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Canadian Golfer, September, 1936 SEPTEMBER — 193¢ OFFICIAL ORGAN acm. lh Ap nog yyy tn Mr. E. F. Seagram, Waterloo Ont., congratulates Mr. Lawson Little of San Francisco Cal., as he presents the Seagram trophy, em- X blematic of the Canadian Open N Golf Championship, which the latter won at St. Andrews Toronto recently. Mr. J. I. Rankin of Montreal, vice-president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association, smiles his approval. A PERFECT ‘Iwosome Vga HIRAM , PUM LLil279 WALKERS pLrOvNcDOiNn HDRye HIRAM WALKER & SONS LIMITED DISTILLERY AND HEAD OFFICE. WALKERVILLE CANADA ESTABLISHED 1858 BRANCHES AT MONTREAL AND LONDON. ENGLAND CANADIAN GOLFER— September, 1936 * SPALDING GOLF Again: im: 7.) 8B Canadian Open IS WON WITH THE SPALDING GOLF BALL SPALDING BOBBY JONES IRONS sto] 7 :54 JONES ited FE BOBBY JONES WOODS W. LAWSONLITTLE NEW CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPION Played with the Spalding (Made in Canada) Ball, and Bobby Jones Woods and Irons JIMMY THOMSON RUNNER-UP FOR THETITLE SPALDING Played with the Spalding (Made in Canada) Ball, and Bobby BOBB Y Jones Woods and Irons. Tel te) PAUL RUNYAN WwoopDs who set a course record of 65, played with the Spalding Ball and Spalding Clubs. The 2 leading Amateurs played the Spalding Ball and Bobby Jones Irons and Woods. Over 50 per cent. of the entire field of 189 played the Spalding Ball and Bobby Jones Clubs. This year, the winner and runner-up in the Canadian Amateur also used Ask your professional or dealer Spalding Balls and Jones Irons! to show you this Spalding Golf Equipment—“The Choice of MAKING GOLF HISTORY. Every Canadian Open since 1913, with only two exceptions, has been won with a Spalding Ball, and five times durirtg Champions!” five years with Jones Clubs, introduced just five years ago. IT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN TO CALL IT LUCK! ‘ Mpralding(Leos “4 f I R o h o . \ ee e a ee N 7 t a ( ee N > ee r e j r F a i S a lll P a : o Y b [ a y x ee R o e t a s S T p o e . s r a d | : f Z j | ; i 1 A x t 2 ‘ : w < o e B A F A z 2 D Z — a 4 > b m a e < o Z < R s i N G l a m x O E Ei aINi Re ba) a HE undergroundvaults which John Molson built in 1786 are still a E l part of the Molson’s Brewery. To ( step into the ‘ nto them, is to w step i A C eighteenth century. A magnificent ex- H ee of the stonework of their time, U ample L i N they are referred to in The Founder’s e e ers of 1787 and 1788, as follows :— lett D eee , ~ < T r I “Have built a malting in addition to the N R a a A converted into brew- N old one (which is N e D house and cellar) I bought previous to e i t a S mycoming to England — 80feet long, t \ s M N Y s n W 39 feet wide, of stone. ’Tis finished and y e 4 a T ks U I have begun to malt this three wee i | } h l S M R e = ee } | \ Have almost paid mycarpenters ! . e C N A o nd masons bills — 600 bushels bar- s a i A N M o L e | m N f 1 T W e ter ii ley, hops for season, wood for win n ee H A | } 7 n fuel and £100 cash in hand,” D v u I | NN A | » S N = A “ l e l H “The malting which I began last sum- l G a y a mer have completed and whatis better O L have paid carpenters and masonsbills F E to a trifle. Cost me first and last (with R 8 O s o the alterations in old building) 500 S 6 a u 7 I O 2 e S ‘ a a o 2 a u e s S 2 e g o i ~ S = o _ P uineas. m g o p e y 3 s , ¢ 6 O a f y 22 p g a r : | " S O S oo a U O i t » D 2 a e h e ee e e w e e q a ee 5 U 1 a V e S ) 6 A f m s s . s p The brewery site itself has long since Vessels past the St. n k 6 e y M O G z G . v o S T a a 7 b r c e y Y . y a w > e n iost its early characteristics. m e R , e H S a r - o 33 £ £ c = G 6 B e r t 3 Q o g O A aa S 6 a A ee | c modern buildings replace " ) a , o y 5 a ! h F S t H u w o 8 l O 4 structures. The gardenlots f ont . i o ng the acter and g w S u P y n a 4 c a c O 9 i 4 1 s v e 4 o a w