The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-03
NEW GENERATION RISING
TO SUPPLANT HOME,RRFDS
They Will BE fiomebreds Too. and Then Later
When All Our Professionals Are Homebreds.
the Term Will Pass Out of Existence

owed MIN for several holes last fall and
saw great possibilities in his play not
alone ~ the stroke end of II, but also i'm
the aplIlty TO concentrate on the matter
| IN hand and lose himself in the game that
ne was playing. 1t Is only the physical
strength which oftentimes deprives such
players from winning big championships
lheh tnere liz Jack bowling of Scarsdale.
q little FELLOW and young, too. who actu-
any went around in go in preliminary
round at Brooklne last fail and who has
several good performances already TO his
credlt. Give him about twenty more
pounds In weight and he would be "A strong
contender at all times. Dunwoo has
u conner In George Mclean. who has few
things TO learn about the game He
recently broke the course record OF Castle
foint' with 81. II he can make Up his
fliinu TO meet reverses with that calm
demeanor ard even temperament which
are essential to all players and especially
10 the professional, he ought to take his
place among the leaders. Then there Is
young Joe Mitchell or the Upper Mont
clair club, who did 80 well in The. big
tournament at Shawnee. giving Isaac
Mackie hard run FOR first money
waiter Hagan had fine oranco to win
at Brookline, but will bear watching this
year.
So far I have said nothing about the
Former open champion. j. J. McDernott
VIII he repeat his wins OF past years and
| sttl keep the edge on the other we'll
known homebreds as well "a the new
comersf Certainly his road will be much
harder to the championships. but n Nc
Dermott IN right and in good bodily
health he will have nothing to fear
Last fall asked Harry vardon tust why
he considered McDermott the best OF our
professionals. and after a moments pause
he gave me the answer which Ia a pretty
D good lie 90 h.. al,
/ Who have seen NcDermott play will
readily testify. He said that our then
/ open champion played the different
strokes probably no better IN any one In
stance than any OF ten others OF our pro
fessionals. but that he played them with
that absence of effort which made 1t quite
/ possible for him TO play through 70 holes
at an even clip That Is the reason why
Nardon himself wins championship after
4 championship. and II is "a rare trait not
possessed by many golfers.
Last fall there were twenty-elght home
hreds IN the open championship AZ Brook
| line in the Massachusetts, open cham
! ponship this year there were hut Ave who
| were not homebred players I'm the tnurna-
! ment at Shawnee there was n good Y
| percentage Of homehred golfers and in
| the metropolitan championship. soon to be
| held. they probably will bee seen in greater
| numbers than ever before. Go out West
ana you Will ma tnAt All inc smaller
! clubs have selected for their instructors
men who have learned the game In this
! country.
/ do not think that as far as the play
/ ing end Of II goes that the members are
| as well on as those who get their instruc-
tons from the foreign professional. but
! they usually combine two Offices that Of
I greenkeepcr as well as professional. The
Scotch and the English professionals have
! not been In the habit OF giving more than
| superficial advice on these matters. and
yet II is the combination nowadays which
| Will spell success
/ spoke a few weeks ago about the ne
cessity of having n working knowledge at
! least about green's and turf. and since
: then have taken pains 20 1nd out what
1 kind OF n man the clubs are looking for.
I The big clubs are well satisfied II they
have golfer who will hold his own In
fast company In the playing end OF the
game. which IL quite natural, for II would
7 be impossible for any man TO look out for
big course. and. at the same time. prop
crly represent his club and give lessons
But the vast majority Of clubs arc
looking all the time for the golfer who
can play perhaps moderately we'll, but
who knows how to give orders In respect
/ TO the maintenance OF the course. II Is
a great relief 20 tho green's committee 20
I know that there IS some one who actually
IL looking out for the course in proper
manner and this expression takes the form
of higher pay for the professional as the
/ years pass by. There are not very many
great big clubs I'm the United states. but
there are countless opportunities open "a
him who Will bend his energies 10 the
study OF golf arch lecture and the growth
OF grasses This ~ the only way whereby
professionals, that Is. those who have not
the large clubs NJ their backs. can hope
to live in comfort.
II Is a pity that we 10 not have green
keeners' associations in our country
There is far more need for such than
there Is abroad. where these societies are
recognized as being most essential
The metropolitan championship, 70 ne
played this week at the Scarsdale course
ought 10 be the hardest fought In It's h s.
tory There is hardly any difference be-
tween this event and the national for tht
hest PLAYERS Most of those who win the
nr,zes IN the big tournaments are en-,
tered IN the metropolitan. The play OF
Louis Teller has been somewhat OF
dI.appointment so far, In that he has MOI
shone with that brilliance which at times
,llum,nes his game. but he II always AT
nj. hes, in a championship, and now u
h1s chance The best of the Massacnu
.etts professionals will take par