The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
v, JOHN o.. NNDER son.

DETROIT. Aug. 2S.-Fifty golfers or so
were wondering at 6 o'clock tonight
why it was that they had journeyed
long distances, spent much money and
time as well and must needs return
home and explain in some way how they
had failed to make a score Of 50 or
better. But there was little disgrace
attached to those who failed by a stroke
or two in this championship preliminary
round for the selected best seventy
three players for further competition
on Monday. Golfers who can go around
the Country club of Detroit course IN
SC or 81 while under a strain are worthy
enough.
Time was when the matter of quail
flying was a foregone conclusion Tor
most Of the golfers whO were 10 advance
into match play, because there was a
great discrepancy between the play OF
the participants before the rule limit
,ng TO certain handicaps was made.
Ten years ago ii was the favorite bet 10
make "A guess at the names of twenty
or even twenty-five who would survive
the medal test. Then came the year
ltuD 1T IIllSlfN'ph wv A"t lA'N 80 ~
these kinds of wigers found themselves
counted out, Not one selection of names
was handed in which had more than
twelve of the selected group.
Youngsters Upset calculations.
This was the turning point. I think,
n the qualifying round Of the United
states Golf Association, marking the
tIme when II was no longer easy Tor the
well known players to come through.
The competition took on a more serious
aspect and the young golfers began TO
arrive in large numbers. Since then
there has been "A steady upward trend,
making the survival OF the itttest a
searching problem, no golfer Is safe,
in the play to-day were 100 golfers
whose best game was equal to a 10 At
least over the Detroit course that MY
q percentage of them came through My
proves that the average IN such cases
is always small, but the fact that many
good players failed' to get IN shows that
reliance can no longer he placed IN
having extreme steadiness,
After finishing my own round, made
Respondent by Is ON par 3 holes, |
hurried out to see what Francis Ouimet
WIS doing ON the way ] met "A golfer
and asked him how the amateur cham
pion was getting along.
He will have mighty hard work to
qualify unless he braces up said he
as he hurried by, leaving me wondering
what in the world was certain about
this game except rhat four foot puts
are usually missed. When ! caught up to
Standish and Ouimet they both had lost
their general stnguine appearance and
had the worried countendn nee that tight
match play brings,
Both Players Look Worried.
As it was the amateur champion
gained admittance with only a couple
n strokes to spare. which might well
lave been used up If he had failed to
carry the yawning trap on the last hole.
Ills partner, Standish, did better by Il
stroke. but IT was only through come
wonderful putting that he was enabled
~ show NJ at the first tee next Monday
morning.
ouinct, by the way, If not in his very
TEST form, hut he is on the way to it.
Which II just AS well from an Eastern
standpoint, lie IL getting off long drives
and putting almost az we'll, hui his long
and short irons are causing HIN bother
PeInaps the word bother " a poor one,