Evening star., 1914-06-07

looks as if through this series will come
as eventual victors England and Austria
| liza. These two will then play to deter
| mine which is to meet the American play
/ ers
Our golfers did better in France. and
now the scene Is shifted to Frestwick,
where June 1S and 10 they will have an
opportunity of redeeming their losses in
the amateur championship by showing
we'll in the British open. This is course
that takes golf brains to play. Here is a
description of how to play it that will
give those golfers who follow the cham
pionship In our newspapers a fair idea of
it.
1t generally pays to take a club at the
first tee that will not give you full
length. as the farther you drive at this
hole the narrower is the space left you
to drive along. The short second hole
is there for everybody to see and con-
slider for himself. Going to the third
play short of the famous Cardinal bunk
er and then try to reach the green with
q long second. At the fourth. it gen.
orally pays to keep to the left with the
tee shot. The fifth, where the Himalayas
have to be crossed. calls for no special
best to play just short Of the
green with a pitch and run shot.
Any other kind OF approach is
dangerous. Passing over the seventh
and eighth, one may recommend driving
to the left at both the ninth and tenth;
and. skipping the next hole, there is a
long second wanted if the wall is to be
cleared at the twelfth. I need say moth
ing about the thirteenth and fourteenth.
but the fifteenth will often need much
thinking over 1t is a long shot over
the bunker, and if you are doubtful about
being able to do 1t, it is best to play
short on the plateau and a shade to the
right Keep to the left again at the
where there are the famous Alps in
front of the green, remember that it
takes a good second to clear them and
the bunker and to get home safely. The
last hole is plain sailing.
This course is about an hours ride
from Glasgow by train. OF 1t Mr.. Robert
Maxwell, the winner in 1903. who holds
record of 66. speaks as follows:
"Of the five championship courses, I
consider that PrestWick holds the first
place as the fairest test of golf. The
hazards are clear and defined, and while
no PLAYER, even on the top Of his game,
can afford to despise them. they never
reaching the hole. Prestwick. indeed is
famous for its hazards. Who has not
heard Of The Alps The Himalayas' and
The Cardinals ?"
Maxwell is the man whom Sayres re-
CARDS as the best medal play amateur
next to Johnny Ball in Great Britain.
Hutchinson says: "Prestwick is Justly
famous for its beautiful turf, true put
ting greens and magnificent scenery, and
Is generally admitted to be the fairest
OF all the championship courses. The
length of the holes is as follows:
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as compared, for instance, with the Chi
cago club at Wheaton,:
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The second hole is the shortest on any
cnaInpionshlps course being but 100
Yards requires. however, a properly
ptched mashie shot The cardinal is
probably one of the most depressing haz-
ards one can find anywhere. 1t is relat-
eo OF TWO men playing here. one having
topped his ball into the cardinal and the
other having succeeded in crossing 1t,
tnat the second man sat down on the
complacently for a considerable time.
Finally his partner came up out of the
bunker. The satisfied man with the pipe
quer1ed: How many have you played?'
to which he received the following re-
ply: I went down into the bunker at
u:15: it is now 11:45; you can Judge for
yourself
The fifteenth is perhaps she least
satisfactory hole in point of fairness, but
as rule the colrse is a fair test
The leaders among the. English pro-
fessionals today are, unquestionably,
Taylor, Braid( Vardon and Herd. There
are others-Duncan, for instance-who
are pressing them all the time but prob
ably any one who favored Taylor would
not go far wrong in succession of
matches
Taylor was born at Northam, North
Devon. In 1871. and Is, therefore, forty
three years old. He has several times
t1a nEov i
second in the American championship
back in 1900.
He drives somewhat off the right foot,
having that in advance of his left from
six to seven inches. Both Of his knees
are slightly bent, and he stands pretty
firmly on both feet with a little Of the
balance of the weight on the right foot.
His right shoulder in addressing the ball
is considerably lower than the left. He
takes the club back with the left wrist
and well around the right leg. beginning
to bend his left knee as soon az the club
head leaves the ball on the upward
swing. He does not carry his hands
very high in any stroke. and keeps the
left elbow straight. relying upon the turn
at the hips for his power.
'Vardon advances his right foot about
an inch more than Taylor ahead of his
left: his knees also are slightly bent but
rather less than Taylor's. and both play
ers have their arms rather away from
their body. He does not start the bend
of the left knee quite as early as Taylor,
allowing it to come when the arms have
lifted. He carries his hands somewhat
higher than Taylor, thereby dropping
the club farther over at the top of his
upward swing. Vardon also keeps fair
ly stiff left elbow.
Braid in his stance for the drive is very
nearly square to the ball and bends his
elbows rather more freely than any Of
the others.
A new plan has been proposed which.
if persisted in. would be likely to make
at least 30 per cent of the foot ball Of
ticiaIs very uneasy, and that is a quiz
for candidates for these positions. Wheth-
er the plan will actually be put through
or not is a question, but in order to pre-
vent certain of the embarrassing situa-
tions that have occurred in some minor
games the board Of officials is deter
mined to see that men who are selected
as candidates for these responsible po-
sitions have more than mere smatter-
ing knowledge of the game.
There were two cases reported last year
where officials undertook the Job without
any previous qualification in the way of
special study. and were fortunate in hav-
ing some one assist them out of their
difficulties. The first case was Il man
who had been player two or three years
before and with good recommendations
asked that his name be placed on the
officials list He was placed as umpire
in a minor game and lust before going