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My dear little silent, white--faced friend, I loved you well, but this is the end! Many a journey you madefor me Bounding over the grassy lea; Never a murmur and never a stop, As gaily you went ‘‘over the top’! Never a time when you went astray But I was to blame, whatever men say! If you loved to lie in a grassy nook, Or plungeright into a purling brook, s i tt i

“Twas only human and boyish, too, L f e But you never shrank whenthechill wind blew; « And shame on me, | have made you go Till you dropped and sank in the wintry snow! # # H Time leaves his scars on the fairest face, And your life has gone to the depths of space; So here’s a flower for your simple pall— My poor little, white-faced, dimple ball!

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Vol. 5. BRANTFORD, FEBRUARY, 1920 No.

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Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association ; Official Organ Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union ; Official Organ Rules of Golf Committee Published Monthly. Ralph H. Reville, Editor. W.H. Webling, Associate Editor.

Mr. George S, Lyon, Toronto; Mr. J. T. Clark, Toronto; Mr. W. M, Reekie, New York, N.Y; Mr Brice S, Evans, Boston, Contributing Editors, Subscription Price, Three Dollars a Year. Entered at Post Office as Second Class Majter. Editorial and Business Office, Brantford, Canada. Toronto Office: Queen City Chambers, 32 Church Street H. E. Smallpeice, Representative.

A Most It has been authoritatively announced that the open golf cham Momentous pionship of Great Britain will be held over the links at Deal on Open June 28th, 29th and 30th. Championship This undoubtedly will be the most momentous ‘‘Open’’ ever held in connection with the game in its history since ‘‘ The Belt’’ was first played for in 1860 and ‘The Cup’’ in 1872, because there will be a very determined effort made by the U. S. representatives to annex the blue ribbon event of the golfing world this year upon the part of Barnes, Hagen, McNamara, Hutchenson and probably. Mr. ‘‘Bobby’’ Jones and other leading American ama teurs and professionals. Arnaud Massy, the French pro. is the only foreigner WAS has ever wonthe coveted trophy. This was in 1907 at Hoylake. Harry Vardonis, of course, the present holder of the championship, which he annexed for the sixth time in 1914, the last time it was played for. There are only seven recognized championship courses in Great Britain, St Andrews, Prestwick, Hoylake, Sandwich, Muirfield, Deal and North Devon; and Deal is the second largest, having 6,581 yardsto its credit. H is one of the newest of the championship links, first being used in 1909, when J. H. Taylor won the cup with the remarkably low score of 295, the second best score ever made in an open championship, James Braid having negotiated Prestwick the previous year in 291. Rayalso had a 295 at Muirfield in 1912. The links are on the Kentish 587

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coast and during the war were partly under military occupancy, but it is stat | there will be no difficulty in getting them intofirst-class championship shape aga by next June. Theeyes of the whole golfing world will be centered on Deal the fourth we | of this coming monthof roses and the tight little isle will have to put forth | very best endeavourif she wishes to retain her Royal and Ancient supremacy 1| Wy Fortunately her experts knowthis and for once at any rate she will not | ae caught unprepared and for once will not leave it to chance to ‘‘muddle throue! ae | Theseriousness of the ‘‘ Yankee invasion’’ is generally acknowledged and \ effort will be made to combat it suecessfully.

Proposed The followingis the Royal and Ancient Club’s official report BE Standardization connection with the standardization of the golf ball, which : band of the Golf Ball be read with much interest by golfers generally in Canada i ‘“Last September the Rules of Golf’ Committee, meeting at St drews, pronounced the opinion that some measure of limitation must be imposed on thi facture of golf balls. A sub-committee, consisting on Mr. J. L. Low, (chairman), Mr. A. ( | i Croome, Mr. Angus V. Hambro, M. P., Captain Cecil Hutchison, and Mr. Stuart Paton, ' | appointed to confer with the United States Golf Association and other bodies interested matter. The sub-committee is not yet in a position to submit its report in final shape | summary of its proceedings up to dateis likely to be of interest. | A letter has been sent to the United States Golf Association outlining the situatio I | in reply the secretary of the Association states that his Executive Committee appro ee ! principle that the evolution of the game should be controlled by the players, not by the 1 3 | | of its implements. He adds that his Committeé wishes to send next spring a deputation t Ba | members to this country, to confer with the Rules of Golf Committee on the limitation ; i balls, and certain questions about the rules of the game. Two members of the Sub-committee attended a meeting of the Executive Committe Professional Golfers’ Association, and informal discussion, disclosed that the repres: professiopals were of the opinion that all possible freedom of choice in the selection | should be allowed to the players, but that, subject to that proviso, the specification of st | golf balls should be complete, the materials allowed to be used in their manufactyre bei <2 scribed, as well as the limits in size and weight of the finished article. es eh The question of defining the materials and standardizing them is plainly a diffi exact specification might effect our present object, but it might also prevent the prod a newkind ofball more suitable than those nowin use for the playing of the game. : A considerable amount of correspondence has passed between the Sub-committe: eral of the chief firms which manufacture golf balls. The manufacturers have show ft mendable readiness to assist the Sub-committee in the conduct of its investigations,

} indicated substantial reasons why a maximum limit of weight should be set up by ! | ) Site ata ee ”” 1 than a minimumlimit of size.

bi Conquer High Too high blood pressure is one of the commonest ills | | | Blood Pressure our modern life. It is usually believed, even amongph | By Playing, that this is caused principally by hardeningof the but the Journal of the American Medical Association oe i} | | doubt upon this and suggests that it is more probably a sort of compensat: ’ cess in an attempt to bring greaterefficiency to an impaired circulation ¢ : It quotes Dr. E. Moschowitz’s description of the type of person in w! | high blood pressure is likely to occur: } : “The patients are overweight and sometimes eyen obese. The neck | the muscles are soft, their bodily movements are sluggish, their carriage | | are ungraceful and they lack the spring and elan of the former athlete . | | ally these people are tense; they pursuetheir vocation with tremendous se! and worryovertrivialities. Phlegm and hyptertension are, in my ex | antagonistic. Furthermore, these individuals have narrowintellectual Their interest in anything outside of their business is desultory. The)

} hobbies.”’ { | The prototype of the candidate for hypertension whom Moschco 5 : | thus cleverly portrayed shows his most conspicuous mental incapacity | { ability to play, comme nts the Journal of the Americal Medical Associat

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must regard him, according to Mosehcowitz, as the antithesis of the child, both in mind and spirit. If the psychic, as well as the physical, takes a part in the de velopment of hypertension, we may well advocate, vigorously and often, a larger amount of play in the routine of those who conform to the type. If age is not merely a matter of years, we must keep alive that spirit of childhood whieh is not ‘blighted by the premature struggle for existence or the cloom of a depressing environment.’ In anticipation of the danger of hypertension we must put back play into the lives of those who know onlyadult work: for in a well balanced life the spirit of the child, with its humor, imagination, its enthusiasm for sport and love of vacations furnishes that which ‘‘neutralizes the corroding acid of the fret and fever’ in our lives.’’ The moral of all this—play more, especially play golf, and cireumvent high blood pressure, the bane of this rushing, racking age 5

Mr. W. G. Chace, one of Winnipeg’s best known golfers, was elected a view president of the Engineering Institute of Canada at the 34th annual meeting in Montreal last month. Bia re Sir George Riddell, who has been raised to the peerage, for his work in con nection with the Peace Conference, has played a notable part in promoting thi best interests of golf. He was the founder of the £400 ‘‘News of. the World’”’ tournament, % This from the London ‘‘Times’’ ‘*The Prince of Wales is fa st developing into one of our humorous after-dinner spe His speech at the akers Canada Club dinner on Monday night lasted exactly twelve minutes and raised the enviable augh a m inute.’ His humour has the added merit of spontaneity, as wit ness his reference to the sixth hole at the Ottawa Golf Links, where he appears to have come ‘cross Sir George Perley in diff iculties. The personal allusion raised the biggest laugh of the evening, ’? x % % The New Zealand Open Championship resulted in a tie between E. 8. Doug las and Mr. S., Morpeth. In the playoff the professional won. The longest driver in NewZealand is a Maori player by the name of Kapi Tarcha, who in the ama teur championship drove to the green of a 306 yard hole from the tee. Douglas the Open Champion, is a Seotehman and has won the New Zealand Open Cham plonship three times in succession— 1913, 1914 and 1919 ¥ % %

Sir Oliver Lodge, philosopher and student, whose series of lectures on the future life, are ereatin g so much interest in New York and other centres, is a keen devotee of the Royal and Ancient. ‘‘He is a golf player,’’ says a New York pa per, ‘and his tanned face might be better expected from a man who led alto gether an outdoo rlife.’’ Sir Oliver is a firm believer in the possibility of inunication between com the living and those who have ‘‘ passed on.’’ 590 CANADIAN GOLFER Vo l. V, N o

Mr. Il. S. Colt, the celebrated golf architect, has consented to act as judg the Essay Competition of the Golf Greenkeepers’ Association of Great Brit There are three sections for prizes of £30—an essay of not more than 3,000 \ on Post-war Greenkeeping, a clay or plasticine model of an original short and plans or sketehes of an original two-shot hole. es

‘Toronto Star’”’ ee ‘*Indoor golf is the latest activity taken up by Toronto society women, and so gr immediate has been its popularity that regulation winter sports are being obliged to t back seat. Enthusiasts spend hours upon the indoor courses, recently opened up in tl Already one club boasts 100 members, men and women, and many exciting matches ari When ‘‘The Star’’ visited a course to-day several expert players were thoroughly ‘enjoy 18 hole game. Business worries were forgotten, and all cares cast aside for the moment, small white balls spun around from a smashing stroke equal to that given out on the link ¥ ** Mr. H. Black, Captain of the Calgary St. Andrews Golf Club, writes “Tn fairness to the Calgary Municipal Golf Club, I think you should make it clea they were the first golf club in Calgary to use a periscope at a blind hole. Theyconstruct installed this instrument many months before it was in use in any other golf course these parts. This idea was put into effect by an ex-lieutenant of the Canadian Army.’ The ‘Canadian Golfer’’ is very pleased to make the correction and giy Municipal Course at Calgary credit for this very clever ‘‘stunt.’’ *** A despatch from Pinehurst, N. C., January 25th states: ““The deference paid to golf at Pinehurst is impressive. Mrs. E. Metcalf Keating Agawana Golf Club hooked her drive to the railroad tracks near the elubhouseto-day a train was coming along. Theengineer, leaning out of the window, sawthe ball com: between the rails, saw it perch itself upon an ideal but precarious tee in the form ofat of cinders, grasped the situation and the air brake control at the same instant, and broug train to a sudden stop. The passengers may have been slightly shaken up in the pro Mrs. Keating’s lie was not disturbed. The train waited until a good recovery shot played and then resumed its journey northward. ’’ * * % The ggift of a golf course in recog£nition of the services of a great st: is a novel but very pleasing idea for which Sir Frank Reynolds, the well & « S. outh Afrsanis can Magnate, i: s responsib3 le. He and hia s partner, Mr. C.7 J. Sa m #® presenting a nine hole golf course and a house at Sezela, Natal, to the

General Botha, to belong to her during her lifetime, after which it is to g e

to the successive premiers of South Africa. Sezela is on the coast, ab t

hours’ journey from Durban, and the course, which is a nine hole on I

varied and undulating country along the sea shore. T

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O A most important announcement, from a golfing journalistic stand

that ‘‘The American Golfer,’’ so long edited by the veteran Walter J s c ii e after April 3rd will be issued as a weekly and Grantland Rice will tak w

torial chair, Mr. Travis’ services being retained as Associate Editor. ‘I aaa six monthlygolfing magazines in the States, but no weeklies; England, hi having the only golfing journal of that character. In the announceme! change, ‘The American Golfer’’ claims that the lure of golf has now : to over two million sport lovers in the United States alone, and it is t a that this growth will be extended to five million followers within a / 5 wid Certainly ‘‘prodigious’’ figures. * * George Dunean persists that his estimate early last season that Eng had gone back two strokes a round as compared with 1914 is under, ra over, the mark. Beyond this he says that there is a distinet possibili Championship being won this year by an American for the first time Scottish golfer, says ‘‘Golf Illustrated,’’ London, who has been in. An

february, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER 591 many years and has closely followed the development of the game there, sends the same warning as Duncan. ‘‘The season 1920,’’ he says, ‘‘will bring the two countries together on the links and the result will show that I am right in my contention that golf on this side has improved, and that the last five years have not aided British golf in any way.’’ * %

““Travis is out for Governor; Haskell may run as wet,’’ is the golfing head line on the front page of the ‘‘ Brooklyn Eagle,’’ But a perusal of the two column article which follows is sadly disappointing. The reference was not to the great and only ‘‘ Walter J.’’, thrice winner of the U. S. amateur championship, and of the British amateur in 1904, nor to the famous inventor of the rubber-cored ball, but merely to a couple of ordinary Brooklyn politicians, candidates for Guber natorial honours in New York State, who are respectively for and ‘‘agin’’ the radical prohibition measure in the U. 8. which has recently been enacted and which has effectually put the ‘‘kibosh’’ on the 19th hole over there. The ‘‘ Bagle,’’ which is the golfing newspaper pre-eminent across the border, really shouldn’t toy with illustrious names like that. “Tisn’t fair to the majority of its readers in Canada, at anyrate. % % John G. Anderson, the well known U. 8. player and writer, is inclined to think that the representatives of the United States Golf Association, who are leaving in the spring to attend a golfing conference at St. Andrews with the Royal and Ancient, will take a very conservative stand in regard to the revision of the Rules; that they will consent to the continuance of the stymie and support some sort of standardization of the golf ball. It is probable that they will urge a change in the Rules in reference to a lost ball in match play resulting in the loss of the hole and the penalty of both stroke and distance in medal play. These severe penalties to be curtailed to loss of distance only in both cases. It is quite on the cards, too, that some amicable understanding may be come to in regard to the much debated Schenectady and other mallet-headed clubs; although this promises to be the ugly bone of contention. oR Mr. R. C. S. Bruce, President of the Norwood Golf Club, Winnipeg, in a etter to the ‘‘Canadian Golfer,’’ urges the playing of more foursomes (not four ball matehes), the coming season. In Scotland the foursome has always been a popular form of the game and in England last season a marked revival in it was nanifest. In Canada of recent years and in the States, the foursome has given vay almost entirely to the four-ball match, although one or two of the older clubs still play for a foursome cup or trophy, instituted in years lang syne. And et there isa charm and a companionship and camaraderie in the old foursome that is entirely missing in the more selfish and personal four-ball game. Byall means revive the coming season this delightful feature of golf. It is quite on the cards that at the next tournament of the Canadian Seniors a foursome will be on the programme and every club should see to it that one or mor competitions of this native are arranged for in 1920.

