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VOL. XXXIII DECEMBER, 1918 No. 6

THE WINNING GRIP

SOME GOLDEN TIPS OX GOLF

BY HARRY VARDON

HEN we go out to engage in a rected. The impulse of the average be- round of golf about the first ginner—and unless he seeks counsel he thinWg that we need to do is to take hold probably retains his early methods— of a club, and I yenture to say that is to seize the club firmly in both hands nearly every other bad shot made from so that both sets of knuckles are point- day to day is caused by the executant ing down to the ground. It is natural holding the club in the wrong way. No in a sense, but it is bad for that feature of golf learning is of greater person's golf. It means that he importance than the grip, yet it seems cannot reach the top of the swing to be the very one which beginners and without loosening the grip exercised by players of long-standing inefficiency all the fingers during the address, and are most inclined to neglect. Unless once he inaugurates such wholesale lax- they seek the assistance of the profes- ity there is no telling what may hap- sional and take his advice, they go pen. Probably the club-head will turn on year after year grasping the club altogether out of position during the in a manner which practically precludes up swing. all chance of their becoming successful Another fault is to have the hands golfers. apart on the club. It is perhaps the I do not know a great deal about worst of all faults in connection with billiards, but I have observed, from time the grip. It means that the two hands to time, that a first-class performer at are almost sure to work against one that game generally holds the cue in another; it is just about the same as his fingers, apparently quite lightly, if you had a club in each hand, and while a bad player usually grips it very were trying to induce the two to act solidly in the palm of his hand as as one. Whatever you do—whether you though he feared that somebody might fancy the old-fashioned palm-grip or snatch it from him. That is the differ- feel favorably disposed towards the ence. Well, there are right and wrong modern overlapping grip—be sure that grips at golf, and the wrong ones are your hands are touching as you hold the nearly certain to make anybody a failure club preparatory to a shot. One great on the links. When a novice or a play- advantage to the overlapping grip is er of experience who is off his game that in order to produce it the hands comes to me for tuition, the first tiling have to be together. that [ do is to examine the way in The golfer who does not like that which he is holding the club. grip, because he feels that his fingers As often as not it needs to be cor- are not long enough for it , or that it is

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< ^ .- ••<* ammm 120 THE WINNING GRIP uncomfortable, or something of that be the proper one. A few prominent kind, possibly cannot hope to be players have the right hand under the happy with it. I can assure him that the handle, but they are laws unto them- length of the fingers is not a matter of selves. P'or nine people out of ten, I great importance. Perhaps the handles would say that the backs of the two of his clubs are too thick, and that hands should be looking in opposite di- while the change to overlapping may rections—the back of the right hand make him feel awkward at the outset away from the line of the play, and and cause him to miss some shots, a the left hand towards the line of the little perseverance will dissipate all play. If you have the knuckles of the

THE OVERLAPPING GRIP As seen at the beginning of the swing Ami at the top of tlie swing - sense of strangeness and help him to right hand well under the club, there is a realize that the overlapping method great chance of producing nothing bet- is easily the best method of holding a ter than a scooped stroke instead of a club. strong shot. That is only natural, see- However, there are many players who ing that the position of the right hand abandon it the instant they find that is favorable for poking the head of the it does not come so naturally to them club under the ball and simply lifting as the palm-grip. I think they are un- the latter, instead of sending it hurling wise. A few weeks of trial might leave down the course at a profitable tra- them better golfers than ever they were jectory. The player should see that his in the past; but as they generally want thumbs and forefingers form V's down to engage in matches or medal competi- the shaft, and beware of having the tions and decline to risk their chances hands in the least degree separated. by experimenting with a new way of I suppose that it is only reasonable holding the club, it is only possible to that I should be whole-heartedly in recommend them to let the palm-grip favor of the overlapping grip, since it THE WINNING GRIP 421 t ftl took me about a year to perfect, and be the involuntary appeal of the latter it produced a great improvement in my to the beginner. game. But I do not think that I am In a sense, however, the overlapping unduly biassed in favor of it. Practi- grip is mainly a finger-grip; it is a mat- cally all of the leading professionals ter of using the fingers, which are have adopted it and found it the best strong and at the same time flexible, in- of all grips, so it has been extensively stead of depending mainly upon the tested. I believe that Mr. J. E. Laid- more or less rough-and-ready grasp of a* ley discovered it before I lighted on it. the whole of the hands. Its features Well, in my early days as a professional are, perhaps, fairly generally known.

GRIPS RIGHT AND WRONG The ordinary grip in which the hands A frequently seen but unquestionably - touch but do not overlap. Amongst wrong grip. The right wrist is bent, leading professionals it has been almost and the right hand is turned too far entirely superseded by the overlapping under the shaft. The effect will be a Aftkf( grip. swoop rather than a hit. I very seldom saw a first-class player, Taking hold of the club with the left and there was very little opportunity hand, let the wrist be turned sufficiently m of ? of learning what any golfer was doing. to bring the knuckles into view, with I had no idea that Mr. Laidley was an the thumb pointing down the shaft. Let ;.]v lite overlapper. while I was working out the little finger of the right hand press this grip at Ripon and elsewhere. I firmly on the forefinger of the left, and had neither seen him or heard of his place the rounded protuberance, which golfing style, but I am pleased to think is a continuation of the right thumb, that so distinguished an amateur had well over the left thumb. And then discovered the advantage of this dis- » you have the overlapping grip. The position of the fingers. I do not think other fingers fall naturally into posi- •• *** ) that either of us was wrong in realizing tion on the handle. that there was something better than Personally, I grip tightest with the the old palm-grip, however strong might thumbs and forefingers. I think this is \~

1.23 A GOLF VICTIM best, because during the upward swing, and for that reason I would recom- it enhances a feeling of ease and free- mend the golfer to try to grip tighter dom if you loosen the grip with at least with the left than with the right. I some of the fingers, and it is possible think it is bad for the latter to be su- when adopting this mode of procedure preme. In most people it is very read- to allow the second, third, and little ily the master-hand, and when it obtains fingers of the left hand to slacken their ascendency in the golf grip it is apt hold without any fear of disaster. They to scatter accuracy to the four winds of are sure to come back to a firm hold heaven in its determination to make for the instant of impact; they are kept a mighty onslaught on the ball. It needs in place by the tight grip with the to be restrained in some measure; it thumb and forefinger, and their natural needs to be no more important than the tendency is to grip tightly when they left. It seems to me to be kept in just •y. have the chance. If you take hold of its right place by the overlapping grip. a stick you will find that you can exer- That is one of the virtues of this man- cise greater pressure with the little fin- ner of holding the club. It promotes a gers than with the bigger ones. That companionship between the hands—one is why the latter need to be given every does not try to master the other—and chance. that is just the condition in which they The two hands ought to work as one. help us most on the links.

A GOLF VICTIM

MADGE MILLER

With a neat leather bag for a fine set of clubs. A caddie, for fear you'll be classed with the "dubs." A driver, a brassie. an iron and cleek. A mashie, a niblick and putter, you sneak From your office. "It's such a fine day For a good game of golf," you hear yourself say. So out with your ball and a few grains of sand. While grasping club firmly in the left hand. You pose for a drive on what's known as a "tee"- Though why they should call it just that, I can't see— Then, after arranging your feet and your knees, ! Your fingers and arms, and sighting the breeze, You've only to think of your shoulders and head; "Keep your eye on the ball" is the last thing that's said Before plunging your strength on that mite of a ball. Then you hit it—perhaps—if you do. then that's all. If instead you should miss it—that's part of the game. Just count in a stroke and then try it again. And so you must struggle with every stroke; If you miss a foot putt, just casually choke On the swear words that eagerly rush to get out. If poorly or well you should play, there's no doubt The very next day you'll be at it again. And you'll always admit it's a mighty fine game. I OUR FOREIGN LETTER : BY BERNARD DARWIN

HEN the boat arrived at ican golfers no doubt saw Duncan play Queenstown on the way back when he was making a short tour in Wfrom America and I had my first sight America two years ago and they do not of English newspapers, I discovered need to be told what a fascinating and, that Duncan was in the final of the when in form, what an overwhelmingly "News of the World" Tournament brilliant player he is—the rapidity, the

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against Braid. On the landing stage dart, the confidence of his golf is beyond at Liverpool came the news that he had description. I think that for several •• won, and that on Braid's native heath years he has been capable of playing of Walton, where he is as near as may golf that no one else could quite ap- be invincible. Then I began to think— proach and yet, though he is tottering I claim no originality for it because on the verge of thirty, he had till this i every other golfer in England was prob- autumn never won one of the big events. ably thinking much the same thing— He had led the field such a dance in now that Duncan lias at last won a big the early rounds of the championships At event, will he fulfill the prophesies that as to make it seem impossible for any- we have been thinking about him for one to catch him and then had faded years and go right ahead? Some Amer- away in a heartbreaking manner. Once

^ OUR FOREIGN LETTER he readied the "News of the World" furnish another tremendous triumph for final only to be beaten to pieces by the amateurs. Mr. H. D. Gillies, a very Sherlock, an admirably steady and ac- hard working surgeon who was taking curate golfer, but neyer quite capable a short golfing holiday in France, went of the golf that Duncan could play. In to Chantilly rather to amuse himself fact, he had proved himself a most un- than with any serious designs on the satisfactory and disappointing person, championship. He took the lead in the and it became common form in criticism first round and increased it in the sec- to declare that liis disposition would ond. He kept in at the end of the Jit Mi always prove a hopeless bar to his do- third, though Duncan got within a ing himself justice. stroke of him. Then alas! he began However, Duncan did beat Braid, not his fourth round by waggling too long by a display of fireworks, but by solid, and driving too short—straight along dogged, absolutely first class steadi- the ground into a bunker in front of ness. Then he went to Chantilly for his nose and took seven to the hole. He the French Championship, where all recovered so well that with a few holes our great men were assembled, saye only to go he was again level with Duncan, of course Ray and Vardon. On the but after this more disasters overtook first day he was some five or six strokes him and finally, realizing that he could behind the leader, having played stead- not win, he finished rather slackly and ily but not brilliantly. In the third had to be content with fourth place. round he warmed to his work and came Still, it was a great effort by a very up to the leader's shoulder, but a sin- fine golfer. gle stroke behind. In the last he main- Ever since I can remember, Mr. Gil- tained this long drawn-out and splendid lies has been surprising people by show- spirit, came away and won quite con- ing himself a little better than they fortably. One had always imagined thought him. When he was at Cam- that if he did win it would be by gain- bridge—where by the way he rowed in ing such a big lead that he could not the boat against Oxford—he got his fritter it away, but the victory was the place in the golf team in a curious way. exact antithesis of that anticipated, for The university match was played at it was a triumph of the waiting game Sandwich and Mr. Gillies happened to and seemed to show that tempera- be one of a reading party in the neigh- mentally Duncan had been born again. borhood. In the nick of time the Cam- From that moment he has been playing bridge captain discovered that he was a exhibition matches against various dis- better player than some of the chosen tinguished persons and knocking them eight. One of them was turned out— down one by one like so many ninepins. Mr. Gillies was put in instead and won Taylor, as the open champion, has been his match. He has been doing the same his particular opponent, and a very sort of thing ever since, but he has sorry time he has had of it reminding never played as well as he has this Duncan, as I should fancy, of some of year. Upon winning the St. George's his old encounters with Vardon. when cup at Sandwich against a very fine trying to beat Vardon was like battering field, and after beating Mr. Edward a stone wall. One always felt that Markwell, he took Mr. Hilton to the nineteenth hole in the championship at Duncan given an inch would take a St. Andrews. His improvement seems to mile. He has done so with a vengeance, be due to one of these sudden and and now if he does not go on winning mysterious increases in the length of open championships it will be truly driving which no one can account for. disappointing. He's the man I should He was always a straight hitter witli a like to send over next year in search particularly admirable follow-through. of Mr. Ouimet's laurels. Apropos of Now he is a very, verv. long one as Mr. Ouimet, that French Championship well. He lias taken to driving with one seemed for a long time as if it would OCR FOREIGN LETTER 425

of those rather long and thin headed temper? There is one green on which drivers with a very perceptible bulge I think Ben Savers or some other play- in the face. I think I saw some in er distinguished rather by skill than by America made by McKenna. Perhaps inches, might well have a blind putt. that has something to do with it; at any The no doubt libellous story of the man rate, I have no doubt that his club- who putted on a Myopian green and lost maker says it has. his ball will be applied to this green While on the subject of amateurs, of mine. I then imagine that the sturdy Abe Mitchell, who did not turn up at American golfer is not averse to being tested by these desperate slopes — at Ti*Ms, Garden City and has not definitely

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it IK re i II -TO (I I •:ini oili- . dud IS Duncan driving for the benefit of the moving pictures • turned a professional, made a most least. I remember vividly two greens at auspicious beginning in his new career. Wheaton which made me fancy so. Then. He played in the competition at the I believe there are some signs of a revolt opening of a new course at St. George's i cm m against them, and in general against Hill, and, whereas Braid and Taylor too ferocious and merciless architec- were taking well over 80, he played a Km t.i the great round of 71, being only beaten ture. At a midland club a day or two by Duncan, who was in one of his most back, a scheme put forward by a well known architect was rejected by the • • dazzling moods. This St. George's Hill . course by the way is arousing a great members who are reputed to have voted deal of discussion by the alarming slope for "natural golf." Their opinions of its greens. It is a beautiful course, must not, I presume, be taken in too but I must say some of the hills are liberal a spirit, since most new golf too precipitous for my taste; or, should courses today are made out of solid I say more truthfully, perhaps, my forest and really natural eolf would . Ol'll FOREIGN LETTER under those circumstances be an arduous so forth, and it is really rather futile game. to argue about it, but then it is one A discussion is just now going on in tiling that struck me about four-ball the pages of Golf Illustrated, of which, matches in America, which I venture to since Mr. Garden Smith's death, Mr. mention though I do not expect people Hilton is the editor, on the respective to agree with me. I will not go through merits of the foursome and the four- the argument for the superiority of the ball match. Various good amateurs foursome, venerable to the point of have boon asked to record their opinions stateliness, but I do think that a four- and so far the voting has been over- ball match is made terribly slow and whelmingly in favor of the foursome, tiresome by the custom of each man only Mr. de Montgomery has as yet scheming and deliberately holing out raised his voice on behalf of the four- his ball, whether or not his efforts can ball match, and lie prepares his re- affect the result of the hole. It seems marks by saying: "I am sure I must to me curious to feel any desire to hole be a very selfish player, for I like hit- out four, to say nothing of six or seven, ting my own ball always.' The others when one's partner has already got a have given way to extremely vitupera- four. The feeling of playing for one's tive language, and at least two have side, or helping one's partner and be- said that the foursome is the best and ing helped by him against the common the four-ball match the worst game in foe, is one of the great merits of either the world! In the next number I expect a four-ball match or a foursome. It we shall find some supporters for Mr. seems to be palpably weakened by each de Montgomery, for after all we do play party being so desperately keen on his a great many four-ball matches over own individual score that he must need go on putting, when nobody else cares here: but the final result will almost two straws about his achievements. certainly be in favor of the foursome. That, however, may be a sentimental I tell you of this discussion because objection, but strictly practical. It is it is rather interesting to see that for of course good practising for singles no apparent reason the best amateurs and for medal play to hole as many in America and Great Britian should short putts as possible, but I cannot differ fundamentally on this point. believe that that consideration is half so Judging from what I saw on my visit important as that of the enhanced I can only suppose that a similar sym- pleasure of going bristily along. There! posium among American amateurs Xow I have unburdened my soul on that would see the four-ball match romping subject and promise that I will at any in first and the poor old foursome left rate trv not to return to it. absolutely nowhere. De gustibus and ' "'-illy | '• to & ;^vi,i, FERTILIZERS AND TOP DRESSINGS FOR ESTABLISHED PUTTING GREENS

BY C. V. PIPER AND R. A. OAKLEY

• HE addition of substances to the inorganic substances were employed, soil for the purpose of increasing its although our evidence in support Tability to grow plants is a practice older of this is by means clear. In It* than the history of our agriculture. the above development, there are Even our earliest fragmentary records few, if any, real landmarks up hint of a well established use of organic to the century just passed. Many • • I .

