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Canadian Golfer

Vol. 2 BRANTFORD, JULY, 1916 No. 3

: highly successful manner in which the Ganadtan olfer Directors financed what the Detroit ‘‘Free Press’’ in a recent issue calls Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association ‘‘America’s Greatest Golfing Establish Official Organ Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union ment.’’ Mr. Nelles’ brother-in-law, Mr Published Monthly Ralph H. Reville = ‘= «= - Kditor A. W. Lind, formerly of London, writes W.H. Webling -- - ~- + Associate Editor him in part as follows: Mr. George S. Lyon, Toronto; Mr. J. T. Clark, The Detroit Golf Club’s property Toronto; Mr. T. G. Gray, Ottawa; Mr. T. Black Montreal; Contributing Editors consists of 300 acres for whieh $350,000

Ladies’ Golf Section edited by Florence L.Harvey was paid. Highty acres sold off around the two courses netted $550,000, so that Subscription Price Three Dollars a Year the club has still its golf courses and Entered at Post Office as Second Class Matter $200,000 to the good At a general Editorial and Business Oftice Brentford, Canada meeting held recently, the building Toronto Office Queen City Chambers, 32 ChurchSt committee was authorized to go ahead H. Smallpeice, Representative with the new club house as per plans shown on sereen with lantern, the same Successful In the Mayissue reference to cost $150,000 and the furnishings Financing of was made to the Detroit a Golf Club $40,000. It will be a very comfortable Golf Club having this sea- building, with . two complete courses son opened up another 18-hole cour e entirely independent of one another on its property and to the fact that by and no crossing over at any one hole the sale of a number of valuable lots It was decided to increase the member surrounding the two courses the pro- ship of the elub to 600. Class A mem- perty for golf purposes literally cost bership which carries with it one share the members nothing, in fact represents of stock costs $1,000. Class B without a profit. The editor is indebted to Mr. any stock costs $500. Mr. Lind states Widmer Nelles of Montreal for some that he took the former as the increase very further interesting details in con- in land values will be big inside offive nection with the Detroit Club and the years as the course adjoins Palmer 123 d a w

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Park and is only six miles from the club-houses. The idea is a good one City Hall. The yearly fees for both —a tribute to the brave fellows who ‘““A’? and ‘‘B’’ members are $60. In- have responded so nobly to the call of itiation fee for new members $250. their Country, and an incentive to The distribution of lots to the mem- others to follow their splendid example. bers was worked as follows. The lots ‘Honour the brave, Honour their glor- were numbered and cards representing ious deeds.”’ the numbers put into a box and as the members’ names were called alpha- ve ac ‘“Housemaid’s Knee’’ and betically, they drew a number which de- ‘Aoodits’’wenéa: New ceTmeonnnniss. Elbow’’3 we havSe cided the lot they were entitled to. The had with us for sometime value of the lots ran all the way from and now comes along the ‘‘Golfer’s $2,000 to $5,000. They were ali taken Foot.’? According to Dr. Charles up and many of them are nowat a Cross of San Francisco, in ‘‘Golf Ilus- premium. trated,’’ New York. ‘‘Golfer’s Foot’’ The Detroit Golf Club by this not- is a troublesome ailment that is liable able financing has secured two full to afflict anyone who plays golf, and in eighteen-hole courses and approximate- addition to the discomforts, makes the ly a $200,000 club house without cost- player fretful and interferes with his ing its members a cent—the lots sold play. If it is neglected, the condition cover the whole expenditure. is likely to lead to a chain of efficiency There are undoubtedly many Cana- reducing ailments, the cause of which dian courses where a similar scheme maybe entirely overlooked. Foot effi- could be satisfactorily worked. Every ciency, it is admitted, is essential in large links has corners and odds and golf, so that if you have the ailment, a ends of property no good for golf but description of which follows, see that of great value for building lots. Resi- you get special attention or else your denees near links do not deteriorate but game will suffer: add to the value of golfing property, ‘*Golfer’s Foot’’ is described by Dr. besides affording members desirable Cross as ‘‘an acute condition due to locations near their favourite course distortion of the foot as a result of a and sport. Directors of many Canadian broken arch in the anterior metatarsal clubs could study to advantage the suc- curved area.”’ cessful manner in which the Detroit ‘“When playing golf,’’ he says, ‘‘the Golf Club financed its huge under- anterior portion of the left foot, in taking. right- handed players, and vice versa in left-handed players, is brought into un- The Toll The casualty lists of the usual service. As the drive is madethe oi Great past few weeks have weight of the body that has beenele- : brought the great war vated in the up swing, is brought back very close to the homes of hundreds of with great force. A great part of the Canadians, who are to-day mourning force is distributed to the outer half of the loss of dear ones or are anxiously the anterior portion of the foot, or the awaiting tidings of those ominouslyre- portion of the ossa fulera, made up of ported ‘‘Missing.”’ the heads of the metatarsal bones of the And in the lists are many, many third, fourth and fifth toes. The third golfers who only a few months ago and fourth metatarsals are generally were to be seen in the club-house, and the least used part of a foot and conse- on the course and whose places will be quently like the ring finger in the hand hard to fill. But “‘it is a sweet and they usually form the weakest portion. seemly thing to die for one’s country”’ They are the first to give way.’’ and rest assured their memories will Here’s hoping that ‘‘Golfer’s Foot”’ be held in fragrant remembrance. won't become epidemic in Canada. The Many clubs have their ‘‘Rolls of “‘Golfer’s Slice’’ and the ‘‘Golfer’s Honour”’ conspicuously framed in their Pull’’ are bad enough diseases already July, 1916 CANADIAN GOLFER 125

