The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
WHY CHICK EVANS'S GOLF
SEEMS TO BE FALLING OFF
Appears to Have Lost Freedom of Swing That Comes
From True Confidence, and Is Endeavoring
to Place Every Shot.

told chat golfers become what tho course
they play on makes hemf-dthe good
or bad-and the figure can be carried
put in the matter Of driving. On tho
Eastern courses there Is a penalty for
bad pulls or slices and therefore the
thought in the mind OF the golfer In 70
keep straight. He does not yet him
self out, as he would do II tho course
were always as wide AZ the one at
Detroit or other Western links. Give
a man a hole 400 yards long and per-
fectly trapped and he will cndeavor TO
drive about 210 yards and trust to
get home with a spoon or long ifon-
But give the same man q course with
a fairway 75 or u 100 yafSs wide
and he will whailg away and probably
get a $50 yard shot, about so yards of
the line, which will mean that he will
have to play another barsup brsssey
before he reaches the green. Constant
play OF this sort Is not uncommon in the
West and the habit of reaching out,
SO to speak. makes for q long bail.
while on The other hand the constant
fear engendered by scientific bunkering
makes the other golfer hold in I had
u round with Eben NJ. Byers In the
four ball match between the East and
the West, and remarked on che wonder
full straightness OF his drives. YES"
he said. Il have been playing al the
National Golf links for two weeks :"
That was the answer.
Reverting TO the question of Gard
ner and Evans II may interest those who
saw Chick last year TO n that he
has got away from tina horrible crouch
ing position which made him look as
II he were trying TO play squat tag
at Ekwanok. and has adopted a sounder
style. with the ball fairly we'll In pne
with his head and eve He cro,ch.a
h biz too much aa 4, IA las, 49, ~
was said thar the anglia a, which nj.
eve mot -ba hal h.sora n,,,,tn. -.
o,,,,e nro,o,noaa .-na sS-
bas 49, 80 49, 81, N-n
non, ~ 49,. III even
~. 80 q. 80 ~ ens ioSpeo~ TOT
M 10 oent ~ par over inc Dali
portapS d Coupie OF lncheS which again
aTune has a good putting stance.
wen Over me pal. but seems a bit
wary OF hitting firmly a four foot putt.
however, he Is In the majority GLASS
III Una respect II any player wants
to become a hero in the eyes OF his fellow
golfers let him always step up boldly
nit a -four or five foot putt for the
back OF the hole. We do that only
In our dreams
~ hiisht pc pcTJlnSTh more 10 saw n
rev words about some of the long shot,
which were mad In the recent cham
pionship. Although Guilford was beaten
In the hret round. he lost 70 a grand
player. Max Marston, and in the course
OF the u made a few drives which
will not be forgotten soon. The second
hole measures 447 yards and the green
is on a rise. Marston got what he called
a long drive. and Gui,ford came along
| with n hill xrhG,h lo-l 49, -
ston's drive had stopped rolling, and for
his second shot he went over the hole
with a mashie niblick. Then at the
tenth hole. where the bunker is ESQ
YARDS from the tee Guilford drove into
the trap In the morning with seeming
I ease: and In the afternoon to play safe
no TOOK his heavy iron. Again he went
Into the trap. a SCATTERING smite. He
was nome on the b32 yard hole in 2.
me only player. i believe, who per-
formed the trick. We must still look 20
nm as the all powerful wielder of the
driver.
have been asked on several occa-
sions why II was that the Boston player
ala not go through farther in the tour
ney since ne had such an advantage TO
start with In the matter Of his driye
and was very proficient in the play
ing of his other shots. Tho reason Is
simply this: Guilford was unable 70
gauge the distances because Of the fiat
ground and never was sure OF the club
70 use When you get In that state,
then II IL time TO shut your eyes when
you make a shot or ask advice from
your caddy. This Jesse did not do, and
the outcome was Just what would be
predicted In such a case. The play the
nrst three days had the golfers teeins
on from different tees, back, middle and