The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-09


True TO cur national characteristic or
optimism when we conceived the plan
OF sending q team OF amateur golfers 10
England TO play for the British amateur
title nearly everybody cheered up. IL
became a foregone conclusion one Of our
entries would cop the cup. Now. l do
not wish to throw cold water on these
sf6nd hopes Of the American golfing pub
he, but | do wish 10 call attention TO
. ,ahe fact that as strong as our team Is.
NJ faces a tremendous and gigantic task
In the effort which lies before It this
II month.
Those who doubt my word should go
back TO 4 year ago when Walter Hagen
ana Jim Barnes set sail for the British
Open title: TO 1914 when rlne team OF
American amateurs launched some
what sImIlar>drive for the British ANA
taur: and 10 those other years when an
individual golfer or so made a n attempt
at one or more championships in Eng
land. Every body knows the rather dis
asterous reults. In all these starts only
one, that OF walter J. Travis. proved
pucccssful.
Again, this past spring. we pecame
realty wrought up over the announce
>ent that MiSS Alexa ". Stirling would
ad a team OF American women In an
uempt 10 lift the British Women
Ne, There followed a good deal OF
kimIsm that Miss Stirling would win.
! a matter OF fact. when II comes. 70
ase international raids OF our on Eng
n golf titles we overlook tho other fell
n and the fact he Is playing at home.
Irefore correct stroking is not the
ArmlnfnK factor. The hardest op-
rent TO down In England Is our old
fnd-''the mental hazard.
MArd Y1Snt AheAd-
II this has been set down not for
q purpose Of throwing cold water on
q high hopss and the dope" tnat Is
nx passed around. but rather to place
tpre the American golfing public
4 waste horde Of golfers we really
resent true picture OF what
M nxht lies ahead. The object 10 to
ate IN some measure a type OF snp-
1 among our followers ana well
hers which will aid in creating
Yer morale, II ] may use that word.
gs are travelling on the wrong ROAD
ut now. From all sides we hear only
oSy nlcturs OF our chances. Now TINS
IS create the fiEhting spirit that Is 30
>essary In q matter Of this kind we
d that too much Is expected or US
fnclines one 10 worry . Bit q fatal
hte TO b9 In on the eve or great
me such as this will prove. To rather
ell that the public knew fully what
task we face. II would serve 10
inaulata every last one OF us and 10
iva US that keen desire FOR me game
Mich a sportsman must have 10 10
l7, II has been considered aitoSetner
30 liEht IN affair. this winning OF the
british Amateur.
On records and past performances we
nave buiit these hopes. That 10 att very
Yell. But the big handicap We nave TO
,yArcorns 70 win is the mental one. IN
A former article touch on this. Lex
me amplHy here.
Take the British courses. They arc
more or loss isolated. You golf there
ana that Ia about all. There 10 LITTLE OF
tina IifA We have at our country CLUBS
10 distract one from the event ahead.
with ljttia else to do one is INCLINED 10
xolf too much and worry Bit Then'
your every shot every day IL carefuiiy
watched aad reported. picking up u
paper IN all very we'll and GOOD pat ~
IN ltkniy 20 rssuit In q reading or solf
rather than news Of the day. An Arnsri-
can In England comes In Tor Z run
measure OF remarks when IN search OF
q golf tNia,
'%DSxS NsesoT Q YAossR,
Fais 10 what I fear most OF ali FOR the
members OF cur team. But We have we'll
guarded against II BY going over out
two weeks in advance. The other Yac-
sar, not much considered Is the British