without lugging in ‘“‘ossa fulera’’ and bution of weight,’’ and in a most amus- broken arches in ‘‘the anterior meta- ing manner quotes Taylor, Braid and tarsals curved areas.’’ The coneomi- Vardon, showing howthese great auth- tant consequences are too awful to orities not only contradict one an- contemplate. other but often contradict them- selves. Braid, especially, has expressed When Golf- 45% valued subseriber in widely divergent views in his two ing Authori- Ottawa writes: books, ‘‘Advaneed Golf’’ and ‘‘ Howto ties Disagree ‘* James C. Ferguson, in his Play Golf.’’ advice to beginners in the June ‘‘Canadian Vardon, Page 68 of ‘‘The Complete Golfer’’ says: ‘The weight of the body should Golfer,’ certainly bears out Ferguson’s be equally divided on both legs. The weight theory. He says: ‘‘In addressing the must be kept on the ball of both feet, never on the heels (when addressing the ball.) ’ ball you stand with both feet flat and ‘‘James Braid, in ‘‘ Advanced Golf’’ page squarely placed on the ground, the 51, says: ‘‘It must always be remembered weight equally divided between them.”’ that it is in the highest degree necessary Mr. Vaile, by the way makes out a that the stance on both feet should be thor- oughly firm, and that the weight should be very clever case in discussing this dis- kept well back on the heels, particularly the tribution of weight in favour of the right one.’ novel theory that at the top of the ‘*Tn another of his books, a small handbook swing the main portion of the weight for beginners, Braid says: ‘Long and accurate driving is out of the question unless in the must be borne by the left foot and leg stance the weight is kept well back on the and not the right as without exception heels.’ ’’ leading authorities maintain. All of P. A. Vaile, the well-known golf which goes to prove that in golf as well authority, in his invaluable work, ‘‘The as in everything else there is always Soul of Golf,’’ devotes a whole chapter room for an argument, if argue you to this important question of ‘‘distri- want to.

Ghip Shots

Rememberthe Patriotie Funds. Every Golfers are wondering if it was a club competition should have an en- Knighthood or the Order of the Bath trance fee deyoted to patriotie pur- that was recently conferred upon their poses. esteemed confrere ‘‘The Weather > Man.’’ Weather or no, it has been Prominent golfers from all parts of raining most persistently since ‘‘Old the Empire are to be found on every Probs’’ received his well-deserved battle front. The Hon. Denys Finch- honour. Hatton, who played for Oxford in the University matches 1907, 1909 and Our British Columbia correspondent 1910, has just been appointed on the claims that in the new Colwood course staff of the East African Protectorate near Victoria the beautiful, British forces. > Columbia has one of the most pictures- que links on the continent. And judg- ing from the photos, our B.C. man is not ‘‘pulling the long bow.’’ Three of store the superb views of the course are pro- Exceeding those that I ean wish upon duced in this issue. Some five or six thee, others equally as interesting owing to O, let them keepit till thy sins beripe, lack of space could not be used. Col- nd then hurl down their indignation wood followers of the Royal and An- n thee the troubler of the poor world’s cient have undoubtedly one of the peace !—Shakespeare, Richard ITI. beauty golf spots of the world.