Ye *~% on Solid as the continent,’’ is the deservedly proud boast of the North Ameri can Life Assurance Company, which last month held its annual meeting at which the most satisfactory reports in the history of well nigh forty years, were pre sented. The President and General Manager, Mr. L. Goldman, in his most admir able address was able to point with commendable pride to an increase in new business of over $22,000,000, or nearly double the record of the previous year '0 total policies in force of nearly $85,000,000 and total assets of well nigh $19,000,000, Most gratifying figures certainly. A particularly interesting state nent of the President’s was ‘‘that the Company’s rate of dividends paid to policy 592 CANADIAN GOLFER Vo l. V, No

holders has been maintained and that the actuary reports that the same h, | same rate of dividends will be paid for the year 1920.”’ In golfing parlance North American Life is a ‘‘plus’’ company alright and an ideal compan golfers to be insured in % we There are a few colored engravings in Canada of the ‘‘Golfers at B iy heath’’ from the painting in 1790 by Abbott. That these prints are beco valuable is evidenced by the fact that a copy was recently sold in Londo £28.0.0. A few copies in the Dominion are to be found principally in the lea clubs where they are very highly prized. These old prints were original] for £1.0.0. A subseriber of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ by the way has one of { old rare prints, which he feels compelled to dispose of. Any club or golfe; : is interested ean secure financial details by writing the Editor. a | % * & 5 i Major Lliune Cronyn, M.P., of London, who has just been appointed P a | dent of The Mutual Life Insurance Company of Canada, has always taken a Pe | keen interest in amateur sports. Of recent years he has become quite an ent! g iastie golfer and duringthe season is to be seen frequently on the interesting 1+ hole course of the London Hunt. He is a Governor of the Canadian Seniors’ ( Association. Almost without exception, the heads of the big life insuranc: } panies to-day, both in Canada and the United States, are devotees of The Ik ; and Ancient. Major Cronyn is a very outstanding figure to-day in the Ca oa financial world. : | WINNIPEG AIRMEN 2

Launch a Big Scheme for Golf, Aviation and Country Club at St. Vital—Plan to Raise $200,000 for Golf Course and Aerodrome | a LANS to establish the largest golf course in western Canada and to Pi an aerodrome in conjunction with it were lannehed at a largely att Rae : meeting of Winnipeg airmen and influential citizens in the Board o! i” ; building, Winnipeg, last month. % \ The scheme as outlined by Capt. Cathcart is to cost in the neighbor! $200,000, and is to be brought to a conelusion this year, if at all possibli Lif scriptions of $200 per share were opened and a large number promptly Ya ; their intention of getting behind the scheme to the limit. 4 bill S7t. Vioatal i: s to be the home of . the club and aerodrome, an opti. on on 24

THE VISIT OF VARDON Will Depend Largely on the Form the Champion Develops this Season

"ti HERSis an ‘‘if’’ in it after all, regardingthe visit of Harry Vardon to th States and Canada this year. It has been heralded broadeast that the world’s master golfer was certain to be one of the galaxy of British stars to invade this continent this summer and autumn and take part in the major classics. In a recent letter to the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ he states, “It is my inten tion to come over this year for one more trip, providing, of course, that T am satis fied with mygolf, because I should not like to come across and disappoint my many friends, but I have the greatest hopes that I shall be with you.’’ Golfers both in the States and Canada will sincerely trust that the six times champion will be on his game this season. He never quite got ‘‘into his swing in 1919, largely owing,it is stated, to the great shock he sustained when his hous at Totteridge was bombarded by the Huns. Vardon and his wile and niec miraculously eseaped serious injury, although the house was badly damaged but the great golfer had a bad shaking up. The British invasion without Vardon this season would lack its stellay attraction, and it would be the keenest kind of a disappointment to tens of thousands of admirers if he should feel compelled to give up the idea of makinga final American tour. He will, of course, be half a century old next May and encroaching years will not be denied, even in the case of the steadiest and most finished of golfers. Vardon, and rightly so too, guards his reputation very jealously. If he ‘‘shapes up’’ well this season in the big events in Great Britain, he will certainly make the trip. Here’s hoping that he will

FINE COURSE AND CLUB HOUSE

Sault Ste. Marie will start the Game under Ideal Conditions

(Spc cial Corre spond¢ nee, ‘Canadian Golfer’?

HE SAULT STE. MARTE Country Club, Limited, was organized last sum mer and purchased the property known as the old Wilson Farm, consist ing of 114 aeres situated on the St. Mary’s River, three miles east of the city post office. The golf course was laid out by, and under the direetion of, Geo Cumming, of the Toronto Golf Club. The Club appointed a committee who had cutive charge of the construction, The chairman of this committee was Col, C. 1 l1, Jones. ‘The building of the golf course was excellently supervised by Pat MeCormack, who was sent up to us by Mr. Geo. Cumming, and who has been en gaged by us as groundsman for the coming season.

| dation of the members. This is arranged so that it may be extended at time. In the basement are located the furnaces and tank, pump and motor, et for the water supply system. ' | The officers of the club are as follows: President— William C. Franz. } Vice-President—Elmer West. 1 Honorary Secretary—O. W. Bridges. Secretary-Treasurer—Edgar T. Read. The Directors, in addition to the President, Vice-President and Honora : Secretary, are: George W. Goodwin, P. B. Wilson, G. A. Montgomerie, I ; Greenstead, S$. V. MeLeod, C. A. Findlay, C. C, Irvine, Geo. Flett, Jr., J. A McPhail. ; The chairman of the Executive Committee is P. B. Wilson; of the Ho ae ' Committee, G. A. Montgomerie; of the Grounds Committee, C. A. Findlay 4 | The chartered members already number about 180.

vy | THE CROSS. BUNKER ‘REDIVIVUS> ;

By T. Simpson, of Fowler & Simpson, Walton Heath G. C. 5

THINK NOT. At all events, dangerous as it 1s to prophesy, I do not t! i | there is the least fear that the riband bunker, as introduced into cours: * struction by the Brothers Dunn will ever again make its appearance in % country. And for a very good reason. Thé cross bunker, if made much us and if properly placed, not infrequently forms an insuperable barrier to th handicap man, and at the same time affords little or no interest to the sc) 4 man, in that it materially assists the latter to judge distance, and rarely ¢: : | him a moment’s anxiety, always assuming that he really is seratch and n a | §-handicap man masquerading as scratch, as so manydo. } To such a man the cross bunker is ideal, but we do not lay out courses t: « that type of player. This is not to suggest that there should be no cross ha ? for that would deprive the game of variety. a So many reasons have from time to time been advanced to account | c .

R bh) | extraordinary popularity of the game of golf that no useful purpose cou M

; served by recapitulating them here. There is, however, one point which e

P Wi) not escape notice, and it is a prineiple which is ever before the golf archite: HW: knows his business; namely, that the measure of enjoyment which the long . cap man has at the end of a day’s golf is considerably enhanced by the fact t has visited but few bunkers during the day. While, so far as his seratch brother is concerned, his enjoyment is co ; if he has successfully negotiated the various difficult problems that have b« e . him during the course of his round. ; To satisfy both the seratch man and the long handicap man at the sam 3 does not present the difficult problem that would, at first sight, appear to case. But to achieve this result there must not be too many cross hazards tit At the long two-shot holes the hazards designed to govern the tee shot be so placed that the seratch man cannot carry them, but to be well plac his second must take a risk, and attempt to place his tee shot past them, elt the right or the left, as the case maybe.

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Underno circumstances could any one have any pleasure in playing the hol as laid out in Fig I, but it is a very different affair with Fig. 11 Every hole on a golf course should be so planned that to play it well it must be attacked from one point of view, or at the most from two points. This pro vides definiteness, and true golfing character. It will at once be argued that this is all very well for the seratch player, but where does the long handicap man conv in? The answer will be found by a glance at Fig II

With the exception of the bunker near the tee, not one of the bunkers exist for the long handicap man. He gets his 5 without going near one of them, and no long handicap man expects a 4 at a hole of this length But what about a seratch player who goes for a4? Ile is worried by all the bunkers, and can only get his 4 by taking great risks and by playing two perfect shots. While in ig 1 the positions are reversed, none of the bunkers exist for the scratch man, while they worry the long handicap man fearfully. Surely that 1 all wrong, Chere is one very strong argument against multiplying cross hazards neat the putting green, which is perhaps, not generally understood, and that is Wf you have a riband bunker across the entrance to a green you concentrate the golfer’s mind on the fact that he has got to pitch—this helps him enormously—wherea if you so arrange your hazards that he can run up or pitch, it offen happensthat he cannot concentrate his mind on the one or the other, with the vesult that he plays the shot in two minds, and not infrequently falls between two stools, By some process of reasoning, which it is rather difficult to follow, nearly everyon who plays golf imagines that they are authorities on course construction, The truth of the matter is that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred these peopl 596 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol . V, No

merely approach the subject from the point of view of their own handicap their own play. Unfortunately, a golf course cannot be laid out to suit every member ofa « but courses generally will be found to provide enjoyment to the majority if are laid out on the principle on which the Old Course at St. Andrews was out, and which principle has been followed in recent years on the best cours the South of England. Test the serateh player very high. Dont worry the long handicap man. Avoid multiplying cross hazards near the green. So plan your holes as to put a premium on the scratch man who plac shots, as distinguished from the serateh man who hits a ‘*‘balloon’’ dow: middle of the course

“SOMETHING NEW” 5

ND here is an item, under the heading of ‘‘Something New,’’ fron ; Brantford ‘‘Courier’’ of January 8th, 1879, or 41 years ago: ‘e ‘A golf club (whatever that may mean), has been organized in this city following as office bearers: A. Robertson, Captain; John H. Stratford, Treasurer; a Creighton, Secretary; Henry Yates, Jas. Ker Osborne, J. Y. Morton, Geo. H. Wilkes, Com They will play Wednesdays and Fridays.’ The seribe of 1879, was evidently very dubious about the game of gow! was, perhaps, perfectly justified in bracketing the formation of a golf club a queryas to its meaning and object. Forty-one years ago there were only three other clubs in the whole of | es ada, The Royal Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, and not a club in the | . States. 4 Of the Brantford pioneers of golf, two are still alive and resident in th , namely, Messrs. J. Y. Morton and George H. Wilkes, who are both well ov , ‘‘eighties.’’ The former only twoor three years ago gave up the game hi so well. Messrs. Morton and Wilkes are honorarylife members of the Bra Club. a Mr. A. Robertson, who was the first captain, was for many years mani the Bank of British North America in Brantford. The Treasurer, Mr. J Stratford, was a well known railway contractor and donor of the Bra ae | Hospital on the present site of which the first Brantford golf links were la The Secretary, Mr. W. T. Creighton, was Manager of the Bank of Mont Brantford, afterwards moving to the city of Quebec, where he passed awa it was, who was the prime mover in the club. Mr. Henry Yates was former! Engineer of the G. T. R. and afterwards a prominent railway contractor Mr. Osborne at the time of his demise was a resident of Toronto, where Vice-President of the Massey-Harris Company. They builded well, these prominent devotees of the game forty odd ago, as 1s evidenced by the fact that the club they founded is this year sp: ; some $50,000 in enlarging to an 18-hole course and adding extensively alreadyattractive club house. Golf clubs and their formation are no longer subject for a query up: part of local journalists. They dot the continent from Coast to Coast and ber their members by the hundreds of thousands. Golf has long outliy ‘‘Something New’’ stage and is easily to-day the most popular game in A1 | |

THE STANCE AND ADDRESS WY ent a: HAGEN, the U.S. Open Champion and publisher of the ‘‘ Miehi gan Golfer,’’ who is looked upon as a most serious contender next June for the British Open, in a recent article has some excellent advice for golfers, beginners and otherwise. ‘Accuracy and distance in driving are essential,’’ says Hagen. ‘‘If you ean combine these two important qualities consistently and you possess an average knowledge of the remainder of the game, your suecess is assured The most of us possess brute force enough to drive as long a ball as any cham pion, but the habit of not applying this strength is keeping more golfers from realizing their potential than any one thing I know. Timing is the secret of sue cessful driving. It is golf’s great art. Howeverridiculous it may seem, I have seen small men drive a longer and more accurate ball than men half again as big, simply because they have solved this riddle-timing I have also seen golfers aequire unthought-of distance from the tee by pull ing the ball. However, my thought is that you will have more success if you stay to the straight and narrow path until you have mastered the wooden elub, and-per sonally I do not believe a golfer can be consistent in securing long distance fron the tee when relying on the pull. The foregoing is a discussion which will tend to improve the average individ ual’s game from thetee, but I also wish to include in this article some sound ad vice to the beginner, or to the man who is about to take up the game. If you are playing now, and have been for some time, but have trouble with your tee shots, then I would advise the tearing down of your tee play and reconstruction along certain lines. Possibly it never, occurred to you to select any spot in particular when driv ing from the tee but I always pick out a level piece of ground, where my feet will be even and will grip easily. This will affect your shot favorably nine in ten times Every golfer takes a different stance, but remember when you take you stance to have the end of the shaft touch your left knee and the knee at the time the elub would be in this position should bend slightly. Adopt the open stance lt is best suited to most golfers’ games. In this stance the right foot should be about nine or ten inches nearer the ball than the left. The club head, when hitting the ball, ought to be directly, or nearly, in the center of the two feet | usually play the ball slightly off the instep ofthe left heel The discussion of these two important features of driving comes in with the teaching of the upward swing. I believe that in addressing the ball, the golfer should be careful to see that his wrists are well down. When you follow through it is essential that you push the arms clear through and keep them away from the body. In bringing the club back or on the upward swing, it is essential that as much thought be focussed on keeping the arms away from the body as when fol lowing through. If you do not adhere to this advice it will change distinetly th wrist action and seriously affect the ball you secure Follow through clean. Do not chop down on the ball in the downward swing Try hard to make your swing a perfect are over the shoulders—and not around the body. When you have followed through cleanly the club should be as far over the left shoulder as you brought it back. On the upward swing you pivot slightly on the left foot. When you follow through, the pivot changes to the right foot, and at completion of this stroke | heheve the foot should point direetly in line with the ball. The pivot should be practically on the side or better, to the right of the sole of the right foot The soundest advice ever given a golfer in driving is—keep your eye on the ball, Many a championship has been lost because through plain neglect som individual allowed a match or cigarette paper to lie near his ball, and when he came through with the club this speck distracted his attention from the ball, and the stroke was spoiled. Keep your eye on the ball.’’ 597 A STUDY IN SWINGS

e i LJ reading pr a particularly interesting ‘‘Study’’ ? in Swings’’ of some leading professionals in Canada, snapped by Lt.-Col. Miller, Presi sh Scarboro, Toronto, upon the occasion of the championship therelast ;) | of the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association. No. 1, David L. Blac! erly of Rivermead, Ottawa, now of Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club, Van B.C. (winnerof the Professional Championshipfor the secondtime), at th of his drive. No. 2, C. R. Murray, of The Royal Montreal Golf Club (C: Open Champion 1906 and 1911, and winner of the Professional Champ 1912), at the top of his swing. No. 3, Corporal D. Spittal (unattached), fo of Searboro, at thefinish of drive. 598

