nn,b-. nul ~ poss'u'e 10 nan'e
- "' ''"se VIM nave peeh uo'"s !"