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Jupiter Pluvius has had old ‘‘Col. The Over-Seas Club in this issue Bogey’’ literally washed off the face makes an appeal to Canadiangolfers to of the links so far this season. The help supply the men on the fighting Colonel has been simply swamped on lines with tobacco. ‘‘The fact re- every golf course and ‘‘J. P.’’ at the mains’’ says the appeal ‘‘that the men time of writing was still going strong. want tobacco more than they want any- thing else.’’ Every golf club in Canada In the detention camp at Ruhleben, should see to it this season that the near Berlin, are a large number of entry fees fromat least one competition prominent amateur and_ professional are devoted to this worthy fund. The golfers. They have a regular club with organizing secretary is Mr. F. R. Jones, regular officers and are playing the Room 28, Windsor Hotel, Montreal. game with clubs and balls furnished Golf clubs of Canada, each and every them by golfers in Great Britain. The one get into the tobacco line! Germans before the war were taking > up golf enthusiastically and are treat- The other day a prominent amateur ing interned golfers quite decently. golfer was asked to give in a sentence > the best tip that could be offered for The Essex County Golf and Country the successful playing of all kinds of Club is a thoroughly up-to-date organi- iron shots. According to Mr, R. E. zation. At a recent meeting of the Howard, in ‘*‘Golfing,’’ London, the in- directors, Mr. George E. Rason of quirer explained that he did not want Windsor, was appointed‘‘ Editor of the to have to remember two or three Club’’ and will see that all particulars things or even a lot about one thing; of matches, competitions and interest- what he required was a golden hint in ing items in reference to the club and tabloid form that would put him into its members are properly recorded. In the way of hitting the ball properly the years to come this data will be very with any sort of iron eclub. Fortun- valuable and interesting. ately the consultee was not at a loss > for an answer. ‘‘Straighten yourleft Lieut.-Col. Wilhams, Chief Reeruit- arm as you take the club up,’ he said. ing Officer for Military District No. 2 ‘Don’t let it bend more than you writes the “‘Canadian Golfer: ‘‘I can help.”’ a have read with muchinterest the poem The New York Newspaper Golf Club written by Mrs. Hammond, ‘‘There’s a will hold a tournament on Van Court- Battle to Fight.’ The spirit of the landt Golf Links (public course), New poemis excellent and should be an in- York, July 17th and 18th. The tourna- spiration to those who read it. I ap- ment is open to professionals exclusive- preciate Mrs. Hammond’s patriotism in ly—all the leading ones taking part in giving her husband and also dedicating this competition. To commemorate her gifts to the Empire at this time of this important event a handsome sou- the crisis.’’ a venir book will be issued and distribut- The Daylight-Saving scheme which ed broadcast, a copy of which will be has been adopted by the majority of mailed to every Golf Club in the world. cities has been especially a great boon The book will contain about one hun- to the golfer. An early six o’clock dred pages and will be artistically dinner these long summer evenings has printed on heavy coated stock. In ad- allowed the players afterwards to in- dition it. will contain articles written dulge in a full eighteen-hole round by the leading authorities on golf with quite comfortably—an impossible per- a history of the pastime sinceits origin, formance in Canada before except in down to the present day. The pro- the far West. It is to be hoped the ceeds of the tournament over and above experiment of 1916 will result in a un- expenses will be devoted to the Pro- iversal adoption of the scheme in the fessional Golfers’ Association, recently years to come. formed—a laudable resolve.

