Evening star., 1919-05-25
INTEREST IN TITLE GOLF
WILL BE RAMPANT
AGAIN THIS YEAR

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green than his opponents that i,
seems incredible he did not annex the
championship until 1916. However
in that year his reward was double
and he is still the holder OF the anna
teur and open Championships of the
United States. won in the most re-
markable years campaigning of any
American golfer.
Contributing in the largest meas
ure to his double success in the year
before America entered the war was
me f2c- that Chick seemed to have
overcome that bogey of earlier years
his putter. From the outset of his
SenSa tlonal career. back in, 800?
when he became semi -finalist in the
amateur pionship at the age OF
nineteen, his one drawback has been
his own fea~ of the putting greens
True. Chicks putting has at times
been fine. hut it appears that his
early record is devoid of national
titles because of lack of a really ef-
fective putting style.
Back in 1914 Chick lived out a,
Wheaton, Ill. for few weeks and
played almost daily with x. L.
(Snake) Ames. famous nationally as
foot ball player and locally well
known in the west as an amateur
golfer. Ames impaired to Evans his
own extensive knowledge of putting
with the right foot back and the left
elbow well out and the efficacy OF
the fact that the professionals whom
Evans beat in winning the open
championship at Minikhada agree
that the Chicagoan putted better
than any pro competing.
There is no question that Evans Is
at least the equal Of any player. anna
teur or pro. up 10 the putting green
His putting, from all accounts. this
year is much better than before 19l
and his game as whole is greatly
benefited by the Improvement in his
putting. The formida bic Chicasoan is
looking forward 20 n successful tour
nanent year iE 1919 and should per-
form as we'll as any amateur in the
Cr tied States.
No less an authority than Harry
Nardon of England has declared
Evans to be the best amateur play
er IN America Even though Fardon
deri ecated his work on the putting
greens, his admission that Evans is
virtually unbeatab bic up 20 the greens
carries weight that is undeniable.
Must Not Overlook ouimet.
The name of Francis Ouimet. late
n lieutenant in the United States
Army and now an amateur again by
order of the United States Golf AS
Sociation, brings to American golfers
d
fall of 1913. when American golf
lung on the message carried over the
wire from the Country Club of Brook
line, Mass, where this hitherto un-
known was battling for the open
championship of the United States,
with Britain's most famous pair
Vardon and Ray
Ouimet's fame was established that
rainy day near Boston, when in the
play-off of triple tie. he beat the
of Rrif iSho " a
five strokes and Ray by six strokes.
Since that time Francis has gone
serenely on his way, picking on
championships Eere and there. until
professional by virtue of his con-
nection with the sporting goods IN
Announcement by the U. S. G. A:
that the Boston boy had been declared
a professional aroused a storm OF
comment-adverse and complimentaIy N
throughout golf circles that has
never been eaualed, and through 1t
all Ouimet acted the part Of a per.
feet sportsman. his only lapse-il
Iapse it can be called-coming when
he accepted the invitation OF the
Western Golf. Association to compete
in the championship of 1917. winning
the event after stlH nsnt Win
Kenneth Edwards.
Ouimet was reinstated last fall,
while still in the service, and can be
looked to resume his high place In
the competitive game this year.
Professional golfers almost unani-
mously agree that the game OF the
Boston player is better balanced than
mat Of any. American amateur-that
there is not flaw in the Ouimet
game when right and that he does
not suffer from lapses in putting, to
which so many players are prone.
Amateurs who have seen him in ac-
ton are in accord that there is not
greater shot player in the ranks
Of amateur golf. These facts speak
for themselves in forecasting Francis
chances again to become championship
timber.