The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1920-07-09
GARDNER IMPRESSED SCOTS
WITH TRUE craftsmanship
BY LEO MUNRO.

cru a. 'IdIulltl lnbuSH Dtdlfn III nv
,hrty.seven;h hole in the British anna.
teur golf championship, impressed the
Anglo.Scottish onlookcrs with his fine
sense Of sportsmanship, his smiling i'm
perturbability in good fortune and bad.
The exactinG Scottish gallery" took
him to their hearts with a degree of
positive affection.
He might be Outdrivcn py some of
The big hitting Britishers. He just smil.
ed quietly knowing that on the Muir
field course ii was not the drive that
counted. but the accurately placed long
second shot.
Gardner was a master of that shot,
played more often with an iron club
than with the wood. He carried eight
clubs in his bag compared with the
battery of fourteen on fifteen in the out
fit of the average British competitor.
aidner's approach shots with his iron
clubs were dreams of delight
Gardeners progress in the champion
ship is worth recording. He drew a
bye in the first round and in the sec
ond beat r. NJ Rurrcll of Troon, one
up. The third round saw him up
against Edward Blackwell, who was
defeated Lv Walter j. Travis in the
memorable final of the 1904 champion
ship, and Gardner put out the long
drawing, sandy.haircd Scotsman by
three and two
In the fourth round he defeated Jack
Mcintyre, one of the most promising
members of the young Scottish school,
by 4 and >, AID followed that with an
easy and conquest of Il. II. Jobson,
the old oxford player.
Next he beat that beautifully stylish
Prestwick golfer, Gordon Lockhart 10y
one up, and in the scmitinai round
knocked ont the Hon. Michael Scott, on"
Of the three Golfing sons of the Earl
of t.ldon.
The final between Gardner and FOLEY
was n great match, one which kept the
spectators ON the tiptOc of attention.
ana in its dramatic changes of forum"
imposed a severe strain on the players
Tollcv made the better start, hut
Gardner soon poG;cd him back and, In
turn, went ahead to such effect that hc
finished the morning round two up.
Gardner moreover, had played the
so,lndcr golf. AMI they're was much
hcad.shakinr and dol"ful prediction
among the Britishcrs as they formed up
Cor the bread line" at the cntranc" L"
the luncheon tent.
one Britishcr however, refused To- u"
rufflcd. and as this happened I" u"
cyril Tnllov himself, the exception was
n rather important one. Tollcy said at
lunch time
u rtin have a chance. can beat
Gardner and I'm going a. beat him
'roll,r made good his words. but III
vas - desperately near thing IN the
end. and more than one British lion in
In" crowd must have suffered from heart |
trouble tcfurc II was AL over After III"
,hird hole In til" afternoon Gardn"
proved himself merely human, after ALL !
pr.yinu.lv he had thriycn ou his ~
moment errors. avoiding SERIOUS mis-
fakes himself Nov he. In turn, h'Eau !
I, D." inaccurate IL lid not dr'v" WIid
" h. did not fouzlc his appruacho- hnt
hi uu'ting u"ually Of h"artW"h'n+
accuracy. suddenly let down
FOLEY ~-'s uu 10 him Ills" . hawk
IL tho coupaH isun may 70" applied I" |
rlavar 81 such ol"phiutiu" proportions
III. va~ iu which he won the ninth |
hrIr iu the last round may d" ius'tn'.
"a in proof u his impud"n"c and sound
..ar"r,l.hfp That mol. requires a long |
TESTING second shot with nu iron club
up 20 tho -y"'n.
rpIl,y i.n.,, a. WIS not good with 'h' |
iron club. ~. also knew ~" had abs" !
lutr fr1si,rv over his spoon. ;" Do" a.. |
ln,cI,t.lv r'.',G hugi from Nh" toe. Hl. !
Irvtnr. Grrdr.r 10 uutdistHnu' him uN |
nf,v va.Is Then Tollcy took bis spoon !
and with q uuiv magnificent shot. laid |
hi haI It,yu Yards from IN" Gag.
Ger.l7,r Kept his face 80 absolutely |
rrlo,inrr,s- iir long iron approach. Hs J
rude. his STRONGEST I.o.Ut. let down i.r |
.nrc 10, pulled rh. lall Ur against H |
boundary Wal laJoyy the green and lost
TN" hole.
T.ll., turned Pr home two UV. and |
c.i7- cop p-Jsrr;lv found himself thr'
up with "rlv 'aur :" play. tn" mate |
looked as g-od as over.
The galI,r~ had the sh"'H Il ihoi.
lives Tull... ls.aFl. unsteady. Ca lr.- !
lalli~i ard 81 hen o.. actually drew level !
- ~. huM, green u looked that 'f' /
ErEIisEmau r1d .,rt,i"d" asi iha' th I,
paur odd lions tail was r"Iu- @" lH
tv'gt.d again
Tn. firy, h,I. 20 NuigG'lI-in tlis I
ra-s the thirty seventh - siglia sat 1
~ which e. play d"rlder after Eel &c.
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and nu-rsIIv s,srt -iirE dHr.ui- '~
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