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Special British Columbia Correspondence “Canadian Golfer’’

INCE the completion of the Col- reader an idea of the difference be- wood golf course, Victoria, B.C. tween it and the Oak Bay links. About stands second to none as a golf- eight miles from Victoria on the C.P.R. Tie ing resort. Other places may possess and Canadian Northern lines you find % more courses in their vicinity, but here yourself completely away from the sea we have in addition to the fact that the and in among the magnificent oaks and game goes on all the year round, two Douglas firs which only growto per- really magnificent links possessing the fection on the coast. Colwood has an charm of being so absolutely different eighteen-hole course laid out so as to in every respect, enabling players to avoid all crossing, in fact the different choose which one they like. Those re- holes lead off into various fairy-like joicing in a viewof the sea, backed by and entrancing avenues and one seldom the glorious snow-clad mountains of the sees the other players. This makes it

The picturesque ninth hole, Colwood Golf Club, B. C.

State of Washington, can select Oak unique as a ‘“‘flirting’’ course, and one Bay, too well known byvisitors to the has only to glance at the glorious coast to make a description necessary. woods on every hand to see the roman- I think Mr. Chick Evans in his deserip- tic facilities offered to the young peo- tion of American courses rates it about ple. Yes! Colwood is a delight to the sixth, whilst Vardon places its greens eye and a joy to the heart. Toall this amongst the finest on the continent. add a turf similar to Oak Bay, that is Colwood has only been opened a perfect, and putting greens to match. short time. It was started by Messrs. Another charm to many people whoare A. J. Sayward, Dunsmuir, and other used to the crows of Ontario—you play wealthy and sport-loving residents. The your round at this season of the year accompanying photos will give the with blue grouse hooting, California

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The beautiful fairway to the seventeenth green, Colwood Golf Club, B. Cc. quail calling, and cock pheasants crew- large piece of land in the centre of the ing on a ll sides, and were it not for the property has been set aside for players violent language of ‘‘The Man That’s to practise their shots, which they can Always Down,’the links might truly do to their heart’s content without be described as heavenly. “littering up the links,’’ tearing up A unique feature of this beautiful divots and generally making them course is contained in the fact that a selves a nuisance.

The well-placed thirteenth green, Colwood Golf Club, B. C.

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In conelusion, as to management, it Where your ball goes into the hole. stands alone. Mr. A. P. Criddle, a mer- Where you play through the greens, chant prince and an enthusiastic play- with girls in their teens, er, manages it entirely with a green- Andinto their faces peep, keeper and a few Chinamen,. There are And when weary of play you wander no biekerings and no trouble with eap- away tious committee members—the curse of Where the weeping willows weep. all clubs. Owing to war times, the club house *Note—Our Colwood correspondent refers is not yet built. A primitive substitute to ‘‘The Man That’s Always Down,’’ and to the fact that otherwise the course could be has been erected however where you described as heavenly. ‘‘The Man That’s Al- ean house your clubs, get a meal and ways Down’’ figured in a capital poetical drink ginger pop, ad lib. ~All this may effusion in the Mayissue of the ‘‘Canadian sound extravagant, but all I say is rolfer.’’ It will be remembered that he was come and see Colwood. possessed of a lurid vocabulary that would Where you sniff the breeze from the even make those ‘‘cock pheasants crowing’’ quail. The hero of ‘‘The Man That’s Always fragrant trees, Down,’’ is, however, like Robert Louis Steven- Where a joy comes over your soul, son, ‘‘ well beloved’’ from the Atlantic to the Where the pheasants crow in the vales Pacific. Colwood is to be envied having below hm for a member.—The Editor.

Municipa1 Golf Gourses

SUBSCRIBER fromVictoria.B C., membership tickets were issued, 407 in- A sends in the following :—‘‘Scores cluding locker privileges and 145 being

of cities are looking to Seattle for simply for green privileges. Of the a inspiration on the subject of municipal annual patrons, 472 were men and 80 “golf links. Consequently the following women. facts compiled by a writer in ‘‘The The total revenues were $12,221.80, Seattle Post Intelligencer’’ concerning and the total expenses, $12,334.32, but the first year’s operation of the Jeffer- of this amount, practically $4,000 was son Park Links, which were opened on expended in supples necessary for the May12, 1915, should be interesting: inauguration of the links—there will During the first twelve months of its never be such a bill for supplies again. operation, the Jefferson Park links en- At the municipal Seattle links at Jef- tertained 35,122 players. The average ferson Park, a green fee of $6.00 daily attendance, based on 312 playing is charged, or $12.50 with green fee and days—a suspension of 54 days being locker fee included, also embracing observed during the snowbound period bath privileges andthe like. A monthly of January and February—was 112. April was the big month of the year, fee for transients is charged, and a showing that the game has grown mar- round fee of 25c. is collected. Golf vellously, when 4,775 persons were out. clubs can be rented from the profes- During the year, there were eleven Sun- sional in charge, and clubs can be kept days during which the number of pa- and cleaned at the club house at a trons exceeded 300. nominal fee. The linksis a full 18-hole The books show that 552 annual course with a length of 6,200 yards.

