Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-28

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the country and they are growing
rapidly each year Cities have kept
pace by installing public links, which
have been universally successful.
The outstanding points of the golf
ing season OF 1916 was the playing of
Charles c'Chick'D Evans, Jr.. who
captured both amateur and open
championships. something that no
other golfer has ever before accom-
plished His double victory WAS a
great tribute To the golfer who has
failed TO win the title on number
OF occasions.
ouimet Did Not Paly
Golfing circles had the usual argu-
ment on the amateur question his
year and as a result Francis Ouimet
was unable to play in the champion
ship. His own club has held out for
his admission as an amateur, bat the
United States Golf Association main
tains that dealer in golf good IS
not eligible TO play in amateur com.
petition. There promises to be A big
fight before this matter is finally set
ted.
Atlanta, Ga, was placed in the golf
ing eye more this year than perhapS
any other city has in the history Of
the royal and ancient pastime. This
Southern city produced two players
who flashed across the golfing hori.
zon like a meteor One of them, Miss
Alexa Sterling, captured the womens
championship at the age of Is.
Georgia Girl Best
fsuo Qforlf10 r,louoI avnoIIr,,t oolf
throughout the tournament and de-
feated many of the older golfers with
ridiculous ease. Her manner of an
preaching and putting was considered
marvellous. The year before she had
captured the women's championship Of
the South by big margin, making an
IS for the qualifying round.
Bobby Jones is another At anita pro
duct, who is just IA years of age, but
he was good enough to make great
fight in the national championships
and gave Robert Gardner a hard fight
throughout their match Harold Jan
win, who was here with sthe ALI
Americans, believes that Jones will be
a real champion within three years.
Another lad who also claims Atlanta
as his residence is Perry Adair, who,
although but Is. has made great rec.
ord in golf Atlanta bias good reason
TO be proud of the trio of golfers.
Competition has become so keen
in the golfing world that each year
may find a new champion. The
growth Of the game has brought oct
many wizards and new men come
into prominence, as was the case when
Sherill Sherman almost landed the
title in the amateur ranks. Without
doubt some practically unknown golfer
may come to the front II 1917
Many stars
In the play of the year many stars
stand out such as Chick Evans, Max
Martson. Jesse Guilford, Jerome Tray-
ner White, r. A. Gardner, Nelson
Whitney. James Standish, Albeit
Seckel, w. c.. Fownes, Henry J. Top
ping, Walter Travis, Oswald Kirkby,
Fred Herreshoff and w X. Wood
In women's golf the stars of the
year were Alexa Sterling, Mrs. c. H.
Vanderbeck, Lillian Hyde, Mrs. r. H.
Barlow. Miss Marion Hollins. Mrs. H.
/ ID. Hammond. e. V. Essential, Myra
Helmer and Mrs. w. A. Gavin.
Golf on the Pacific Coast has con-
t'nued to improve, but to date the
Californians havef not accomplished
much in the championship line. Harry
Davis, Jack Neville, Heinie Schmidt,
r. Y. Hayne, f. S. Armstrong, 4. III.
Bankard. r. Astbury, Paul Ford, X
Monteagle. Russell Smith, r. Wilhelm,
Jack Morrill,. Louis Sloss and Arthur
Vincent ARE Pacific Coast men who
have made good showing in tourna-
ments.
There were two features of the
play of Chick Evans this year which
stood out, and IL added a pretty bit
of sentiment lin the national cham
pi0nship Next to golf Chicks real
hobby is his mother, and in all the
tournament matches she followed her
son around the course, and, when
Evans won from Gardner in the match
which decided the championship, his
mother was first to congratulate him
after Gardner.
Hawaii Non for Chick
One would scarcely expect 20
learn that Evans is snperstitious, vet
he carries with him, or rather Shorty
Nelson, his caddie, does, a little idol
which Z friend OF his brought him
from Hawaii, and he says that it won
for him both the amateur and nation
al championships. So Hawaii had its
part TO play in the championships.
There has been much discussion this
year regarding the length Of time it
takes to play match. Critics main
tain that the worse a golfer is the
longer ne takes TO make the stroke.
There are very few first-class golfers
who pay slow.x For instance, last
year Anderson and Carter played Is
holes in hour and 80 minutes in the
METROPOLITAN championship:
Many good golfers maintain that
delay breaks in upon concentration.
that it gives time to the thought that
the shot might DO missed. and causes
the muscles to become rigid Alex
smith puts on the second. getting the
line as he comics up to the bali: Young
,isyars are beginning to realize that
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 80, is more fault than