The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-18
GEORGE DUNCAN ONE OF THE MOST
TEMPERAMENTAL SHOTS IN THE WORLD
INV PnAH~ ouuHr)

Ceo-ce Duncan. British open cnath-
MON OF 1920 and a familiar Inquire 10
American golfers because Of TWO trips
10 the United States, Is the m"s'et
shot maker OF British pros as wei. 10
onr OF III, most temperamcrtal golfers
IN the vide world.
duncan can. and has risen, 10 heign's
III enuslled by our own Jock Hutchl-
son AM he can also descend 10 '"e
loves, trades. That was proved 1uE-
o., his tour with Abe Mitchell ias1
.rmnc- hy reason OF his feat OK e"th
,rr,shn- course records and or SeI-
,ipg - far eff as to record terrio'S
slcCeI on a short hole At shawnee d
MEDIA but few dubs ever fall heir 10
p-bably Duncan is best Known 'e'
rau, az Il most marked habit VI pay
ing his shots rapidly. | Hno" OF II"
onerho even comes near equau'he ht'h
In ais respect. Following him aur'"S
,und ono is amazed whether ne NC
drs1ng using the iron. or putting, to'
b.scarccly takes his stance until ms
hi is on its way. And you can 0oI"S
o,.i, reaching is objective. too IoF
Dnran knows both line ana o.S'dhee'
Plays In a Rush.
A rea, deal OF speculation mas
,iven az to why he does this MY
an thought concerning him mere -
rat he purroSely plays In a tISH ia
,ler 10 avoid those upsetting though's
shich will arise IN the go.ter : .''"4
he delays long over bali l"oe!'
MS Is a solution many star au,'
.ates for the reasons a!rean! set ~,
rheir belief IS that one very auicH.!
rrasps both distance and line an" E'a'
any further delay permits nous
arise which upset the game. Ana 'ne'
offer proof In abundance tnht INC
10, n,bo worries over shot ot'en
wrecks his own game. There - " u'"'
Of soundncss to this theory
un.n Duncan Came TnrouSh
Duncan made many attempts 10 '"nu
thr british Open before he came tnr%us"
-, mai in la.a And n many OK those
,r,n,e he was of TO big lead. play
20 brIlliartiy. negotiating the KIM Y.
- ~ ich won Tor him the reward o'
known as the greatest shot maAer
No B-;t:Sh pros. But in a cr'NSa.
-. a, time when victory seemed
go, mash.e would so wrong or
-. - N. bad. and Duncan wouId
,,ry 7. was the old. Old story or tne
vn m the lead In biz open event
ling 10 hold X. one told so often OH
y,b continents
In 1920 At Beat and at the end OF t"o
,un6s - the.halt-way mark - DuhcA'
,cned hopclessly out OF IL FOR the haro-
r,,n- Abe Mitchell lead him BY thirteen
-oLcs II was 4 new situation lo'
mean and a saving one. for he came
,cL with rare aghtinS qualities ana
,ached the great heights OF Soit by
>c,rr of two dizzy rounds OF ~ ana
q and thereby winning the Ions sought
o. honor.
It's odd how different situations affect
offers isn't il:
Duncan IS most graceful In play ana
,is .all-around game IS perfect IN US
,troking Few have game so well bal
,rced. He get we'll above an average
distance from the tee and apparently
uithou, great effort. His irons have
true sting to them. His approaches 90
boldly for the cup and stick. for he's a
master OF the drag. or back-spin. a far
different and moro scientific than the
"cut" shot so many use in approaching.
Duncan plays this shot by going down
and through beyond the lie. letting the
slopinc clubs head do the work. It's a
clean. beautiful, strike And his putting
10 good. Good also to mach him on tho
green's for there is noe OF that annoy
ing delay about this play. Duncan sees
the line and his ball is OF Immediately
along that line.
Mastsr Medal Player.
This Scotchman Is undoubtedly the
master medal player OF the British pros.
as hi. average for the run OF the past
few sea sons will prove. SO. when re ls
coupled with Abe Mitchell. far and
away their best match player. one can
see quite quickly why this combination
Is so difficult TO defeat. Two years ago
&his pair differed less than stroke a
round in their averages for the season.
rather strong evidence o. the ability or
the combination 70 come through against
any other.
when Duncan was here In 1914. saw
him play his famous push shot in high
wind. Its effect was startling. indeed
no stroke is more difficult to master
Ard in tts mastery as we'll as that OF
the real testing shots OF the game Dun
car has stamped himself as a great
player
I'm anxious to see what the effect OF
entering the next L. s. open nc goes in
FOR will have upon golfer OF Duncans
temperament He was sadly off 1T
washington last year and IS keen to
make the try again. Should he react
e., the right way mere VIZ he merry
b ITO or. one that will he worth going