Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
AMATEUR To Be
At HELM Of CUP
CHALLEN GER
Sir Thomas Upton Selects W. P.
Burton to Steer Shamrock ~
in Coming Contest.
Continued From Page 9.

boats with which he won the two
Kings cups.
I Q r D N TIL c. Ii FIFE, who
- financed Ray and Vardon in their
trip to the United States last Septem-
Der has stated that he has firmly made
up his mind to send other British
golfers next year, and he threatens to
send two of their very best profess
SIGNALS next summer in an attempt
to take the open championship of the
United States.
1t is possible that Ray and Vardon
have had enough: at least Lord
Northcliffe may not pick them again.
But let no one dream for a moment
that If Northcliffe has really made up
his mind to go after" this event that
he will not find men quite as dan
gerous to our golfers as the two who
came last fall. In fact, there are sew
eral men quite as likely to maintain
the pace on a trip of such a nature
as these two.
Meantime Ouimet will make jour
ney to the other side and so it is
stated will Jerome Travers.
Both Ray and Vardon believe that
Chick Evans Is the most danger
Gus man of our amateurs and that
McDermott is the best of our profess
SIGNALS. The latter, owing to an I'M
fortunate remark that was taken up
and unduly magnified, acquired I'M
desired notoriety at the very start
of the visit of the Englishmen. The
remark was not intended to be Of
fensive, although 1t stated his con-
f1dence in American golfers, but it
was made so much of that Johnny"
was completely unnerved by the pub
iicity and not only failed thereafter to
play his customary game, but broke
down at the latter part of the season
with nervous prostration, from which,
when l saw him a few weeks ago
he was only just recovering.
uARoLr H. HIiToN, the British
IL amateur golf champion, who had
the opportunity of sizing up our play
ers on this side while he was engaged
in anneXing the American amateur
title, evidently does not agree with
Ray and Vardon in their estimate of
the players on this side, or perhaps he
intends to limit his criticism to only
the four who are likely to appear
in the British championship this year
At any rate, he regards Jerome Trav-
ers as the most to be feared of the
Americans. This comparison is made
with Oullnet, herreSHOH anu
Schmidt, and | doubt II there would
be many who would differ from it, ex-
cept possibly in a question of how
the men will stand the trip. Hilton
land we must be fair in conceding
him the point claims that Ouimet
had very great advantage on the
Brookline course when he defeated
Vardon and Ray on account of his
long familiarity with the course
THERE'S no golfer who does not realize
this, and for all time Hilton should
give the boy his due.
AS supplemental to each other, the
four representatives certainly com
bine all styles Of the game. Brilliant,
steady, putting, driving, each man
has an Individual characteristic Of
his own, and if Chick" Evans were
TO be with them it would conclude a
very strong aggregation. Schmidt is
slow, deliberate, very painstaking and
almost mechanical. Herreshoff rises
10 extraordinary heights Of brilliancy
Travers. besides a remarkable all.
round game. is a really marvellous
putter, while Ouimet perhaps the
best approaching work OF all of them