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No. 4, George Cumming, of the Toronto Golf Club (Canadian Open Cham pion 1905, winner of the Professional Championship in 1914 and runner-up tied with Nicol Thompson—last year, at the top of his swing. No. 5, Perey Bar rett, Weston (Canadian Open Champion, 1907), in a very characteristic finish, No. 6, Karl Keffer, of The Royal Ottawa (Canadian Open Champion 1909 and 1914, runn er-up last year and winnerof big Winnipeg Tournament), and No. 7, Nicol Thompson , Hamilton Golf and Country Club (runner-up Canadian Open Cha mpionship in 1913 and runner-up Professional Championship last year—tied with Cumm ing), at the finish of their drives. The characteristic stances and swings of these well known exponents of the game will well repay careful study. 599 RECORD OF THE PROFESSIONALS

: Mitchell, Duncan and Ray make the Best Showing in Great Britain in |9| &|

In single matches the result works out : Abe Matchells hin seal: won 7 lost 1 percentage 87.5 eS TA eh ere bie maeenivees a tor won 4 lost J percentage 80 G: Dunean-...)...... won13 lost 4 percentage 76.4 Des the L AMIORS etl ih ieee sates won 4 lost 2. percentage 66.6 : Bye PRAY pero hit ae hafieg hee Posies won 4 lost 3 percentage 57.1 Ps; Ve APMAO D5 eels te wee, won 4 lost 4 percentage 50 Pe EVOPAY A6 Sys Gpe te oi oat es won 1] lost 2. percentage 33 In Foursomes the results are : E. Ray . eh wold 8. AOst 71 halved 3 percentage 88.5 G. Dunean....: won 4 lost 2 halved 4 percentage 66. H. Vardon.... won 10 lost 6 halved 1 percentage 62 Wah Taylor... won lost 5. halved 0 percentage 58 Abe Mitchell ... won 7 lost 5 halved 2 percentage 58 He Braid: -. wont 444 dost, 141 halved 2. percentage 26.( AY Herd ):....' won, 1° “lost 3. halved 4° percentage 25 The results of stroke play tournaments are: Kirst Place Second Third Unplaced Percent Abe Mitchell’... . 6 ] 2 3 50 decid Taylor e...2 4 2 3 44 EK. Ray s 4 3 4 36 A. Herd 2 1 7 20 J. Braid 2 1 1 i 18 A G. Dunean 2 ] ] 8 16 H H. Vardon ]] 4 6 8 ; ‘It seems to me,’’ says Mr. Ross, Conbrough, ‘*that on the year’s | J | ours lie between Dunean, Ray and Mitchell, with the odds in favour of : @ named. I am glad Dunean is coming into his own. In past years fate has too kind to him; although for this Dunean has himselfa little to blam«

ing himlast June at Killermont, I think he has mastered the faults in his ment which were holding him down. I am glad, and, as an old admirer of I wish him good luck. For once I will risk a prophecy. It is that the \ the next Open Championship will be found in the above three—Dunea Mitchell . 600 :

THE ROYAL MONTREAL

Premier Golf Club of Canada Holds Annual Meeting—Reports for 1919 Indicate a Record Year in All Departments of the Club's Activities— Mr. W. R. Baker, C.V.O., is Again Induced to take the Presidency, Mr. W. H. C. Mussen is elected to the Vice-Presidency—The Club has a Waiting List of Nearly 400 Names - HE 47th a nnual meeting of The Royal Montreal Golf Club the oldest golf club on the conti nent, was held on Monday evening, January 19th, there being a large numb er of prominent members in attendance. Mr. W. R. Baker, C.V.O., the President, who recently returned from Kngland, occupied the chair. The annual r eports presented were easily the most satisfactory in the well nigh half a century’ s history of this very prominent club, The total annual revenue l ast year reached the very substantial figure of $55,976. Of this amount annual fees acc ounted for $23,085, in which was included $4,450 from five day members and $445 from juniors. The visitors’ green fees were responsible | for $1,170, whilst the Ladies’ Branch contributed $3,329. The surplus account of the elub which stood at 648,632 in 1918, was further added to in 1919 by $1,987, representing 75 per cent. of entrance fees, $2,000 from life membership fees and $2.319 excess of revenue over expenditure, m aking the total as at October 31st, 1919, $54,939 against $48,632 in 1918. Progress, marked progress, was regis- tered in every department of the ‘ub’s activities. As very interesting figures for lubs generally in Canada, it might ve mentioned that The Royal in 1919 pai d for green wages $7,098, as com pared with $6, 426 in 1918, an in rease of $67 2: upkeep of links $3,799, iS against $2,681 in 1918, or an in crease of $1,118, and salaries and vages $5,603, or an increase of $1,838. Mr. W. R. Baker, C.V.O.; again elected Mr. Baker, who had promised President of The Royal Montreal iumself relief from the Presid vas in ency, palctie duced to set aside personal siderat con- ions and accept re-election. This de termination was largely come to as a result ofa petition signed by several hundred members of the elub and an official ‘etter from the Ladies’? Branch urg ing him to continue in office for at least another year, During Mr. Baker’s five years’ tenure ofoffice the capital liability of the elub has been reduced from $43 000 to $28,000; lands and buildings have been im Proved $7,881 , and the surplus over all liabilities increased from $24,000 »29,000. Thetotal annual revenu to e has increased during the same period from 532,709 to $55, 976. Certainly, very remarkable figures. i The Royal Montreal is very fortunate in retaining again this year the services oF such a splendid or ganizer and such a master of detail as Mr. Baker. He has very much at heart, the Royal and Ancient, and the game not only in Montreal, 601 Volvav, N 602 CANADIAN GOLFER

and support, but throughout the Dominion, owes much to his initiative Editor of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ can personally testify. th The two Directors who retired in rotation, according to the rules of Merrett. Messrs. | were Mr. A. B. Evans, Vice-President and. Mr. T. Ki.’ Macarow and Norman J. Dawes were elected to take their places. was « At a meeting of the Board of Directors Mr. W. H. C. Mussen H. Turpin, ex-a Vice-President and Mr. W. A. Wilson Captain Mr. G. to resigi champion of Canada, owing to pressure of business, felt compelled marked the duties of the Captainey, a position which he filled with such last year ‘Other Committees of The Royal are : ©. E. Neil House Committee—Mr. W. R. Baker (Chairman , Messrs. \loberley, W. L. Bond, A. G. B. Claxton.

Mr. W. H. C. Mussen, Elected Vice-President of the Royal Montreal Golf Club Mr. A. Br for Chairman of tl Mr. W. A. Wilson, Mr Mussen has been Captain of The Royal Mont eleven years on the Green Com- Committee real Golf Club mittee of the Club Montreal! Green Committee—Mr. W. IL. C, Mussen (Chairman), Messrs G James Hill, T EK. Merrett Mateh and Handicap Committee—Mr, W. A. Wilson (Chairima G. H. Turpin, James Hill, BE. A. Maenutt, J. Perey Taylor Beautifying Committee—Mr. A. Browning (Chairman , with po his committee Mr. E. F. Waterhouse is the club’s particularly capable Seeretar) he has occupied now for some years He is deservedly popular with Dir

members alike Mr. Baker has a very able coadjutor in Vice-President Mussen, w! the oldest members of The Royal Montreal and who has always taken a and prominent interest in the affairs of the club, notably in connectior upkeep of the greens and fairgreens. The splendid condition of the lin! bear eloquent testimony to Mr. Mussen’s ability. Ee is Chairman of Committee and devotes much time and attention to his important duties tion therewith Mr. Browning, it will be noticed, is again Chairman of the Beauti mittee. In the past he has been simply indefatigable in connection wi velopment of the ornamental features of the course—tree planting, shi

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ers, ete. He gives these matters constant attention and th: beauty of Dixie testi fies in no uncertain mannerto his artistic tastes The officers of the Ladies’ Branch of The Royal Montreal elected at the 1ual meeting last Novemberare: President—Mrs. G. L. Cains. Honorary Secretary—Mrs. J. C. Watson Honorary Treasurer—Mrs. J. H. Dunlop Captain—Mrs. H. Beverley Robinson The Royal Montreal is in the enviable position of having a waiting list. of 389 members, or an increase of over 200 sinee 1914, when the list stood. at 165 The premier golf elub of Canada still easily maintains its premier position and prospects for 1920 in all departments of its various activities are of the ‘brightest and best.’’

ELMHURST WINNIPEG

Has a Year of Great Activity to Record—Prominent Winnipeg Club will have in Commission This Season one of the Finest Courses in Canada

r HE annual general meetingof -the shareholders of Elmhurst Golf Lin] Be Winnipeg; was held in the Rose Room, Fort Garry Hotel, on 15th Januar the Presid ent, Mr. F. J Weed, occupying the chan Vir. Weed gave ar ‘ «tremely interesting account of the doings for the past vear, the conveners of tl arious committees following with reports, all of which \ to show that th (lub is in a very sound position One of the most eratifying features of the activities during 1919 plendid response by the membership to the loan fund authorized ata special g ral meeting late in the season, and as a result Mr. W. G. Cha ivener of the Green Committee showed that the com etion of the plans of Donald Ross by next mid-summe as practically assured, which it is generally conceded ill make the Elmhurst course one of the finest in Can la. Mr. J, EL. A. Clark, convener of the ILouse Commit ¢, in his report put forward strong recommendation linprovements in the club house, particularly relat ng to the kitchen and dining s‘00m accommodation hich met with general approval Kor some time the ‘overnors of the Club, in view of the splendid progy uade on the Springfield property, have considered the lvisability of retaining the nine-hole course at Alerest id the ratificat ion by the meetingof a sale of building “Weed ind equipment recently arranged and recommended b ‘dente ofA Elinhitet le Board, will be of interest And it. is hoped beneficial Golf Club 0 Winnipeg golfers generally ( 4 seine The ‘‘Alerest Golf lub, as the new organization is styled are giving ped) COM ons 10 Kimhurst shareholders for th e 1920 season Kollowing upon a general diseu ion of the plans for next season it was extreme l ly pleasing to the Governors to ave an estimate which had been mai led with the notice of mecting prov | substantial incre iding for ase in dues approved of a n nd recorded in the form of endation to the incoming Board a recon The election of six Governors to replace Messrs, W. G. Cha Robertson, Te he Campbell, Matt Thom ce, W. Fairey, J pson, J. W. Thomson, retiring, resulted ‘iS follows: G. J. Koest er, J. W. Thomson, Dougl as Laird, Matt Thompson, smith, BE. G. Parker, G :: | 604 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V, No

| At the first organization meeting of the new Board Mr. Weed was w | mously re-elected president, the other officers for 1920 beingas follows: | Vice-President, C. S. Mathieson. Honorary Secretary-Treasurer J. W. Thomson. Convener Green Committee—G. T. Koester. Convener Finance Committee —J. W. Thomson. Convener House Committee—Matt. Thompson. Convener Membership Committee —Dr. C. P. Banning. Hi Convener Match and Handicap Committee —G. T. Koester. | Mr. Fred. J. Weed, who is again in the Presidential saddle at Elmhurst. js a very prominent resident of Winnipeg—Managerof the De Laval Supply Co) | | pany. He has taken a very keen interest in the affairs of Elmhurst, and is det | mined, backed up by Mr. C. 8S. Mathieson, the capable Vice-President energetic Board of Directors and an enthusiastic membership, to make Elin} one of the best tests of golf in Canada. ' | | PoyCHO yGOork The New Science Expounded by Douglas Edgar, the Canadian | | Open Champion

: OUGLAS EDGAR, of Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, the Cai Open Champion, who has just come back from a visit to the Old Co is out with some rather startling newideas about teachinggolf. f Edgar may be termed a strong exponent of psycho-golf.~ He c¢lai psychology is a big factor in the game and that mental attitude is possib most important force of all in becominga strong player. Wherefore hi | that he has completed and is preparing for publication a book dealing\ pyschological side of the sport. In addition to this treatise he claims to have perfected a mechanical which will do wonders in improving a player’s game. Just what it is or | looks like and just howit is to be used he does not say. He expects to o : ) : : patent on it and derive more or less financial benefit therefrom. i Shortly after Edgar landed in the States last spring and lined up < at Druid Hills Club, George Adair announced that the Briton was the bi Fs ue | instructor he had ever seen. Such praise, whether deserved or not, is in | t the ambitions of the Englishman. He says he expects to play golf much, | s . | | his real ambition is to teach golf and teach it well. Discussing his exp: A HAP | and referringto his invention, he said : B wats **One great trouble I find is that while I am with a pupil he follows instructions Ps ; | | along fine, but when he gets away and tries his hand again he loses the effects of my ¥ 1) ji} and drops back into bad habits, and soon loses any benefit that he may have drawn bs } i coaching. has hit I have produced something of a material form, which is the effect of the mo ; j player, when he has the feeling that enabled him to make good shots. Golf is larg¢ Z iil | If I feel right I play well. If I feel badly I play badly. ¥ iil It’s going to simplify the game by giving the player the reason for his good shots 2 ; : | what everybody wants—positive coaching instead of directions on’ what not to do ‘ i} going to help a fellow much to be continually told what not to do. Myidea is to afi iit | thing that will enable a playerto realize just what it is that enables him to make his g« y } ) | thereby helping him to avoid the influences that cause him to make poorones. e : : } | I expect to begin training shortly in an effort to get my game at. its best. By th f . mean that I’m going to start road work or weight lifting or anything of that sort 4 | | that I’m going to start shortly to work myself into the right mental attitude for golf. 3 i | to play in the big tournaments of the year, and I am planning to go back to Englan , | i ; | open championship over there.

