Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-29
LOCAL GOLFERS SEE.
BIG FOUR PERFORM.
AT BLOOMINGTON
HUTCHINSON, MITCHELL, DUN.
CAN AND AYTEL PLAY MATCH
OVER NlNE4HoLE COURSE 49,
LATED FROM WORLD BY END
LESS SEAS OF MUD.

A dozon or more Ottawa golfers yes
terday defed the dangers and hazards
OF a seventy-fve-mile auto jaunl
across Illinois gumbo trails to play
thirty-six.hole match with Jock
Hutchinson, holder of the British
championship; Abe Mitchell, the
worlds longest driver; George Dun
can, former British open winner,
while holding half a dozen other
titles. and Laurie Aytel. former Scotch
champ, over the nine-hole course at
the Bloomington Country club.
To the golfer this famed foursome
occupies the same position as Babe
Ruth to the baseball fan, or Caruso
In the estimation of the deyotee of
opera. For that reason there was a
purposeful object in the local enthu-
siasts risking life, limb and the pur,
suit Of future happiness to see this
celebrated collection of golf satellites
In action during a real honest.to-good-
ness contest. Mitchell and Duncan
were pitted against Jock and AytSl.
The two Englishmen defeated their
Scotch opponents 4 and 3, largely
through the better playing Of Mitchell,
deadly at everything except on the
greens, who carried Duncan, having
day more or less erratic at the short
game. on any high spots caused by
the sensational work of Jock or his
angular partner in attempts to hold
them down The scene Of the match
was over a 3,020-yard links.
The Ottawans were part OF gal
lery of 700 from all sections OF Illinois
gathered at the days golfing shrine.
What they saw in detail would re-
quire volumes to explain. SimmereH
worlds best known opponents of the
worlds most difficult pastime perform
just as they were expected to per
form-on a 100 per cent efficiency
basis everywhere but on the greens.
All shots were made with clock-like
precision and unerring accuracy. They |
saw Mitchell twice drive 300-yard |
green's. his ball floating on bee line
toward It's goal without waiver to
the right or left. Shot from rife.
the little pill could not have been
projected on straighter or more I'M
faltering course. They saw Duncan
dispose of the theory that ball to be
properly hit must be carefully coddled
during prolonged, wearisome stance
and tedious thought, by walking up to
It, select a club, aim and then hit |
He never fooled, or never dubbed. |
The thing shot for where it was in
tended and stayed there. They saw
Jock Hutchinson slash into trouble
and out again with the certainty OF
being few yards from the pin,
though once or twice he was forced
to turn 100-yard mashie out OF the
tall grass to be on the green. He
would not only make the green, but
invariably would rest in dangerous
proximity to the pin They saw Aytel,
a little better than par golfer, ap-
proach with almost as much cunning
as his wiry countryman and drive al
most as straight and far as his Brit
ish opponent of the long swat record.
They saw four sharks give as poor ex-
hibition of putting as Is conceivable
among players of their typo.
On the greens, which, like Ottawa's
at the present time, were anything
but good the four had great gobs OF
trouble not only keeping in line but !
getting near the cup. Three puts
were frequent Mitchell twice muffed
eighteen inchers an amateur could
sink with his eyes shut and so on ad
infinitum. The Ottawans returned
home with mingled feelings of pride
and regret They regretted their In
ability to hit the ball like the big boys
and we're glad they could putt as well.
II not better, than those worlds stol-
lars. -
Those who went from here to see