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materials for the improvement of soil. reasons were advanced to explain the Forty centuries ago, manures were used effect of manures and other materials by the Egyptians, and the practice of when added to the soil, but it was not green manuring is so old that we have until about the year 18iO when Liebig no authentic record of its beginning. In the sequence of the development of set forth his theory of soil fertility and fertilizers, animal products undoubtedly pointed out the role of nitrogen, phos- came first, then green manuring, phoric acid and potash in plant growth, and probably very much later some did the use of inorganic materials con- 428 I-EliTILIZEBS AND TOP-DRESSINGS taining these elements become anything chemically to determine their fertilizer like a systematic proposition. requirements, and from the results, Liebig's work marked a new epoch in nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash in agriculture, and settled in a large meas- some form were prescribed in quanti- ure for over half a century the problem ties sufficient to make up the apparent of fertilizers. But like many another deficit, but this practice has been gen- problem, this one did not stay settled, erally abandoned; likewise the practice and the close of the nineteenth century of predicting from a chemical analysis saw an assault made upon the then or- the crops that can be grown successfully thodox theorv of fertility and a wide on any given soil. Liebig's was a great

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diversity of opinion among scientists. work, but his theory does not account The result was general skepticism which for the infertility of certain soils that is always a forerunner of research, and are shown by analyses to be compara- while there are many ardent supporters tively high in the three principal fer- of the theory that fertility is practically tilizing elements, neither does it account synonymous, so to speak, with nitrogen, for the fact that chemical analyses of phosphoric acid and potash, a large ma- all agricultural soils show them to eon- jority of investigators are convinced, tain within reasonable limits the same and for good reasons, that there are percentages of nitrogen, phosphoric many factors that must be taken into ac- acid and potash. count. Among these, the biological fac- But regardless of whether the old tors within the soil itself must be given theory is absolutely correct, whether a vast degree of consideration. there are toxic substances in the soil Time was when soils were analyzed that decrease fertility, whether the bio- FERTILIZERS AND TOP-DRESSINGS 129

logical factors within the soil itself or COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS the pathogenic organisms on or within For convenience, commercial fertil- the plant are responsible for light izers may be roughly divided into two yield of crops, the laymen must still pin groups—organic and inorganic. To the his faith to fertilizers. former belong bone meal, dried blood, Since there are data available from hoof and horn meal, cottonseed meal, I tankage, and various kinds of fish and thousands of rather carefully conducted tests with all known fertilizers, it would meat scrap. To the latter group belong seem that by this time some definite nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia, practices should have been developed, acid phosphate, basic slag, rock phos- but unfortunately, this is not the case. phate, muriate and sulphate of potash. It is true that certain broad facts have There are also a great many others in been deduced from the outcome of con- both groups, but they are of much less tinued experimentation, but when speci- importance than the ones specified. In fic data are desired, they are extremely fact, the fertilizers most commonly used hard to find. Upon an examination of for grass are bone in some form, nitrate the large number of fertilizer tests, one of soda, acid phosphate, muriate and sul- is impressed with the almost utter in- phate of potash. consistency of the results. The state- ment that there have been a large num- ORGANIC FERTILIZERS ber of tests of the effect of fertilizer on grass must be qualified as far as the In the comparatively long list of or- golf grasses are concerned. In this ganic commercial fertilizers, bone meal country, there are comparatively few is without doubt the leader, largely be- definite experiments on putting greens, cause it is relatively cheap, and much so that we are forced to draw our con- more consistent in the results which it clusions largely from the tests conducted produces than a large majority of others upon grasses grown for agricultural in its class. It has three distinct ad- purposes. vantages: It is a fertilizer to which grass very readily responds; it can be In the last analysis, the green-keeper applied with little or no injury to the is primarily interested in a fertilizer vegetation; and there is no evidence of that can be used safely; that will insure its producing an unfavorable residual a good growth of grass; and that will effect in the soil. Bone meal is a lasting benefit the desirable grasses at the ex- fertilizer, carrying the three chief fer- pense of other grasses and clovers. A tilizing elements. It is commonly be- satisfactory combination is not easily lieved to unduly encourage the growth obtained, since active fertilizers are al- of clover, but the exact data on this ways more or less dangerous unless ap- point are absolutely wanting. Normal plied with discretion, and the response applications range from 200 to 300 of individual species to the various fer- pounds per acre, but as a top-dressing tilizers is not as definite as is commonly for putting greens. 200 pounds for the I soils tot supposed. average green is quite sufficient. It is y crap* preferable to apply bone meal in the It is proposed in this article to dis- oopilff early spring, although there appears to cuss in a more or less general manner be no serious objection to its application commercial fertilizers that are or may in the late summer or early fall. be used on established putting greens. It is further proposed to discuss ma- Dried blood and hoof and horn pow- Mft limits tie * terials that may be used as top-dressings der are somewhat similar to bone in | for keeping up the supply of humus, their action, but less economical and improving the mechanical condition of usually much less satisfactory. the soil and bringing about other bene- The results from cottonseed meal on ficial changes that arc not well under- grass are very inconsistent, and while stood. it has been recommended as a source of 4S0 FERTILIZERS AND TOP-DRESSINGS organic nitrogen, experiments show it to at the rate of 100 pounds per green is be decidedly undependable. ample, and if the salt is used in solu- tion of one pound to ten gallons of INORGANIC FERTILIZERS water, and the green thoroughly water- In some respects, it is very fortunate ed afterwards, there is little danger that we have stored up in the earth from scalding. Early spring and early substances that contain in quite a high fall are the best dates upon which to use degree of concentration the principal this fertilizer. Its use in midsummer elements of plant food. So important is very questionable on account of the are some of the mineral fertilizer de- danger of injury to the grass during the posits in the world that they have fre- very hot weather. quently been the subject of international There are many greens in this coun- disputes. Nitrates are found in the try that have had no fertilizer other earth's crust in almost pure chemical than nitrate of soda, but its continued salts ; likewise potash ; while phosphates use in large quantities is a rather are obtained largely from rocks com- hazardous practice unless some cor- posed of fossil animal remains. The rective such as lime is occasionally search for new deposits of mineral fer- used with it. Like sulphate of ammonia, tilizers is constantly becoming more only to a lesser degree, it has a tendency keen, and is being taken up systematic- to put the soil in a poor mechanical ally by various governments of the condition, and Pfeiffer concludes from world. his work that both of these fertilizers NITRATES have a strong tendency to impoverish the soil of its supply of nitrogen (Agri- The chief sources of inorganic nitro- cultural Students Gazette, New Series gen are nitrate of soda and sulphate of 15, No. 1, 1910). ammonia, of which the former salt is Nitrate of soda is not a lasting fer- by far the more important. It is the tilizer since it is very quickly dissolved, common grass fertilizer which can usual- and its effect is comparatively soon dis- ly be depended upon to give quick and sipated. It is, however, very readily fairly certain results. Nitrate of soda available to the plant, and stimulates has repeatedly been tested in compari- growth to a greater degree in grass than son with sulphate of ammonia, and in a any other fertilizer available. large majority of cases has demon- strated its superiority for grass. Wallen PHOSPHATES found this to be true at the Edinboro Almost all kinds of phosphates are College of Agriculture, Scotland (see under the ban, so to speak, with golfers. Bulletin 5, College of Agriculture, Edin- This is due to the somewhat erroneous boro and East Scotland, 1905). Like- idea that they very materially encourage wise Brooks in his work at the Massa- the growth of clover. It is apparently chusetts Agricultural Experiment Sta- true that phosphatic fertilizers have a tion (see Massachusetts Station Report, more beneficial effect on leguminous 1905), and a large number of other investigators have met with the same plants than they do on grasses. But results. nevertheless a majority of the fertilizer tests that have been conducted on grass There is some evidence to the effect point to the fact that a complete fer- that nitrate of soda goes deeper into the tilizer containing nitrogen, phosphoric soil than sulphate of ammonia, and acid and potash is more certain of giv- stimulates deeper root development. ing satisfactory results than any one of This point, however, has never been the elements used separately. very thoroughly investigated. The data of a large number of cases Both salts are more or less caustic in indicate that basic slag, which is a fer- their action, and must be applied care- tilizer containing phosphoric acid with fully. An application of nitrate of soda an appreciable percentage of lime, is a FERTILIZERS AND TOP-DRESSINGS 131

. ,;l " « very effective grass fertilizer. This ma- of such a fertilizer during the season— terial has been used with good results on the first in the early spring, the second grass in England (see Bulletin 8, Coun- at the beginning of summer, and the ty of Northumberland Education Com- third in the early fall. mission ; also Cambridge University In regard to phosphates, the question Department of Agriculture Report, arises as to whether the mineral salts o 190-1). In this country, the results have are as satisfactory as the organic ma- also been fairly consistent. The lime terials. It is the consensus of opinion, in the basic slag counteracts the un- however, among those who have had ex- favorable residual effect of acid phos- perience, that bone meal under most

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Fig. 3—The light pile on the left is soil and compost; the dark one on the right is New Jersey muck. By use of a machine like that shown in Fig. 2, an excellent top- • ..ppara* dressing can be made of these materials. phate, and also has a tendency to make conditions is more suitable for putting k m p the potash in the soil more available. greens than mineral phosphates. t fertiliw It is very doubtful whether mineral phosphates alone should be applied to POTASH a (ported on J»B nplefc fa- the putting greens, but their use in On a vast majority of our golf combination with nitrate of soda or some courses, the addition of potash to the form of nitrogen in many cases is quite •;1noff( soil is quite unnecessary, except perhaps . IIITOM« beneficial. In a complete fertilizer, 100 in small quantities combined with ni- pounds of high grade acid phosphate or trates and phosphates. Our courses for a somewhat larger quantity of basic the most part are on clay soils, and clay . slag is sufficient for an average green. soils as a rule are high in their potash Benefit has been known to result in a content. Heavy applications of either s: number of cases from three applications muriate or sulphate of potash arc con- . 132 FER Tl LIZERS . IXI) TO P-DRESSINGS sidered to be quite injurious to the W. Somerville. This investigator finds grass. These salts frequently form a in a general way that nitrate of soda crust on the soil which can only be cor- when used with superphosphate re- rected by the liberal use of lime. On pressed the growth of Agrostis species, sandy greens, there is little doubt that and increased the yield of crested dogs- potash can be used to advantage, espe- tail. When applied alone or with kainit, cially if forming a rather large propor- a potash bearing salt, it produced an tion of a complete fertilizer. unfavorable effect on leguminous plants and plantain. Sulphate of ammonia as THE EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON THE compared with nitrate of soda produced BOTANICAL COMPOSITION OF TURF more Agrostis, crested dogstail and In the whole discussion of fertilizers, plantain, and less of clovers and other i wnti golfers are universally interested in the leguminous plants. Kainit markedly effect of the various salts and combina- increased the yield of clovers, while it tions on the botanical composition of decreased the yield of Agrostis. the green. To be specific, they are in- In connection with the investigations terested particularly in whether certain of the Board of Agricultural Educa- fertilizers encourage or discourage the tion and Research, London, instances growth of white clover. were noted where clover was killed out We find in looking over the results of entirely by the continued use of sulphate fertilizer tests that the data on this par- of ammonia and nitrate of soda. ticular subject are obtained not from Ammonia gas liquor, which contains actual botanical surveys, but from gen- .37 to .15 percentage of nitrogen mostly eral impressions and observations. in the form of ammonia, has been found The Rhode Island Experiment Sta- in a limited number of cases to greatly tion under the direction of Dr. H. J. depress the growth of leguminous Wheeler conducted a rather interesting plants, especially when used in combina- series of experiments to test the influ- tion with sulphate of iron. This liquor ences of different fertilizers upon the is a benefit to grass if used cautiously. permanence of white clover and certain Investigators for the most part have grasses. Unfortunately a proper series lost sight of the fact that the botanical of checks were not run on these tests, composition of most pieces of turf is and therefore the data are only general. constantly changing, and that the per- A few points in connection with this centages of clover and various grass whole subject seem to be fairly definite. species fluctuate even under similar Most investigators agree that muriate treatment. The reports in many cases and sulphate of potash do greatly in- are almost amusing. A recent number fluence the growth of clover. A large of the Journal of the Board of Agricul- number are also of the opinion that ture, London, contains a statement that phosphates exert a similar effect, and muriate of potash materially increased that inorganic nitrates such as nitrate the percentage of creeping bent grass of soda and sulphate of ammonia are in the turf when there was 50 per cent somewhat depressing. There is no evi- of this species at the beginning of the dence to show that sulphate of ammonia experiment. In cases where there was in a few applications is quite destruc- 60 per cent, the increase was slight. tive to clover, although there is little Where there was 10 per cent, a great in- question but that its continued applica- crease was obtained, and less than 10 tion will result in a lessening of the per- per cent, scarcely any increase was no- centage of all leguminous plants in the ticeable. Such a report is ludicrous, and turf. still it is quite in keeping with a large The Journal of the Board of Agri- number of others that have formed the culture of London No. 2, published in basis of opinions that now are very 1900, gives tiie results of the work of widespread. s FERTILIZERS AND TOP-DRESSINGS 433 TilK In considering the subject of the ef- substances together come very near to fect of fertilizers on the botanical com- making the ideal surface layer for the position of turf, this point must always production of a dense, velvety turf, be borne in mind, that the fertilizers neither too hard nor too soft. that are most effective on the desirable • '•• 'in' grasses are the ones to be employed. I f THE USE OF BARNYARD MANURE ON these fertilizers have a tendency to PUTTING GREENS stimulate clover unduly, some means The practice of using barnyard man- '•ivnf must be taken to eradicate the clover ure on putting greens is often seriously where it becomes undesirable. Any fer- denounced. The reasons commonly tilizer that will kill out the clover even given are that the manure tends to make upon continued application is used on the grass coarse, and besides introduces putting greens with no little risk. weeds. Unquestionably there is much Each golf course must be to a greater truth in both of these contentions. The : or lesser degree its own experiment sta- normal effect of any fertilizer is to make tion. It is quite impossible to predict the grass grow larger and therefore coarser. But in barnyard manure, an- - tell Una- i the outcome of the continued use of com- other effect often ensues due to the :" • «4m, in*t«, mercial fertilizers on greens either on r ns killed eri the permanency or the change of species. coarseness of the material, namely, the That commercial fertilizers can be used killing out of the grass in very small to advantage can hardly be doubted, spots here and there. Around the edge of these spots, however small, » Uqoor. tkici cjjtab but the kind of fertilizer and the rate of application is a non-settled question. the grass becomes decidedly coarser. This type of trouble can be over- a . ML! In this connection, Whitney concludes from an examination of nearly 1300 come by using manure that does tests of fertilizers on grass that a com- not contain coarse particles. Ma- bination of fertilizing substances was chines for thus comminuting the ma- Ih v^at B$ed in fomblnt- more effective than a single substance, terial are now manufactured. If it • and that the smaller applications of the were not for the relatively larger cost, single fertilizer, manure, and commer- powdered sheep manure, now sold com- cial fertilizer were quite as efficient as mercially, would be ideal. The second ::kkintt larger applications. difficulty of weeds introduced by the manure can be overcome practically llbtip KEEPING UP THE HUMUS SUPPLY only in one way, namely, by leaving the - A first class turf can be maintained manure in a pile for several months, or ,jJer anil" permanently only as the soil is kept rich still better, until it is thoroughly rotted. in humus or decayed vegetable matter. Instead of using manure purchased • «ri into Particularly is this true of a putting each year, it is infinitely better to buy green where every spear of grass is re- a year of two in advance, and in this newed after each cutting. As long as the • • way be sure of manure of good texture grass remains intact, humus can be add- • practically free of weed seeds. ed only by top-dressings. The standard • - • The remarkable effect of barnyard material for this is well rotted barnyard manure on grasses is believed by many manure; but in recent years peat or to be due quite as much to the rich muck in various forms has come into stock of bacteria it adds to the soil, as use. This is a desirable material not to the humus and the fertilizing sub- alone on account of humus, but because stances. However this may be, barnyard it holds water exceedingly well, and also manure certainly exerts an influence that helps make a soft, springy turf. An cannot be duplicated by any commercial objection to it sometimes argued is that fertilizer, and which will often neces- when it dries up it readily blows away. sitate its use regardless of the objections •^ wilts I* This can easily be avoided by applying mentioned. it mixed with sand, or even better, ap- Experimental data go to show that plving it before using sand. These two barnyard manure exerts its greatest in- 434 FERTILIZERS AND TOP-DRESSINGS fluence on grass it' applied in early lime, but none whatever in using the spring. In the case of putting greens, ground limestone. Furthermore the however, the beginning of winter is the latter is much nicer to handle and easier most practicable time as all the residual to apply. Applications are best made litter must ordinarily be removed early in early spring, and about 500 pounds in the spring. should be applied to each green. LIME Regarding the effects of lime on the Lime is usually regarded not as a fer- soil in relation to plant life, there is yet tilizer, but more as a rectifier of un- much to learn. The proof is clear that favorable soil conditions. Whatever its lime greatly increases bacterial activ- function in the soil, lime has a profound ities in the soil, and hence brings about effect on plants, discouraging or de- a more rapid decay of humus and a stroying some, and favoring others. greater fixation of nitrogen. There can Thus on soils deficient in lime mosses, also be no doubt that lime tends to make lichens and green slimes commonly oc- clay soils more friable, and sandy soils cur, but with the application of lime, more coherent, but it requires rela- they quickly disappear. Certain weeds tively great amounts of lime to have are also an indication of a low content much effect in this way. Finally, lime of lime in the soil, among them sheep is believed by many to exert its influence sorrel and ox eye daisy. Both of these mainly by "sweetening" the soil, that is, species are much less abundant where by counteracting a supposed acid con- lime is present. Some plants indeed dition, but on this point the doctors are like the blueberry utterly refuse to grow at variance. Practically it makes no in soil containing lime. On the other difference whether the plant likes the hand, many plants are conspicuously lime or merely dislikes the supposed fond of soil containing much lime. In acid. In either case the remedy is to this list are Kentucky Bluegrass and apply lime. alfalfa. Most plants have no marked restrictions as regards lime and will TOP-DRESSINGS OF SAND grow in soils either rich or poor in this The criticism has often been made substance. Such plants include corn, that American lawns and greens lack potatoes, white clover, creeping bent, the softness and resiliency which char- redtop. and red fescue. These plants acterizes those of England. There can are. however, by no means indifferent be no question but that this is true, and to lime, and in most cases grow better that the difficulty is largely to be asso- when lime has been applied to the soil. ciated with our much severer climatic So far as fine grasses for putting conditions, particularly the hot sum- greens are concerned, all of them are mers. The difficulty is most pronounced improved by the use of lime. Kentucky on soils of a clayey type. Bluegrass responds more naturally than Such greens may be much improved other grasses, but creeping bent, red by annual top-dressings of clean, rather fescue and redtop are all stimulated. coarse sand. The effect of the sand is White clover does not show any marked twofold: It smooths out any minor in- response, and in reality the better equalities by filling small depressions, growth of the grasses help to suppress and it gives a looser surface in which the clover. the crowns of the grass plants become The best form of lime to use is finely deeper seated so they can branch and ground limestone. The action of this spread without being constantly clipped is much slower, but also much longer by the mower. In time the top-dressings continued than burned or caustic lime. of sand filled with the mass of grass There is some danger to the grass in ap- roots give a green far superior in tex- plying burned lime, or even hydrate) ture to what was originally the case. '

