Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
STILL SOMEWHAT
DIZZY, HE ADMITS
Intends to Be at Baltimore
Next Year, Hopes to Play
on Cup Team Again.
BY FRANCIS OUIMET,
Omitted states Amateur Golf Champion.

~ OSTON, September g. At
x the moment 1 am in the
most confused state OF
mind imaginable, and as to
what my golhng plans are for the
future 1 cannot say. All I know
is intend to play as often as time
and business will permit.
For the most part, suppose l
will. indulge in many games with
my friends between now and the
cold weather, after which l will
longlngly walt tor the Spring ana
the new season.
Directly after winning the amateur
championship at Beverly l returned TO
Boston ana there was greeted by trends
with a reception that mas LETT me dizzy
and daZed and about all l can say Is
TINS 1t will pe necessary for the fog to
lift before l can see things In clear
light and make more definite plans.
OF one thing l am certain. | expect
to be back at Baltimore tor next years
national amateur competition and
have no intention of retiring from COM
petitive golf. To be sure my competitive
play has amounted to very little in the
past several years due TO the tact that
business occupies most of my time, and
though l do not intend to neglect my
business, am now looking forward to
next years championship.
TN 1882 the Walker Cup matches will
i be played in this country and l am
hopeful l will be chosen TO represent
the United States in this great event.
ApropoS of the Walker Cup matches,
I was introduced to Jack Westland the
evening before our final round. AS We
shook hands, Jack said:
DO you think have chance to be
selected on next years Walker Cup
team"
l told him I felt there was no doubt
but that he would be chosen, and added
that l was fighting like everything to
stay on the team.
After all, 1 have played in every
Walker Cup match ana have had such
a wonderful time that l hate to think
of the time when, of course, l will be
crowded off by the coming generations.
IN many ways the championship just
i concluded was the most interesting
have ever played in. The sectional
qualifying round was directly respon-
sible for SO many newcomers, and lads
who might not have been willing to 60
to Chicago and take their chances in
the older qualifying round methods
found the new system gave them a
better opportunity to show their wares,
first at home and later at Beverly.
These youngsters completely domi-
mated the medal rounds. When such
we'll established stars as Johnston, Mar
ston, Perkins, Evans and Tolley, to
name but rev, cannot survive medal
test at SO holes it is a strange situation.
At the end of the first match play
rounds the toll exacted by the young
Sters was terrible.
Think of Voigt, Goodman and Leh-
man being kicked out in the very first
round. In every case youngster who
had never been outside OF his own local
district was responsible.
AS view the future think this same
thing is going to continue. Why, l
actually heard lad in he locker room
tell a friend he was extremely confident
he would win his match against a play
er who had been through the mill many
times, and the funny part about the
whole thing was the youngster did come
through.
Then the 1881 crop of younger golf
erS seems to have better pose than
those of other years. l doubt il another
contestant had more kids" thrown at
him than Gid l, myself. Some need a
VII HlOIe seasoning III Ine CTuClDle Oh
competition. Others already are set
Johnny Shields and Billy Howell seem
ready now.
AS the picture appears to me, think
now that Bobby Jones is definitely out
for all time. These contests, such as the
national amateur, will be anybody's.
They will be wide-open affairs. Elk
perience will mean lot, but it will
never be the determining factor.
THE one great satisfaction 1 got out
l. OF winning is due to the fact that l
waited II years to do something I
made up my mind could be done.
When in 1914 it was my good fortune
to win this same title, wanted to re-
peat. Year after year the door was
slammed in my face just about the mo-
ment it seemed as though might get
somewhere.
1 never gave up trying. 7 am happy
TO have succeeded and expect to turn
up next year to defend my title.
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