WESTERN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP A Strong Representation from the West Practically Assured for Canadian Amateur

HE wonderfully successful open championship played in Winnipeg late last season will again be held this year, although probably earlier in the year, and with the dates advertised well ahead. Mr. Douglas Laird, runner-up in the Canadian Amateur at Ottawa in 1906, a former member of the Toronto Club ind other well known Western players, are again back of this most interesting event. Mr. Laird writes the **Canadian Golfer’? under date of February 10th ‘‘T understand the Minnesota State Open is going to be made a big event this year, and if possible we shall try to arrange our competition to fit in with it. We are going to do our best this year to bring a large representative field from the West to compete in the Canadian Amateur.”’ That is certainly good news in reference to bringing a representative West ern entry to Beaconsfield next July. The westerners can rest assurred of a Royal welcome alike from the officials of The Royal Canadian Golf Association and golfers from the East generally.

HAMILTON GOLF CLUB Annual Meeting and Dinner—VerySatisfactory Reports for the Past Year— Course to be Visited by Mr. H. S. Colt, the English Architect, and Further Bunkering and Trapping to be Done

LTHOUGH the course of the Hamilton Golf and Country Club at An caster is recognized as one ofthe finest inland courses on the continent, the members are not yet satisfied, and some changes will be made in the spring in the way of additional traps and bunkers, which will make the course more difficult and more adapted for championship matches. This was decided on at the annual meeting Thursday evening, February 12th at the Royal Connaught Totel, when the business was conducted after the annual dinner, Mr. H. S. Colt, the famous English architect who laid out the course, will be here in the spring, ae companied by Captain Allison, and will offer suggestions on the changes to be nade and will personally supervise the work. The club is badly in need of a new ‘lub house, and work will likely be proceeded with this the coming year [t was decided to raise the club dues slightly. The various reports presented were most satisfactory in every way, and they were passed with very little cis

CUSSION. The meeting confirmed a new set of by-laws passed by the Directors, includ ng in these being by-laws relating to fees and guests Mr. H. M, Bostwick was elected Captain in succession to Mr. A, A. Adams vho has filled this important position duringthe past two year's In a manner which has called forth unstinted praise, whilst Mr. A. V. Young was elected Vice-Cap faim in succession to Mr. R. H. Arkell. But one change was made on the Board of Directors, Mr. R. H. Arkell being ippointed to sueceed Mr. D’Arey Martin, whose resignation after many years ol! service on the Board was received with the greatest regret. The Board of Direet T'S for 1920 lS as follows: Lt.-Col. Paul J Myler, T. C. Haslett, K.C.; George Hope, Lt.-Col. J. R. Moodie, J. J. Morrison, W. E. Phin, C. 8S. Seott, P. M. Yates W. D. Wilson and. R. H. Arkell. A very hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. J. J. Morrison, the Hon ~eeretary of the Club, who for so many years now has given much valuable time 605

606 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V, No and attention to the affairs of the club. The comingyearit is the intentio have a resident Secretary. The Club to-day has a membership of 688, made up of active members 2 non-active members 22, non-resident members 46, junior members 12, lady ass ate members 225, non-resident 23, non-active 94. As demonstrating the popularity of the Hamilton course, green fees for the year amounted to thi substantial total of $1,666. The annual dinner of the Club preceded the annual meeting and was ticipated in by nearly one hundred members. Lt.-Col P. J. Myler, the very po) lar President of the Club presided, and everything went with ‘‘a swingand fo through,’’ which left nothing to be desired and augurs well for the season of 192 which is being so eagerly anticipated at Ancaster the beautiful. At a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors Lt.-Col. Myler elected President and Mr. T. C. Haslett, K.C., Vice-President.

SOUTHWOOD GOLF CLUB Big New Winnipeg Organization has to make Several Changes in its Plans WING to recent developments in connection with the affairs of the Si wood Golf Club, Winnipeg, the promoters of that organization fo necessary to call a meetingofall those who had made application for s The meeting was held in the Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, and out applicants 118 attended. Mr. F. W. Wilson presided, and explained ft! original idea of the scheme has been upset by the action of the shareholders Winnipeg Hunt Club, who had annulled the transaction made between thi holders of that club and the promoters of the Southwood Golf Club con the sale of the Hunt Club House and the adjoiningten acres of land The promoters of the Southwood Club were therefore compelled to | other ground and had secured 18 acres lyingto the north of the property purchased. While this will necessitate an alteration in the’ plans prepa Wilhe Park, it will in reality be an advantage to have the additional acreag Wilson pointed out, that so far from their being any regrets at the origi gain being upset, they had to congratulate themselves as_it was found Hunt Club House would not lend itself to the necessary alterations and ext the Southwood Club required. Mr. Wilson further stated that re-application for shares under thi circumstances would be invited, and that applicants under the origina would have the right to withdraw and their deposit refunded. The however, when applications were called for, practically unanimously the action of the promoters. Of the 118 present, 117 handed in re-app leaving only one withdrawal. This appheant has since signed up. There was considerable discussion and exchange of ideas as to tl policy of the Club; amongst these, the question of the course being able the proposed number of members. Mr. R. C. 8S. Bruce was delegated t: this. He pointed out, from his own personal experience, they need not t1 that score, and instanced the Norwood course, Winnipeg, of 9 holes carr) 400 members, and in the clubs found about Edinburgh, Seotland, the ei were as high as 700. ada 3i Mr. R. M. Balmer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Southwood Club, : f all questions put concerningthe financial end of the business. 5 i It was announced that a meeting would be called at an early date shares, and immediately after, a general meeting of shareholders would |

APPOINTED JUDGE Mr. John F. Orde, K.C., Distinguished Ottawa Lawyer and Well Known Golfer is Elevated to the Supreme Court Bench of Ontario

HE appointment of Mr. J, F. Orde, K.C., as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario, Justice of the High Court Division and ex-officio Justice of the Appellate Division, is a worthy recognition by the Government of one of the outstanding figures of the Ontario bar Mr. Justice Orde had practised law suecesstully in Ottawa since 1891, when he mas made a member of the (Carleton Bar Association. In 1908 he was appointed Kings Counsel, and ilso a member of the Board of License (‘ommissioners. He was chosen chair nan of that body, and his efficient work on the Board made him a valu- ible member. in es He has been an active worker y. He ‘a practically every war, charit Chairman Paae was the untiring General if the loeal Victory Loan campaigns During the past ten years Mr a Justice Orde has been honoured for am lis work in the Anglican Chureh. He iy has been President of the Laymen’s \lissionary Movement, and Honorary Lay Secretary of the Ottawa Diocese In the past few months he has de- voted much of his time to the Forward \lovement, oecupying on several ocea sions the pulpits of the leading Aneli an churches. Mr. Justice Orde is a very prom inent golfer indeed. He has for many ears taken a very active interest in the affairs of The Royal Ottawa, oc ‘upying all the positions of honour Mr Justic e Orde, In the’ gift of the club. In 1911 he President Royal Canadian Golf Association, was President of The Royal Canadian 1911-12 Golf Association. His removal from the Capital to Toronto will be keenly felt in many circles, in none more than the Royal and Ancient. He will, on the other hand, bea great acquisition to the game in the Queen City. Golfers and friends generally throughout the Dominion, will wish Mr. Jus tice Orde manyyears of usefulness on the Bench—a position which he is so sig nally fitted to adorn in every essential

Mr. G. Ss. Lyon's Remarkable Recovery OLFING friends throughout the Dominion will be delighted to hear that a Mr. George S. Lyon has almost completely recovered from the fracture si he sustained to his right arm last autumn. He has lately been eurling again 7 with the greatest vim and was on the Toronto rink this month which completely outplayed Guelph Royal City and lifted the Carew Cup, which had been success fully defended by Guelph in the last five games. The indications now are that the Champion of the Seniors will not feel any ill effects from his accident when he steps on the tee again in a few weeks now 607

| | NEWS FROMSAUGUSTA Leo Diegel Makes a Wonderful Score of 67 on the Hill Co urse “WELL BELOVED” subscriber of the ‘‘ Canadian Golfer’? who is lu A spending the winter in Atlanta, Georgia, writes under date of Febru 11th ' All reeords on the Hill Course of the Augusta Country Club, were broke: day by Leo Diegel, the rising professional star of the Detroit Country Club made the negotiation in 67—6 under parof the layout, the previous record bi 4 made by Tom Jones in 1916, of 69. Diegel was matched against George Krotheringham, the well known ‘‘: troller of the sphere,’’ who gave Mike Bradya hard run for first prize last 2 on the same terrain _ The score by holes was as follows: % I Diegel— Frotheringham ; Out 124 443 444-33 (utinsraeee 43 443, 154—34 5 Lote ohivs ite Ai OVA, 0,0, 45 ke. —34 LT yan ts 4533, 4,3,5, 3,4,4 &

: Ota peer ies 67 Total 69 It will be noticed that Frotheringham also tied the previous record ot course. Diegel, it will be remembered, took part in the Canadian Open at Hai ton last July, when he was in third place with 295,.just one stroke behind sobby’’ Jones, Karl Keffer and ‘*‘ Jim’’ Barnes, who tied for second money 294. He was second in the Western Open Championship, held at Cleveland year and is generally looked upon as one of the coming golfers of the U.S Bs Among Canadians who have been and are here may be mentioned: Mi oh Mrs. A. A. Morrice, Toronto; Mr. David Morrice, Toronto; F. G. B. Allan onto; G. W. Allare, Winnipeg; H. Archibald, Winnipeg; Mr. A. Starke, Mont KE. W. Wilson, Montreal; Walter Barr, Toronto; Miss D. Morrison, Toronto

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The Rotary Club of the city in a very praiseworthy mannerhas de i

t y ask for the by-law to be again presented, as the members believed that the w« a men of the city especially did not fully understand the great advantag’ attained in the establishing of such an enterprise. a | A deputation of Rotarians waited upon the Trades & Labour Coun : after considerable discussion the Council by a vote of 14 to 7 decided to | support the by-law when it is again presented. President Woodward of the Trades & Labour, claimed that as a resu municipalization of golf links in England the workingmen there are now golf. He had favoured the golf by-law and voted for it, and believed more muniepialization they got the better for the workers as a class A few more labour leaders of Mr. Woodward’s ealibre in the leadi : | of Canada backed up by the Rotary Clubs and every large centre wo1 Ps | be in possession of Municipal golf Links ol It is to be sincerely hoped that the Rotarians of Victoria will be s yet in theirefforts to give the workingmen and others of that city an ear! | tunity to enjoy at a small cost the ‘‘universal game.’’ Their praiseworth) ;: id in public golf might well be followed by the Rotary Clubs in Toronto, I } Montreal and many other cities. Here’s a newfield of endeavour for th virile organizations } 608 ! ‘

GLENDALE GOLF CLUB

New Hamilton Organization is Meeting with a Pronounced Success HE annual meeting of The Glendale Golf and Country Club, Hamilton, was ap held on Tuesday afternoon, February 3rd, at the Royal Connaught Hotel There was a large attendance of members and the greatest satisfaetion was expressed at the progress shown in the various reports presented. In the ab sence of the President, Mr. Norman Ellis, Mr. George C. Martin. Vice-President oceupied the chair. Glendale, which was only started last spring, has already a membership of well over the 200 mark. Nine temporary holes were in play last year and this spring work will be energetically inaugurated throughout the course, and it is hoped to have the full 18 holes well towards completion before the end of the season. A very handsome club house has already been erected on the property, which is a most desirable one in every respect. Glendale has a first-class pro fessional in Anderson, and he has been re-engaged for the coming season, the prospects for which are the verybrightest. The following energetic Board of Directors were elected at the annual meeting: Messrs. George C. Martin, L. M. Appleford, TH. E. Ralston, R. L. Smith, T. H. Simpson, R. B. Cheyne, J. J. Stewart, Norman Ellis, George R. Harvey, J, A. MeMahon, Armand Smith and Harvey Crosthwaite THE CLUB CAPTAIN

His Duties, and those of Green and Match Committees VALUED Vancouver subseriber, a member of the Shaughnessy Heights A golf Club, writes: > § **Can you refer me to any defined rules or regulations governing the following 1. The authority and duties of the Captain of a Golf Club? 2. The authority and duties of the Vice-Captain? 3. The authority and duties of the Green Committee +, The authority and duties of the Match Committee? Any information you can give me covering these matters would be very much appreciated. As far as the Editor is aware there are no defined rules or regulations of golt defining the positions enumerated above. The majority of clubs in their printed by-laws define the duties of the various officers and committees and these differ in many instances. [t is generally recognized, howeyer, that the duties of a Captain are suprem in regard to all matters pertaining to matches, club tournaments, ete. When in addition there is a Match Committee of the Club he is by right of his office Chain man of the Committee. In Great Britain, generally speaking, the Captain of a Club is its titular head and the highest position to-day in the golfing world is un doubtedly that of the Captain of the Royal and Ancient, a post which has been held by some of the most distinguished men in the United Kingdom. The Royal Montreal, the premier golf elub of Canada, still observes the Old Country tra (ditions to the extent that the Captain in all purely golf functions is the head ot the club. For instance, at a golf dinner it is the Captain who takes the chai not the President of The Royal Montreal. The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’? would lke to see this idea generally carried out by other leading clubs throughout the Dominion, A Vice-Captain should always be on the Match Committee and takes up the (luties generally of the Captain in his absence The Green Committee has complete charge of the course and in many in stances has more or less the employing of the professional and help for the cours lhe Match Committee has the arrangingof all matches, club competitions and handicaps, and settles local disputes in connection with the rules, ete 609