• *<* OUR BOSTON LETTER i »ad »b BY JOHN G. ANDERSON'

COMPLIMENTARY dinner to commented on the honor which had been the open champion, Mr. Francis reflected to the club and the modesty -thereisve A IV proof ,5 dear ^ Ouimct. held in conjunction with the with which their champion bore his well annual meeting of the Woodland Golf won laurels. Mr. Ouimet thanked one •"" •«•«• brinss abo- Club, produced enthusiasm quite as and all for tlieir great loyalty to him. lively as that kindled by Mr. Ouimet's The dinner was about over when a - - Thn great performances stranger entered. K on the last day of He shook hands at the Open Champion- once with President ship. Over a hun- Folsom, who pre- quires Kt dred and fifty mem- vailed on him to bers and guests were .speak. In introduc- Fmllj. lins present to do honor ing the guest who *• it* inflaaw to Mr. Ouimet and had put in his ap- vrtniitf toe soil, tkt j his fame in song and jiearance at so late story was sung by an hour Mr. Folsom t^pMttkcdoctiSSH every man present. remarked that it It was a wonderful gave him extreme testimonial to the pleasure to present •'f sippisi young man. an oc- to the company a casion which he will friend of Mr. Bur- never forget. When nett's, the retiring president. He then • the cheer leader, Mr. J. A. Lowell. introduced the 78 years old. called stranger as the Hon. .- for the first of the Allyn Ravenscroft. many cheers accord- brother of the pres- That a ed the chief guest ent lady champion of the evening, the of the United shout which went States. . •• up might almost . • tie bots» Mr. Ravenscroft have been heard in was most enthusi- South Herts or MR. L. B. FOLSOM astically received. Oxhey. He began his speech There were the regulation speeches by telling how he had made the ac- and cheers and a poem in honor of quaintance of Mr. Burnett while cross- "King Francis the First." composed ing the Atlantic and that no matter how gem by Mr. L. B. Folsom, the newly elected wonderful a golf story of St. Andrews president, made a great hit. Repre- he might tell, Mr. Burnett always im- sentative Channing Cox of Newton, proved on his "lie" with one better spoke at length on the effect which Mr. about Woodland. Ouimet's win had had on American Then lie went on to say that although golf and how much it meant to America it was quite natural for the members to keep the cup safe on this side of the of Woodland Golf Club to have pride Atlantic. Brief speeches were made by in Mr. Ouimet's golfing ability, still it i • Frank Lawrence, Paul Tewksbury, wasn't so very much after all, and Var- Frank Hovt and Vincent Lawrence. All don was a vastly superior player. He .

OUR BOSTON LETTER -13', dwelt on the fact that Ouimct lived so paid. The matter was referred to Mr. near the course that it was second na- Robert C. Watson, the U. S. G. A. ture to him to play it well. By this president, and his decision that it is en- time some of the younger members of tirely permissible for the Woodland the club present were getting a bit ex- Golf Association to defray the travel- cited, and H. P. Dowst arose and said: ling and living expenses of the cham- "Mr. President, I rise to a question of pion cleared up on that point. A suf- personal privilege. Let me answer that ficient amount has already been raised man." He was finally prevailed upon which will ensure the presence in Eng- to sit down, but at the next scathing land of Massachusetts' own golfer. As remark of the speaker he sprang to his Mr. Heinrich Schmidt is again to try feet and made for the Englishman. conclusions, the old "Bay State" will be Just before reaching the object of his mightily represented and will in truth fury he stopped and cried out: "Stung!" be considered something more than a Then the alleged lord calmly took off pin point on the golfing map. his disguise and the grinning counte- Congratulations were showered upon nance of Henry L. Nuremberg, one of the club officials when it was announced Woodland's most popular members, was that then for the first time the Wood- disclosed. Needless to say, pandemo- land Golf Club was out of debt. In nium broke loose and a wave of relief 1907, there was an indebtedness of swept over the hall. The acting was $14,000 with a wavering membership perfect and not a soul except the two list. Today there is a balance on the or three who had been let in on the right side of the ledger and a member- secret beforehand imagined that there ship of 406. was any attempt at deception. It was The election of officers was as fol- a unique finish as well as a superb bit lows: L. B. Folsom, President, F. W. of entertainment with which to close the Lawrence, Vice-President, I. G. French, evening's festivities. Secretary; F. R. Parks, Treasurer. L. Perhaps the most important an- B. Folsom, J. B. Chase, A. J. Welling- nouncement of the evening was that Mr. ton, and D. L. Whittemore Board of Ouimet will be sent to England in the Directors. spring in an attempt to wrest the I append herewith a copy of Mr. Amateur Championship from British Folsom's poem which caused so much clutches. There was some talk about favorable comment at the banquet, and whether it would professionalize Mr. one of the songs chanted ex ery few Ouimet if he were to have his expenses minutes by the assembled guests.

PROPHECY

When prodigal nature, long aeons ago. Brought forth from her storehouse her wonders to show Through travail and labor, in darkness and pain, From forces chaotic, a glacial morain. She placed in our midst as a mark of respect. To tie power of achievement of Woodland's elect.

This birthmark of Nature, these hills fiom her hand. They are omens of honor. As guardians they stand To see that her sons, by this skill in the game. Shall crown our fair Woodland with laurels of fair.c.

"^ 438 OUR BOSTON LETTER

To he king in ;i game that's as royal as ours Is an honor which ranks with the highest of powers. To achieve this distinction, which very few can. Requires the full measure, full breadth, of a man. The fact is, there's nothing in life quite the same To label a man, as his playing the game. If you'd judge of his character, simply inquire As to what he acts like in a game, under fire.

Like a comet, that uncharted wonder of light. A genius springs up in our midst, over night. All the world, now as ever, is kindly inclined To the natural born leader of those of his kind. So we'll all get together and drown the big thirst, The while we sing praises of FRANCIS THE FIRST.

As fierce was the battle, great joy must he feel In conquering the foemen so worthy his steel. There's Evans of Belmont, the driver of length, And Gorton of Brae-Burn, of parallel strength; Then Anderson said, as he picked up his ball. "It seems that a three is of no use at all." For Francis was playing with uncanny grip And running them down without ever a slip. He wound up the round in a way that was clean, With nine holes in thirty—LAST SIX—SEVENTEEN.

'Tis not in the nature of mundane affairs To banish all thought of ambition and cares. Napoleon planned ever to conquer the world And dreamed that his banner o'er all was unfurled. So each loyal subject will dream that this fall KING FRANCIS THE FIRST WILL BE KING OF THEM ALL.

FULFILLMENT To point out the golfing event of the year Is not of importance for purposes here. In clubdom and wigwam, at home, on the links, Of the Amateur's prowess most often he thinks. And the golfer delights in his stories to tell Of the game that HE played when he played the game well. Had you all been afar from the news of the day, If one stood here and told you the truth—you would say: "Here's a Baron Munchausen—a liar the worst; There IS no such King as KING FRANCIS THE FIRST."

But listen a moment, the tale is replete With incidents keen and with victory sweet; And bear well in mind that the field, that first day Contained all the "CLASS"—and all trained for the fray. There were champs and ex-champs—"Jerry" T ravers, McLeod; Jack McDerinott, who swore that he'd beat the whole crowd; y

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George Sargent, "Jock" Hobens, three Andersons, Reid; The burr of the Scotch all mixed up with the tweed; There was Brady, two Smiths, Louis Tellier of France; Tommy Mac—"Nippur" Campbell—they all had their chance. It ended on Friday and here is the score: "Ted" Ray—Harry Vardon—each three hundred four.

The hopes of the Star Spangled Banner are few; Our boys did the best they could possibly do. But they say there's a lad who's still out in the rain. And he's lighting his battle with might and with main. Somewhere in the blood of that stripling, so shy, Is that conquering strain which can never say die. And the eyes of the nations—the ears of the world. Wherever the records of sports can be whirled, Are strained with a tension they cannot resist To get the result—the last twist of he wrist Of the boy who is making this resolute stand. To keep our OWN emblem within OUR OWN land.

When the word was brought up the club-house, at last. Just what figures would TIE—the last hope had passed. FOURTEEN—to finish four holes such as these! Goodbye, Mr. Cup ! You're to sail o'er the seas ! When the last stroke was played—you remember the scene; Our Francis had made the four holes in FOURTEEN.

But, alas! for the tremors—the joys of delight! The three in a tie; it's a heart-rending plight. A boy in his 'teens, to be pitted next day Against the great Yardon—the giant-like Ray. What show has this youth with the cunning and skill Of veterans like these? 'Tis a sad, bitter pill. But never a thought nor a worry had he When he met his bold foeman upon the first tee; And they went the first nine at so even a clip That the scores were the same at the half of the trip. And Ray looked at Vardon, and Yardon looked back. And the thought of the twain was: "This youngster MUST crack!'

Coming into the stretch—at the fifteenth, in fact.— By Jove! Don't you know! 'Twas the great Ray that cracked. And when they'd gone on, for a couple holes more, The debonair Yardon, in forcing his score, Was caught in a trap; and when he got out "Johnny Bull," as of yore, was again put to rout.

And all through the play, if the truth must be known. These greatest of golfers were frequently shown That the game they were teaching when Ouimet was born Has a master, at Woodland; the lad who has worn The crown he has won—with no vanity cursed. And that's why we honor KING FRANCIS THE FIRST. •140 OUR BOSTON LETTER MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA Ouimet has taught Old England how the game of golf is played: He walloped Ray and Yardon, and he could have walloped Braid; He'll show John Bull and Hilton how the hardest putt is made— When he goes playing to victory.

CHORUS Hurrah! Hurrah! There's Ouimet on the tee! Hurrah! Hurrah! The smallest of the three! The hoy who trimmed the British when they came across the sea— When he goes playing to victory.

Down through the rocks he led 'em. and his aim was always true; He played em to a standstill and he beat 'em black and blue; And Vardon said they never had a chance of breaking through— When Francis goes playing to victory.

We'll send him o'er the pond to clean 'em up again next year And show 'em he can play the game in any place, my dear; Then we'll annex the British Isles and bring 'em over here— When he went playing to victory. • - - CHORUS •/• Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah for Ouimet true! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah for Woodland, too! The Yankee boy's a wonder and he always carries through— When he goes playing to victory.

