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when his game seemed less certain. is
now to the fore and he is out to win
MIR. Ouimet's game is perhaps a bit
difficult to analyze. He is less steady
and more brilliant, which means that IL
either Travers or Evans finds him in one
Of his scoring moods Jerry or Chick
will have no chance at all, but IL Ouimet
IL worried over that pull which has
drifted somehow into his wooden shots
all his brilliance will fade away. All
Of which points again to the uncertainty
Of the title play this year and the keen
fights that will be waged before the
champion is crowned.
Will there be a new championf That
Is question. which will be answered
more often in the negative than other
wise Much might depend upon the
draw. A clustering OF Evans. Gardner.
Travers and Ouimet in the top or bot
tom half would open the door for a new
chap as finalist. This may happen.
Moreover. this seems to be the year
when Hrkby is due for a rise to greater
heights Frankly we have been disap-
pointed in his game. or rather his sue
cess in national events The Englewood
golfer plays better as the tourney pro-
crosses. but he has been shipped off
early in the game too often. am of the
opinion that this Is the year when he
will play better golf and steadier golf
| and that he will be an important factor
in the making of new champion. IL one
there is TO be.
names of the likely candidates among
the second group of golfers. for the past
shows that all qualifiers in such events
are worthy Of putting some OF the high
est topnotchers out OF the play. But his
tory does not show that all the favorites
were eliminated, and the brilliant streaks
| of the golfers Of this second group are
never frequent.
=. The entry list promises to be large,
and the few suggestions which have
| been made in this column from time to
time concerning the aid given to golfers
might be summarized. as they seem to
meet the demands Of the players.
Five Pointers.
/. The luncheon room ought to have a
separate section for the golfers who are
! in the tournament. They DO not care to
| be bothered by others while eating. The
service Is usually better also when this
has been done, as the scheme at Merton
will testify.
2. Better to have the players start
early In the morning. even at 1870, than
! to have some wait until IL o'clock. No
| player can find a good eating time who
starts off at this period and more than
| ono golfer has failed TO qualify because
he started OF at an unreasonable hour.
| g. Get n fore caddy in the qualifying
round and there will be little worry over
the two strokes which come from a lost
ball.
4. Placing the holes In difficult spots
on qualifying day Is "a bad feature. In
! the last championship there was no COM
plant, but at Detroit II was ridiculous
AT times. At Brae Burn. Mr.. Evans to
the contrary Notwithstanding. the pins
were excellently placed by the L. S. G. a.
committee. Fairness in this regard is
due TO the men who travel thousands of
miles to play their best under fair golf
Ing conditions. Tricky placing is a relic
Of the dark ages OF golf and should be
discarded.
.. Physical condition counts In a
hard week of play and the man who can
go through six days of hard Sc hole play
must have mis- digestion in good order
Lack of attention TO diet has cost more
than one young chap chance at fame.