The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-13
British Triunlpirate Makes
Way for Younger Golfers
Vardon, Braid and Taylor No Longer Monopoliz
British Golfing Laurels-New Set Lacks
Steadiness of Veterans
BY JOHN G. ANDERSON.

There is a struggle going on in Great
Britain which is interesting the golfers
throughout the world. Particularly is
II of moment to certain well known golf
lovers of this country who are planning
to send abroad the four golfers who
make the best showing this year in our
sectional and national championships.
These men. with two of whom 1 re-
Gently have talked, are fine golfers them
selves. quite capable of playing in the
British amateur title play. They say
that the clubs where the selected pros
are stationed would probably pay all.
or part at least, of the necessary ex-
penses attendant upon visit to the
other shores, but. II not, they them
| selves stand ready to put up the addi-
tional money required. The nature OF
the opposition abroad is interesting these
men not a little.
The idleness due to the war seems to
have hurt the game of the great trio,
Vardon. Braid and Taylor, to slight
| extent at least. In flve Journeys TINS
! year, where more than three score OF
, the best professionals in Great Britain
took part, we find Braid has won once,
! over his home course, which Is rare
/ feature at that; Taylor has nosed out
at st. Anne's, while Vardon has yet TO
win his 1919 spurs.
Vardon's old grievous malady. weak
putting, has cropped out on divers occa-
! sions. Although he spasmodically Is won
/ derful, he has yet to win a big event.
| But the holders of sixteen British cham
plonships are lighting tooth and nail to
hold their former top notch place In
the worlds golf.
Fatal Slips of Tongue.
| Taylor's unfortunate remark about the
decadence Of Scottish golf was soon fol
lowed by Duncans positive victory over
him at match play. In the tournament
at st. Andrews, which took the plact
OF the open championship. where on two
occasions Taylor had been successful
the younger school players. Duncan and
Mitchell, swamped both Taylor and
Braid. The veterans. in fact did not
get a single round under so. Details OF
this stirring match have just been re
ceived,' and a short resume will give
glimpse of what the present calibre OF
the golf is across the water
The match play at ~ holes was al
| st. Andrews. The course was in ex
cellent condition and exceedingly difi-
cult. The breezes were strong al
through the tourney, which added many
strokes each round. Ted Ray with l50
led the sixty starters after the first day
closely followed by Abe Mitchell, who IL
destined one day to be the champion OF
his land Bailey and Massey were third
at 153. Duncan at 1853. while Vardor
had two sos.
With the last eighteen holes to &c
a shifting was brought about and the
fayorites were Duncan, Vardon. Ray
and Mitchell. Duncan played well and
scored a rs, which included three puts
at the seventeenth and three puts al
the last hole. II he had gone down In
two puts at either place he would have
won the SO called Substitute" Champ
title for 1919.
Then came Mitchell. who threw away
shot after shot, finishing with an 81
which included n on the ninth hole
where he drove the middle of the green
500 yards OF. The irony OF it all wal
that while he was on this drive fifteer
feet from the pin. his partner was sew