New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-30

II anything - done III INC way OF
preparation It is generally limited TO
practice round a day or two before
the tournament. Thus, golfer will
begin his struggle Tor honors only to
discover to his dismay that he is Of
form; shat liz lacks tho touch. In
less he recovers his form soon he is
quite apt to lose all confidence and 70
fall into a golf coma, from which he
il unable 10 extricatc himself. That
tournament then becomes a total loss
and he must wait some time before the
next is due.
We have often wondered, in seeing
good golfers houndering about Ike
beginners, why they had never made
any advance preparations for the tour
nament-or failing to do this, why they
did not seek TO remodel their game
before their chances In that particular
tournament had been wrecked com
plotely.. Certainty, a change whom
things are not breaking properly can
do little harm.
Pros Not SO Careless
The professionals are better IN this
respect than tho amateurs. There may
be a lot Of professional jealousy in the
golf ranks, but the pros never let that
feeling enter into their game. We re-
call how one noted professional in a
Southern tournament this last winter,
finding that his drive had suddenly de-
tho assistance OF his fellow profession
ais. lie asked tho advice Of several
stars without obtaining any relief
Finally he took aside q youngstcr who
had never won big tournancnt
Jack. want You to watch mo drive q
few balls and then tell me IL you can
what my trouble is. l have suddenly
developed wicked nook and ! can't
seem to discover where the fault s"
The youngster watched the star, who
vas very much his superior, make
few drives, then he said, 81 would say
the fault vas with your grip. Why
i little more The veteran tried out
the suggestion and got better results
for the remainder Of the meeting.
Henry Topping, the noted Greenwich
player. WIS in the final round with 2.
h. Robson for the North and South
amateur championship recently. At
the end Of the morning round Topping
found himself down. He had
been playing his iron shots poorly and
vas rapidly losing his confidence.
l opplng, however, Is very determined
sort Of golfer and he was bound he
would remedy his weakness before the
start Of the afternoon round
SO at noon, when he should havo been
resting, he took his clubs and vent to
the practice field, where he put in near
~ an hour at iron shots. He showed
considerable improvement in the after
noon, and having recovered his form
was able to win out
How Kerrigan Improved
Young George Kerrigan, Of the White
Beeches Golf Club, made the rounds in
the South year ago without finishing
in the money once. This last winter he
walked off with two championships and
in the money IN several other
meetings.
You certainly are an improved
golfer. Where did you ever develop
that game" We asked him Just after
he had Won at St. Augustine.
Practical he said. "When wer.
back North year ago I made ID my
mind that would learn TO control nv
shots so that / could play each and
every. one OF them enthusiastically on
occasion. So, each day a9ter finishing
my work ! put in ar hour or more o.
good hard practice. And an eo;ne
TO put in 6 lot more this summer,
That IS one OF the reasons whv ve
believe Jack Dawson, Who has been
rclnstated as an amateur, will do well
IN the ~aylcus tournaments this sea-
SON he is great believer in practice.
and he IS planning to spend hours in
learning to play the shots pronerIv
and accurately.
Practice alone will not suffics 70 ST