The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-06
ST. ANDREWS DESERTED
BY ALL BUT OLD MEN
Famous Links No Longer Are ThrOnged
With Young Golfers-And the Older Ones Don't
Play as Often as Before the War.

a round with a golfer WHO ia 1852, a
couple of years before I was born. made
n memorable name for himself AS a
soldier In battle IN the Sudan and after
having tied for tho championship In
1879 again tied In 1889 and 1891.
II was almost q month since I had
touched a club. but still ms ~dlsappoin.-
ment was keen when l topped my Sec
ond and then my third. sending tho
ball Into the Swilcan Burn. Kirkcaldy
had no mercy when ne hoied a 20 footer
for a Z a. the second and became Q up
at the third after a fine run up shot.
My caddie. keen John Buddo. only 81
years OF age. assured mo II was because
l was trying "gey' hard TO hit the ball
and "lufting yir held"
TAX It easy. noo." he entreated. Tie.
member It Ia u rare caddlc at st. Andrews
who Isn't your faithful mentor all the
way round. no matter whether your
opponent 10 a good friend Of his or not.
l. isn't Your game It is tho game
you an both devise. A 81. Andrews
club carrier docs his best FOR his en-
ployer's success. OF course the thought
OF a half crown extra may have some-
thing TO do with II, but NOT when the
patio 10 sharp. My helper saw that
Nirkcaidy was keen 10 give me a druO-
n so he rooted all the harder.
II was my own good fortune to get
irno the Spirit Of rie swing and win tho
heNt n'e 'ioles In a row In one stroke
uhler par. lost tire short ninth and
surn'd ono hole to tho good. The next
two hOles were ha1ved, I won tho two
and lost tho next pair. But
q mo vt tie seventeenth, the road
mole. settled It, and my oaddie was es
Jup.iant az you would expect from an
0fd oodgcr who had seen huudreds of
matches and a never lost inter est In
one Then, too. he had a tir-eer,en-y
Wy on the result with Melville, K,rk-
'sidy'a caddic. whose age was In the
seventies. VI"
The St Andrews oadiies of tho pre,-
en' uay are worthy O: much :neis.ior,
AZ no time were thoy- 10 n BODY yr,,ny
"ut now the war has taken aN-ar.
'"ort "r uiie eligible men from the town
us an Instance may he mentioned the
* Andrews University, wAer. ONLY rv1
"ut or $40 men are left. A. "A .es,,,.
many who hal yone into other work ard
Nere WEE along IN years drifted bat.x
70 IN" Hnks. There IS Adam FLASK. yho
- ~" over 80. although you would
,ever mo II: Melville. Buddo. Strx.wn.
Sicc'. and Others whose average ass
would be we'll over sixty-iyo' TTc
charge per round is only one am, sIx
90 cents). but TO ono gives leN rhnn
half a crown. anal In these do,s ~ 80.
'"r'Ns with little work, -four, sh,irrars IL
ofieh contributed. TIE -.en n t,-rs
-uhless some special mar rs wanted
IN order 20 give all a >hanre
Instead Of tho several hund-,.d n ,lay
riaying on the old ard necr courses
trre seldom come fifty & week. and ths
"id Fellows feel the difference. several
! learned, had IONS IN America ard tbev
1--we sums occasionally. Eut 4, IL n
h"Tu. ha,d year FOR them all.
One thing in PARTICULAR about G.
-NiuT'Ws mar always struck m, as heirs
IulOe superb Never DOES n ~c.,I,Iia
rarely does a player. ever mention IN.
w"rd luck" II you make a had sb.,.
mats an cnd Of Il. TRY 10 ma.s ~
lor ~, Is tho slogan. Ii you make /,
s"on shot there Is i ,roi.,u,n OF rroisa
"',A nave Sen made before of ,o,,rs.
iTrhals even better. and yo, ar. nrI,
'"t'''~d 20 u" fair amour. q. uraIae-
IL S~'ncrrl'rg bad shot will Xii, eYa.,,,,
any al thought o. The good onc y,
hiIrd furk. old man. ,o .'u,.,1 I,,,.
ga map. which IN Ame-l,s, We s,,r.I,
must admit i 50 mitch oy.rdop. "a. =.
u" no" meaningless. Here ONES 1oJ.
cH!s'.ot DO reckoned or talked ah.,,,, 81
W me game IL over Then. 200 her
Is 10 redundancy a. rs" 7, 10 .S,,
srlf.t "h!th Ia, made 81. Andrcy.
pa! ors famous.