S h river and o l the shipyard m wh _ s f ich s 9 a . ~ S 5 e a H 4 3 y 6 e e b P a 3 the “Accommodation”, Ca s nada’s 6 first the under . p Y y § o m & O G v & 4 e steamboat, was launched, have long through o ) ae ONE HUNDRED AND FIETIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MOLSON’S BREWERY th 1936 CANADIAN GOLFER—September, 1936 6 3 9 1 % ® ™ ~ Y R E W E R B S ’ N O S L O M E ) @ —— = Y S R A S R E V P The Slicers, Hookers and Squawkers E R N That unique organization of golfers at the Ashburn Club, Halifax, A N. S., popularly known as the Slicers, Hookers and Squawkers fra- Canadian Golfer zi ternity held its annual tournament recently, when the trophy do- “3 nated two years ago by R. J. R. Nelson was won by R. C. Duchemin. e Here are the members of this exclusive club, adorned in E 1936 e SEPTEMBER. ¢ their snappy shorts. They are, left to right: Seated with trophy, T James Rimmer. Front row—Eric Morse, H. G. Connor, Dr. J. H. P Rice, C. L. Weldon, D. H. Williams, R. J. R. Nelson, R. C. Duchemin, S offers Harold Goucher, Tom Fenton. Back row—Col. A. N. Jones, Dr. T E Leon Fluck, W. H. Boutilier, G. M. Hope, F. W. Annand, H. A. Cook, H.R. McDougall, (Montreal) ) T N A Slicers, Hookers and Squawkers Our Front Cover D Endurance in Match Play OUR FRONT COVER E Lawson’s Vindication R By H. R. Pickens Jr. D Another Quebec Title Goes to Ottawa N innovation was instigated this year as a new golf cup was N America’s Golf Shows to Advantage presented to the Royal Canadian Golf Association em- U blematic of the Open Supremacy of Canada on the fairways. Faster Even Faster Through the Ball H The donors of this trophy, the House of Seagram, made a grand There’s a Hoax About Lefties contribution to the advancement of golf in Canada byits By Eric Choyce assistance in bringing the Canadian Open Championshipback to E A Record for the Seniors is a Record Indeed its earlier position of third ranking tournament in the world. N By R. H. Reville This year practically every great tournament namewas included O The Reith Dynasty Interrupted in the Open drawand it was fitting that the former world’s Crowns for New Heads amateur champion should win his first major victory in Open Chart of 1936 Canadian Amateur title play at this time. His, Lawson Little’s, name will go down Dead Ed. into the future as the first on the parchmentscroll inside the Farley Makes it a Double in Quebec secret chamber in the magnificent new Seagramtrophy. Lex not Rex Stands for King Personalities in Golf E S L ' A G P N A I C L R D A E C R a2_ 9 = | + of uj © > Z bt) SE ee eeeT =oS i—A Se ear CANADIAN GOLFER— September, 1936 @ EDITORIAL et Ab AN Endurance in Match Play Published Monthly Since 1915 NDURANCEin matchplay at golf is perhaps one of the most interesting and Official Organ Official Organ illusive qualities of a successful tournament player. I have in mind the stern element in d the make-up of a great player which keeps Royal Canadian Province of Quebec him from “cracking” in the face of a pro- Golf Association Golf Association longed span of fine golf on the part of his opponent. ane. Canadian Senior Women’s Montreal Professional T would seem that in Canada, matchplay oe hone is coming into its own again. For a num- Colf Association Golfers’ Alliance ber of years Eastern Canadahas beenintense- f ’ z [ditor Head Office ly in favor of medal golf, and to be sure i 5 , H. R. Pickens Jr ; , : there remains in this type of play a number 1434 ST. CATHERINE S1 of worthwhil: e factors such as self-control, . Assocrihatee aEdlitaore MMOODNTRE” AL studyi‘ ng of the course, exerciaasning j} udgment SRailnpeh Hee. ctRseville MA. 8939 in meee and Seeeeeee Vieie) Cucherca Toronto Offices match ayers 4 ruling bodies lose a Se etn Saas : b Be i ete eet ee aa eck : General Manager 57 QUEEN STREET WES1 number of the most intriguing phases of the W.
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