Second only to the Old Timers' Re- ers at Harvard in 1873 were on hand, union at Apawamis is that gathering at as was "Tim " Murnane, one of base- the Wollaston Golf Club of the old ball's most noted writers. George time golfers of Massachusetts, and Wright himself was the center of con- particularly as well as necessarily, gratulations when he turned in a 90. those of Boston and vicinity. Each year The best ball score of the field was 63, our local golfing pioneers are the guests rather good golf we should say. The of George Wright, a noted sportsman summary: and one of the finest shortstops the H. E. Lodge, Wollaston S7 15 72 game of baseball has produced. This F. H. Hoyt. Woodland 7t> 3 73 B. C. Wright, Country S3 10 73 year no less than eighty were present, W. G. Clark, Woodland S3 S 74 and all records for an enjoyable day M. Alden, Wollaston 93 18 75 E. A. Slack, Brae-Burn SS 12 7fi were broken. H. E. Lodge of Wollas- G. J. Murphy. Wollaston 83 7 76 ton won the net prize with 87. 15— S. B. Reed, Wollaston 90 14 76 Charles Reed, Wollaston 101 24 77 72, but that was but a mere incident. W. H. Thayer, Crow Point 87 9 7S J. E. McLaughlin. Wollaston S7 9 7S Many well known figures were in evi- George Wright, Wollaston 90 12 7S dence. Probably one the best known H. E. Russell. Country 93 15 78 C. N. Ward, Wollaston im 22 7S and assuredly one of the most popular A. G. Lockwood, Belmont S2 3 79 was Samuel MacDonald of Brae-Burn, J. J. Gallagher. Wbllaaton 86 7 79 j. F. Murphy, Wollaston 108 24 79 veteran expert at la crosse, tennis, George Corsa, Ridgewood, N. J... 98 19 79 A. J. Wellington, Woodland 90 10 80 cricket and golf. Messrs. Latham, J. Shepard, Jr.. R. 1 90 10 80 Nash and Lamb, all star baseball play- J. F. Morrill, Wollaston 93 18 80 W. H. Canterbury, Brae-Burn.... 9

G. N. Nash. Wollaston IIKI 19 81 essentials and a variety of strokes which T. King, Wollaston loi 20 81 C. M. Hart, Wollaston st; 4 82 are not only expected but also demand- R. R. Freeman, Wollaston s7 ."> 82 H. A. Beach, Country 90 8 82 ed of a champion. J. F. McAloon, Crow Point 94 11' 82 C. F. Nye, Brae-Burn iirt 14 82 Miss Ravenscroft in her first match N. Heath, Wollaston 96 14 82 was partnered with Miss Harriot Cur- A. W. Stedman. Country 99 17 82 A. H. Latham, Country 97 14 S3 tis, against Miss Margaret Curtis and J. W. Rollins, Country lol 18 83 I. W. Small, Belmont Sit 5 84 Miss Florence Harvey, runner-up to H. B. Rust, Wannamoisett 92 8 si Miss Dodd this year in the Canadian R. L. Dunkle, Wollaston 93 !) S4 R. H. Hunt, Worcester 9fi ll1 84 Championship. The champion and her G. E. Gilbert, Brae-Burn 102 18 84 partner won quite easily. But for a 6 W. G. Kendall, Wollaston 108 24 84 A. O. Knight, Worcester 94 9 85 at the short tenth hole Miss Ravenscroft J. A. Campbell, Wollaston 97 12 85 E. J. Cox, Alhemarle 101 lfi 85 would have finished well under 90. A. L. Spring, Brae-Burn 101 lfi 85 Her card : William Clark. Asa warn 92 H S(j A. H. McAloon, Crow Point 101 I'D 86 E. J. Noble. Forest Park 97 10 87 Out ... 64556435 6—44 C. C. Bell, Brae-Burn 97 10 87 H. W. Lamb Country 100 13 87 In ....65646745 4—47—91 Samuel Maciionald, Brae-Burn.... 98 10 S8 E. S. Litchfield. Wollaston 101 13 SS F. Peabody. Country 106 18 88 There was disappointment that the G. L. Gilmore, Lexington 99 10 89 C. R. Corwin. Brae-Burn 100 ll S9 British champion. Miss Muriel Dodd. R. A. Hale. Merrimac Valley 113 24 89 did not come to Boston to have a round W. H. Claflin, Country 103 14 89 E. R. Hastings. Wollaston 107 IS S9 or two at The Country Club and other D. T. Kidder, Brae-Burn 102 12 90 J. D. Greene, Brae-Burn 101 13 90 neighboring courses, but we still trust W. H. Reed, Country 106 l=i 91 that she will favor us with her presence T. H. Grey, Woodland 110 19 91 G. H. Sprague, Brae-Burn 104 12 92 before she returns to "Merrie Eng- M. N. Smith. Brae-Burn 114 22 92 J. H. Churchill. Wollaston 102 9 93 land." H. L. Ayer. Brae-Burn 102 9 93 R. R. Whitman. Woodland 113 19 94 One very enjoyable feature of late S. H. Hooper, Wollaston 119 24 91 autumn golf is the gathering around G. H. Converse. Brae-Burn 117 13 104 E. M. Slayton, Manchester, N. H.124 19 105 the banquet hall's nineteenth hole. In many clubs a dinner is held and the It was a great pity that bad weather prizes which have been won are dis- spoiled Miss Ravenseroft's visit to Bos- tributed. Probably the first New Eng- ton and vicinity. Rain came down in land club to feature this prize banquet bueketsful on Monday, October 20th, social was the Merrimack Valley Coun- and the tournament for the ladies which try Club of Lawrence. Mass. For ten had been planned by The Country years the members have gathered round Club had to be postponed, much to the the festive board and listened to the regret of many of Boston's lady play- jubilant speeches of the recipients of ers, who had looked forward with keen prizes. delight to an encounter with the new champion. But such a condition as i This year Mr. Ouimet and myself slow or rain-soaked course did not pre- were invited guests of the Lawrence vent Miss Ravenscroft from having a golfers and saw at close range the unity few rounds, in one of which, her first, of purpose and congenial fellowship of she turned in a 91. Her outward jour- over a hundred of the club's golfers. ney made in 44 was a truly magnificent After a round over the nine-hole effort. There was no run to the ball course, easily the best nine-hole links in anywhere on the course, almost a half New England, with putting greens the gale of wind was blowing and condi- equal of any in America, we sat down tions were the opposite of ideal. The to a splendid dinner. At its conclusion, gallery, not very numerous on account Mr. Walsh, the chairman of the tour- of the unsettled elements, was well re- nament committee, introduced as the paid. Those who followed saw a play- toastmaster of the evening the presi- er who is a real mistress of golf, pos- dent of the club, Mr. Paul R. sessing a thorough knowledge of the Clay. 1- I'J OUR BOSTON LETTER

The latter briefly reviewed the his- matches between the champions and best tory of the banquets and then called players of rival factories. The ex- for speeches from several members and periment ought to be very successful guests. Mr. Ouimet spoke earnestly of and will do much to further nationalize bis desire to uphold the honor of Amer- the game. ica's golf and his remarks were once Team matches are held all over the interrupted by the audience, who rose country and Massachusetts has her as one man and sang "America." At share at least. The biggest event of the conclusion of the open champion's this kind is that in which players from address the members of the Merrimack The Country Club and Oakley Coun- Valley Club voted that he be made an try Club join in combat at the end of honorary member. the competitive season. For fourteen Prizes were then awarded and all years these two clubs have met and the promised to do better next year. Mr. net results have been about even. Usu- Richard Hale, one of the oldest but ally well over a hundred players take most enthusiastic golfers in the club, part and this year was no exception. spoke most interestingly of the recent Fifty-one couples played and the match "Old-Timer's" reunions and the excel- resulted in a win for Oakley Country lence of play as exhibited by some of Club by 28 matches to 21. Two the men over seventy years of age. Mr. matches finished "all square" and the George S. Butters, the club champion, players preferred to let it go at that. in receiving his numerous bits of plate, It is hoped that similar team matches humorously remarked: "It seems that with fortv or fifty on a side will be the more I shine here, the more my arranged next year between Brae-Burn wife shines at home." and Woodland. The play should be as These prize banquets are quite nu- even as that between Oakley and The merous now in Massachusetts, and the Country Club. good fellowship attendant makes up One of the hardest fought finals in somewhat for the lesser amount of play- a golf match took place recently at ing which we are able to get on the Williams College, in the struggle for links. the championship. Paul Hyde, captain New golf courses in Massachusetts of the varsity golf team, won over are coming to light about every month. Ainslee by 1 up in 40 holes. For several The latest is that in Beverly, where a years Williams has played an important fine tract of land has been bought and part in the intercollegiate team matches, a nine-hole course laid out by the Merri- this year being in the finals against mack Valley Country Club greenkeeper Yale. Her players have won many and professional. ,T. Ellis. honors in golf during the summer The sponsors for this course are none months and J. D. Standish, a recent other than the United Shoe Machinery graduate, has been the champion of people, who have decided to give to Michigan. their employees a links where for a The feature of the matches was the very nominal sum a round at golf may play of Fessenden, a freshman, who be enjoyed. This venture is new to hails from West Newton, Mass., and Massachusetts, if not to the country, is a member of The Albemarle Club. and the results are going to be watched He won his way into the semi-finals by many other manufacturers. Truly, and his scoring was exceptionally low. no better means of enjoyment can be After a close contest he was defeated had than a round at golf, and the grati- by Hyde. I am quite intimately ac- tude which an employee should feel at quainted with Fessenden's game and his good luck should result in greater predict that he will shine not only as efficiency. I believe the day is not far an intercollegiate but also as a national off when we shall have golf team aspirant for high honors. BOSTON LETTER 41.3

The first fall of snow which came No figures have been kept from year our May a week or ten days ago sent to year as to how many enter the open the birds Hying' southward, and tournaments in the state, but it is safe turned the thoughts of a good many to say that the numbers in 1913 were of the local professionals in the same in advance of any previous year. No direction. This year Michael ("King") name stands out predominant among the Brady of the Wollaston Golf Club will winners except that of the open cham- tour the South in company with J. J. pion. Francis Ouimet, who annexed six McDermott, They will play as part- gross trophies. Strange to say, he was ners against any two whom they may unsuccessful, although a big favorite, in be called upon to meet, and it is quite both of his attempts to win the premier needless to remark that they will take prize at The Country Club. Next in a lot of beating. "Tom" Macnamara order come Lockwood, Hoyt, Lawrence will make his usual southern tour, tak- and Whittemore. who each won three ing part in the Open Championship of firsts. Generally, it is the case that the South, while Alex Ross will again the home golfers take the majority of be seen at Pinehurst. At present Don- first and second places, but this year ald Ross is abroad, studying course proved to be an exception. Over architecture, and taking a well earned three-fourths of the tournaments were vacation; but he, too, will be at Pine- 'pit tit won by visitors. The winning score in hurst to greet his many friends. Alec most cases was better than 76. Campbell of The Country Club will • either go South early in January or Congratulations are due to Vincent «Brit-Ban again cross the ocean for a few months' Lawrence for winning the champion- stay in "bonnie Scotland." Other pro- ship of the Woodland Club, to H. H. fessionals will assume minor duties with Wilder for capturing the Amory match their more fortunate brethren. What play trophy at The Country Club, to wdfi! to,. appeals most to many is the fact that Miss Nason, who in her second year recently it they do not have to give up playing as a golfer, not only reached the final T. B tif - .. their favorite sport for several months round in the Women's Championship :::Je.captlil at a time, although personally I believe at The Country Club, but in so doing . m m that a rest of three or four months in defeated two former United States the winter would benefit the game of champions, Miss Harriot Curtis and • Fond the top-notch professionals. I a important Miss Margaret Curtis, and to Frank Hoyt, who, as he says, is no "spring ' -' '••"••' A brief summary of the golfing sea- son just ended in Massachusetts may chicken," who has just closed a year till Mil prove of interest. Thirty-eight impor- of golf replete with victories. A finalist • K summsr tant meetings were held, attended by in the Massachusetts State Champion- • list, i neat fields which totalled over 3,300. Twenty- ship, a member of the state foursome ipios i seven of these tournaments were of championship team, a winner in the open the one-day variety, where prizes for tournament at Wyantenuek, a winner in the Lesley Cup singles against New • • best gross and first and second net are • .'IHDU. •!• given, while eleven called for a quali- York, and finally a victor over Mr. fying round and subsequent match play Ouimet in The Country Club open— VfttOD. lllSi- I" with the finals invariably at 18 holes. enough honor for anvone. Fte .Ubenwrlf CIA

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••* OUR CHICAGO LETTER BY CHARLES EVANS, JR.

HIS is the .season of the year when for the good of the game, not only in T nominating committees devote them- the South, but throughout the West as selves to the task for which they were well. In addition to these presidents created and the product of their labor of local associations Robert A. Gardner, is always awaited by the public witli one of the best known of the younger both interest and curiosity. Chicago golfers, and a former National The ticket recently nominated by the Champion, has been placed upon the Western Golf Association committee— board. Mr. Gardner, who was a very and nomination is usually equivalent to young National Champion in 1909, will election—bids fair to become a most be a very young director in 191 ±. and popular one. for it is headed by a man I am sure he will have the interests of nationally well known and beloved in the younger players deeply at heart. the West for his pleasing personalitv The comjjlete Western Golf Associa- and his devotion for years to the best tion ticket is as follows: interests of the game. Mr. John D. President, Frank L. Woodward, Den- Cady. who has been president for the ver: Vice-President, Bruce D. Smith, last two years, is a popular official and Onwentsia; Secretary, R. R. Stone, valued member of the association to Glen View; Treasurer. C. C. Paddle- which he has given freely so much of his ford, Homewood. time and effort. It is deeply regretted Directors: H. F. Smith, Nashville, that his health during the past year has president of the Southern Golf As- not been good. Last summer, at the sociation ; Waldo Avery, Detroit, presi- time of the Western Championship, he dent of the Michigan Golf Association; was taken ill and confined to his room W. O. Finkbine, Des Moines, president at his hotel during the whole of the of the Iowa Golf Association; George tournament. Although Mr. Woodward, B. Balch, president of the Ohio Golf the present nominee, conducted the com- Association; Robert A. Gardner, of the petition most admirably. Mr. Cady was Hinsdale Golf Club, Chicago. greatly missed, for a Western Cham- The Nominating Committee: W. J. pionship without him had been hitherto Black, Midlothian Country Club, chair- unthinkable. man; R. W. Hodge, Evanston Golf A new idea set forth by the nominat- Club, Kansas City; Louis Allis. Mil- ing committee, and it seems an excel- waukee Country Club; Jesse L. Carle- lent one, is the placing of presidents of ton. Glen Echo Country Club, St. local associations upon the directorate; Louis; Ganson Depew, Buffalo Coun- it is reasonable to suppose that the men try Club. who have been honored with the highest This ticket, presented by the follow- offices in their respective communities ing Nominating Committee, Charles F. are most distinctly representative of Thompson, Homewood, Chairman, W. them. This is perhaps especially true of H. Lightner. St. Paul. Dudley W. Mr. H. F. Smith, president of the South- Sutphin, Cincinnati, Jas. C. Duke. Dal- ern Golf Association and former presi- las, Texas, and J. C. Fennell, Kansas dent of the Western Golf Association. City, will be voted upon at the next The wonderful advance of Southern golf annual meeting of the Western Golf within the last few years is largely Association, to be held in Chicago on owing to the initiative of Mr. Smith, January 17, 1911'. who has found time in the midst of an It is probable that a proposition to exacting business to work early and late institute a Junior Championship tour- OUR CHICAGO LETTER 4 45

nament Mill be presented for action at composed of about thirty people stood the annual meeting. This championship ready to see us through. I have never will be for players under '21, but opin- yet refused to play golf in any weather, ions differ as to whether it will be con- therefore, closely wrapped up, with cap fined to junior members of clubs affili- pulled down over my ears, and well ated with the Western Golf Associa- supplied with gloves for wearing be- tion, or will be open to any junior tween shots, I set the ball a-rolling in player in the United States and Canada. the blinding snow. It was not so bad In any event, it will be under the direc- for I got away with a three on the first tion of the Western Golf Association hole. and no doubt carried along the saiv.e When we began the ground was but lines as the Western Championship. I slightly covered with snow—occasional cannot conceive a more praiseworthy or drifts of course and here and there surer method of raising a fine crop of windswept spaces—but before the match future champions than these junior was over a heavy white carpet covered tournaments. the whole of the links. There are many Aside from these golf politics, in difficulties attending a golf match in a which I am not deeply versed, there is snow storm; our balls were white and little golf news of more than local im- only the courtesy of members of the portance at the present moment for the gallery who volunteered their services tournament time is past. Little week- as fore caddies enabled us to keep track end matches and friendly games mark of them. With the deep snowfall our the close of the season, or, I should balls were necessarily lying higher than rather say, the after-season golfing that the grass and preparatory to playing we this wonderfully pleasant November cleared the snow from around them— weather has given us. Soon the fortunate and behold, nice little tees. I do not people who at the hint of winter jour- venture to say what the Royal and ney southward and westward for their Ancient Rules Committee would say of golf will be sending us various accounts us, but local rules were devised on the of brilliant rounds in pleasant places spot. Indeed, by the time we reached where the sun shines brightly and the the fourteenth hole there were banks of breezes are gently tempered to the golf- snow a foot deep, and Mr. Carroll lost er's needs. Writing of weather re- his ball in a drift on the putting green minds me that I had an unique experi- which belied its name at that stage of ence playing golf in a violent snow- the game for it was of a dazzling white- storm at Toledo a few years ago. I ness. I have played golf in many coun- had gone to the Ohio city on business tries and under many conditions of and of course a little time had been weather—in sleet and drenching rain, stolen from it for a match with Harold in thunder storms and terrific down- Weber, the famous Toledo player, and pours and in windy days on the British Harry Harris, professional of the In- seaside courses—but for sheer in- verness Golf Club. Mr. Charles A. clemency the Toledo snowstorm with Carroll, a leading citizen of Toledo and its sharp northeast wind stands out an excellent golfer, was to be my part- most clearly in my memory. It may ner. When the time arrived it had brought seemingly impossible golf wea- be of interest to say that in spite of ther for the snow was falling heavily the terrific pace of the wind and snow and a terrific wind was blowing the I was out in 40, and I consider it one flakes in every direction about the of the greatest games of my life. I course. It appears, however, that Tole- realize that it is one thing to play in a do players do not allow a little thing storm and quite another thing to watch like an unpropitious element to inter- others doing it, yet the plucky Toledo fere with their favorite sport, and this gallery continued to the very end and i^ also true ot a Toledo gallerv, for one there were two ladies in the courageous band. ., ;i tor HINTS FOR THE GOLF BEGINNER

