Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20

time National Amateur champ
fans honoring him at a testimC
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everyone knew all along. but it
ciate what others have done
for him. In one Of the more
significant parts of his address,
the part about his -year-old
daughter Amy, he showed that
he is aware that the world
doesn't revolve around his golf
career.
In the lobby afterward the
feeling almost was unanimous
that this was among the most
warm and moving speeches ever
delivered by an athlete being
honored in Washington. Since
the room could hold only 400
persons, many who could not
attend might want to know
what ne said.
These are the highlights of
his speech:
- $50
"In winning championship
there are many people you have
to thank-and there's some
body here I owe some belated
thanks to. In 1867, after 1 was
no longer a junior. I was hav-
ing thouble. I failed to qualify
for the National Open, quail
fled for the National Amateur
but played badly. 1t was late in
the year and 1 hadn't won
anything.
Then we had the Jim Glib
bons Trophy. 1t was a 36-hole
handicap and I won the tour
nament. 1t was such a cold
and miserable day, raining and
sleeting, was the only one
TO finish.
MY winning the Amateur
last month was a big thing in
my neighborhood. People were
calling the newspapers and
radio and television stations to
find out how I was doing.
MY daughter Amy was
across the street playing when
my neighbor came outside and
said: Amy, your Daddy won
today
Amy looked up and said:
p "Do you have a jar for this
grasshopper?'
.- Mrs. Martin said: Amy,
didn't you hear what I said?
Your Daddy won the tourna-
ment.'
And then Amy said: I won't
need a very big JAR
>. winning the National ANA
teur was a very big thing in
my life, but it's little things
like this that put big things
in their proper perspective.
b Success in anything is never
given to a person, but the OPP
portunity is often provided by
a great number of people. A
baseball player might be a hero
like Sandy Koufax in the
World Series. But obviously he
had a team out there behind
him that made it possible for
him to be a hero. It's the same
with a quarterback.
"It's generally regarded that
golf is not a team sport. In
fact, this is not true in my
case. One of the many ques-
-tions asked any competitor in
a golf tournament is, How
does it feel when you're all
alone trying to thread a two
iron 210 yards down the fair
way onto a green with the flag
behind that trap? It must be
a lonely feeling
.-" Actually, Tn not alone be-
cause I have my team behind
me. I'm sharing this luncheon
with my team.
There's my mother and dad.
In 1850 my father bought us
six sets of golf clubs-on sale.
Without this, I wouldn't have
begun to play golf and all this
wouldn't have been started.
Harry GrieSmer, my pro at
the Bethesda Country Club. He
started me on the right track
with my first, lessons and
taught me how to play.
Frank Emmett and the jun
ior golf program are most sig
nificant, The junior program
made me want to practice,
want to play and want to win.
Frank Cronin (golf coach at
the University of Maryland
gave me the opportunity to get
an education and play more
golf.
I'm 1859. the USGA Execu-
tive Committee put me on the
Walker Cup team when I'm
sure there were many amateurs
with more impressive records
than mine. Without this OPP
portunitY I never would have