The New York herald., 1921-05-26
BY BERNARD DARWIN.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1921, bD THE NEW YORK HERALD.
HoYLAKE. May 25-I must begin my
article to-day with an apology. / never
dreamed / might have to write about
myself, but I must. because l had the
honor OF removing DR.. Paul Hunter
from the golf tournament to-day, he
being the last but one OF the American
players. Tomorrow I will have to
play F. J. Wright, Jr., who survives
alone. But I can see that he is going
TO take a lot OF moving right from the
start. He has caught the eye OF know
ing players here. He not only puts
we'll but he plays all his shots In a
steady. methodical, self-contained way
that commands the greatest respect.
This afternoon he did what is always
a great feat at Hoylake. He beat John
suited by this hot weather. He likes
II cold and windy and, IL need be, wet
But he has been playing beautifully
and trying lleenly. and 10 beat him by
4 and is feather in Wright's cap.
in the mor4nS another America
gave Bail a great shaking. This WIS
]. Ir. Douglas, Jr.. formerly OF Prince
ton but now of the Cambridge team.
He is a very neat player. with a nice,
steady style, and like all the other
Americans he does not sway his body
about unnecessarily. He was . down
at ono time but squared the match
and was actually dormie ]. However
he could not quite knock the last nail
in the old mans coffin. Ball got per-
feet at the home hole and another
| at the nineteenth. and so Douglas was
| defeated. although with much credit to
| himself.
Rout OF Jones Days Feature.
However. everything else in the days
play paled before the complete rout OF
Bobby" Jones. This great young
golfer is too young to play as some of Us
do lie is better after lunch But
reaily his last two morning rounds have
been utterly unworthy of him. Tuesday
he found an opponent who maize as
many mistakes as he did. To-day he
found one who was merciless. This was
Alan Graham. born ard bred at Hoylake
and a younger brother of Jack Graham
| one OF the greatest golfers that ever
/ lived and who was killed in the war
We have all said many times that II
Jack had possessed Alan's temperament
he would have been invincible. Alan is
not a great player, but he Is a good one
and = good putter and he is possessed
Of an eesygoing. almost sleepy nature
He played really fine golf against Jones
keeping an average Of fours or there
abouts and when he did not win holes
| Bobby lost them.
Putting IL Not sound
think said a day or two ago that
"Bobby's" method OF putting was one Of
| the things that struck me as not me-
| chanically sound and IL might let him
down. That was what happened to-day
That comparatively loose style that
seems 10 trust to inspiration rather than
70 mechanical perfection OF method. as
Ouimet and Guilford do, broke down
sadly to-day on slippery greens. He
drove well. but after that the deluge
am sure that We all are just as much
impressed rs we ever were with the
magnificence OF his game, but he does
Just a little lack ballast and steadiness
| and that we did not at first suspect.
Perhaps rs one of to-day's fortunate
victors might add that the delightful
| friendliness and generosity OF all the
American golfers in accepting defeat
and congratulatlnR the conquerors won
ali hearts.
forgot one important fact. Cyril
| Tofley, British amateur champion. after
playing glorious golf Yesterday. had a
thoroughly bad morning round to-day
and was beaten by a quite unknown
player. j. n. Beddard Beddard played
| respectfully. but he never should have
beaten Tolloy. who Is one Of our very
few great golfers. even though he Is
stil young and has his very bad days
| The matches tomorrow are Tuhbs
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