The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-28
Billy Evans Says
Breaks Are lmpoftan,

0be0k0 Arc important
"The teams are matched 50 evenly
that the or that gets the breaks is
SURE to win"
How often have you seen that one
sentence a. the final opinion after
some expert has taken you through
. column Of inside stuff relative to
the ability Of the players on the two
ccntending clubs, In making his
comparison.
The "breaks" might be conf
monty classed Is mere luck. Often
. good team, through daring on the
bases or willingness to gamble
with the hit and run when . hunt
appears proper baseball. gets break
that enables it to win the ball game.
But after all these things are just
another form Of luck.
There is no denying that luck is
q very important factor, il not the
deciding factor. Baseball, foot
ball and golf, al bow to the whims
Of Dame Fortune. Her smiles us.
ually mean victory.
Take two crack golfers. have
both Of them ct the top Of their
game, and nine times out of ten
some fool break will be the de-
termining factor in the result.
Jock Won With Breaks
Recently, while discussing various
phases Of golf with Jock Hutchinson
and the part that luck plays in de-
termining the winner Of some major
event, he recalled his experiences Of
several wears ago In the British
You will recall that back in
1921. Hutchinson won the British
open. The following year he fin
ished one stroke away from Walter
Hagen, the winner. Had Jock re-
peated he would have accomplished
. feat decidedly out Of the ordinary.
"When won the title in 1921,
naturally ! was the big hero" said
Hutchison in discussing the hap
pening, s'but O. q matter Of fact
/ played much better golf the fol-
lowing year and failed to finish on
"Several times IN 1921, when I
won the title, luck was with me.
When q fellow holes out in one
and gets . two on the next hole,
Just failing to repeat his ace Of
the previous hole by . matter Of
an inch, he is getting more than his
share Of luck. That Is what hap
pened to me.
"In several other instances tho
breaks were almost - good to me.
"The following year ] played
tune frowned on me from start TO-
finish"
According % Hutehison, luck
alone gave Hagen the margin On
the same sort of . sho. The
advantage gained 1t that hole
WAS Just enough to turn the tide
In Hsgen's favor.
Won By One Stroke
Here is Hutchison':- explanation
Is he unfolded It to me.
Sin the hole that decided the
match, Walter Hagent who won the
championship, mads exactly the
same shot I did. Ny shot went over
the green and into the rough. !
took 4 seven on the hole.
| "Along comes Hagen with the
same sort Of shot that seemed
headed for the rough. Instead Of
nesting in the rough ss my shot
did. Hagen's ball struck : fence
paling and bounded back onto the
green. Walter took . four on the
hole.
AThat was tho widest margin that
separated NJ on any Of the holes IN
the match. At the finish the three
STROKE margin Hagen gained there.
gave him one-stroke edge 1t the
finish.
cit was luck pure ana simple that
Hagsn's ball should have struck the
fence and bounded hack on the green,
making Il soft for Walter 70 hole out
| on the next shot, Instead Of taking
three additional strokes 70 ret into
| position % ! did" -
True. luck 1ees play N Ina
| potteut peyt befWeta evenly
| Watched tesMs o. pJayefs, but
| q win : golf ehsnbionehlpt
| player must b eoGnisfeafJy bFil.
/ liant - well - lnely.