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His Honour John A. Barron, Judge of the County Court of the County of Perth

HEREare few men better known Judge Barron too has taken a very

i or as prominent in Ontario as active part in the municipal and politi His Honour John Augustus Bar- eal life of Canada. He was a member ron, K.C., Judge of the County Court of the High School Board. and several of the County of Perth, a director of times Reeve of Lindsay. From 1887 to the Stratford Golf Club and an enthus 1892 he ably represented North Vie iastic and popularfollowerof the Royal toria in the House of Commons and was and Ancient game. one of the ‘‘ Noble 13°’ who voted for Judge Barron the disallowance

was born in Tor- of the Jesuits’ Ks onto, July 11th, tates Bill. 1850, the son of He has acted as Frederick William arbitrator under Barron, M.A., the the Lemieux Act well-known Prin- in labor disputes cipal of Upper and was chairman Canada College of the Coneiliation from whom some Board, whichaver of the best known ted the threatened men in Canada re- serious strike of ceived their schol the Toronto Street astic grounding. Railway in 1909 The judge himself As though such was educated at manifold activities the old Cobourg were not enough Grammar School, Judge Barron has the Laval Semin- found time to take ary, Quebee and a very active part Upper Canada indeed in the work College, Toronto. of the Anglican His educational Diocese of Huron, career was a br] of which he is one lant one. He was of the leading lay- called to the Bar men and also in in 1873; created Q the e rusade C. in 1883 and ap- against tubereulo- pointed to the sis, representing Bench in 1897, His Honour, John A. Barron, Judge of the the Stratford City His Honour has County Court of the County of Perth. Couneil at the con- literary abilities vention of the of a high order and is a well-known Canadian Association for the Preven- legal writer. He is author of ‘‘ Barron tion of Cotisumption in 1906. The past on Bills of Sales and Chattel Mort two years also he has given much valu gages,’’ and of a well-known work on able time in a most ungrudging man “Banking and on Conditional Sales Ae- ner in aid of recruiting, addressing in count.’’ He is a frequent contributor a most convincing and able manner a to the Press and a charming writer of large number of meetings in various naval stories for leading magazines and parts of the Province. periodicals, and is the author of num- As a County Judge he ranks exceed erous addresses and pa pers favouring ingly high and has been frequently the forming of a Royal Canadian Navy spoken of in the Press and elsewhere 133

