The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
ANDERSON PUTS TRAVERS
ABOVE FRANCIS QUINTET
Noted Golfer Believes Young Open Champion
Has Not Had Necessary Experience
at Hard Match Pav

down to- such a low level because their
cause has been taken up in the wager
nhe hy some patriotic and enthusiastic
americans who happen to be abroad at
inns time with the wherewithal to bet?
II Travets IL properly quoted at odds
Oh 10 Though I still Think from an
absolutely unbiased standpoint that l2
!" Is nearer what the figures should be-
l cannot see where Ouimet should be bet
ter than 10 to In match play. Were
IL medal play under consideration I would
reverse the figures A year from now
assuming that Ouinet develops AS much
as he naturally should. I probably would
Feel like placing him on n parity with
anybody. for I know from personal ex-
pericnce that he liz wonderful young
goIfer. possessed of greater variety of
strokes than generally given credit for.
more studious of the game than many
even of his close friends realized and never
beaten until the finish OF match. When
thoroughly aroused. Ouiinet is a fighter,
III the non-pugnacious sense OF the word.
and at times his game II brilliant in the
extreme.
ouimet ought not experience any difii-
culties IN his driving at Sandwich lie
plays well within himself and sweeps
rather than hits n long ball, generally
straight down the middle of the course.
He generally is looked upon as fine
putter. yet has his weaknesses ON the
greens. ON puts OF ten to eighteen feet
In length there are few golfers anywhere
VINO VIII get them down oftencr. "A reason
for which Is that Ouimet sticks to one
putting style. usually gets a good line
for the hole and almost invariably gives
the ball chance. The puts which he is
more likely to miss are those of three to
four feet
In the hna, sumup of such golfers
chances In the British championship |
can only reiterate that do not believe
that they are as good as the chances OF
Travers. ". II. Hilton or Robert Harris.
but I will say that | would not be sur
prised at anything he might do knowing
what wonderful things he In capable OF
doing when the mood In on.
And after ALI wouldn't the Eagle have
occasion To scream II ne should win the
British amateur title? To hold that title.
in addition to the American open cham
pionship after what happened last fail,
well. such u climax IL beyond words TO
express.
Harold III. Hilton has put forward the
suggestion of "A match involving an .Ameri-
can team composed of Francis Ouimct.
Jerome II. Travers. G. f.. Evans Jr., and
Frederick Herreshoff and group OF Lon
don representatives made up possibly OF
Messrs. Nontmorency, Robert Harris.
Lord Charles Hope and III. H. GILES. The
idea certainly is an excellent one. but
what We IN America would welcome more
heartily would be a match involving the
same four Americans against an all Brit
lsh quartet
| The selection of the latter ought not he
very difficult after the amateur cham
ponship Is played. although few com!
mtt.es would care To make the selec-
tons. The London four above named,
however. make up ~ strong group as
could we'll be collected in any part Of the
Isles. Harris was firalist las; year.
while GILES has long been known one
Of the strongest of match players, Mont
morency Is a plus 1 man and Lord Charles
Hope. besides being the present French
champion. Is one OF the strongest spokes
In the British amateur golfing wheel.
As = group this London four might fairly
well represent the entire Isles. Yet from
an American standpoint IL would be more
satisfactory to have an AL British team
/ | presume that II u match is played be-
| tween tn" tw" teams NAMED IL viii con-
sist II singles and foursomrs. as is the
general custom across the water.
jut since W. cannot have view o!
any such contest in the London district
: why not have one OF a similar order 70,
/ the Ekwanok Country Club next fall.
! II Is too early to say who Of the British
/ amateurs are coming. hut the possibility
~ such a match being arranged might
/ influence a few OF the across the sea,
( golfers to plan their holidays so thai
| they would be At the popular course al
! Manchester. W