Show LOS lo s ANGELES the paths of francis r ancis ouimet and eddie low try c crossed again at the belair bel air cour course a a ot of beverly mils hills who 11 Is edal lowery he is noi now v a successful ce S san an francisco business man end a good g I 1 golfer in his own awn right but nearly earl ar 28 years ago eddie lowery was the 10 year yea ro old caddie who worked tor for francis in the famous vardon ray bay play for or the U S open at brookline in 1915 mets finishing j rush and his play in the playoff play o off Is now one of the main dramatic spots ot of all golf no matter how many centuries you may me alook look back but grantland alce rie 0 eddie die lowerts Low erys part in that championship also has an interesting side which in the main has hai never been known lowe Loio rys erys story 11 1 was only 10 years old at the time me eddie said with listening when my older brother and I 1 used to caddie for frauds francis we both played hookey the first day of the tournament my brother cad died for francis while I 1 followed for vardon vard and a rid ray that thai night our mother said bald we both had to be at school next day my brother went back to school but I 1 played hookey again and carried mets bag I 1 had to keep an eye on mets ball d and d also on the lookout for truant officers who were pretty keen ill never forget the last three holes 0 of f the last round eddie continued t francis had to play these in 10 strokes one under binder par to get a tie with vardon and ray who had already finished on the short sixteenth francis had a 20 foot putt tor for a two t w 0 this seemed a good chance chanc e t to 0 go tor for that birdie but he was too bold and the first putt ran eight feet by the cup but he holed hated that one tor for his three on the seventeenth he holed another 15 or 20 footer tor for the needed birdie and then through pouring rain got his per par four on the last hole which resulted in the now famous triple tie what happened later you can imagine how tremendous was the excitement lowery said few thought the 20 year old kid with the 10 year old caddie had even an outside chance against two famous british golfers who had played in so many british opens A good many of kulinets Ou mets linets friends thought I 1 was too young and too small to caddie to in an event so im W portent por tant they insisted on some old er caddie but francis held out tor for me ill pick the story here for a moment cut in next morning a short while before the match eddie came and go got t my bag you wont want to hit any practice shots will you he asked know ing that I 1 seldom did I 1 said no I 1 eddie then said ill see you in about halt half an hour where freyou are you going I 1 asked we start in a few minutes ill tell you later eddie answered as he hustled hurtled away As we were all three ready to drive off I 1 loo looked ked around again and there was ed eddie le where have you yo beani been I 1 asked hl him M 11 1 I want to bother you yon be whispered espered but ive been hiding biding in that barn theres a truant officer after me to take me tack back to school so I 1 had to keep 0 out u t of his sight and listen he said sat d youre going to beat these two g guys u ys sure you too just keep your eye on the ball and ill take care of everything else lowery speaking As I 1 recall it eddie said the three were all even even as they passed 2 the turn I 1 could see a worried look on the faces of both vardon and ray they had expected the inexperienced 20 year old kid to crack wide open but here he was cooler than ever he watch their drives he just kept playing his own game then on the tenth hole both vardon and ray hay took three putts and was out in front they all played fine golf the next ineat few holes and then big ted ray bay was the first to break up this left the battle between francis and the he great harry and it was var don who fin finally ally stand the strain and the fast pace any longer as he be too cracked and francis with a birdie picked up two more strokes the killing thrust francis was still as cool and as unruffled as it if he ad been playing a dime nassau with two old pals it was still raining and the course was wet and soggy but mets drives continued to find th the a middle his iron play was perfect an and d his bis putter was I 1 sm smoking aking hot the two veterans c ou stand up against that finishing 34 under such h conditions especially when they had looked for a certain runaway that must have been a big tarm I 1 said to lowery it was wag a thrill ive never forgotten land and never will eddie |