134 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. II., No. 3 as likely to go on the High Court Bench principal recreation and he finds in the but the rule against the promotion of game like so manyother distinguished County Judges has unfortunately men the needed relaxation and relief stood in the way of an acknowledged trom a very busy and very useful life. and well-deserved preferment. As an His Honour’s son, Lt. J. A. Barron, is arbitrator his services are much in de- in the Royal Navy, and is bravely doing mand and his judgment is sought and “his bit’? for King and Empire these respected far beyond the bounds of his strenuous days in which the Navy is own judicial district. His legal at- playing such a notable part. His eldest tainments in fact are widely known and son, who was one of the most famous esteemed throughout Canada. hockey players in the Dominion, was Judge Barron has always been a unfortunately killed in a hockey match great believer in manlysports. In his in Winnipeg some years ago time he has ‘‘played many games’’ and Canada has few more able sons than played themall well. Jn his younger Judge Barron of Stratford and Cana- days he was the faney skating cham- dian Golfdom no more distinguished pion of the country. He is a very fine devotee. May he be spared long to horseman and a former frequent exhibi- continue his multitudinous and notable tor at horse shows. Golf is nowhis activities for ‘‘Church and State.’’ Essex Golfers Good Shooters EMBERSof the Essex County was not able to remain for the finals M Golf and Country Club who owing to an important business ap- take an active interest in trap pointment which necessitated his un- shooting have every reason to congrat- mediate return to Windsor. His de- ulate themselves on the showing made parture was regrettable as Mr. Law- by some of the members of the club at rence is one of the star performers of the annual tournament ot the Dominion the local club and had he been able to Game Protective and Trap Shooting remain, undoubtedly he would have Association held at Cobourg, Ontario, carried off some valuable prizes. on June 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. A. F. Healy, the popular Windsor Many valuable prizes were brought barrister, made a remarkable showing home by the Windsor shooters and and carried off the Stephen Duncan whenit is considered that most of the sterling silver cup for the highest aver- prize winners are beginners in the age for the three days shoot; for shoot- sport; have never competed in any ers who have never before competed in events of importance and have only these tournaments, out of a possible been actively interested in trap-shoot- 300, Mr. Healy’s prize-winning score ing for a few months, the showing was 284. He also won the Dupont made by them was not only a surprise watch fob for the highest consecutive to themselves but to many of the crack run, when he broke 55 straight. shots of the Dominion, who no doubt In the two men event, Mr. Healy and fully expected to walk away with most W. A. Smith of Kingsville captured of the prizes. second honors with a score of 47 out of Messrs. A. E. Drake, A. F. Healy, a possible 50. A. N. Lawrence, C. S. King, and R. M. Besides the above prizes, Mr. Healy Morton represented the Essex County wonprizes to the value of $65.00. Golf and Country Club at the tourna- C. 8. King, another beginner at trap ment and competed with the crack shooting, won the Grand Consolation shots of the Dominion. Handicap event and brought home Tn the first day’s shoot, A. N. Law- with him an Ithica Trap Gun, valued rence, Manager of Sales, Ford Motor at $100.00. Company of Canada, Limited, won first R. M. Morton won $50.00 in prizes place in the Merchandise event, but in the Grand Canadian Handicap event

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and did some excellent shooting in rence, Ford, Secretary; C. S. Vance, other events in which hestarted. Tillsonburg, R. M. Morton, Windsor, Howard Bates of Ridgetown, won A. F. Healy, Windsor, Executive Com- the Canadian Amateur Championship mittee. Gold Medal presented by Mr. R. Sib- It is expected next year’s tournament bett, President of the Association. He will be a huge suecess and judging made 99 out of a possible 100. from the officers elected nothing will 3efore the close of the tournament, be left undone to make the event the officers for the ensuing year were elect- most suecessful ever held by the Do- ed and here again the Essex County minion Game Protective and Trap Golf and Country Club men carried off Shooters’ Association. manyof the honours, and were success- That the representatives of the Hs- ful in having the tournament allotted sex Golf and Country Club proved to Windsorin 1917, when it is expected themselves good sports is evidenced by about two hundred trap gun enthus- the fact that Windsor was selected as iasts and the best shots in the Dominion the most appropriate place to hold the will be present. tournament in 1917. In the selection of officers for the Association for 1917, the following Congratulations are in order to the were elected: W. A. Smith, Kings- members of the Essex County Golf and ville, President; C. A. King, Walker- Country Club who made such a credit- ville, Ist. Vice-President ; Frank Stotts, able showing against the crack shots Essex, 2nd Vice-President; A. N. Law- of the Dominion. e i s B n aa j "

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s i (In Memoriam of the Major Days of June) The disappointed golfer stood and cussed till all was blue, A thing disgusted golfers are mighty apt to do But what ‘‘got him’’ completely, and made him cuss again, Was whenhis bright young caddyasked him kindly to explain Touraine.”’ What they meant by‘‘ Dry Ontario’’ whenits mighty like ‘W.’ “The Use of the Brassie” Jas. C. Ferguson, Professional, Spring Lake Golf and Country Club, Springfield, N.J. HE brassie should be held the driver. As the brassie is one of the i same as. the driver ( be- most useful clubs in the bag, a person tween Ist and 2nd joints of fin- should practice a lot with it. Don’t gers), weight of body on ball of feet, try and scoop the ball. Hit the ball knees slightly bent. The swing should and follow through. Remember the be the same as -with the driver. weight of the body must come through The club should be kept back from the with arms and club. Have the driver ball about one inch. Address ball in and brassie about the same weight. line with toe of club. Both elbows Do you want distance? Get your pro. must be bent a little at top of swing; to put the ‘‘spring’’ in the shaft of hit from top of swing and follow your club underneath the grip. This through. The body must turn on hips, only apples to wood clubs. don’t sway the body. The club should Do you want good direction? Take be about half an inch shorter than line of play fromfront of left shoulder.

