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CHAPTER VII.
The Strategy Of Success.

N the spring of 1916 | began to
settle down to serious work on
the links. A tournament player
must devote lot of time to his golf
ii he is to succeed, and it was most
certainly my ambition to win an
other big championship as quickly
as possible, if for no other reason
than to satisfy myself | could do it.
was like the average amateur who
wants to win golfing trophy of some
sort just to prove to his friends that
he is golfer. After he has the sat
isfaction of winning a cup the now
city wears off. and he is then more
anxious than ever to win another as
proof positive thnt the first victory
was not an accident
Makes Him Ambitious.
The winning of the open in 1914
and the pan American title in 1915
mad given me a desire to set sail for
everything in sight. My golf had i'm
proved and my experience in tourna-
ment play had given me the conf
dence' i needed. And one must have
confidence to win any sort of tourna-
ment where he is playing against an
entire field of competitors, as in medal
play. =
held on the beautiful Minikahda
course at Minneapolis. and l went out
with the full determination to win. l
think l played a good deal more con-
sistent golf there than / had the year
before at Baltusrol, but fate had ar
ranged to spring A surprise on all OF
US. This surprise came in the person
of Chick Evans. fine stylist and long
recognized as a champion in the max
ing, but hardly reckoned as a factor
in that particular tournament. Chick
had long been denied a big event and
dazzling brilliance.
The very first morning of play his
astonishing steadiness drew COM
ments from the gallery. 1t wasn't
long before the rest of us realized
that we, were up against a tough
proposition. Gil Nichols was there,
playing fine brand of golf, as was
Jock Hutchison. who flashed to the
front for the first time. He has been
a big factor in American golf ever
since.
Takes His Medicine.
But Chick was in a class by him
self. His playing increased in aC-
curacy and brilliance as the match
went on, until he finally won with the
fishing a record in open champion
ship on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jock made a desperate bid for the
honors, especially on the last nine
holes. His remarkable score of 6S
gave him a total of 2$s, just a couple
of shots behind Evans. He got the
prize money at that, as Chick took
his reward in plate.
Later on Chick won the amateur
crown at the Merton Cricket Club
in Philadelphia and was the holder
of both titles, something that no
other golfer has ever done in this
country. l think Chick at that time
was playing his very best golf al
though he has always been rated as
our leading star when it comes to
style.
Increases His Determination.
Losing another chance to win the
blue ribbon event was bitter pill,
but l took my medicine and went out
that much more determined to grab
off the next best thing in sight
/ was rewarded by winning both
the western and the metropolitan
open. These two events stand next
to the national open and a good field
usually takes part in both affairs.
We played the metropolitan at Gar
has seen many big tournament and
is an excellent links. My total was
307. the same as that of Jim Barnes
and Charles Hoffner, but in the play
off l managed to pull out ahead
At Blue Mound. Milwaukee links,
| won the western open with a score
of 2s6. equaling Chicks record at
Minneapolis, but as it was not the big
championship of the season. my