El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

NTHAT makes a golfer7 who ex-,
w cells At the gamer Why Is It
that Hagen. Barnes. vardon, Evans
and a long list OF present day cham
pions and near champions stand where
they do2 These and a dozen other
questions are frequently asked me
and every one else. I suppose, who
ever had much good luck at this
game.
As a matter OF fact the answers to
these and ike questions are not diff
Ilcuit 70 supply. They are good golf
ers-Hagens Evans, Barnes, Vardon
and others excel at the gamo-be-
cause they know golf thoroughly, how
70 play shots and seldom make mis-
taxes think the latter Is the out
standing reason.
Make Costly Errors.
There are thousands OF players who
hit their shots as well as any OF the
champions past or present, but these
same men viii make a dozen errors
about three. Vardon is a splendid
example Of the perfect golfer. He
viii play round after round OF golf,
always keep out Of trouble and this
Wnen he never fails TO hit the ball
squarely and with a sting. That is
~~AAA~l Al SUI mat - " AaL
brings players 10 the top and puts
them In a small but limited class.
True VardOn does Eo off but
II Is not beeause OF a topped shot
OF any Of those common errors
of the game Usually IL Is because
Of an iron that happens to leave
him difficult approach to make.
A friend OF mine watched Evans
play in the Open at Brae Burn. He
TnId nFHaHrwn RI that aTFhfn1rfa q
the acme OF perfection from tee to
green Another friend Of mine saw
Walter Travis play his last match
in Florida in 1917. Travis had been
sick and was a bit wobbly. Ny friend
said that the thing he will never for
get about that match was an incl
dent on the fifth fairway. Travis
dubbed a brassie. Whereupon on old
friend Of this former champion re-
marked, with much sadness, I new
ed saw Walter 90 that before"
Has Some Off Days.
Occasionally the star golfer has
an offiday but even then you will
find he is hitting the ball clearly.
To my way OF thinking Jock Hutchin-
son IS one OF the greatest golfers OF
AL time. I say this because I believe
he can play the most brilliant iron (
shots Of any man living. Yet Jock
has not won one OF the big events
up with the leaders. Why so? Simp- ]
" because OF his sureness with the I
wood and iron. With the mashie /
he Is deadly, positively so. Given |
the latter shot to play he will pitch /
HIS ball close enough to the hole to |
be sure to 70 down in two puts. Very
often it is one.
Walter HnEen IL somewhat n
different type Of golfer. A grand
shot producer he posses in nddi-
tion. the finest golf temperament
have ever seen. Frequently he III
strnys off the line but n remark
able confidence IN his own ability III
permits him to meet all conditions
with equal success. No matter
how difficult the shot he may
have Hagen always feels that he
can escape unharmed. Usually
he RECEIVERS brinilinnfIy. He IS
probably tOday--and. he has GER
tainly proven 1.-THE most bril-
liant golfer in America and easily
the greatest home bred we have
ever had.
watching golf stars one viii al
ways notice that they do not top their
shots. They appreciate too keeniy /
that the first essential is to get the
bill of the ground. They know that
the best way to do this Is to keep
their heads down until sitter the ball
has been hit John McDermott. who
was the peer OF American golfers
In his day, played this part OF his
game most CAREFULLY. It was a COM
non sight to see him practicising
With two dozen or more balls at a
Time. He would station a caddy ahead
II him but never once would he look
I'D to see his ball in flight. He knew
hat II he could learn to keep his {
eye on the ball' the rest would take
ARE Of itself.
Considering All Things.
Summing II all up the way to DIFF
erentiate between star golfers and
iear-stars IS this: The star viii play
'ound after round Of golf-as has