GOLFERS AND THE HIGHWAY

Three Well Known Golfers Scoze Heavily in an Appeal! Case

OLEFERS in this part of the country took great interest in the outeon nae tC; a court case heard recently in Toronto, arising out of alleged speeding es the Toronto and Hamilton highway. Karly in November, three well-known golfers, Mr. W. J. Thompson, the 1 onto champion, Mr Joseph T. Clark, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Daily “ PP and a cup-winnerin the senior championship, and Mr. A. G. Donaldson, also * the Daily Star staff, were motoring to Lakeview Club to join the secretary of ; élub, Mr. Armitage, in a friendly foursome. Mr. Donaldson was driving his 1m a Dodge roadster, and in passing through Mimico and New Toronto requeste ; ; two friends to keep watch on his speedometer so that if he should receive a a mons for speeding they could give evidence on his behalf, A week and a half later Mr. Donaldson received a summons for speeding & the ease came before the Highway’s own court in College Street, Toronto 4 highway spotter swore that the car was travelling 27 miles an hour throug! Toronto. The evidence of Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clark and Mr. Donaldson was at no point did the ear travel over 19 miles. A test of the speedometer shi that it might have been two miles slow under certain conditions, but that in o ary driving the mechanic who made the test expressed the opinion that it be accurate. The magistrate imposed a fine. in Mr. Thompson, who is a barrister and conducted the case, at once en ’ an appeal. It came up in January before His Honour Judge Morson, whi only reversed the Magistrate’s finding, with costs, but administered a stingi buke to the methods used by Highway Commission officials in handling such Ilis Honour said that it was a notorious fact that men and women out motor! : pleasure were afraid to use the Highwayfor fear they would be summons: that it was undignified for a wealthy province hke Ontario to allow fin collected in such a manner as that in the case before him. He further exp surprise that the Magistrate could have arrived at the decision he did in the evidence submitted. ‘ In thus having the whole case investigated in a higher court Messrs. D ? son, Thompson and Clark have done a real service to motorists in general : hundreds of golfers in particular who use the Highway so much in getting : from the links.

3 ; An Explanation t

WING to the printers’ strike in Hamilton last month, followe: ; by a virulent visitation of the *‘Flu’’ this month, the publi cation of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’? in January and Februai has been accomplished under most adverse circumstances. In fact j if it had not been for the most laudable effort on the part of th: ‘ capable printers of the magazine, The Davis Printing Compan) 5 Limited, instead of being a few days late during these two month 4 | in the date of issuing the publication might easily have been delaye: . a weeks. Commencing March the ‘‘ Canadian Golfer’? will as usual ma! its appearance on the 20th of the month. The Editor knows, under the circumstances, the many reade! from Coast to Coast will overlook the few days’ delay in receiving | their copies the past two months. It was really quite unavoidab|

“ HOLES-I N-ONE” Are Off to Early Start—Two Performances Already Recorded in British Columbia

ND here is a very early start of the ‘‘ Hole-in-One’’ competition for 1920 Playing the 9th hole at the United Service Golf Club, Vietoria, B.C., on January the dist, Mr. R. Foulis holed a 157 yard tee-shot and thus has thi honour of leading the Canadian field of ‘‘one-ers’’ for 1920 And this one from Vancouver. Mr. Crowther, Secretary of The Vaneouves Golf and Country Club, writes February 12th: ‘*T have to report that Mr. W. R. Clark, of the Kana ki Golf Club, Montreal, while play ing here to-day with three of our members, Messrs. Keeling, Leith and Buttimer, had the iti faction of holing his tee shot at our No. 12 hole This hole at the present moment presents no very great difficulty so fia bunkering i oncerned, and is 148 yards from the tee to the pin I quite understand that this performance is not gil for the year bscription to the ‘Canadian Golfer’’ but thought that perhaps it might reckon as the first of its kind this year Mr. Clark, I am sorry to say, was unable to pay the usual penalty, under cireumstanes iver which he had no control.’ Hearty congratulations to Messrs. Foulis and Clark. May 1920 see many more such performances

GOLF IN MUSKOKA

OTH the new Muskoka Clubs expect to have at least 9 of their 18 holes in B commission this season at Windermere and Port Carling respeetively. The Windermere Club is capitalized at $40,000 and has for its provisional diree tors: Lit Cole), Cooper Mason, of Toronto, J. 8S. Douglas, Toronto, Major W. Katon, Oakville, A. W. Treble, Hamilton, G. N. Shaver, Toronto, and A. EB. Cat vert, Toronto. Manager and Secretary, J. Stanley Livingstone, Toronto The Muskoka Lakes Golf and Country Club, which has secured the wonderful Massey-Treble farm near Port Carling, is capitalized at $250,000. Mr. James Hardy, of Toronto, prominent in insurance circles, is President, whilst Lt.-Col Moodie, of Hamilton, is Vice-President, and a number of other prominent Can adian and United States capitalists are interested in the project Mr. Tlugh Neilson is Secretary-Treasurer. Both these new organizations are being started under the most favorable circumstances

WESTON PLANS EXTENSIONS

ESTON, Toronto, is another club which is contemplating this season mak W ing extensive improvements to club house and course. The Directors have under advisement changing over from the present leasehold arrange ment to a elub owning its own property and shortly expect to have quite an ambitious proposition formulated which will appeal to a large number of Tor ontonians who desire a first-class golfing connection Weston, which was only organized just before the war, has met with a very great success and nowhas a splended membership of well onto 700, It is expeeted this month the Directors will place before the members their plans, which inelude the securing of valuable adjacent properts to the present links, on which there is 4 very commodious farm house, which can be easily converted into a most com fortable elub house. The project will probably mean capitalizing the elub at rom $75,000 to $100,000. 611

WON AT CURLING TOO

The Royal Montreal Golf Club revived last July its International golf mat with the well known country club of Brookline, Mass, winning by a score of to 2

On Saturday, January 31st, The Royal sent three rinks of curlers to play annual curling match, the premier golf club having many expert knights of stane and besom among its membership, as have all the Montreal golf clubs Mr. W. W. Walker, skipped for the Canadians on one rink, in which t! gained a margin of 17 points over a local team with Dr. A. E. Daniel as ski Montreal curlers skipped by John Pitblado tied with another local combinat headed by Thomas Russell, and the Country Club curlers, skipped by G Windeler led by six points a Montreal tam of which A. Haig Sims was skip, 1 Royal Montreal thus winning by 17 to 3.

NOTES FROM KINGSTON Cataraqui Golf Club is Flourishing—Canada’s First Amateur Champion af HE Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, which was organized in Kingst three years ago, has proved such a success that the coming season the m« bers will in all probability erect a handsome newclub house on their pi erty, and plans are now being prepared. Golf has been played for many y in the old Limestone City, the Cataraqui being the second club formed ther« it is onlyof late that it has numbered manyadherents. To-dayit is a very po] lar sport there indeed. It is not generally remembered that Kingston has honourof providing the first amateur golf champion of Canada, Mr. T. H. H of that city winningthat event for the first time Just a quarter of a century at Ottawa. So Kingston has a very good claim to golfing fame. The ‘‘Canadian Golfer,’’ by the way, has been asked more than once to some particulars in reference to this first amateur champion of Canada, : does not seem to have been very well known, even amongthe older golfers the Editor wrote Col. Cunningham, of Kingston, for information on the ject. Herewith his interesting answer: It is rather strange that only on Sunday afternoon I was talking Harley, and wondering what had become of him, I rememberthe old fellow well; in faet, I got my first lessons in golf from him. ‘He must have left Kingston about 1895 to become a professional foi club in New Jersey. I don’t know whether he is alive or dead, but as he was an old chap as I rememberhim, he is not likely to be alive.’’

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New Professional for Winnipeg Golf Club

HE WINNIPEG GOLF CLUB announces the engagement of a new pro oh fessional for the coming season in the person of Ernest Penfold, of the Leatherhead Golf Club, Surrey, England. Penfold is a young man, 27 years of age, and is known to several of the local golfers. He is an excellent player, drives a long and straight ball with wooden clubs, hits firm and crisp shots with his iron clubs and is a good putter. Coaching is one of his strong points, and heis reported as being a painstaking teacher and byillustration showing the wrong action and howtocorrect it. He thoroughly understands club making in all its branches and has also had a good deal of practical experience in the care of the golf course and putting greens. Penfold has not had much.opportunity for tournament play in recent years as he enlisted in August, 1914, in the 6th sattalion ‘‘Queens’’ Royal West Surreys and proceeded to France, remaining with his battalion until he was demobilized in June, 1919 with the Meritorious Service Medal. He has many good scores to his credit, however, having playe«

round the Leatherhead course during the past few weeks in seores of 71 and 72 , and the members of the Winnipeg Club are confident that he will be an added strength to the Club and that he will also give a good account of himself in Tournament play when the occasion arises. Penfold is a married man and is ex pected to arrive in Winnipeg in the beginning of April GOOD RESOLUTIONS

Some Maxims for the Lady Player—and ManDitto. ISS EB. B. HELME, who con To try harder to get approaches dead and ducts the Wo2 men’s: golf . page: of 2 long !putts down Not to be content with a steady two putts per green if I have a chances ‘Golf Illustrated,’’ London : of getting down in onc ‘‘This is the time of year when we must all lo remember that others are doing as badl make good golfing tesolutionus. Every golfer is myself knows her own needs best and will doubtless lo remember that they may all tear up draw up her own schedule, but for the uncer PLAY Woop! CLUI tain or the lazy, let us see what we can sug lo round my shoulders and not over gest. then Schedule 1. (How the Government office lo keep my body still and to stand up habit grows upon one! ) right GENERAL AND MORAI Not to drop my right shoulder or my left To concentrate all my attention on the game knee hile IT am playing it. [RON C1 lo think of my good luck and not my bad, lo hold on to the grip liké grim death ind to talk of neither. lo have little pause at the top of the back To observe the etiquette of the game and swing know its rules, with a view wholly to en Io come throug! ith my hands as far in forcing them upon myself. front of my body as possible, not over my left Not to grumble at the couple in front or shouldel the couple behind, but to mind my own busi To replace divot Reference also under Less, Schedule I, par ) Not to make excuses. Everybody else could A PPROACHIN( make better ones, I'o look at the kind of ground to be crossed Marcu PLAY and the place wher« I must pitch Never to think the first hole does not mat l'o keep my head down ter. A hole is a hole whenever I win it, and To take the club back slowly iy opponent (particularly a long handicap), lo be up judges me by my start. ‘Well begun is half PUTT! done,’ Vo be up. Never to get slack when I am up. To take the club back slowly Never to get dispirited when down. I'o keep my head down To remember that my opponent is human To study the line and keep it :

end may always erack if I keep on trying. To try not putts over a g a in if Schedul To remember that I may do likewise if I I, paras..2 and 3 are applicable am. over-confident. ‘ N.B.—To take a grain of salt with all MEDAL PLAY printed adyice and to work out my own To play each shot for its own sake. theories, to apply them to myself and se To take the club which only needs my aver if they hold good, but to bore nobody els ‘ge shot ‘to get, there. fi fF with them unless specially requested to do so 613

NEW GOLFING FIRM Thompson, Cumming and Thompson, with Headquarters in Toronto CANADIAN golfing firm of out- and in the years to come, there will standing ability has recently work and to spare for representat been formed, composed of Nicol firms of the character here deserih: Thompson, the popular Hamilton pro. as the day has nowfortunately gon and golf architect, George Cumming, forever when any local committe: the celebrated Toronto pro and arehi- have the temerity to attempt to lay tect and Mr. Stanley Thompson, the a modern golf course with adequat: 3 young amateur who last year returned proper landseape surroundings, and from overseas Very commodious the accessories of up-to-date links offices have been aequired in Toronto The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’? cannot in the Manning Areade, 24 King Street highly recommend this new firn West, and already the newfirm known Thompson, Cumming and Thompsoi as Thompson, Cumming and Thompson golf club officials throughout the 1D has a number of important commissions minion. They are equipped in ; on hand, ineludingthe layingout of the essential. As a very important two new 18-hole courses in the Muskoka line,’’ they have the Ontario and M District, one at Windermere and the time Province ageney for the other at Port Carling. Mr. Stanley famous seed company of Sutton & ( Thompson's specialty will be landscape of England—the seeds used exelus gardening, he having taken courses 1n on the course of the Hamilton Gol! this interesting profession. Golf in Country Club course. this country is only yet in its infaney, THE REAL: GOLFER

HE following very appropriate does not stand beyond the hole in the little golfing cireular is being a putt. The real golfer, likewise, allows th sent out this year to every mem- who has the honor to play before te ber of the Mississauga Golf Club, Tor own ball, ‘He does not play from onto until the parties in front have play: ‘A real golfer is a gentleman and only a second strokes and are out of range, gentleman can become a real golfer, he play up to the putting green until t The real golfer replaces all divots. He has ties in front have holed out and move the interest of the entire membership at He replaces and presses down the turf heart. He is the first to invoke the rules have cut or displaced; he carefully against himself. He gives rather than takes, any holes made by himself in a bun He never forces his opponent to the embarrass- he sees to it that his caddie does not ment of calling his attention toa violation of the holes by standing close to them the rules ground is soft. When he loses a ball he immediately signals The real golfer will do anything to the match following to pass through—and lieve the congestion of the course allows them to pass through and out of range keep up with the match ahead or gi before he resumes play the match behind. If the match alc The golf-player, who is not a real golfer, is keeping its place, and is holding him | the one who never signals the players behind causing him to hold back others, to pass through, or who finds his ball after litely call the attention of the match | the match following has started to go through, this fact, and request permissio! and then resumes play, much to the conges through. j tion of the course and the discomfiture of the The real golfer never resents la y | players passing through. attention called to the fact that The real golfer never figures up his score holding his place on the course, Neit on the putting-green. He moves off immedi he resent being requested to allow a ately after holeing out, He never takes prac go through either for this reason ot ticé shots when players following are waiting of a lost ball. He will anticipate th He always gives way to the match behind and insist that the match pass throu when it is apparent that the match following \ real golfer always registers !} is being held back in the Guest Book, so does a real lad He fiever stands close to or directly behind After all, the real golfer is just a | the ball, nor moves nor talks when a playei man who has the greatest considerat is making a stroke. On the putting green he his fellow-players.’’ | 614