BY EDWARD RAY

EFORE commencing to give prac- grip that you should adopt, for bettei B tical hints on the playing of the results are obtained thereby. (A word game, I think it advisable to suggest of comfort to the beginner will not be that every beginner should place him- amiss, no matter if he fails to hit the self in the hands of a practical man, ball at the first attempt; he should not both as regards the selection of his out- despair, for we have all experienced fit and for a course of lessons. Many this.) The stance that should be sporting outfitters doubtless stock good adopted is that known as the "open;" clubs, but their business is to sell, and in this the right foot is advanced some one cannot expect a shop assistant to six inches and the ball is in a line with know much about the practical side of the left heel. The effect, or rather the the game. In regard to the course of advantage, of this open stance is that a lessons, this is so essential for the play- better follow-through can be obtained er's future welfare that it would be a by reason of the body being half turned waste of time on my part to justify my toward the hole, and beginners should contention. Let me assume, therefore, make a note that a good follow-through that the player has provided himself is, next to keeping one's eye firmly with a proper outfit and has commenced fixed on the ball, the most important what we are led to believe is the most thing in golf, for the stroke is only difficult of games. He is naturally con- half a stroke unless this be done. An- scious of his own position when on the other thing that should be borne in mind course, and therefore he should on no is never overawing; a long, round account invite sarcastic remarks by swing might look nice, but is not ef- starting out in the middle of a crowd; fective, and greater power can be ob- rather should he for a time shun the tained by checking the length of the company of others and seek out some backward swing. To bring this about spot where no shout of "Fore!" is like- the hands should not be allowed to rise ly to disturb him. Let me commence above the shoulder, the club will still with the most powerful club in his bag, go back to its correct distance by rea- the driver. It should be borne in mind son of the wrist action; but with the that golf does not begin and end with hands checking its length the player re- terrific length from the tee and there tains not only command of the club, is no necessity to envy the player who but what force he is able to bring to gets a long ball for unless he is a mas- bear. In this connection I must em- ter he will probably be a poor mashie phasize the old advice of not pressing, player or an indifferent putter, and the at least not until you are confident of advantage gained by a good drive is hitting the ball accurately. Even then, thus rendered futile. In the first place, pressing for distance often lets the the interlocked grip is the only one player down, for he is so apt to mis- that you should adopt, and in this the time the stroke, the result of which is little finger of the right hand overlaps force misapplied. Swing easily, there- the forefinger of the left. The right fore, and be content for a while with thumb is not kept straight down the short and straight drives. Keep the shaft, but a little on the ball side of the body from swaying, and remember that club. The benefit of this grip is that the arms do the work. The player who both hands work in unison and do not sways in his swing is not going to see retard each other. This, then, is the tlu- center of the course very often. Of HINTS FOR THE GOLF BEGINNER 1 17 course, you would find it difficult to ob- demned ; moreover, it is considered bad tain any length by keeping the body form, and this must be avoided at all perfectly still, therefore, in the back- costs. The functions of a cleek is when ward swing, the weight is all on the the lie is not sufficiently good to war- right leg, and is then transferred to the rant the use of a brassie; that is, always left in the second half of the swing. assuming that the hole is some distance Remember that when swinging back away, for obviously you would not use the body should not go with the club, a cleek or a brassie when the hole is but keeping your head down and eye within reach of an iron or mashie. You fixed on the ball will prevent this. The will stand a little closer in when using

Edward Ray making one of Ms powerful iron shots foregoing remarks apply equally to the a cleek, this by reason of it being a use of a brassie. with the possible ex- shorter club, nor will you swing so far ception that as this club is used for back; but with all your iron shots you playing through the green, you should must follow through well and also see to it that you get well down to the grip tightly, for unless this is done, ball. Therefore, do not be afraid to when it meets the turf it will be twisted take a little turf—the club will not suf- in your hands, with the natural result fer, being fitted with a brass sole for of a foozled stroke. I am not going the purpose. And now we come to the into the mysteries of half eleek shots, cleek, a club that is often not only the or what is known as a "push" stroke, beginner's friend but the bete noir of for this is more advanced, and a long better players. The beginner who finds time must elapse before the beginner the wooden clubs the most difficult to is skilful enough to try these. Next in use often takes a cleek for his tee shots, order of the distance obtained by their but this cannot be too strongly con- use, conies the iron. This club is used I IS HINTS FOR THE GOLF BEGINNER for any distance up to 180 yards. The slightly across the body, as this will clubs arc now becoming more lotted, impart a certain amount of cut to the for the nearer the player is to the hole. stroke; it will also prevent the crime the greater is the need for a high drop- of socketing, which is caused by push- ping shot. The iron is also employed ing the left elbow out in the downward when the lie is such that a straighter swing. Play the stroke with confidence faeed club will not get it up sufficiently Flay it firmly. Fix your mind on a and length is required. As with the certain spot that you want to pitch on. other clubs, do not keep the arms too and then keep your eye firmly on the far out from the body; rather should ball, not lifting your head until the the right elbow be brushing against the stroke has been played. These are the side, for better direction and greater ac- principal, in fact the only clubs, with curacy is assured. Again, see that you the exception of the putter, that a be- get well down to the ball; topping is ginner need not trouble about. But a common fault, but not difficult to stay ! Is there not the niblick, our last eradicate, .hist look behind the ball refuge in the time of storm ? No play- and not on the top of it. and do your er should be without one, for he will utmost to hit behind, taking a little find it invaluable both for bunker play turf as well. And now we have the and any other bad position in which he mashie, the club that lias to get the finds himself. With this club all that player out of many difficulties where his is required is brute force and to grip erratic play his placed him. For this tight. If used in a bunker, to hit well shot a short swing must be employed, behind and under the ball, and having and bear in mind that 120 yards is the done so, put your trust in a providence utmost that a mashie should be called not always kind. There is no need for me to deal with the putter at great upon to obtain. It is possible to get length for beginners are often better a greater distance, of course, but you at this than finished players, and there have the iron and there is no need to is not the slightest doubt that it is a court disaster by pressing with a club matter of confidence in one's self. not powerful enough for the purpose re- Therefore, this can well be left to the quired of it. You must now stand close reader. in to your ball, and as the club is well laid back, there is no necessity for you And now that I have finished dealing to drop your right shoulder in order to with the clubs. I should like to im- get the ball up. Give the club a chance, press on the beginner the futility of and it will not fail you, With this taking part in matches before he has stroke you need not follow through to acquired some little skill. He will only the same lengths as you would with the make an idiot of himself, and his spirits other clubs, but you should keep the will be depressed accordingly; there- right arm close in to your side, other- fore, practice at every opportunity that wise you might possibly socket the ball. presents itself, and skill should not be In playing the stroke, bring the club long in coming.

m QP - NOTES FROM THE SOUTH

(). H. KEELEH

Throughout all the South, the fine, From Southern Pines, X. ('., the warm, springlike weather of the late Country Club reports an unusually fall of 1918 has kept the golf wave of brisk assemblage of visitors in time for last summer at its crest. The continued the celebrated Thanksgiving Day event interest, coupled with the unusual wea- —the "l<'lag Tournament"—with play ther, has been responsible for many ex- beginning November 27th. The next

Club-huuse of SarsHeld Golf Club, Camden, S. C. tra tournaments put on by dubs whose big tournament is the Christmas event, members could not say farewell to tour- which will be played December 26th nament play while the grass remained to 80th. green and the breezes mild. The Country Club course now is a The Hue, open weather also was a full-sized affair. Nine new holes, with boon to the winter hotel courses. It L afforded an excellent opportunity to put a distance of 2,95O yards, were added the greens in shape, and it attracted an during the past summer, and the course almost unprecedented number of early now totals 5,(595 yards, with a bogey visitors, most of whom were golf en- of 78—a short but exceedingly sporty thusiasts eager to be on hand at the course. \V. Norton, the Lakewood. N. opening <>t' their favorite Southern .)., professional, has been engaged for courses—or even a bit ahead of time. the winter.

... i . 1.-.0 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH

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Tenth hole at Pinehurst, N. C. "Over the hills and far away."

New greens made and old greens has been pers onalli charge of seeded thoroughly, is the report from the work. the Tate Spring Hotel Golf Course at Tate Spring, Tenn. The alterations A fine example of the growth in in the course made last year converted popularity of Southern golf is to be the links into a very sporty affair, with found at Rome, Ga., where the Coosa a stream hazard twice repeated, and Country Club recently responded to the one tee shot in particular being from increase in number of its golfing mem- a tall bluff. Efforts to improve the bers by adding nine holes to the short course will not cease with the play of course it has had for a number of years. the present season. A coating of .seed The completed course is 6V.2"2;i yards and fertilizer being applied, the atten- in length, and an odd and convenient tion for the next season will be to prc- feature of the course is that its club- si nt a good. firm turf and improved house is only a seven minutes' walk putting greens that will compare with of the business district of the city. The any course in the South. isolation of a real country club is gained

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by a turn of the Coosa River among there. W. N. Driver, managing direc- the hills in which the course is situated. tor of the Great Southern Hotel C'oin- Of the 175 members, 75 are ardent panv, himself an ardent golfer, has golfers and the others are taking up been making little journeys to the the sport rapidly, T. D. Thompson, of homes of famous golfers, telling them Canton, Ohio, is he professional in about the Gulf port prospects, and his charge. Mr. S. B. Norton is president visits have been eminently successful. of the club; Mr. E 1). Walter is chair- 4s man of the greens committee; Mr. G. The beautiful links of the Del Monte W. Coppage is superintendent. Golf and Country Club, Del Monte, 4 Cal.j are busy at all At Camden, S. C. seasons, and tourna- the Sarsfield Golf ment follows tour- course opened De- ment in bewildering cember 1st with a and brilliant profu- full eighteen - hole sion. "All grass links, nine holes hav- teeing greens; all ing been added last grass fairways; all summer. The addi- grass putting tional holes are of greens,' is the way good length and the course sounds, offer u n usual] y and even at a dis- sporty natural haz- tance, the prospect ards, with plenty of is alluring. The well placed traps, professional is Geo. .lames Norton of Smith, a brother of the Trenton Coun- Alex Smith, known try Club will have all over the East. charge, as usual, The September a n d tournaments tournament for the will be held every state championship month. and the Del Monte -i, title brought out 125 January 1st is set entrants in the men's for the official open- play, and 75 in the ing of the golf women's. Jack Ne- links of the Miss- ME. GEO. \Y. ADAIR, ville winning the issippi Coast Coun- Of Atlanta, Ga. former and Miss try Club, at Gulf- Warner the latter. port, Miss., but J. L. Darav of the The total list of prizes represented an Highland Golf Club, Grand Rapids, expenditure of $1,000. The next big Mich., is expected the middle of Decem- tournament is the New Year's affair, ber to put the finishing touches on the for men and women, with prizes in all course, which is expected to be a .sort flights, consolation events and mixed of Mecca for golfers from the Middle West this season. foursomes. . Charles ("Chick") Evans, Jr.. Warren "The professional-amateur " in golf K. Wood, the Western Amateur cham- recently bobbed up as an interrogation pion, Albert Seckel, Paul Hunter, and a point, out in Los Angeles, where a ru- number of other well known golfers mor gained some circulation that Frank from Chicago and vicinity, have ar- Dillon, the well known Coast ball play- ranged to spend the winter months at er, has been making great strides in Gulf port, and many interesting matches golf, playing a crack game and ranking are sure to turn up in the tournaments as an amateur. After some little con- 152 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH troversy, it was decided that Dillon where, was played on the links of the might as well be known as a simon- Atlanta Athletic Club, in .November. pure amateur. "Otherwise." said the About half the thirty-two entrants had authorities. "Edward B. Tufts, presi- never played at all, and an odd svsteni dent of the Southern California Golf ol handicapping was devised by Mr. Association, will have to be classed as Adair in conference with one cominit- a rank professional, because he sells teeman each from The Constitution, The golf supplies." Journal and The Georgian. Which really would seem In settle Instead of a stroke handicap, a hole I In1 matter? handicap was arranged. Thus four players were played T h e Tennessee at scratch and one goli cluhs recently below scratch. Dub held one of those en- players of the first tertaining inter-city water were given a golfing events for handicap of eight the championship of holes over scratch; the state, Nashville that is, a scratch heating Memphis in man playing the dub the final round. 1 would have to start up, the match being eight holes down played in Nashville. and eighteen to play. Nashville previously Dubs who had play- had defeated (hat ed a little were tanooga, 7 and (i; given seven, six or Memphis had beaten five holes, and fair Knoxville. .'> and '-'. players had handi- These players rep- caps of two. three resented the respec- or four holes. tive cities: E. \Y. The result of play Daily and T. I. in the first round Webb. .Jr.. Nash- was to divide the ville; Birdsong and thirty-two entrants Ashe, Knoxville ; R. into two flights, the M. Watkins and winners forming the Garner Watkins. championship flight Chattanooga; Con- and the losers the don and Khea. Mem- MR. JAMES I I. STILSON consolation. phis. I Hi.- Of tin- 'old-timers" It is worthy of note that the handi- As an outgrowth of the extreme in- caps worked out so successfully that a terest shown in golf in Atlanta during 7-hole man. Inman Gray, of The Jour- the last season, a "Newspaper Men's ml, won the championship cup, with an Golf Tournament" was proposed and S-hole man, R. T. Small, of the Asso- promoted by George W. Adair. and Mr. dated Press, as runner-up. All the Adair now is known as a sort of patron scratch men were beaten in close saint among the members ot "The matches, and, in fact, the play was ex- Fourth Estate" in Atlanta. ceedingly well-matched, considering the The tournament, which very likely immeasurable inexperience of the new is unique in golf. Southern or else- players. V

