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ThemanwhocanPuttisamatchforanyone.HIRTYyearsagoIcoinedtheaphorismwhichheadsthispage.Ithasstoodthetestoftime,andisastrueto-dayaswhenIfirstmadeit.Thestatementwasalwaysthesubjectofmuchcontroversy,butIproveditcorrectbymyvictoriesinthenumerousstake-matchesIplayed;andthefrequencywithwhichyouwillhearthesentenceto-day,utteredwithalltheringoftruismandconviction,isevidencethatmyassertionsurvivesthecontroversyandhasbeenprovedrightbyexperience.Thedisputeovertheaccuracy-ofthephrasewas,Ithink,fiercestroundthetimeIplayedthefinalchallengematchofmycareer.ThatwasmycontestwithHarryVardon,intheyear1899.ForfifteenyearspriortothattimeIhadengaged
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