BRILLIANT ATHLETE N r. Hope Gibson, one of the Leading Young Amateur Sportsmen of Canada = Passes Out—Prominent Alike in Cricket, Football, Golf and Squash Racquets

T was with genuine regret that intercollegiate intermediate champion | friends throughout Ontario heard of ship. As a boxer he also excelled, and the passing away Thursday morn- carried off the middleweight boxing ing, February 12th, of Mr. Archibald championship In 1911 he player ] Hope Gibson, second son of Sir John football with the Tigers, and his accom VM. and Lady Gibson, who suecumbed plishments in this team made him a fo pneumonia after a brief illness popular idol Ile represented the Mr. Gibson, who was 31 vears of age Hamilton Squash Racquet Club on the was a member of the respresentative team winning the elub championship Hamilton Law firm of Gibson, Levy of Canada in the last inter-club mateh and Gibson, and was at the outset of a held before the war and in that year he professional career of great promise Was the runner-up to the late Gordon Ile was edueated at Southam for the imcdi

Highfield School, the 1dual championship Royal Military College Yt Canada and Osgoode Hall, During the past reading law with Me- three ov four years Mi Carthy, Osler, Toskin (Gibson had taken up ind Hareourt Ile most enthust took a keen interest in isti¢ manner, and wa nilitary affairs, being undoubtedly destined a signalling officer at to become very prow the time of his death. ment in the oriini Ll

Deceased was an en- drove a very long ball thusiastig sportsman, and was tast becoming having been a member an adept vith Hl of the Tigers in 1911, Woh Ile hac cy vhen pitted against the ral competitions al \rgonauts, in the last read at the Ilamailton two minutes of play, Club to his eredit [i

by a drop. kiek goal, us imensely poptl nade by Hlope Gibson, ‘l vith all the mem Mr, A he game was won. He Hope Gibson CVS and lis passing as noted for his pro- keenly felt bs ficieney as a cricketer; was a familia friends without number Ile will be figure on the golf course, and latterly sadly missed on the course the coming had been an enthusiast of the squash season racquets court. As a member of the In 1914 he and Ins partner won thi Toronto Cricket Club, he participated Crerar Cup. Jp 1915 he and tis part in games played by the Canadian team ner again won the Crerar Cup, In 1916 against teams from the United States; he was runner-up for the Crerar Oup lle was a brilliant member of the In 1917 he was runner-up for the Ram Canadian team against the Australians say Cup and was second in the 120th when they toured Canada, and also Battalion, ¢ Be By 4 up In 1918 he i 1910, he won much prominence for and his partner again won the Crera his work as a member of the Toronto Cup, and in 1919 he won the Ramsay Zingari team whieh toured England Cup, and again he and his partner won At the R. M. ©. Hope Gibson played the Crerary Cup. Certainly a yery fine centre half for three years on the foot record for a player who had only 1 ball team of the College, which won the cently taken up the game 615

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‘At the annual general meeting of the eretted and beloved by all who Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Lim- him. ited, held on Thursday, February 12th, To Mrs. Gibson and the membx it was unanimously resolved that the his family we beg leave to extend members of the Club do place on record heartfelt sympathy in their great their deep regret for the very great loss reavement.’’ whieh they have sustained in the death To the bereaved young widow, | of their comrade, Mr. Hope Gibson. erly Miss Frances Scott (daughter o| A young man ofbrilliant attainments, late J. J. Seott, K.C.), one of thi and who had deservedly won a very hon- brilliant golfers in the Dominion ourable position in his chosen profession, two young sons, the heartfelt sympat a keen supporter of all healthy, manly of friends will go out, in which sports, a good citizen in the highest sense ment the Editor of the ‘‘Canad of the tearm, and a most warm-hearted, Golfer’’ begs leave to join. The genial and generous friend, he has very much in the hearts of many passed to the rest eternal deeply re- many, throughout Canadato-day

LONG DRIVING AND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Vr. Haro’d H. Hilton, Editor By Golf Illustrate hos London

6¢]7FI could hit the ball as far as that and four of them by Mr. Harold | man I believe that I should win ton, neither of whom ever claim the Championship about every were even considered, to be exc other year a ally lone hitters. Mr. Hutchins We heard this remark made some few his nremoirs reminds us. that years ago by a very well-known golfer, youthful days Johnnie Ball and it struck us that there was a good doubtedly a very hard and a vei deal of truth in it. The speaker was a hitter, and there is no doubt that player who had abundantly proved a longer driver in those days t that he could win Championships, not- has been in more recent times; bu withstanding that his power with our own experience of his game wooden clubs did not in any way ap- covers a period of over forty proach that of Mitchell or Ray—to we consider that, on the ave! say nothing of a few others who are not could never be looked upon as : so notable for the length of their tee long driver And during tl shot. twenty years the length of his club shots has been less than on Every golfer appears to envy the gifts possessed by some one else. This expect from a player who has a is a natural feeling, and there is always such extraordinary success this consolation—that the records of Looking through the list ot the two Championships appear to prove ners of the twenty-nine A conclusively that the race does not al- Championships which have be ways go to the strong. The highest peted for we can only find the 1 honours, indeed, have more often gone one man who could hit the ball to men who have not been particularly erably farther than the avyera notable for the length of their wooden tance which a first-class golfe: ‘lub play—men who could not by the pected to hit it. That man was t wildest stretch of imagination’ be Myeddie Tait. Freddie had it termed exceptionally long hitters. to hit the ball a very long was There have been twenty-nine Ama- though we played against him teur Championships competed for in times in important events, on 0! this country. Eight of these have been of these occasions could it be sa won by. one player—Mr. John Ball he attained his success by the le1

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618 CANADIAN o “ atively short driver, an opinioi his wooden ¢lub play. This was in the par en which he himself admittedly holds final round at Sandwich in 1896, wh ve Edward Ray has won the Cham; during the whole of the game he dro nd there is no shadow of d magnificently. Freddie Tait had the ship a that he must be included in the ranks of reputation of being a very long hitter, ns the players who are blessed wit! and there is no doubt*that on occasio ceptional power. But it is nevert he could hit a ball a very long way, quite a remarkable fact that in bot! but the average of his driving did not game, amateurand p) any way approximate to the length spheres of the in ho are gifted ained by men like Mitchell, fessional, the men w which is att exceptional power have not prov Ray or Braid. cessful in the major events. The larg If we were asked to name the Ama- re of the honours has gone to tl ~ teur Championship winner who ex- sha less than average. celled in the sheer length of his shots, ion, and | we should say it was Mr. Robert Max- There is an assumpt an well. But Mr. Maxwell has never been haps a justifiable one, that the m must ol a Mitchell or a Ted Blackwell in the is exceedingly powerful hit ing in the element matter of length. That he could eessity be lack when playing the ball farther than the average first- finesse and touch class amateuris true, but he did not win the hole. There is no doubt tl J his Championships by reason of that many cases this is true, but his \ power: it was his consistent accuracy Braid won the majority of of most accurate pli and his knowledge of the game which by the aid There is no brought him through successfully. and on the green. litt In amateur golf it has certainly not living who ean play tricky n k been the men with great power who proaches with a finer touch tha have come to the top. And it is not a and his brother professionals Mitchell’s little significant that the player of the you that it has been n the main reas moment—viz., Abe Mitchell— -could which has bee so successful in not succeed in winning the amateur he has been event when playing as an amateur. year. golf we find Turning to professional We can quite believe that the on somewhat the same story in connecti and more delicately framed 1 Tommy with the big events. Young on the average, have a finer to long Morris was not an exceptionally the man with a strong physiq in driver: and the men who followed nature’s compensation for his ob his footsteps, Jamie Anderson and B power. The records of the tw the Ferguson, were more notable for pionships go a very long way han for consistency. of their play t this contention. Whythis s e recent power. And to come to mor so 1s very much a matter ol he only times, James Braid has been t But we have always held the as won exponent of the game who h the smaller and more compa whom more than one Championship of finds it an easier matter to was a it could not be.said that his power a correct balance than the mi r- great asset in his favour. Harry Va fashioned on a larger scale has don is a longdriver, but his length adyantage is apt to tell in thi enry never been exceptional. John H to the hole. com- Taylor is generally considered a

February, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER

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AN ANNOUNCEMENTOF INTEREST

Mr. W. HERBERT FOWLER and Mr. T. SIMP ON, f Messrs. Fowler and Simpson, Walton ea yolf Clutl ee n ian '1 , I YT well-known firm of Golf Architect ,area yresent i eo Golf Clubs desirous of consulting them shot Fowler and Simpson, at the Alexandra H¢ on their arrival there at the end of Janu arranged, )

Messrs. Fowl er and >impson pro week in Januar pose y or the first week in Fe AOSURIS 5:BITEIT M5 | ae THE PASSING OF JUDGE MACWAT]

Leading Jurist and Eminent Mason Succumbs to Phneumonia—A Keenar Enthusiastic Golfer and Director of the Sarnia Golf Club

UDGE DANIEL FRASER: MAC- biographical sketches of the war 7 WATT, senior Judge of the County parliamentary representatives j 4 Wl Ball of Lambton and one of the most iary officers and county officials « prominent men in fraternal circles in County of Lambton from 1852 * Ontario, died at his residence, 269 Lon 1918, which was published in boo! | | don Road, Sarnia, Thursday morning, by the authority of the County ( } | February 12th, the victim of pneu- in 1917. The book also contai monia, which he contracted about two comprehensive sketch of the histo: weeks previously and which, despite the present County of Lambton | expert medical attention, had steadily was originally part of the distri orown worse Ilesse and formed a valuable adi : Judge Maewatt was born in Nairn, to the archives of the County. Hi: ae Seotland, on the 9th of July, 1858. He President of the County Judge’s A . 3 was edueated in the Academy there and @iation and well known in the judi : came to New York in 1869, and to Can and legal profession throughout | ada in 1873. Te was called to the Bar tario. at Michaelmas term, November, 1881, The late Judge was a very e1 Phat] and practised at Barrie, Ontario. He astie follower of the Royal and Ai was appointed County Judge of Lamb- game. THe was a Director of the S } ton on the 12th of December, 1899, and Golf Club and one of the last Surrogate Judge in Admiralty Court he did was to compile for thi ; : ( . Slate a a 7 p on June, 1906. Hy has been. ve ry prom iodel set of by-laws. His Hono - inent in fraternal cireles, particularly . Minding anbacr heron tithe. ( Masonry. He was Grand Master, A..F.“ wa re Sera mi i he and A.M., 1909-1911, Grand First Golfer’’ and was one of the first | Principal of the Chamber of Canada, outside of Toronto and Mont: 1897 and 1899 and Supreme Grand join The Canadian Seniors’ G : he os : ; Master o1 the Knights. Templars of go¢iation. His wise counsels } Canada, 1897 and 1899. He was Grand +h ania b Revels ts : ; 1 1USIAaS * SUpPpPOrTt ¢ ‘ mes Master of the Royal and Select Masters rd DI Nan te of Canada, 1891-1892. In addition to S0”ely missed by the golfers ot | the foregoing he has been Grand Chan- The Editor always looked upo: fi cellor of the Supreme Couneil of the Maewatt as one of his warmest a | Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for gincere golfing friends, and his 1] } Canada since 1913. He was High Chief. cde ha area of Ranger of the Ancient Order of For Pa ar nekRete penis . esters of Canada 1891-1892 and Grand #24 keenly mourned, A. kind Regent of the Royal Areanum for On received from him only a. few I tario, 1889-1891 and also Grand Master fore his fatal illness will | | i} of the Ancient Order of United Work- prized. men for Ontario 1894. In 1892 he was m . . sa z : ‘ Che funeral, which took pla i President of the Canadian Fraternal ; ; Association He was the only living re, was the occasion of a-rel Canadian, since the death of Senator Cemonstration of love and ‘este: Ellis, St. John, N.B., who filled the the part of representative 1 ' Grand Master's chair in the four all parts of Ontario. ’ principal Masonie Orders in Canada. Mo ‘the bereavsdawidow. and Judge Maewatt, was an indefatigable worker both in judiciary and the county the sincerest sympathy ot affairs, and one of his most recent throughout the Dominion wil! achievements was the compilation of in this their hour of sorrow 620

AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT “Davie” Black, of Rivermead, Ottawa, goes to Shaughnessy Heights Gol! Club, Vancouver, B.C.