WHY MAN OF TODAY IS ONLY 50 PER CENT. EFFICIENT

BY WALTEB CJHIFI rrn

F one were to form an opinion from is for the grate of a stove to rid itself I the number of helpful, inspiring and of clinkers. informing articles one sees in the public And the waste does to us exactly what press and magazines, the purpose of the clinkers do to the stove; make the which is to increase our efficiency, he fire burn low and inefficiently until must believe that the entire American enough clinkers have accumulated, and nation is striving for such an end— then prevent its burning at all. And this is so. It has been our habit, after this waste has reduced our efficiency about 75 per The American Man because the race cent., to drug ourselves; or after we is swifter every day: competition is have become 100 per cent, inefficient keener, and the stronger the man the through illness, to still further attempt greater his capacity to win. The strong- to rid ourselves of it in the same way— er the man the stronger his will and by drugging. brain, and the greater his ability to If a clock is not cleaned once in a match wits and win. The greater his while it clogs up and stops; the same confidence in himself the greater the way with an engine because of the resi- confidence of other people in him; the due which it. itself, accumulates. To keener his wit and the clearer his brain. clean the clock, you would not put acid The American Woman because she on the parts, though you could probably must be competent to rear and manage find one that would do the work, nor the family and home, and take all the to clean the engine would you force a thought and responsibility from the cleaner through it that would injure its shoulders of the man whose present-day parts; yet that is the process you em- business burdens are all that he can ploy when you drug the system to rid carry. it of waste. Now what are we doing to secure You would clean your dock and en- that efficiency? Much mentally, some gine with a harmless cleanser that Na- of us much physically, but what is the ture has provided, and you can do ex- trouble? actly the same For yourself as 1 will We are not really efficient more than demonstrate before I conclude. half the time. Half the time blue and The reason that a physician's first worried — all the time nervous — some step in illness is to purge the system of the time really incapacitated by ill- is that no medicine can take effect nor ness. can the system work properly while the There is a reason for this—a practi- colon (large intestine) is clogged up. cal reason, one that has been known to If the colon were not clogged up the physicians for quite a period and will chances are 10 to 1 that you would not be known to the entire world ere long. have been ill at all. That reason is that the human system It may take some time for the clog- does not. and will not, rid itself of all ging process to reach the stage where the waste which it accumulates under it produces real illness, but no matter our present mode of living. No matter how long it takes, while it is going on how regular we are, the food we eat the functions are not working so as to and the sedentary lives we live (even keep us up to "concert pitch." Our though we do get some exercise) make livers are sluggish, we are dull and it impossible; just as impossible as it heavy—slight or severe headaches, come 45 nit) MAN OF TODAY IS INEFFICIENT on—our sleep does not rest us—in and if continued becomes a periodical short, we arc about 50 per cent, efficient. necessity. An And if this condition progresses to Note the opinions on drugging of two where real illness develops, it is im- most eminent physicians: possible to tell what form that illness Prof. Alonzo 'Clark, M. D., of the will take, because— New York College of Physicians and The blood is constantly circulating Surgeons, says: "All of our curative througli the colon and, taking up by agents are poisons, and as a conse- '-'h absorption the poisons in the waste quence, every dose diminishes the pa- which it contains, it distributes them tient's vitality." throughout the system and weakens it Prof. Joseph M. Smith, M. D., of the so that we are subject to whatever dis- same school, says: "All medicines which ease is most prevalent. enter the circulation poison the blood in The nature of the illness depends on the same manner as do the poisons that our own little weaknesses and what we produce disease." are the least able to resist. Now, the internal organism can be These facts are all scientifically cor- kept as sweet and pure and clean as rect in every particular, and it has the external and by the same natural, often surprised me that they are not sane method—bathing. By the proper more generally known and appreciated. system warm water can be introduced so All we have to do is to consider the that the colon is perfectly cleansed and treatment that we have received in ill- kept pure. ness to realize fully how it developed, There is no violence is this process— and the methods used to remove it. it seems to be just as normal and natu- So you see that not only is accumu- ral as washing one's hands. lated waste directly and constantly Physicians are taking it up more pulling down our efficiency by making widely and generally every day, and it our blood poor and our intellect dull- seems as though everyone should be in- our spirits low and our ambitions formed thoroughly on a practice which, weak—but it is responsible through its though so rational and simple, is revolu- weakening and infecting processes for a tionary in its accomplishments. list of illnesses that if catalogued here This is rather a delicate subject to would seem almost unbelievable. write of exhaustively in the public y It is the direct and immediate cause press, but Chas. A. Tyrrell. M. D., has of that very expensive and dangerous prepared an interesting treatise on complaint—appendicitis. "Why Man of Today Is Only .">() per If we can successfully eliminate the cent. Efficient." which treats the sub- waste all our functions work properly ject very exhaustively, and which he Cleek and in accord—there are no poisons be- will send without cost to anyone ad- ing taken up by the blood, so it is pure dressing him at \3i West fi;5th Street, and imparts strength to every part of New York, and mentioning that they the bodv instead of weakness—there is have read this article in GOLF MAGA- nothing to clog up the system and make ZINE. us bilious, dull and nervously fearful. Personally, I am enthusiastic on In- With everything working in perfect ternal Bathing because I have seen accord and without obstruction, our what it has done in illness as well as in brains are clear, our entire physical health, and I believe that every person being is competent to respond quickly who wishes to keep in as near a perfect to every requirement, and we are 100 condition as is humanly possible should per cent, efficient. at least be informed on this subject; Now this waste that I speak of can- he will also probablv learn .something not be thoroughly removed by drugs, about himself which he has never known but even if it could the effect of these through reading the little book to which drugs on the functions is very unnatural, I refer. FOWNES VIYELLA r\ FLANNEL RegitUrti

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A STATEMENT You chronicled yesterday yet another de- feat, and in your columns, as in most of the There are reasons why my work as edi- leading newspapers, is discovered a note of tor of this magazine must cease witl regret occasioned by our presumed de- cadence in sport. the November issue. It has been I do not seek to minimize the exceptional with the greatest pleasure that I ability and courage of Ouimet, the American devoted through these pages a large hoy who ran away from our golf champions.

Fourth green and fifth fail-green at the* Tate Spring Golf Club

part of my time during the last So far as tribute is due to him personally year to the important and minor ques- I generously render it. But I do not con- sider that this latest defeat, an}- more than in tions of the game that have come up, the case of other defeats of Englishmen re- and I hope that a number of new writers, cently, is in any sense a defeat for our who were persuaded to contribute, were sportsmanship. Americans, as I previously found interesting. I was given a very pointed out, win largely by trickery—which free hand in the affairs of the magazine, is not sport. Ouimet, the new champion, but not having control I could not see was brought up on the links on which he won. He knew every inch of the greens how I could continue to devote so much and fairway to a nicety, his maximum and time without it. Hence, through the his minimum, his powers over the course in kindness of the owners, I have been al- fair weather and in foul. Ray and Yardon lowed to withdraw and I can assure were strangers to it. Why was not the you all that this step is taken with a contest taken to a neutral ground on Sat- urday, when these three had tied on the day great deal of regret. previously? Had it been so, would Ouimet MAX H. BEIIR. have won? Were Ouimet to meet Ray and U Yardon on the six links nearest to Brook- line, does anyone pretend that Ouimet would We give below an amusing letter lie victor even four times in six? No; printed by the London "Standard " to- Americans set out to win the trophy, no gether with their editor's short reply matter at what cost. The links of the United and a letter from a reader. States are stocked with Scottish and English To the Editor of "The Standard." professionals. They cannot win in really Sir:—With your permission I will return open competition, so they put up a boy who to the charge I made against American has been allowed to practise on "his" course athleticism a few weeks ago on our defeat for this one event 3(15 days a year before in the Davis (lawn tennis) Cup competition. his competitors arrive. CO UPON

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In polo it was a "trick" that won. It is ("Anglo-American's" special pleading ex- common knowledge that our team was al- hibits a narrowness of view and a spirit lowed to practise against and to beat teams which belie his pseudonym. It can scarcely of what might be termed "crocks," while the be called a trick when a player at any American team watched our men and dis- game using all fair means wins fairly. The covered any weak spot. Before the matches disqualification of Thorpe, the Olympic they concentrated on the weak point. They winner, was due to a technical infringement organized "rush" tactics, and scraped home of the laws governing the amateur status. and kept the trophy. At Wimbledon re- He was a college student, and, so far as cently they were represented by McLoughlin, athletics go, he was not a professional—he whose average tennis was that of hundreds had no advantage over any other competitor, of players here. Hut he had devoted his and was admittedly the finest all-round sporting life to a "railroad" service. Several athlete at Stockholm.—Ed.) years ago an Amer- Numerous letters ican billiard cham- continue to reach us pion came over to try discussing the letter conclusions with John of "Anglo-American," Roberts, the finest ex- who alleged that Am- ponent of the all- erican sportsmen gain- round game that the ed their victories by world has yet seen. trickery. The follow'- But the American had ing is a selection: a safety trick up his sleeve which he util- To the Editor of "The ized on the third day Standard." of the match, and, had Sir—Your comment Roberts chosen, his on the letter of opponent might have "Anglo-American" ap- gone on scoring until pearing in your issue he dropped from sheer of September 23 is exhaustion. But Rob- well justified, but erts saw the device, hardly sufficiently and threw up the severe. How anyone "game." with a grain of sports- manlike and decent At Stockholm the feeling could write very heart was taken such a letter passes my out of Englishmen by comprehension. Var- the brilliant American don and Ray were winner of the Decath- fairly and squarely lon. America's "great beaten in their at- victory" was heralded tempt to win the over the athletic championship of Am- world. Her hero got erica by an absolutely the trophy and the miraculous perform- loot and returned to ance on the part of a New York with the mere boy. Had they band playing and the been playing only 36 Stars and Stripes gay- THE LATE GARDEN G. SMITH holes one might have ly fluttering aloft. A said it was a "fluky" few weeks after it was discovered that this win, but the man who can play four rounds American had won by the trick of being a and tie with Vardon and Ray and then play professional amongst amateurs. a fifth and equal their best ball is obviously I most strongly protest against this spirit the best golfer of the three for the time of keeping or winning trophies as unsports- being, however well he knew the course. It manlike in the highest degree. If American is fairly evident that "Anglo-American" does athletes consider that their rising genera- not know much about golf or he would tion can wipe the floor with young Britons realize that three days' incessant rain is I challenge them to arrange in all depart- sufficient to alter any course, and should, if ments of sport and games common to the anything, have told against Ouimet, as I two countries a match on neutral ground. believe they had previously experienced a For convenience I would suggest that their long dry spell in New England. universities and ours, their public schools No, Sir, the boy played only one bad stroke and ours, try conclusions, and I have no in the 18 holes when playing for the honor doubt as to the result, from running to of his country before a huge crowd against golf, from jumping to chess, or from swim- probably the two best players in the world, ming to gymnastics of any kind.—I am. Sir, and, sorry as I am that we lost, I feel it is yours truly, ANGLO-AMERICAN. simply contemptible to call it a trick, and I ••••••M-w-Mn.

1 HE land of all-'ycar-round courses, green grass and vigor-giving sunshine — where the greens are always green, and where, when the chill blasts of winter ' • •, -, T are howling across the Eastern links, the climate is at its balmiest, and most I • 'o rwi ; ideal for Golf. California Golf is no longer an experiment. It is just as advanced as tk Is. New York Golf or Chicago Golf, with several things added that make it a whole lot ! >C more fun. Here you have every variety of links to choose from. Links in the vicinity of San Francisco resemble those of the East, with rolling hillsides and close-clipped greens. In the southern part of the state the greens are often composed of level, hard-rolled sand, and these courses afford any amount of natural hazards. *tMt There are probably more prosperous, flourishing golf clubs here than in any other state in tklt% the Union. And, in addition, the large resort hotels maintain well-nigh perfect links, with pro- ' fessionals in attendance. What is the Best Route for you to take to California ? I 'Out There is only one correct answer — "SANTA FE ALL THE WAY." H jBtiw, k It is the only line from Chicago to California under and tourist sleepers, are operated by the Santa Fe one management. That means you get the benefit of 365 days in the year. perfect organization. It is double-tracked over half ikittn way and guarded by block signals all the way. That The Grand Canyon of Arizona is reached only via insures pour safety. the Santa Fe. If you travel on the California Limited a through sleeper takes you direct to the Canyon wtlfa nJ to Two of the finest trains in the world run between Chicago and California over this road—the Santa Fe rim. Petrified Forests and the picturesque homes of ~ . '••_; r de Lu.ce weekly, to and from Los Angeles, during thhe Pueblo Indians also are seen en route. the winter season: and the California Limited daily Fred Harvey meal and hotel service insures the i p all the year 'round, to and from Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. The de Luxe is an extra- est of everything good to eat throughout the cross- W ui Rif w fare train. Both honor only first-class tickets. They continent journey. guarantee you the height of travel luxury. Three You can ship your auto over the Santa Fe. too. other through California trains, which carry standard We give special attention to such shipments.

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» I *»•!,• THROUGH THE GREEN know that Vardon and Ray would agree with me. The only thing in Ouimet's favor At the public course, situated at was that he had everything to win and our Franklin Park, Boston, over 20,000 men everything to lose, and the nervous players have teed off, a number some- strain beat them. what in excess of last year. The poor Again, "Anglo-American" (or "Bigoted Britisher," as lie should call himself) talks weather of late October, when for two about McLoughlin's "railroad service" as a weeks rain came down, cut the number trick. Heally, Sir, such "piffle" makes one considerably not only on this but on all positively sick. If you with a tennis racquet the Boston links. in your hand and one font on the ground behind the back line could hit the hall into Despite the fact that there was more the opponent's service court so that it ran enthusiasm this year in Boston and dead along the ground Massachusetts golf or leaped 20 feet in- to the air you would I do not think that be a very clever play- the standard of play er and would win in the two and most of your service games, but you would three-day open tour- never win a set unless naments was of a you could play tlie rest high class nature. of the game better The open meeting than your opponent. Vet "Anglo-Amer- at The Country Club ican" says that Mc- was the only event Loughlin's ordinary where a sufficient game was only equal number of class to that of hundreds here. players entered to make the match play interesting. This is The attendance at somewhat different local courses has from what it used been so great it is to be and it is rather necessary to call up difficult to hit upon on Thursday and get a good reason. It a time for starting may be that Bos- on Saturday. This ton's younger golf- has been true at ers are busier than Brae-Burn Countrv heretofore and they Club, and figures must reserve their given out for the vacations for the year's attendance to state championship, MR. LOUIS TRLLIER date seem to confirm New professional for Canoe Brook Lesley Cup matches the belief. Figures and other more im- compared with those of 191l2 follow portant tournaments. Or, again, it may 1913 1912 be that a keenness for friendly matches has superseded the desire to compete in open events. Whatever it is, the fact remains that very few of the state's best golfers were found in the match January 421 17 Ill 0 play column. The annual open tourna- February si 2 47 1 ment at Manchester, Mass., on the Es- March 860 44 398 11 April 1.439 10S 1,213 90 sex County links, could not be held this May 2,398 228 8,036 166 June 2,530 297 2,179 210 year on account of the burning of the July 1,722 271 1,337 213 club-house last spring, and its loss was August 1,609 279 1,454 300 September 2,036 307 2,137 334 keenly felt. Each year the field at October 1,676 286 •> 229 306 November 1,200 100 l!002 50 Manchester has been made up of the best golfers in New England. 15,757 1,929 1,042 1.681 gliir, Tailor, For Pinehurst HOTEL BON AIR AUGUSTA and other Georga Southern Golf Courses Opens Dec. 17, 1913 Accommodates 500 HE HOTEL BON AIR. in connection with THE TCOUNTRY CLUB OF AUGUSTA, offers the most attractive Golfing proposition for Winter Golfers. Only twenty-three hours from New York to where you can play Golf any day in the Winter. Three through trains daily. Two full eighteen-hole courses in excellent condition—splendid turf and beautiful rolling country. y) THE BON AIR is the most pop- ,*T\ ular of Winter Hotels, and i J filled each Winter with a high-class clientele. Good roads for Motoring, Driving and Riding, and every known diversion for Winter pleasure.

