New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
His First Round at Fox
Hills Proves That He Is
Coming Back.
PROBABLY BEST OF
AMERICAN PLAYERS
Showed His Possibilities in Rout
of Vardon and Ray at Shaw
nee Two Years Ago.
Nv GRANTLAND RICE.


80. onv one man and label him the
orcotest golfer in America" For there
Would he many to award this term 10
Lew Trayers. four times amateur
cbampion and present open champion
or 10 Francis Ouimet, amateur ana eN-
onen title holder. or TO Walter hagen
who has achieved much ana gwen
rror,;se of more. or perhaps TO the
brilliant Gil Nichols.
Rut IL this award had TO be mace
cody mart Of the answer might nave
been discovered at Fox Hllls loIl-
NIGHT ago On that occasion Ger
tain golfer took his place ana sIaIte"
plav. He had had practically no touIna,
ment practice for two years. lie hau
plaved but two rounds OF COLL Detoie
Ell season. He had Just recovered IN
a;ot,ress dne in the main 10 a nervous
srosb-un Of the most narrowing sort
YET he packed away a II his hrst DAY
ont within one stroke OF the PEST
ronnd PLAYED. His name was John D.
NrDermott. late of Atlantic City.
TIE return of McDermott is one OF
the leading features Of rather Keen
oolfng wear. Those who have nag men
s,,es nnon the crest can now take an
cher look. For in our humble judgment
NcDerpott is the greatest golhng ma,
chine America has ever produced Anu
from all appearances he is now Dach 70
make battle for his old place al INC
top Of the heap. .;,,o
1t had been figured for some ilne
that the Atlantic City man was uGhs
10 a turn, that his career was eH2ee
ond his last championship PLAYED buI
he showed at Fox HILLS by ms aG'l I'm,
&C we'll nv his play that he would SOON
he rpady TO take his old place again
NcDermott has a greater VARIETY OF
.bots than any other American goIIeT
Feyond that he gets results wi'n
Greater ease. And still beyond that
no man has il on him in tempera,
mont that combines GOODNESS controi
Of nerve and confident aggression
D., - 1913 Francis Ouimet
achieved and deserved fame Tor tlelRs
Vardon and Ray and beating mem NJ III
the play-otf al Brookllne. But NC
Dernott. 4 month before this. at Sna"-
1ee before the nervous smash arrived,
not only beat Vardon and Ray, but lea
them by 10 strokes in an overwhelm-
+ would be hard to forget the dou-
ble round that he played with harry
Vsrdon The great English player,
straight down the faITway, was depend
ING 10 win a hole upon his star shot
long iron TO within putting distance
of the cup. This is the one shot thaI
Vardon plays above all others. But
that day Nardon's long second was zen
feet away. McDermotts was only
seven feet away, and there was at no
stage any opening through "hlch lhe
English wonder cCu.d EeI Oh e'e"
terms.
- hos bos, tho
McDefmotIS C@iee -. oon-
most Spec.%cul~I anu ~, IL siGc Of the
5lSteHt % l" J' ~. o.. ua F,isbed in =
nam wa! me- ION lie Won in
We LOT mrs. 80 40 - rG,o Uo beat
the ne ouI VI -" CO -. ornar-
al SH""H''' 1". NJ &c &. fnr tho
entiy hao an ''. ''s' -o,.b 1,ter
open c!a'.. p.'t-'. .b. ,.ar'o,s troubies
st"I 'cI ;"io"-" -. Jlclire that
anu i.a'S -. CO.. .yyo vears And
20, MI. n corvalrscert with only
TWO rounds practice for the year, his
opcuing return salute was a II.
At Fox Hills McDermott showed com
aacb ebo+ lie was unable. through
rLvsical weakness. TO play up 90 stand
ard tbrouqbout the tournament. but il
was more than pleasant 20 see that the
old skin had ia 10 way vaned, nor de-
parted He showed that ne still knew
.v TO drive q long mon shot up 10 the
green without great effort, and that he
mashic as or.y a master could employ
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