The Washington times., 1922-07-20
BY BRYAN MORSE.


A NATIONAL champion at the
u age Of twenty-one. That's
"A Gene Sarazen. What q big
boost for the thousands and thou
sands Of youngsters who are carry
ing golf bags for the host Of
golfers treading the courses. A
short three years ago and Sarazen,
at Rye, N. Y, was an assistant, q
short while before that and he was
caddy. In less than four years
a caddy has achieved the pinnacle
of golfdom of the world. 1t Is
Gene Sarazen, national open cham
pion, today. Against the greatest
field ever entered Sarazen won the
title. The champion, with q cham
pion's finish Of SO, became the blue
ribbon winner Of the world.
His name is linked with those OF
Barnes, Ray. Hagen. Evans. Trav-
ers, ouimet. McDermott. Like Ha-
gen and McDermott, the only two
other home-bred pros to win, Sara
zen was a caddy.
For that matter Chick Evans and
Francis Ouimet got their start as
caddies. But here is Sarazen, at
twenty-one, holder Of the most i'm
portant golf title in the universe a
caddy three years ago. and with the
prospect Of $4,000 for the next
year, a manager, a tour, conces-
sions, participation in the British
open next spring and all that goes
with 1t.
This u. S. A. Is q land Of great
possibilities and because Gene
Sarazen at twenty one, Is United
States open golf champion. there
arc thousands and thousands Of
kids all over the country whO'win
read how the youngster got up at
daybreak and with shortened
clubs, played over the course be-
fore the help got there.
The secret Of Sarazen's success
has been work. He has practiced
hours and hours. Determination is
written in his youthful face. There
are deep lines arounds the eyes and
mouth. He is a fighter. Sarazen
could probably tell of the many bat
ties he had behind the caddy house
during his upward climb. He
smiles when he wins. But best OF
all, he smiles, and sincerely, when
he loses.
Like many another professional
he could probably give you a most
interesting discourse on human ma
ture. character, psychology, for your
pro is as much a student of his fel'
| low man as a doctor, a lawyer or
even an alienist.
And because golf brings out what's
innermost in mans mind, his
training, his character, his habits,
his truthfulness, his sportsmanship.
Sarazen is furnishing to America s
host of youngsters, the caddies, one
Of the greatest lessons Of the day.
| While the country Is going quite
daffy over the game and Is holding,
trade, advertising, newspaper, auto
motive, merchants, buyers, sellers
and any old kind of golf tourna.
ments, why not a caddy tourney
And here IL Washington. Let's do
velop more Gene Sarazens.
Sarazen was lucky In one way.
Everyone expected the veteran
John Black to win after the first
day Of play. Sarazen slipped IN and
with a 68 on the last round won
the championship. Both Black
and Jones blew up on the seven
teenth hole, leaving the youngster
to annex the crown.
Financially Sarazen's triumph will
not net him nearly as much as had
Hagen, Hutchison Of Barnes been
returned as victors. The fact that
Joe Kirkwood and Walter Hagen;
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell,
and Sandy Herd and J. II. Taylor
are on three seperate tours, works
much against Sarazen's chances Of
enriching himself following his
Skokie triumph.
Sarazen, therefore, will have to
face the prospect Of encountering
six great professionals paired in
twos who are listed for extensive
tours over the country extending
practically over a six months pc
Rod. -
Al skokie recently the profes.
sionals had quite q bit 10 say about
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