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The victory of Mr. Francis Ouimet in the held on Wednesday and Thursday, and it American Open Championship at Brookhne was only decided on the Monday at 4:30 on Saturday is naturally the chief topic of that Mr. Hilton should play. He travelled conversation in golfing circles. It was a re- all the Monday night, played three rounds of markable performance for a youngster of golf on the Tuesday, and this was not the twenty to defeat such great players as Harry usual preliminary training or practice which Vardon and Edward Ray. On this side of appeared most suitable. His first round the Atlantic it was thought that their skill was 78. The second he commenced badly and experience would carry them through to and played the first seven holes abominably. success. The result proved that it was The last eleven holes he negotiated in 44 young Ouimet who played like an old hand strokes. On the Thursday he commenced and that the Englishmen cracked under the his third round by nearly holing his tee strain. There seems to be no excuse, no shot at the first hole, and was round in 72. explanation other than that the winner play- In his fourth round he was reported to have ed the better golf. The representative of holed several mashie shots, and he admits the "Times," Mr. Bernard Darwin, puts the having been guilty of holing two. This matter clearly and bluntly. "There are no adventure made him Open champion three excuses to be made for the losers; there is days after he had left home—a wonderful no need for them. They did their best, and thing to achieve, but that was in the days until almost the end played well. But they before Vardon, Taylor, and Braid had come were fairly and squarely beaten by a better upon the scene to commence their great ser- man on the day." ies of wins. But even at that time Mr. Hilton had come into prominence by taking Mr. J. E. Laidlay to the eighteenth green in the Amateur championship in 1889, and by We read that Francis Ouimet has played winning a tournament at North Berwick in since he was a boy and learnt his golf on the same year. the Brookline course. He used to be a caddie there, and is now a salesman in a city warehouse. He came into prominence at the recent American Amateur Champion- Mr. A. G. Barry, when a student at St. ship meeting at Garden City, where he put Andrews, won the Amateur championship at up a fine game against the ultimate winner Prestwick in 1905. He was nineteen years of that event, Mr. Jerome Travers. In the of age at the time, and his opponent was the qualifying competition on Tuesday last he Hon. Osmund Scott. In this case also he beat Vardon on the first round by a stroke, had drawn attention to his abilities, for he going round in seventy-four to Vardon's won the second medal at the Royal and seventy-five. On the day's play Vardon Ancient autumn meeting in 1904 with a proved the winner of the barren honor of score of 74. In 1897 the late Dr. A. J. T. heading the returns with 151, Mr. Ouimet Allan, another young player, won the Ama- being only a stroke behind with 15-2. On teur championship at Muirfield. The most Friday the young player knew what he had interesting of the more sensational cham- to do for the last eight holes in order to pionships was that of 1904 at Sandwich, tie. The last eight holes had to be played when Mr. W. J. Travis, the American ex- in one under par, and he did it. This was champion, was the winner. His putting was enough to stamp him as a fine player. His most extraordinary and his play through victory on Saturday will go down to gen- the green remarkable for its accuracy if not erations as a performance unique in every for its length. Harry Vardon's first cham- respect. No amateur had ever won the pionship was gained in 1896 at the expense American Open championship before, nor of J. H. Taylor. Taylor had won in 1894, had three players ever tied for first place. and again in 1895. in 1896 Vardon, then established at Ganton, played an exhibition match with Taylor on that course and proved successful. The championship was held at It is impossible to find a parallel case in Muirfield. Vardon, as he stood on the last British golf. The nearest performance of a tee in his fourth round, knew that he had very similar sensational character was Mr. to do a five to tie and a four to win. The H. *H. Hilton's win in the Open champion- second shot across the bunker guarding the ship in 1892. Two years before that Mr. green was dangerous. It was possible to John Ball had won the Open championship, carry it, hut the risk was great. He played but at that time Johnnie Ball was well short and was content to tie. The play ofF known as a brilliant player. Mr. Hilton's he won, and at the time there was no doubt first Open championship (he also won in that the result of that exhibition match a 1897) was at Muirfield. The meeting was month or two before had its effect. Sarsfield Golf Course CAMDEN, S. C. 18 Holes One of the Most iBeautiful Courses in the South, Full Length, Perfect Greens. Delightful Old Southern Town and Surroundings.

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STATEMENT MADB UNDER NRW POSTAL LAW IN COMPLIANCH WITH THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912 STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, "LEE" CLUBS CIRCULATION, ETC. of GOLF, published monthly at New York, required by the Scotland and America clasp hands over Act of August 24, 1912. "LEE" Golf Clubs. Gibson, Creighton, NOTE—This statement is to be made in duplicate, both copies to be delivered by tlie publisher to the postmaster, who will send one copy to Anderson, Stewart and Nicoll contribute the Third Assistant Postmaster General (Division of Classification), the heads—America's best skilled crafts- Washington, D. C, and retain tile other in the files ol the post office. men the shafts and finishing. "LEE" NAME OF POST OFFICE ADDRESS Editor. Max H. Behr, 366 Broadway,N.Y.C Clubs are "internationally made" clubs. Managing Editor. Max H. Behr, 366 Broadway,N.Y.C. Business Manager.Clifford L.Turner.286 Filth Ave.,NY.C- HARRY C. LEE & CO. Publisher, Clifford L- Turner, 286 Fifth Ave.,N.Y.C. 91 Chambers Street : : NEW YORK

(If a corporation, give names and addresses of stockholders holding I per cent, or mure of total amount of stock.) Mr. Max H. Behr, 366 Broadway, N. Y. C. Mr. Clifford L. Turner, 286 Fifth Ave.. N. Y. C • * r Mr. William Y. Marsh. Williamstown, Mass. To improve your game, play with Mr. C. Godwin Turner, 230 W. 101st St., N. Y. C. Known bond holders, mortgagees,'and other security holders, holding i per rent, or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: INGLIS' None. Average number of copies of each Issue ol this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during s Perfect Balanced Clubs s the six month-* preceding the date of this statement. (This information is required from daily newspapers only.) CLIFFORD L. TURNER, I J. R. INGLIS 1 Signature of publisher. O Falrview Country Club, Elmslord, N. Y. O Sworn to and subscribed before me this Twenty-second - 'April to November day of October, 1913. GEORGE CAMBER, Jr. iHampton Terrace. No. Auausta, Ga. My coiiimissiun expires Mar, h 30, 1915. December to March • I [SEAL]

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WHERE WINTER GOLF LURES votees of the brassie and cleek and then Soon the winter exodus to Cali- begins a discussion of the various fornia will begin. The man who wants courses. It's: "Have you played over to run away from the weather will San Gabriel," or "I am going to try meet the man who goes to Cali- Point Poma for a while this year— fornia for his wife's health, and they course is new and a trifle rough, but it will foregather in the club car of a ought to be good soon." "superb - electric - lighted - throughout - By tlie time the train gets to Los pullman-portered ' train. There they Angeles, or wherever it happens to be will meet him. whom we will call "The going, several matches have been ar-

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Man Who Goes to California to Plav ranged and dates made to meet later Golf." He has gone for that purpose in the season—at Coronado, Del Monte, every year for tlie past five, but he will Santa Barbara, San Jose, San Fran- tell you at the start that he only does cisco, or any one of a dozen other so because he has tlie habit. He doesn't points. There isn't any dearth of places enjoy it; gracious, no! In fact, he is to play out here and variety is one of conferring a bit of an honor on the the chief charms of California's courses. "native sons" when he condescends to Let us follow the golfer who gets use their country clubs and their hotels. off at Los Angeles, and although we are But just watcli him when the train somewhat of a "dub" at both games coasts down the last range of the Sier- (writing and golf) we will try to con- ras and lie begins to sniff warm air vey to you some of the things we found with a bit of a salt sea tang. Surpris- out about Californian links. ing the change that conies over him. There are several good courses in tlie He suddenly discovers brother de- vicinitv of Los Angeles and Pasadena. — —<-mn

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Among them may be mentioned that of of the hotel is in full view and some- the Santa Catalina Country Club, which, times remarks of one's friends are rather while not in the immediate vicinity of more humorous than considerate. It is Los Angeles, is used by many players possible with a good drive to reach the Ever who make that metropolis their head- green in 1. In addition to this course quarters. It is situated forty-seven is a special seven-hole course for ladies. miles from the city, off the port'of San The Midwick, Annandale and San Pedro, on Santa Catalina Island. While Gabriel Valley Country clubs are situ- it has only nine holes, the course will ated within easy reach of Los Angeles. test your golf to the limit. The links All have full eighteen-hole courses. The

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are laid out in a natural amphitheater Midwick club has three sets of teeing formed by the mountains and facing grounds—club round, medal round and the ocean. The course is crossed by championship round. many small canyons and runs from val- The Annandale course is partly laid ley to plateau. The greens are of oiled out over the foothills and also branches sand, rolled hard—exasperating to putt up three small canyons. The porous over until you get the hang of it. Many character of the ground makes it pos- of the courses in California are fur- sible to play here with comfort even nished with these sand greens. after a hard rain. The hills make for in- The Los Angeles Country Club, teresting play. Greens are of oiled sand. which is situated about ten miles from One of the chief joys of the San the citv, has an eighteen-hole 6,683- Gabriel Club is the superb view of the yard course. It is laid out over rolling San Gabriel Valley, which may be ob- but not hilly country. There are grass tained fdom all parts of the course. In greens here. winter a growth of alfilerilla forms a The Raymond Hotel at Pasadena turf equal to that of most eastern links. maintains a nine-hole course which al- When tiring of what Los Angeles though short is good sport. Woe unto has to offer the golfer may betake him- him who "blows" the ninth hole when self to Riverside and Rcdlands, on the the gallery is out, because the veranda "Kite-Shaped Track" of the Santa Fe m«i U, Biggest Bargain Ever Offered In Mail Order Business for Beginners and Others.

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Railway. The Redlands Country Club the famous Hope Ranch grounds, about has a nine-hole course, hilly but free five miles from Santa Barbara. The from brush. The altitude here is about course is nine holes, laid out over roll- 2,000 feet. The Victoria Club at Riv- ing, turf-covered hills, with fine views erside also has a nine-hole course. Ar- of the mountains in the distance. royos and hills are the natural hazards. At Del Monte there is an eighteen- The region in the vicinity of San hole course in connection with the Hotel So inanv' Diego is quite a mecca for eastern golf- del Monte. Golf reigns king of sports ers in winter. Here may be found the here. The putting greens and fair Coronado Country Club, just across the greens are of grass and the topography bay from San Diego, on the Coronado of the country is fairly level. Many Peninsula. The course lias eighteen large oaks are scattered about the holes and is thoroughly sporty. Visit- course. On most of the holes a straight ors at Coronado who are members in drive with plenty of distance will get good standing of any of the recognized you on the green in 2, but a slice or country clubs throughout the United pull puts one in very bad shape. States are permitted to use the country Another eighteen-hole course is the club enclosures on application to the Casa del Rev, at Santa Cruz, to the secretary, and guests of Hotel del Coro- north of Del Monte. Is is equipped nado are also permitted to use the club. with grass greens and laid out over The Point Loma Club, near San varied country—level, rolling and hilly. Diego, is new, having only been opened At San Jose is the San Jose Golf formally last April. The grounds occupy and Country Club, on the east side of a tract approximating 120 acres, slight- the Santa Clara Valley at the foot of ly undulating in character. The course the Mt. Hamilton range. The eighteen- was laid out by Tom Bendelow and is hole course runs into rough country at of eighteen holes, 6,400 yards. A tide- the foot of the mountains and presents water stream crosses it several times some interesting problems. and an island hole of some 125 yards At San Francisco we have eight has been installed. A lagoon fed from courses to choose from. The San Fran- San Diego Bay surrounds this green. cisco Golf and Country Club has an The membership is limited to 600, and eighteen-hole seaside course and one has already this is full and there is a good to reckon with the steady blast of the sized waiting list. trade wind here. The character of the G Links are to be found at the Lake- ground is sandy, also, and this prevents side Inn and the Stratford Inn, both the ball from rolling. in the vicinity of San Diego. The Presidio Club also has an eight- Most of us when in California like one-hole course. The ground is rolling to spend part our time in the north, and the greens are of grass. and when we can golf on the way, so In addition to the above there are the much the better. There are two courses Municipal Golf Links of San Francisco at Santa Barbara—those of the Santa and the Beresford, Marin, Menlo and Barbara Country Club and the Potter Burlingame clubs near the city. Country Club. Across the bay at Oakland is the The Santa Barbara Country Club is Claremont Country Club, with an located in the Montecito Valley, about eighteen-hole course. There are several three miles from town. A new club- water hazards and many redwood and house has just been built on the bluffs, eucalyptus trees here. Greens are jf commanding a superb view of the Santa grass. Barbara channel. The course is of Taken as a whole, the links north of eighteen holes, well turfed, and the Santa Barbara are more like those of greens are of sand. Championship, the East than are those of Southern handicap and invitation tournaments are California. Grass greens and good held every year. turf take the places of sand greens and The Potter Country Club occupies more or less rough fairways. How the "Black Circle' would astonish the "Old Boys!'

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In answering advertisements please mention GOLF 473 JUSTICE PITNEY, OF THE SUPREME COURT Traps and Green, the 15th hole. The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. Carter's Grass Seed used exclusively on this championship course. All the Championship and Prominent Golf and Country Clubs throughout the World are today using

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TVntii green, surrounded by ditches, at Summerville, S. C.

As a rule the product of a manufac- The course is perfectly flat and looks turer in the beginning is of excellent like an 80 to tlit- average player, but quality, but as soon as it is extensively it lie manages to pull off a 90 he is advertised and commercialized it de- generally very well pleased. Summer- generates in material and workmanship. ville is considered one of the most Rarely is there an exception to this way healthy and restful places in the "Sun- of doing business in this country. One ny South." of these rare instances is made by the It has been interesting to the members house of Messrs. Steinway & Sons, now of the Midwestern team who played in about 70 years in existence. Their the Northwest last June to learn how pianos have been improved with every closely H. Chandler Egan and H. K. decade and have been for more than B. Davis. Jr., held Ray and Yardon in half a century the standard of excel- their match at the Waverly Club at lence. Portland, Oregon. There is no doubt 4. that Chandler Egan and Davis are both championship players; Egan, as we all Golfers who drift southward to avoid know, won about all of the honors of the snow and wintry blasts can find the golfing world a few years ago. Mr. in the "land of perpetual summertime" "Chick" Evans played him for the first a splendid eighteen-hole golf course and only time at YVheaton in the Na- and an invigorating, health-giving cli- tional semi-finals in which Evans was mate, besides a quiet, homelike hotel in defeated. He was not able to meet him the Pine Forest Inn. Summerville, S. again until the Midwestern trip, when C, only twenty-two miles from Charles- Evans was fortunately able to even the ton. old score. Davis is a fine player with a The golf course is attractive because future and we hope he will come to it is different from any other course Chicago and show us more of his game. in the South. So many of the holes are Chicago will have another golf course guarded by ditches that perfect iron soon. A good stretch of fine golfing work is required to avoid trouble. land has been selected a little beyond. OUIMET says: "PARLOR GOLF is something which every golfer should have in his home, for besides giving a great deal of amusement, it gives fine practice for those who are inclined to be unsteady in their putting.' Parlor Golf 'THE MOST FASCINATING OF INDOOR GAMES" ARLOR GOLF is just as You'll not find a more delightful enthusiastically endorsed by way to spend an evening. Parlor P scores of other prominent Golf makes an ideal Christmas gift. golfers. Many say it's next best Send one to your golfing friends— to the real thing. they'll be quick to appreciate its With Parlor Golf, you can play merits. golf all winter at home. Nevermind Parlor Golf was the most popular if the links are closed, Parlor Golf indoor game sold in the country last will keep you in practice. Whether winter, over 7,000 being sold in you're a scratch man or a tail-ender New York and Philadelphia alone in Class C, you'll enjoy this won- in only two months. Can be played derfully interesting and instructive most anywhere by any number. game. Keep a game in your home Here's a. game the whole family and ask your golfing friends in now will enjoy— grown-ups and kid- and then for a Scotch foursome. dies alike. The Parlor Golf outfit consists of a handsome in- clined metal green into which are set five numbered cups, three balls and putter, boxed complete with directions. PRICE $2.00 COMPLETE On sale al most depjrtment and toy stores I demonstrations being given in many), or prepaid by express anywhere within 500 miles of factory on receipt of price^over 500 miles, 25c. extra. Money hack if not satisfied! Interesting illustrated circular on request. Send

