The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-25

' Hilton. Ball. Graham,
Jerome Travers,
Francis Ouimet JOHN G.ANDERs0N
chlct Evans. Capt. Hambro, Robert Har-
ria n IL GILES. Lord Charles Hope, Two
Vht'or r. \. Lassen and hat dosen
others ~ tue greatest amateur golfers In
the world as possibly among tho spec
tators watching two men struggling Tor
stt., neither Of whom was considered TO
have a look In, Is to wonder how fate can
b. o. dckle.
No dtsparagement VI J. L. c. Jenkins or
dC. o. H-zlet Is intended for the new
champion IS without question sterling
. q jlfer Just as ! learn from n more direc,
source that the young runner up, Hezlet
has sound strokes. and In his limited past
as "a golfer has proved himself capable
OF rre results As for the showing OF
Americans as whole, can only revert
hack 20 She reference 10 fate which dealt
no more unkindly with them than with
me foremost British. amateurs. There
we're more British players In the tourna-
rent 50 she could not get around 10
them all.
have seen some references in cable
dispatches to the desirsbli'y OF running
future British amateur championships
after the manner OF the American, a medal
rlay qualifying round and thirty-six hole
matches for every round except possibly
ire Arst Such move. I for one would
heartily approve, especially the thirty-six
hole nlatca play end II II had been 80
IN the weeks play at Sandwich ! am
-a;her OF the opinion that more pleasing
tgws would have been borne through IN,
transatlantic cables.
A few years ago Harvard's football
warriors jDurneyed down TO New Haven
with every prospect OF victory. They
couldn't lose, they couldn't help but win
for the records OF the two universities
showed very plainly that Yale was In
ferior at almost every point Yet Capt
DAYS eleven fought TO the last ditch
and when the whistle sounded the end
Of the game the score was tie at
to o. The football world was as
founded. but soon forgot Not so the
Harvard coach, for week later he sailed
for Europe In order to be away from the
scene of such grievous disappoint-
nent.
HIS feelings and those of Francis Oul-
met and Jerome Trsvers must have been
akin. To have championship team
10 have standard OF play worthy OF
yctory-and then to lack the punch"
al the right .moment-d!sgust sorrow
and tnpotent rage, for even sport IL con-
duc,ve 20 that once In while. must
have been deep down in their souls. par
,lculariy Ierry's. because II all happened
no suddenly \ lead Of two holes with
only five 70 play obiiterated In brief
half hour and then no hope left.
TraverS's words ~ 'he conclusion or
. his match contained only the regret that
ne had played 80 poor a game There
was no loophole left for single ex-
ouse furthermore, and this seems al
most unbelievable, We are told on the
best authority that Jerome Travers was
nervous
No less an authority than Mr.. Hilton
who followed Travers around part OF the
way. aud Edward Ray. whose opinion IL
rot 20 DO lightly passed over. state thai
Terry showed symptoms OF nervousness
quite early BOO the match and that ne
increased i1 this disorder as the con
zee, drew near 10 a finish. The thought
~ what depended on his play, and hls
inability 10 get going In sustained Ell
fort must have been In his mind anc
thoroughly upset him. / doubt very
much II any golfer In America has seer
Travers IN such n state OF MIND ana De
cause 81 this very fact. the news OF hi
defeat being charged up to nervousness
the wonderment was all the greater.
! think that when the news hrst cam
shou, our amateur champion going dow
70 defeat every golfer In the land los
FOR n moment all thought of internationa
conflict and rivalry ard felt perso Ia
sympathy for Travers himself. His pla
had shown such great promise and the
vel, as Nardon once remarked and II
IN doing gave the thought sufficient prom
inercA, and az YOU and have ofte
said, Golf is a funny game
There VIII be players who have near
y this uncanny golfing Temperament
whose game will be all the better 10
knowing that every golfer under the su
= human. And there will also be FEY
~ the superstiti1us ones who will see
hoe figures up and TO play complet
v'rdicatipn Of the old saying that thos
ngures seldom II ever win. The real fis
lres Of the play, that is the medal scor
which Travcrs made, somewhere In III
vicinity II 80, tell the story OF his dowr
fail bertor than any words. The champio
didn't champ" II was p case of No
who biased the best but who played III
worst game.
We ot Boston were not expecting
much Of Francis Ouimet az OF Jeron
Travers or at least / think ] am CORE
In 80 diagnosing general sentime-t Ne'
erths-ss Z, came as keen disappoin
me1t 90 think that when he did make II
ext i was not at the hands OF some ste
Ink opponent with an international repl
tstl1-. Personally ! believe that Quinn
would have played "A better grade OF go
ar1 might even have won had No oe'
ohlg,i to tackle, instead OF III, Tubbs 4
whom ! never before heard, some one
The British gohng leaders, But, them
land Of such stellar goling lights
The British Isles there necessarily must
host Of players who. when things
right are capable OF winning against q
best player IN the world II he happens
b. the least bit Indifferent In his play.
y previous article I mentioned IN
Og.0o, though fine putter In the mai
has weakness on puts or four or u
f-et, ard from the reports about MS d
feat "a, Sandwich l gather that there
Was one Of the chief contributory caus
- 10 his dow nfall. Moreover, he possit
vas rpt properly Keyed up to his task