4 NEof the most important profes maker, has the sunniest kind of a dis = QO sional golfing changes recorded position and Shaughnessy members iy for some time is that of the ac are to be congratulated on securing ceptance of the pro. position at Shaugh one of the best equipped pros. in Can nessy Ieights, Vancouver, by ‘* Davie’’ ada Ile should do mueh for golf in Black, for many years the professional Vancouver and on the Pacifie Coast ; at Rivermead, Ottawa, who left the That ‘‘Davie’’ is) popular with his ie first week in February to take up his brother pros. was demonstrated at the

D. L. Black, former Popular Prof essional of Rivermead, who is now at Shaughnessy Heights Golf Clu b, Vancouver, B.¢ Champion and

Captain of the Canadian Professional Golfers’ \ssociation photographed with the I > D. Ross Cup, which he won for the Second Time in 1919

new duties. last annual meeting of the Canecian Black is an excellent type of the best Seottish school. Ee drives professional Golfers \ssoclition a long ball off the wood and uses his when he was unanimously elected cap irons, too, with great skill. Last year he tain of the organization, the highest won the professional championship of honour in the gift of the C. P. G. A Canada, at Searboro, with a 72—76 The new prot ssional of Shaughnesss 148, figures which give a taste of his was born in Troon, Scotland, and served quality, Onee before, in 1913, he also his apprenticeship as ¢lubmaker with ‘mnexed this championship. In the Win ernie ex-open champion ol Canadian Open at Hamilton, just pre Great Britain during which time he viously, Black, with four consistently entered one ov two tournaments before good rounds, had a 306 to his credit, he was twenty years of age One ol which put him well up amongthe lead these tournaments was at Bogside Golf ers. Tle is a capital coach and club (lub, Seotland, in which he tied for 621

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| tenth place with Andrew Kirkealdy. California and again in March, | | This tournament was won by James Ile was also runner-up in the 0 ; Braid. Vardon, Taylor, Herd, Sayers, Championship of California Au Kirkealdy and many others took part 1919 he again won the C, P. G Black came to Canada in 1906 to take championship and at present is thi | up a position as pro. to the Outremont pro. who has won the Ross Cup 1 Golf Club, Montreal. He was third in Ile also received the Dunlop Gold M the Canadian Open the same year, tied presented by the Dunlop Mfg. ( for third, 1907, fourth 1908. The next the winner of the P. D. Ross Cup championship he took part in, was in Black was for nine years with R 1911, the first season he was with the mead and was very popular witl Rivermead Golf Club, and he finished ers of the club and members alik: | second This year also marked the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Clul j organization of the Professional Golf the Pacific Coast alike is to be cong : ers’ Association of Canada In 1912 lated on securing such a fine golfe : finished eighth in the Canadian Open coach. The Editor of the *'Car and fifth in the C. P. G. A. Tourna Golfer’? has known him for man ment; 1913’ won C, P. G; A. and fin and can personally voueh for | ished third in Canadian Open; 1914 standing abilities ; third in the Canadian Open, fourth in The following is a list o © P: GA There were no competi records: tions in Canada until 1919 except Red Rivermead Golf Club, Ottawa, 30 Cross matehes, in which Black took a Tied record, Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 7 ; pr, ominent part, along wi. th the other couArseE). sBeaNconwsefielMdamGioolifpaCluLb,inks36 ut pros. During the winter months’ of 68. Victoria Club, Riverside, Calit 1916-1917, ‘‘Davie’’ secured a position hole course, 31. Santa Barbara Count with the Vietoria Club, Riverside, Cal: California, 18 hole course, 67. Dumi - 2 Club, Scotland, 9 hole course, 35 and in Mareh, 1917 was runner up in Outremont Golf Club, 9-hole cours: the Open Championship of Southern 68,

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THE PLAY OF ABE MITCHELL George Duncan, Who Was Twice Defeated by Him, Tells Some Things About His Style and Shots

KORGE DUNCAN, in a series of “slogging Whereas Mitehell has had

(a articles on ‘‘ Your Golfing the better of the figures. That prove S Faults,’’ takes up the style and right away that it is his short gam play of Abe Mitchell, who started to Which has placed him right at the play golf at Ashdown when he was only lront By his short game | mean all seven years of age, and who in 1919 distances up to eighty yards. His ap Vas generally acknowledged to be the proaching and putting up to that dis premier golfer of Great Britain tance have been wonderfully good, In ‘Mitchell,’’ says Duncan, ‘‘when he fact I doubt if | have ever seen better started had his ideal and, as is the rule [ft does not matter whether it is a piteh in various golfing districts, he copied ight up-to the hole or a run-up. Te as near as he could the style of the local plays both shots with equal accuracy crack, who, in this case, was Mr. [or Mitchell’s great idea in golf is to ace Hutehinson, who had won an ut the ball down Ile has not got so amateur championship a year befor near to J. H Taylor’s method as, | \litchell was born. have no doubt, he would like, and with became the proud When Mitchell his present method of hitting the ball possessor of a real elub, the grip was Just as the head of the club has reached | thick one, for that was the kind the bottom of the are of his swing, | favoured by Mr. Hutchinson, who had cannot imagine him equalling J. H | sliding palm grip. In those days Naylor’s performances in high winds thick grips were common; they afford There again he has been at a disad cd a little more protection from the vantage in his inland training, as one jarring that the gutta ball sometimes eldom gets a wind strong enough to occasioned, compel one to learn to keep the ball Naturally in those days Mitchell used down the palm grip, but he has modified that since to a half-palm, half-finger grip Mitchell is about the best-balaneed lor his long game; but when he is with man playing golf to-day. I have littl doubt that. had he been trained for n 180 yards of the hole he changes to | finger grip, though there is no over yunning, he would have been an even Anyone lapping Three or four months ago, timer as he is a born athlet ie told me that he was going to adopt having the gift of physical balances he overlapping grip, but up to the needs nothing but practises to becom at any game Ile is unusually resent he has not done SO, and ho expert loubt, now that he is playing so well, strong though he may be deceptive in he would-be unwise to take any risk this respect but few could wield a club vhatever of being put off his game of the weight he us vith the same Should Mitchell adopt the overlap CHSC aS he display ping grip he would lose -ten yards Oo} [lis driver 1s within an ounce of be 10 from the tee because the extra power ing a pound in weight. He uses 4 vhich the palms give would disappear slightly open stance and fairly full till, what he sacrificed in distance he medium swing. By ‘fmedium’’ | mean vould gain in accuracy. He first be (hat the swing is neither flat nor up ‘ame famous as a driver His huge right Ile eases the tension of the hitting has been made very much ot screw. ol the body or the pivot by an in the press for a long time and very uplifting of the inet ide of the right little said of his short game Loot caused Dy. a knuekling over and | have not seen many of his battles outward of the right ankle The lat ith Ted Ray, but I understand that ter was a characteristic 0} Mr. Edward the latter has had the better of the Blackwell

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| There is in Mitchell’s long game the hole. When within 180 yar something that is different from every the hole he lets the elub go to | other player | can think of—it is his gers and puts a little more tensi: extraordinary reach out to the ball the left arm to give him a short It almost seems as if, when his elub- wider upswing; the nearest he ap head is within six inches or so of the to get to the push shot, howev ball, his arms become several inches that which the ball does when it longer, which cuts off the follow- as I have pointed out, at the b through. All his long shots are played of the are of the swing instead of in the same way, but the lengthening before that. Quite often, he hit i of the club is not pronounced in the ball when the club-head has | : case of the brassie or spoon. As amat- the bottom of the are, which mean ter of fact that lengthening of the club it is given an ascending blow eradually disappears as he gets nearer A

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NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN

Interesting Jottings from the Courses of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

In the first Amateur Golf Cham ment was last played Viid-Surrey in pionship at St. Andrews thirty-thre: 1908, when J. U1 Tavlor defeated Fred ears ago the entries numbered 42 Robson in the final round in the last one played in 1914 they were Golfers in Glasgow are up im arms ** * against the proposal he Corpora Watching Mr. Wetherhed play at tion to start building operations on Stoke Poges, Sherlock, the prefessional Blaekhill Golf Courst \ protest expressed the opinion that the Oxford signed by 500 golfer s forwarded captain was about the best amateut to the Superintendent of Parks, who volfer in the country. placed it before the Special Committer Re eR on Housing It was turned down and The ‘‘ Daily Mail”? £500 Tournament remitted back to the Parks Commiuttec vill again be held, and the Worplesdon So thines are looking blaek for Blael Club, Woking, has granted the use ot its course on April 14th and 15th for the qualifying competitions in connec \Iy Herbert owler, the eminent tion with that event oolf areh | D nt on

%% tour of tl United Sta nd Canada and ho | | Wi i) The plebiscite of the members. of = Ho’, ¢ | ) ! aT | lurnhouse Golf Club as to whether oan st cou (y Bri they are in favour of Sunday play On struc ‘ cou 1 the elub’s course has resulted as fol Il fracomb hich | la ll ¢ lows Against, 248; for, 160; major W I ty against Sunday play, 88 Ninet) I] S nth l ! 0 playe rs did not vote %

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tone (Pembroke has agreed to the \ 10K suggested date and venue for the inte) (ylasgo (lub, Ma J \| il Varsity golf match. It will be played ) Edinburgh | pre at Sunnigdale on Mareh 30th The posing tl ya Ol Ro \nel ( il ams will be eight a-side, and play wil (ra nad | (y (+ onsist of singles over 36 holes 1 | Club ti i

% *% *% played 1 Om | iteentt eentu 1) LUSt ( m \ir Jerome Travers favours. the stood at Brutsf Mdint in 1456 idea of a British-American golf inte) I"| —) 19th | national The Americans, it is said do m are likely to have a team in Belgium "| KI 1} I] I4o7 this year for the Olympic Games, and prol hited ¢ rreres vhen they are on this side of the At ith the p pl | ictisin ene lantie in any case, they could, so to Hi King Charl | pl 0 speak, kill two birds with one stone son. King Ja II id May (Ju el = Mt ee if Seots and tl \I | of Montro The Mid-Surrey Club, Richmond It as generally agi | that the elub Nas granted the use of its course for the hich played at Blackheath in 1602 natch play stage of the £590 ‘‘News ot as the hirst-known corporat volt the World’? Tournament on October elub Nhe Honourable Compat of th, 6th, 7th and Sth next Che tourna Edinburgh disputed thi clann, but 625 V 626 CANADIAN GOLFER ol . V, No their minutes only go back to 1774. nu iber of players who tried thi As regards the Glasgow Club, it orig- professed to find in them both inspi inally played at Glasgow Green, Gailes, tion and reliability. Then an entra Blackhill and Killermont. Both the for the open championship inquired Glasgow and the Burgess clubs had to their lawfilness, and was inform very strong claims to antiquity. by the authorities that they were 1 They carried the flags of golf in the admissable., West and in the East, despite King In any case, their price was agai James’ proclamation that golf was to thei n at that period. It is claimed tha be ‘‘utterly eried doon.’’ at the present time they ean bi | duced very much more cheayI than hickory shafts. Hickory is The gestion as to whether steel- a very expensive luxury, and it di shafted clubs are eligible for use in golf not show any sign of falling in pn is likely to be submitted again to the [lence the desire to test anew the k oO Rules Committee. ity of a shaft consisting of a steel tul Some years ago their novelty caused of the same weight © foal? them to attract a deal of attention. A Wooden shaft. ERADICATION OF EARTHWORMS

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February, 1920 CANADIAN GOLFER

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“CON TRACT” BRIDGE The New Game which is Sweeping the Clubs of Europe

| OSSIBLY ninety per cent of golf- or may count towards the game, lx \] ers dealv love. their’ game of actual contract. For instance, a bid 4 | ; : ; d Hearts has been made by a player a | bridge, so no excuse is required partner and the hand is played in | | for publishing in these columns the Whether the player of the hand mak« rules for the new game of ‘‘Contract.’’ four or even a grand slam, nothing m¢ | which is sweeping the clubs of _Kurope the three tricks wihihch tRRRhey ahravea c : g count towards the game Che lay

Expert players freely predict that for a bonus above the line for all trick Contract’? will just as surely. super- in contract and in excess of the conti sede ‘‘Auction’’ as ‘‘Auction’’ did the it will be readily appreciated that a1 ordinary vanie of Bridge ‘a deéade or crimination may be shown in estimat L rath only the worth of a hand, and also in d i SO ago how far the bonus—which is 50 for mak ; Here are the official rules of ‘‘Con- contract and 50. for each additiona traet.’’ which will be found very eas) will outweigh the doubtful possibilit ; { ; : ing a game. of comprehension by the most ordinary it 3 ; , ; ‘ t must also be borne in mind tha ; player : alty for failing to make a contract 1. Only the actual contract if made is relatively great—100 points are score: ; scored below the line first trick and 50 for each subsequ 2. Fifty points are scored above the line where the contract is defeated. for making a contract and 50 additional points There is another important inno ! for each trick in excess of the contract. the fact that the minor suits hive ; ». One hundred points are scored for smal their own. In Contract Bridge the } lam and 200 points for grand slam greater number of tricks, whatever | 4. If a player and his partner fail to make may be, will outbid any previous de: | eir contract, the opponents score 100 points Three Clubs will therefore outbid | or the first undertrick and 50 for each sub and four Clubs will outbid three Sy | equent undertrick These are the main features of ; In the event of a declaration being dou game; and although the difference ’ ed appear to be very great, in practic Where the contract is made the game seems comparatively dull. It alue of the tricks below the line is doubled, thought that the premium in goo: ud the bonus above the line is also doubled excessive, for where a small slam b) Where the contract is defeated thi and a grand slam 200, it'is easily po ; penalties are double a player to lose a rubber of over | 6. In the event of a redouble the value of without having been able to make | tricks and boi da) ave quadrupled and tion. On the other hand, it is fow ) the penalties (5b ire quadrupled art of calling the hand in such 7. Honours are not séored unless four o1 arrive at a declaration in which more are held in one hand, i.e., 56, 63, or 70 may be made, is rewarded to a n for honours in Diamonds or 100 aces. Chicane extent than at Auction Bridge I not scored d ys, after a No Trump had _ bec | Ss. One hundred points are scored for eacl call of a major suit by the partne } | me and 300 points are scored for the rub tively easy to turn to account, but ri | er, making 400 points in all for the rubber suits were not as a rule shown ext 1 I ma score or from weakness. In the eae 9. A call of a greater number of. tricks however, the showing of one of the n | ) outbids any previous declaration, i.c., 3 Clubs may be the ove thing needful to ; thid No Trumps, and 5 Diamonds outbids original No Trump hand te all | | Spades, consequently it needs 4 No Trumps three No Trumps. To win the rubb j to outbid 4 Clubs necessity be the chief end in view, ; | 10. In the event of a Revoke, the laws of reason 100 points are scored fo | Royal Auction Bridge apply, but where a and 400 for the rubber game i] player and his partner elect to take tricks It is a fact that the rubbers are ' in order to complete the contract no bonus larger than at Auction Bridge \ is scored in respect of any tricks taken by rea of a considerable number was taken 1] m of the revoke other than the contract to be between $90 and 900 rh j ; honus of 50 points (100 or 200 in the case of of course, can be easily overcome J : double or redouble), scored in aceordanes less than the usual points, ] th Law 2 above It is certain that weak players } \t first sight the difference between the two to win a big rubber with good card : zames 1s not greatly marked The main fea other hand a good player is supp tures of the new variant is the one dominant able to make one or even two mor | factor that nothing’ is scored below the line, a weak player, and the bonus for

