The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-05
Professional Play

Although tho United States and Brit
ish open goif events are matters OF
record for the current year lntcrrS.
still is In professional golf.
W. ara wondering. 10: instance. why
som" Of he tav"rI'cS dad not com" ny
Ia expectations and why "thrrS seemed
70 hc PLAYING beyond Themselves. There
- Il gr"a, d"Ll of confusion :H"Ht pro-
ross;onal ruic. The majority Of 'hosn
who toi.ow tho leading cracks or Great
Itr.taIn and America wonder why II Is
that tner" ~ NJ outstanding hEurS inc
year around In this department OF play
Like amateurs. professionals haVo
their good AMI bad stretches ana
streaks. only they arc more consistent
outside 81 up$rtS due to not feeling
well or to changing climates the aver
age crack pro IH generally in the run
ming M 20 I've Las; round or so or q big
event. The .inIsh rarely sees ON" man
v,u out ahead OF the field. Hay won
our omen a wear ago by n single stroke
The previous seq son the - hoi" jour
nov saw Hagen and Rrady 'i"t ne""S'
Stating II play OF. That WAS ''uo az
ST Andrews also Ana II Wa "'""H'
be the "a Sc when the cracks 81 Il hh,''.
ar two do battle over tho LINKS All 81
which IL rroof Of the Tact thal 'nerr -
lirt,e dinercnc" hetw""n ~" play OK
n,of.ss,nnnls In n lonc drawn bate
like a - hoio media ahR:r. rnF,h'F
proof Of his Is brought :" nan" "''l
we recall tho tournament n'"rRsrs I'll
George Duncan ard Abe Ai''h"i' :"
Rritain last year. At the emu h Tue
seas son they were less than a b'FoNo
apart in their averages
picking n vinnar tor n big even ~
,herofcrr N matter OF sueASwork pure
and simple. No ~ can 'orr''l' """"
~ snn. dozen players - coh''"s
through. But Il IL not n dlnirni' prop
osl;,or 20 choose tho dozen from Ahohs
whom the winner will come. W." hn""
nrc,ty well in America a. thcF 40 :"
Erriand and Scotland from ~hh' Si""'
the low mednltst In {" como the'' ~
certain players who s"rm 10 hnso
strokes the better o! the n"'" q az
,,rnc. ~ q battle. The real rub Ia to
nick thu man who IL coming through
A. m.ttsr of fact no one doos know.
There Is nothing t" iaF'r one .d,nr
men above tho neid o: o~utstano'ne
s,,rs The story has 10 be tod during
tho play.
Story Told on Greens
rruf.s,ionals rarely come n HroPp"r
r-ou ,acs 10 green's. &c, asiona'Iy ono
Ulr stray from the linz. hut no:
movers OF recovery arc so marked 'h''
Il Is rare for one N los" a stroke III 'h'N
wsy. The ~,clltal" story 90 IA battle be
,wecn them IL told either around or on
'rh, greens Approaching and putting
decide most Of their contests. lie "h"
Is unable 20 lay his approach puts dead
~ tho fellow who soon rails orhlnd
when they meet. This Is particularly
so In England. where the greens are 8"
large In tho Daily Mall tournament
there this past spring, in which a hum
dred lending pros competed 'or supr"m-
acy over tn" Formhy course. the accent
vas placed on this shot. And Il was
failure 10 play II properly which &C
counted for tho downfall OF 50 many
cracks.
In tho Tinted States long driving has
won many 4 big meeting between the
bridesmaids In fact. Z haa done 40 IN
British golf. 100. tho Mitchell thus
overwhelmed zoe klrkwcod THIS past
spring. md four mighty wnll"rs by Tot
Ray on A dog-lcE hole at T"i"d" .as;