Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-14
Veteran Golfers victo,,
in British Champion
ship Above Perform.
ances of Ouimet
WHAT is the creates, ashi.-.~.~ !,

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w put through by an Americas ru,1.,
Does ~ belong to Chick Evans for -.
the open and amateur chanp,on>h,, & \
single season7 .
or does II belong to Francis ou,,.. /:
beating vardon and Ray IN a p,sv~S Il
the open championship in 1917
Offhand. we should say ne,th>- 1.
greatest achievement ever record,x =
American golfer belongs tolwaiter = <
for winning the British amateur chs1,.<
ship In 1904 ~
Hardest Test '
This victory OF Travis, In our -.
belongs above any one years perfo,~-1 *
made by Evans, Travers and ouim>t r.
OF these three has won an omen -;
amateur championship IN this countr- q
non6 OF the three ever was able a n
any impression upon British smateur
Travers and Evans each made ~ r.
vasions of British soil, whiie ouinst
one. but OF the five trips none prof1@
any gratifying results. None Of ths ~
ever was able to get beyond the nm En-
or three rounds, 30 the victory Of a.
just twelve years ago stands wen cot
Battling Abroad
When Travis went abroad in 1904 = -
been playing golf Just seven yssu m
was no youngster with n naturally -
oped game He then was beyond "a
went to try his luck where Americ,r X
was laughed at; where since In
golfers In America have badly failed
where others were not even able 10 = =
| aNgood showing Travis did something ~
all hn pv0 ~ ~rX --1. u.
| one or two Of his matches was he Go
| pressed. ftA| |
II has been stated often that N X
ming this championship Travis attzin>x U
triumph with the putter alone NolI&
| could be more foolish. No man In win
a championship at Sandwich with -
| Travis won there, not only Through m
| putting, but through accurate driving u
derful iron play and an amazing .dI<I
| OF judgment and nerve. He won be11
| he played better ali-round golf than II
| man he met, and as no other Am>1
has even come close to his perfonn11
this feat must be placed at the h>a1 i
the list. IN
Next in Order
Next 20 this achievement comes u q
bate between followers Of -ouimel q
Evans
Did Evans in 1915 range on b>y|
Oulmet in 1918? AS Evans won q
championships he deserves hearing D
Ouimets victory was more spectacuar-|
fact the most spectacular victory q
known in golf. SO far as any one can ~
There was a double climax 10 oulHH
sensational win. The first came WHEN
tied the scores Of Vardon ana Kay y
wonderful finish that no one believed 4
. | lra
existed. The second came In the D.
on next day. when he finished i've stfoA
better than Vardon and even further ~
Of Ray. To win was more than ~
But to win so decisively was vesult -
even considered.
Jones Next in Line
Travers came upon the goling hixA4
in 1906 Evans made his entry IN ~
| Ouimet's first real start came ina19il g.
then no one except Bob Bardner yc<
shown enough class and consistencJ
, rank with the three named. and no %
now In sight unless young Bobby Jones q
up to his early promise. Stewart AH@
young Jones's instructor. told us reoz
that his star pupil would be chang
. within two or three years beyond
doubt AS Maiden developed the raaH
, Miss Stirling until she reached chzm11
ship heights. he should have at ls>H
hunch along the right way.
This Kid" said Maiden, has g
shot and something more he has Al
courage and determination there is y
} isn't soon competing upon even terms
Evans, Travers and Ouimet win MI
easy guess, for when you come upon
} of that rare type you can't very v>a
far astray."
, by oRASTLAND ~