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•I 478 THROUGH THE GREEN but closely adjacent to the Home wood card would have to be played out. Let Country Club, and work will begin up- the proper authorities think this over; on it at once. A large membership is give it a trial during May and June and already assured. see how it works. If put in general use, it is my belief that all championships, open or otherwise, would be swamped Since Open championships are based with amateurs, and that is what we want on medal play, it must be assumed that to see. the best golfer is shown by this play; It is the amateurs' game; the pro- why, then, should match play super- fessionals show us how. sede medal play in local club events? In all tournaments, it is the intent to JOHN S. RACINE. bring out the best golf. Can this be done by match play? I think not, since with the knowledge that a hole is lost, We noted a statement in our October the balance of play, at that hole, is issue that the initial velocity of a golf careless. The player knows that the ball is 300 miles a minute. The state- farther play, at that hole, makes no dif- ment read that the calculation was made ference in the final result. Each hole by a scientist. To our mind, this speed at match play is a game in itself; why seems absurd. If it is reduced down, make eighteen games out of a round this speed is at the rate of one mile in when only one is intended ? l/5 of a second. We have taken photo- In medal play, from the first tee shot, graphs, and have one now in our posses- the player knows that every stroke sion, showing the white streak of a golf counts. He must, of necessity, make a ball only a yard away from the club study of each shot; lie is exercising his head from a full driving iron shot of brain continuously and deriving much Mr. Jerome Travers, the white streak physical benefit out of the contest, as, covering about a yard of space. This against a nervous tension and scintillat- was taken at 2/100 of a second. There- ing brain action in match play. fore, it rather seems to us that the Quality of play does not depend upon initial velocity of the ball varies be- how many a player may be up. Being tween live and seven miles a minute, for up only determines who has been more at 300 miles a minute, if the initial successful in taking chances. Medal velocity were sustained for 1/200 part play will not permit of chance taking. of a second, the ball would have traveled A stroke lost is gone forever. 44 yards. Many instances occur where the medal score of the loser in a match play game is less than the winner. The loser has Ground has been broken and work played the better game, yet he must let commenced on a new eighteen-hole his opponent advance to the next round, golf course, which like the present while he must be content to pick up a eighteen-hole course, will start at the game here and there until the qualifying Greenhrier Golf Club. The new round of tlie next event. course, however, to obviate the con- Is this fair? Would it not be better gested condition of the links during the and create more interest among club height of the season when there are members, if. in all events, the qualifiers nearly five hundred players here, will played throughout the entire event? run entirely opposite to the present Events of seventy-two holes, after quali- course, toward Dry Creek, and will lie fying, handicap or scratch, divided into in the rolling valley between Lover's flights, would keep the players busy for Leap Hill and the Greenbrier range of four weeks and, incidentally, tlie handi- mountains. Charles Macdonald of Long capper would receive cards that he Island and F. J. Rayner of Southamp- would not otherwise get, since every ton, who are here, have the laying of FOR SALE CALIFORNIA Four practically new indoor Golf nets, at less than orig- inal cost. 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In answering advertisements please mention GOLF 479 180 THROUGH THE GREEN the new course in charge, and will spend A HOTEL MAX WHO GOLFS. the winter here in order to have the Mr. Fred Sterrv is a hotel man who new course ready in ample time for the golfs and who believes in promoting spring season when the throng of win- the game at the resorts he has helped ter tourists from Palm Beach; Miami, to make famous by his hotels. In a Aiken, St. Augustine, Augusta and proprietary way he is a migrant, for other southern resorts will arrive in aside from his hostelries in New York March for their annual spring sojourn and Boston, Mr. Sterrv follows the sun in the West Virginia mountains. in advance of the ebb and How of the ' h season's tourists, the tides of pleasure- There must be a stage wait as to seekers who journey southward and results in the fall tournament of the northward annually with a calendar of Country Club of Lakewood as the play- the months as their time-cards. He goes ers are tempting their fate in matches in the front rank to make ready the while this issue of the magazine is un- stopping places for the itinerants, near- der imprinting for time and the ly all of them golfers, who are assured presses will wait tor no golfer. May by his presence of a warm welcome "at an inn." both winners and losers find enjoyment in their rounds of the course bordered Few hotel men have been so energetic, by the Car as al jo Brook and the two in- far-seeing and successful. Mr. Sterrv comparable short water holes ! On each started at twenty-four as assistant the play is from a high tee to a vast manager with Col. Hal Clements in the target of a green, both overplays, and Lakewood Hotel, then newly built, the timid shots receiving a proper punish- next year becoming manager, and later ment. In point of continuity, the Lake- taking charge of the two palatial hotels at Palm Beach. The Homestead, at wood semiannual meetings may claim ; seniority among the Metropolitan Golf the Virginia Hot Springs, was soon ! Association tournaments. It has been added to his undertakings and he has held without a break since the fall of now increased his cares and insured ] 89.">. when over the first course of the further comforts to the tourists by a Golf Club of Lakewood, Mr. Jasper splendidly appointed hotel at White Lynch won the chief trophy, the Laurel Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Mr. House cup. He beat Mr. L. B. Stod- Sterrv was a pioneer in Florida golf at Palm Beach and an organizer of the dard. holder of the amateur champion- East Coast circuit of tournaments; the ship at St. Andrews of 189i, in the Virginia Hot Springs course has long final by 2 up and 1 to play. The been famous, and now comes word that posting of the final play means always to supplement the present eighteen-hole that the Northern sequence of regular course at White Sulphur Springs an- tournaments is over for the year, al- other of that length is planned, on the though, except on rare occasions when broad lines of the National and Myopia the course is snowbound, there is links. no lack of golfing throughout the win- ter, usually an open competition to entertain the visitors to the resort for WANTED—A first-class Golf Profes- the holidays or on Washington's Birth- sional and instructor for next year. day. The spring tournament is gener- ally an Eastertime happening. Address Chairman Golf Committee, Mr. Jasper Lynch was the first sec- The Country Club, Buffalo, N. Y. retary of the Golf Club of Lakewood. On the consolidation with the Ocean WANTED—Position as Professional Country Hunt and Country Club, Mr. and Greenkeeper. Highest references. Lynch became captain of the new or- ganization, the Country Club of Lake- Address Tom Hucknall, Oakley Coun- wood. created in 1902. try Club, Watertown, Mass. V,

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HOLME HALL GOLF CLUB.—A and tled before the match play starts. Two B are the finalists in a match tourna- competitors tied for eighth place—they ment. They are all square and one to played off the tie by match play, not play. A loses his ball at the eighteenth by strokes. Were they in order in doing hole. Instead of treating the match this; if not, what is the penalty? as over, B persuades A to drop a ball A.—(1) By playing a ball not in and play out the hole. A agrees to this the match, and failing to inform B of and A then holes out in fewer strokes the fact before B played his second than B. The players Mere aware of stroke, A lost the hole (see Rule 20 the provisions of Rule 21, but B dis- (2) ). liked winning by a technical stroke of (2) The first part of the competition fortune. The advice of the Rules Com- was by stroke play and the competitors mittee under the circumstances is who tied were bound to decide their tie craved. by stroke play. The match they played A.—As the finalists have defeated the had no bearing on the competition, and rest of the field, the query for the Com- if there was not time for them to decide mittee to decide is whether the prize their tie afterwards by stroke play they should be awarded to either. The play- are disqualified. ers agreed to exclude the operation of AGRA GOLF CLUB.—A player drove Rule '21. and thereby infringed Rule 3 apparently into a pond bordered by of Special Rules for Match Competi- trees and long grass. The ball not tions. The Rules Committee recom- being found after due search, it was mends that the prize be not awarded considered to be lost in water, and the to either plaver. If. however, it is more plaver dropped another ball under Rule convenient for the Holme Hall Golf '27. leaving his caddie to look for the ball Club to declare a winner, the prize in the pond. Before the players had should go to B. who had actually won holed out the eaddie reported that he the match and abandoned it. had found the ball in the long grass out- ELIE GOLF HOTSE CLUB.— (1) In a side the pond. What should be done? competition by match play A and B In this case the player continued with wire competitors. Playing one of the the ball he had dropped and won the holes A played his second shot followed hole. by B. The second shot of B was badly A.—The player who dropped a ball bunkered, and after several shots he lost the hole. gave up the hole. A on coming up to TOLLYGUNGE CLUB, LTD.—In a four- his ball found lie had played his sec- some match competition, A and B vs. C ond shot with a ball not in the match. and D, A and C drove from the last tee. The COmmittee. by a majority, awarded C was doubtful whether his ball was the hole to A on the ground that B gave out of bounds or not. and played a pro- up the hole—although in terms of Rule visional ball. The original ball was 20 (^ ) A seemed to have been first to found at a spot which all four players lose it. Were they correct? believed to be on the course, so the pro- (L2) In a cup competition, the condi- visional ball was lifted and the original tions being that the competitors play a ball played. C and D holed out in 1. qualifying round by stroke play under A and B failed to hole in i, lifted their handicap - the eight best scores to ball and gave up the hole and the match. qualify for match play—ties to be set- Some ten or twenty minutes after the V

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In answering advertisements please mention GOLF [ 483 IS I. FIXTURES players had left the green a member of any subsequent claim. A committee may the committee informed A and B that act at any time on information it re- the spot from which C's original ball ceives whether given by a competitor or was played by his partner was out of non-competitor. Anyone is justified in bounds under a local rule. A and B reporting to a committee any breach of thereupon claimed the hole and the rule he may observe. match, and the committee upheld their claim. (1) It having been admitted FRESHWATER GOLF CLUB.—In a bogey competition may a competitor that none of the players in the match were aware of the local rule referred to, leave out a hole and count it a loss ? and the last green having been left some A.—Yes; but such a proceeding is considerable time before a claim was not in accordance with the spirit of the made by A and B, did Rule No. 36 and game. Decision No. 9 for 1911 govern the case, NORTH-WEST GOLF CLUB—In a four- and were C and D the winners of the some A and B are partners. Their match? (2) Was the member of com- ball lies in a bunker. It is A's turn to mittee justified in interfering, or A and play. B makes a practice swing to show B entitled to accept and act upon his A how, in his opinion, the ball should advice? (3) Assuming that the member be played. He strikes the sand in the of committee was a competitor in the bunker about three yards from where competition, did this give him any better the ball lies and does not in any way claim to interfere on his observing a interfere with the ball or its lie. Do breach of the rules by other competi- A and B lose the hole? tors? (t) Were the committee justified in acting upon the information of one A.—The object of the words, "The of their number apart from any claim club shall not touch the ground," in of the players, and if so justified, is Rule 25, is, inter alia, to prevent a there any time limit within which the player from testing the consistency of committee may take action? the soil. B's practice stroke might have conveyed this information to his part- A.—A and B having agreed to their ner A. The committee therefore con- opponents playing out the hole with the siders that in equity A and B should original ball are debarred from making lose the hole.

FIXTURES DECEMBER 23 Bahama Islands, Annual Tournament. 3- 6 Pinehurst, N. C Autumn Tournament. 26-27 Palm Beach, Fla., Open Invitation Hot Springs, Ark., Christmas Tourna- Tournament. 12 ment, IS holes Handicap Medal play. MARCH Pinehurst, N. C, Holiday Week 2- 7 Pinehurst. N. C, Spring Tournament. Tournament. 6- 7 Hot Springs, Ark., Annual Spring JANUARY Tournament. ij-ll Palm Beach, Fla., Florida State Cham- 6-10 Pinehurst, N. C, Mid-Winter Tourna- pionship. ment. 12-15 Ormond, Fla., Ormond Championship. 9-10 Hot Springs, Ark., Annual New Tear's 14 Hot Springs, Ark., Handicap Four- Tournament. Ball Foursome. 20-24 Palm Beach, Fla., New Tear Tourna- 17 Hot Springs, Ark., St. Patrick's ment. Tournament. Flag Tournament. FEBRUARY 21 Hot Springs, Ark., Handicap Match 3- 7 Pinehurst, N. C, St. Valentine's Play vs. Bogey. Tournament. 21-26 Pinehurst, N. C., North and South 9-13 Palm Beach, Fla., South Florida Women's Championship. Championship. 27 Pinehurst, N. C, Amateur-Professional 10 Hot Springs, Ark., Ladies' Flag Four-Ball Match. Tournament. 2S Pinehurst, N. C, North and South 11-11 Pinehurst, N. C, St. Valentine's Open Championship. Tournament for Women. 30 April 4 Pinehurst, N. C. North and South 16-19 Ormond, Fla., Ormond Beach Chara- Amateur Championship. pionship. 17-20 Palm Beach, Fla., Women's Cham- APRIL, pionship. 20-21 ITot Springs, Ark., Washington's 9-11 Pinehurst, N. C, Mid-April Tourna- Birthday Tmirnament. ment. WINTER GOLF on the Florida East Coast St. Augustine St. Augustine Golf Club. PONCE de LEON, Ormond Beach Golf Club. Robert Murray, Mgr. New 18-hole golf course on the rolling sand THE ALCAZAR, dunes along the ocean. Club house and bath- Win. McAuliffe, Mgr. ing pavilion. Ormond Beach Tournament, February 16-19. Ormond Championship, Ormond March 12-15. Local Tournaments held weekly. HOTEL ORMOND, D. J. Trudeau, Mgr. Palm Beach Golf Club—18-holes. Schedule of Principal Events. Beach New Year Tournament, January 20-24. Lake HOTEL ROYAL POINCIANA, Worth, February 2-6. South Florida Cham- H. E. Bemis, Mgr. pionship, February 9-13. Women's Cham- THE BREAKERS, pionship, February 17-20. Open Invitation, Leland Sterry, Mgr. February 26-27. Florida State Championship, March 6-11. Beautiful Booklet of Golf and Tennis Events Mailed on Request. The Palm Beach Country Club is constructing Miami a new 6000-yard course for use in 1915. HOTEL ROYAL PALM, J. P. Greaves, Mgr. Miami Golf Club. New Course, ten minutes from hotel. Electric busses. Delightful sail up Miami River. Nassau Most picturesque course in the South. Steam- Bahama Islands ers sail from Miami. THE COLONIAL J.W.Greene, Mgr. Annual Tournament, February 23.

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hs;> Golfers* Rotcl Directory Length Course City Hotel Rates Open Greens Holes "Yard? Day Week Asheville, N. C. Grove Park Inn Atlantic Beach, Fla.. Continental ... 9 3,100 Mar.-August Augusta, Ga Bon Air 18 5,853 l Dec.-May Sand Augusta, Ga HamptonTerrace 18 5,900 Jan. -May Sand Belleair, Fla Belleview 18 5,800 No charge Jan.-Apr. Turf Bethlehem, N. H. .. Sinclair 18 5,783 May-Oct. Turf Bretton Woods, N. H Mount Pleasant. Mt. Washington. 18 6,240 July 1-Oct. 30 Turf Boca Grande, Fla. . . Gasparilla Inn . . 9 2,900 Jan.-April Grass Buckwood Inn Shawnee-on- Delaware, Pa.. 18 6,119 Grass Buck Hill Falls, Pa.. The Inn 9 75c. 3 May-Oct. Grass Camden, S. C .... Kirkwood 18 5,910 Dec. Sand Crawford Notch, N.H. Crawford House June-Oct. Turf 9 White Sulphur All Year Greenbrier Co.,W.Va, Springs 2,675 Gulfport, Miss Great Southern Grass Guests at Hotel may play on Miss. Coast No charge All Year Country Club. 3,075 Turf Hot Springs, Ark.. . Park Hotel.... Golf and Country All Year Club.... 18 All Year Sand Arlington Moderate 18 Turf Eastman 6,000 charge AllYear Majestic Hot Springs, Va... . Old Homestead. 18 5,100 June to Oct. Jefferson,"N. H The Waumbek 18 May-October Turf Lake Champlain,N.Y Champlain.... 18 6,071 Turf Manchester-in-the- June to Oct. Mountains, Vt.... Equinox House 18 5,927 June to Oct. Turf Maplewood, N. H... Maplewood 18 5,500 January 1 Turf Miami, Fla Royal Palm 9 3,200 June-Oct. Mt. Washingt'n, N.H Fabyan House... 9 January 8 Turf Nassau, Bahamas. .. The Colonial.. 9 2,500 January Ormond, Fla Hotel Ormond- 6,080 on-Halifax. . . 18 Palm Beach, Fla.. .. Royal Poinciana. 18 5,100 January The Breakers.. Grass Petersham, Mass 9 2,650 50c. 2 The Nichewaug May-Nov. Sand Pinehurst, N. C.*... 1 4 Carolina 18 6,013 Jan. 6-May Sand Pinehurst, N. C.*... 1 4 Holly Inn 18 5,797 Dec-May Sand Pinehurst. N. C.*... Berkshire 18 1 4 Jan. 15-May Pinehurst, N. C.*... Harvard Jan. 15-May Port Kent, N. Y.... Champlain C. C. 18 6,140 Turf Port Kent, N. Y.. . . Ausable Chasm Play on C. C. May-October Rye Beach, N. H.... Farragut House.. 18 6,000 June 1 Turf Seabreeze, Fla The Clarendon .. 9 Jan. 6 St. Augustine, Fla... Ponce de Leon 9 2,200 Hotel Alcazar.. Summerville, S. C.. Pine Forest Inn. 18 4,687 Dec.-May Sand Southern Pines, N. C. Highl'd Pines Inn 2,800 All Year Sand Twin Mount'n, N. H. Twin Mt. House 9 June-Oct. Turf White Sulphui.W.Va, White Sulphur Springs Hotel 18 6,000 Turf •Guests at Pinehurst hotels may play on all of the three couj

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