The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31

l had followed Doyle for the last ten
holes and had seen him play with
scarcely a mistake after the tenth hole
where he scored g. lie was kept in
formed Of the play Of his nearest ri
walls, Brady and Barnes. and knew
what he had to do to win. He played
according to schedule on every occa-
sion, and when the last home hole was
reached he knew that he had to make
only Il the hole is par ito win the
title and purse. II he had had to make
+ 20 tie Tor the title ] believe he
would have done 50. for he would have
kept up a top notch. The thought that
he had the title IS good as won perhaps
caused hju T. relax i'm his clforts-not
consciously. Of course, but with less in
tense effort. This showed In his drive
lie went back slow, as usual but at
the very last minute he put his right
hand into the shot with more than the
customary force. and a pulled bail re
suited. 1t crashed through the trees
and came to rest in good lie with the
line to the hole cut off, but with plenty
Of open space where he could play the
ball a hundred yards or 50 up straight
| and then have an easy pitch to The
green and two puts to win. \ Vardon
/ Taylor CT Braid would have been able
! TO play that shot, | know, with Il Slice
! right OH to the green. but Doyle did not
take the opportunity to try such n
stroke. He did the wise thing in play
/ ing out straight. But he did not walk
/ forward far TO get better idea Of the
! distance to Il certain big maple which
would loom up i'll his way if he went
/ 100 yards. An amateur, | am sure.
would have taken that precaution Not
so Doyle. who banged away with q
midiron and then found himself dead
( stymicd by 4 spreading cluster of
/ branches. There were four plays
whereby the title could be won. pro-
vided he went down in two puts on
the green. Doyle could have played q
low cleek shot under the branches OF
tho tree and reached the green. or he
. could have played out to the right and
/ had an approach of forty yards or less
to lay dead TO get his five, or he could
have even played to the left of the tree
and let the contour of the ground brina
down the bail to the edge Of the green
or he could have played the bali With &
firm niblick shot over the center of the
trees and landed the bah Oh the green
This was the spectacular shot which
one would have been tempted to try
hut which common sense would Sa,
should never have been attempted a
such a stage of the game. If it wer
/ necessary to lay the ball dead that wa
the only shot to be played, but her
were two shots after the tree probleu
was solved. Doyle cssaycd to pla
- over. ana he took not his niblick. but
light mashie. which. when he hit tn
bail, gave him too little elevation an
i sent the bah crashing into the tire
branches. Every one knew then tina
: it was all off. that even though he di
It lay the next shot within eight feet G
d the hole he would he short on his mex
and 50 ne was Opportunity knocked
y ! but found too careless an attitude.
- TOO quick snap judgment. and failul
was the result as it is ninety-nin
B times ont OF hundred. How man
times must we be told or tell ourselvC
q that q thought in time saves or
n stroke or nine. Golf. l would beg
- state. will he more pleasing. more e.
p joyabIe ana enhancing If we can g
- the better of ourselves in The ployir
= If Il round, master our first desires an
L. be careful OF our course OF action.