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RESULTS AT CALGARY

HE following were the results of Dunbar Trophy—s. BE. King the season’s competitions at the Button Competition—A,. Ferguson Calgary St. Andrews Golf Club, ringer, M. G. Constabl one of the most successful golf organi Mixed Foursomes, Hole and Hol ations in the West : Mrs. Lucy and-Mr. A. ¢ Llenderson Club Championship—W Tait Miss MeVeigh and W. Tait White White; runner-up, H. Black runner-up Men's Hole and Hole—J. R. Huteh Prizes for ladies only—Ist, Mi on; runner-up, M, G. Constable Lucy; 2nd, Miss MeVeig Hester Cup, October 13th—J MI Consolation event is still undecided lindlay ; second, S. E. King Kinalists, W. Petrie and HH. Leonard Par Competition, October 13th The result of the Goat Competition J. R. Huteheon; second, T. C. Rankine for both ladies and gentlemen 1s not

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THE GREEN TABLETS

By W. IH Webling

Hey’ HEY appear to be having a has saved many a ian from an early | pretty good time out there,’ grave and more from the Sanatarram | remarked to the elderly and Why, I well remember the case of my rather dapper little man who sat op old frend, Digby Tvler, one of the posite in the smoking compartment of leading bankers of the State, beimg caught in a finaneal slump that swept the ‘‘United Limited,’’ as we glided swiftly by a far reaching golf links, him practically to the wall \ day ot crowded with players, diligently tramp- so after [| was surprised to meet him ing the velvet turf in pursuit of that on the links, a pieture of health and most elusive object, the gay little golf prosperity [ ventured a few tactful ball words of sympathy What’s biting ‘A very attractive scene,’ rephed you Doe?’ he exclaimed in his usual Dr. Horace Quinby, a chance acquain- abrupt manne) sympathy be damn anee of travel, ‘‘but appearances are ed! Just got an 89 and beat young Bob sometimes deceptive. Golf contains all Stummers 5 up and 4 to play! Come in the elements of the drama. It is not all and celebrate, my boy, it’s on me to comedy and faree, but frequently day tragie and sometimes bordering on the Following the same line of thought

burlesque.”’ His small, shrewd, but I related the ineident of the old Johnny lumorous eyes twinkled reflectively, as who deeided to retire from business he relit his elgar. and arranged with his junior partners ‘You speak as one having exper] {to take over his entire interests and ence, Doctor. Do you play allow him substantial income so long “Sorry to say I don’t. Always too as he dived As the pool old chap al busy when I was practising; now L’v ready had one foot in the hole and the gained the time, I’ve lost the inclina other hovering around the lip of the tion But,” continued the Doctor pen cup, it looked lke a pretty good pro sively, ‘‘in days gone by, I often position to nl partners who prompt! watched with a curious feeling of envy Acce pted Sa ri¢ ind ent home to pray the eager, sunburnt faces of men I for the worst Che old boy, who had knew, leaving the cares of business be passed the sixty-five mark, by a lueky hind and flying off to their Various chance vot introduced to good old clubs in search of recreation and sport Doctor Golf, and then the fun began Occasionally | watched them from thi He left for Seotland very soon and club veranda, and once in a great while with all his old time energy started to

followed some of them around. It Was acquire the right ving and the cor ‘ry delightful and satisfactory for all rect language After an absence of a but doctors, druggists and undertakers little over three years, he returned to Plays the deuce with our business, you his native eit and a more tiekled know,’’ he observed, with an amusing man never struck town Attired in i little side tilt to his head, that reminded suit of Seotch tweed vith healthy one of a philosophic bird weather beaten face, a clear eye, and ‘Must play hob with them,’’ I agreed an accent worth half a stroke a hol

ith a laugh. ‘‘There Was a time, I he simp paral zed the buneh, mor continued, ‘‘when I was a source of in particular! the dumbfounded part come to my doctor, and medicine bi ners! Then mdividual ey pression came an unprofitable habit, but since | were study in blac He « ven tool took up golf—whythat’s all off Two them both on at goll played their best

rounds and a shower fixes my liver and ball and had Cm golne sO badly they I’m a new man. By Jove! You can’t quit at half time and beat it back to heat it!’? town The old un finished the day by Quite so,’’ agreed Doctor Quinby joing a foursome with some ol thi Golf is good for body and mind. I boys, ate a tremendous dinne) and 631

632 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. V, No 2g)INH of a girl, suggested driving me 0 to the Golf Club, where it appea they were playing off the final some event of local interest, Golf which my companion was eviden very anxious to witness. She was | Clothes insistent that I decided to accept soon we were winging our waytowa the course. During the journey ou Smart but iny fair companion confided, in frank, informal way, that a certa Practical Reggie Dilworthy, a very great frie: Lines. was one ofthe finalists. Further, tha if Reggie won out, her father, was simply crazy about golf, had Particularly promised to consent to their engag Designed and ment and grant his paternal blessing Tailored bya so that they might live happy < after. I was therefore asked Golfer. imagine how very much depended the result of this particular gam We soon reached the rambling Stanley & Bosworth buildings of the Purlington Club “Sport Shop for Men” swinging up the broad drive, thi was brought to a sudden halt 98-100 WEST KING STREET under the impulsive. guidance o| Toronto Miss Striver, I soon found ys stepping lively over the links til SUMMAAA caught up with a small crowd ol thusiasts, following the match otf r played bridge till the elub closed. He’s T day. now well overseventy-five and going: strong, while his ex-partners are In answer to my companion’s rapidly failing under the financial inquiry, we were informed one \ strain of working out that annuity. Hawkes was two up and four to | was further informed that th: The little doctor chuckled silently dle aged contestant, with th for some time, then lighting another of cropped hair and a face like a b his lone black cigars, inquired if | was the redoubtable Hawkes, would care to hear the following imei- Reggie was a young fellow wil dent, which inspired the title of this honest, good looking, but not p: little sketch. larly intelligent face. ‘Many years ago,’’ said the, doctor, settling himself comfortably, ‘‘T was Fortunately Reggie soon re; called out of town to a place called his prestige by winning the 1 Purlington, where | operated on an holes and dividing the sevent old patient for appendicitis. The That he should have also won f! operation was entirely successful, so hole and the match was appar’ T left him in the capable hands of the even a layman like myself. local man and started for the depot in whereas Reggie got a magi a smart runabout, piloted by Miss drive straight down the cours Millicent Striver, a young lady who ‘‘burglar,’’ obviously nervous, | was visiting the family at that time. his ball into a very formidable|: | just missed my connection, which bunker and took two strokes to 4" left me with about two hours to put in out. Much to the delight of Is before the next train was due. Miss Striver, who murmured low Pt! Striver, a winsome, brown eyed wisp deeply, ‘“‘Goodie, Goodie!’? A

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vself, [ was, of course, all for her in a decidedly emba ( inne ; id Reggie Doctor he tammered Iter But sad to say, Reggie, who accord somewhat trying paus Vill Vii ng to the faculty had the hole prac- Striver, you know mts me to ¢or cally won, proceeded to foozle his sult vou | hate to bothe ou—don't hort approach twice, giving the see what you can do for me—it isn’t burglar’ one final chance, which that in your line, but to please her [| cam gentleman was not slow to accept What’s the trouble boy? you

Vlidst breathless suspense, he holed a don’t look exact l invalid L ol lifficult putt, thus winning the mateh, served studying him carefull ind Reggie’s chance of matrimonial It’s mental, doctor, I’m all i ippimess dropped to zero down and out But I’d better make It was not necessary for me to re clean breast of the vhole beastl in to Purlington, continued the little thing Milly tells me you were pre loctor, hence the love affairs of Milli sent when Hawkes beat me last fall ent and Reggie faded from my mind I nodded sympatheticall i You can imagine my surprise, ther You saw hat a me | made of ¢ ore, when some months after I had a things—regularly threw the match personal call from the young hero away, you knoy ler father wa if imnself [It was not difficult to see simply furious efused to overlool 4 Reggie had changed considerably in it, and practically kicked me out until that short space of time. He was not | retrieved myself Rough, wasn’t it 4 the same debonair youth I remember just because I took my eye off the g ed on that fatal day last summer. His rotten ball at the wrong tim« y ound, smooth face was paler and lined | offered my condolence and placed Ds: vith care We shook hands and I myself on record as considering thi hegged him to be seated He did so punishment altogether too =—-severt

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‘‘But you are young,’’ I encouraged retired to my laboratory. Return him, ‘‘surely you can redeem yonr- ing shortly, I placed in his eagei self.’’ hand an ordinary pill box whic! ‘*Redeem myself! Why, Doctor, contained three small green tablets { I’ve done nothing else since but try. I impressed upon him thenecessity JL Our professional has given me up as carefully following my instructions a perfect dub, and I don’t blame him. “The night before the competitio: I am! Mylong works all right, but take one tablet just before retiring soon as I get near the green and try the second on rising, the following to approach, I get some sort of blind morning, and the third ten minutes staggers, buck fever, you know—I before you begin to play. Do you ‘ol simply can’t hit the putrid ball—it’s low me?”’ got me hypnotized. To hell with golf, “*T get you, Doctor,’’ exclaimed I say! Believe me, Doctor, if it young man more hopefully. weren’t for Milly, I’d smash - every ‘*Good,’’I replied. ‘One mor , rotten club I possess, set fire to ’em, struetion. Don’t touch a elub | and dance on the ashes.”’ the day, and may the Fates sn) you both.’’ ““™ut, tut,’? I reproved, ‘‘a young fellow like you shouldn’t talk like that. My ‘treatment evidently suc You’re not a quitter.’ observed the little doetor, wit! ‘*No, I haven’t exactly quit,’’ he de- miniscent smile lighting up his clared hopelessly, ‘‘I’m haying another sical face, as onee more he } go. Next week the July handicap’s cigar. on, and Milly says her father’s going ‘*Great Seott, that was fine! to give me one more chance. so | claimed enthusiastically. ‘* You g entered. But say, Doctor, you’ve got friend won the match, the gir! to do something for me,’’ he pleaded. obdurate father’s consent, all ‘*Milly says you can. I didn’t see how, glorious swoop, and you were but if you ean, Doctor, for God’s sake, in the machine.’’ do!’’ ‘* Just so—it was a long shot For some minutes I reflected on this came off all right. I received strange case, so far removed from the from Reggie the night after th: realm of medicine, while the young The tablets had done the trick fellow watched me with pathetie anx- was the happiest, most fortun iety. Suddenly an idea struck me. It everlastingly grateful chap was worth a trial, one never knows. world. Rather funny, wasn’t 1 ““Buek up!’’ I said, slapping him on ““Wunny,’’ I objected. ‘‘It the back. °’I think I can help you. was marvellous! By Jove, I’d Excuse me for a few minutes,’’ and I have that prescription, Doctor

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i YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE

(By a U.S. Contributor)

T twenty our young American known, some have no great con A championship golfer seems to be that he would not collapse and bi where the British player is at ure in such an expedition, and t! thirty. But is he so exactly? Heis because the players to whom l« not. He lacks one thing, and it is a be opposed would be better tha: priceless asset in championship golf self. He would fail, if he failed and that is experience, that rare experi- simply for lack of years. Yout ence that yields steadiness and stores glorious thing, but years have t! up resource. But have not our young vantages even in golf. See how players steadiness and resource? They ers, Evans and Ouimet when 4 have, and we should not find fault with best failed, yes failed badly in 1 them, but we have seen, when they are and it is not a case either of clin faced with some severer task than any changed circumstances, or

IN AND ROUND THE CLUB HOUSE Interesting Happenings in Canada, Great Britain and the United States

‘I think youll win, dear,’’ said the time t o golf architecture, which he fond wife proudly to her husband will as take up between the he Bluff Point sea fared forth to take partwin the an- sons. Mr. Low’s new charge is the nual ¢lub championship. ‘‘You’re al- third o ldest course in the United States vays lucky at games of chance.’’ an d the first to be built by a resort ho FB # tel. It was remodeled in 1916 by A. W Tillinghast a Mr. W. Martin Griffith, the former nd is rated among the leading courses of well known Lambton player, who has the country been residing in New York for some time, In thy 1s now a resident of Rochester, report ol the United States Golf N. Y. He will be a decided addition Association in the January issue, to the golf-playing strength of the It was stated that the Association would ‘Flowery City.”’ pay the exp enses of the delegates who will He oe ae go to Seotland this spring to con sult with the Royal and Ancient in ref A despatch from Nashua, ere New nce to the revision of the rules Thi Haven, February s 11th, says: is an error. Mr. Toward F. Whitney, ‘‘Jack Blair, a well-known’ Scottish golf Secret ary of thes Uy S: 4 A. states that professional, formerly connected with elubs in f each member of the Committee oronto and Ottawa, died here to day. Blair will pay as brought from Scotland as professional his ow Nn Way ind club maker by a Toronto elub, later zo ing to Ottawa. For the past two years he The ial Maritime Golf Association will been pro. at the Nashua Country Club.’’ hold its annual meetihe this summerat Many Canadian golfers will be sin Saint John, N cerely sorry to hear of Blair’s death. B., and the Riverside Club there will celebrate the event b lis last appointment here was at the y Royal opening up its handsome new elub Ottawa. This was in 1910, he being house The Riverside course is one of succeeded by Karl Keffer. the the most picturesque in Canada a present occupant of the position. Blair nd Maritime golfers are looking forwar vas a good all-round golfer. d with unusual interest to foregathering there this year for their championship, Mr. F. W.' Kent, formerly secretary which was won in 1919 by Mr. B. S t the Essex Golf and Country Club, McFarlane, of Truro, N. S sailed on the White Star Liner ‘Adri ate” January 28th for New York. He Colonel I*. S. Jackson, M.P., who was ntends in future to reside in Denver. one of the British House of Commons “olorado, Many former Canadian team that was so severely beaten last tr ends will Sincerely hope that the month by Worplesdon, like our own climate th ere will be beneficial to his George S. Lyon, is an outstanding ex lealth, which has been far from robust ception which disproves the rule that the past few years in England. the reformed cricketer does not make BOR 4% a golfer. England’s old ericket captain brought to golf that same faculty of George Low has resigned as slonal profes- rising to the big oecasion which he so of the Baltusrol Go lf Club, to often displayed in the test matches take effeet in May, when he will take On the other hand, he sometimes ap charge of t he course at Bluff Point-on Lake Cha pears too ready to take the ordinary mplain, N. Y. Th ¥1 e reason occasion too easily In the last Ama ven for Low leaving the Jersey elub, teur Championship he was two or three where he has bee Yea n located for seventeen holes down in one of his matches just rs, 1s his desire to devot e more of his after the turn, when his disgusted ead 637

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