Golf Federation Urged for the Entire World 1 a recent number of ‘‘Golf,’’ P. A. ers to compete in the world’s amateur Vaile, who has been an agitator in championship, a by no means unenvi- lawn tennis, advocates the forma- able title, now to be won here, anon in tion of what he styles ‘‘The Federated England, and again elsewhere. Above Golf Association of the World.’’ Vaile all, there should be uniformity in the writes in part as follows :— laws. There should be no drifting “T do not care to waste words writ- apart. ing about the idiotic state of the regu- ‘‘Moreover, speaking generally, it is lation of the game of golf in the world. not good for golf or any other game to America is a land of keen business men. let the festoons of cobwebs cluster too Surely it must be obvious to them that thickly about it as the traditions of golf it would be in the best interests of the do if given any chances whatever.’’ game to move in the direction of estab- Vaile also takes the governing body lishing the Federated Golf Association abroad to task for barring the Schenec- of the World. tady putter, used by Jerome D. Tra- ‘‘This naturally would eall into being vers. He adds that as the law stands the Golf Association of the United nowthere is hardly a legal club in any Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. bag at any tournament; also that every It does seem most absurd that this has socketed driveris illegal, hkewise every not been done before. Incidentally the cleek or iron club of any description formation of the Federated Golf Asso- wherein the shaft runs through the ciation of the World would allowgolf- head.

A Two-Foot Putt The following capital poem from the facile pen of Mr. F. P. Betts, K.C., London, appeared in an early issue of ‘‘Golfing,’’ the first paper published in the States devoted exclusively to the Royal and Ancient game: ’Tis curious from his favorite game how much the golfer learns: He picks up lessons, day by day, whichever way he turns, Not least among the useful gifts the ancient pastime yields. He learns becoming modesty amid the verdant fields, At first, with fatal pride elate. the tyro pants to shine, ‘Tf fame has honours to bestow,” he vows, “they shall be mine,” He burns to drive the ball a mile—failing says “‘pish’ and “tut,” And he looks with simple scorn upon a two- foot putt. But by and bye he breaks a club, and as the days go by, He finds success lies not so’ much in muscle as in eye An ounce of skill than pounds of force he learns is better far. He ponders—and, unlike the moth, no longer craves the star. No—wiser grown he ceases nowfirst principles to shirk, Draws in his horns, shuns “gallery’’ for profitable work. Admits the iron has a use—e’en the niblick for a rut, And even condescends to try a two- foot putt. Thus always wisdom comes with years, and as the seasons pass, He ever grows more sapient, ‘mid the bunkers and the grass, Till with inverted reason, he almost sets at nought Mere length of drive—that boon of which he once so fondly thought You shall hear him warn the novice, who, with boundless faith in might, Prepares, with frantic swing, to knock the “gutta” out of sight, “Long drives, my friend, are very fine, but I trust you won't feel cut, If I hint your time were better spent on a two- foot putt.” And so it is—in golf as in the graye affairs of life You can’t despise small things and yet be victor in the strife Youn must put pride in your pocket; bring your haughty spirit lower And be content to plod and drudge, ere you essay to soar, Your heart may be too proud to bow, your neck too stiff to bend, But it’s saepe stilum vertas that does it in the end. Neglecting that, too late you see the doors of victory shut, As your foe walks off triumphant on a two- foot putt, So don’t suppose your play has reached the zenith of its power Because without an error you have golfed a single hour. The next has told another tale with foozles, schlaffs and worse, With broken clubs, and language quite of moral the reverse. Reflect upon the fall of pride, and as you homeward stroll Without a shred of piety, and little grace of soul, Confess, on this occasion, that your wheat has turned to smut, And perbaps, e’en yet, you've not quite passed the two- foot putt, Drive home the lesson—cultivate a fitting frame of mind; Let patience march abreast of you and modesty behind, It may be, on occasions, you fee) goaded to the pitch Of hurling clubs and caddy-bag into the nearest ditch, Well, let them go—to-morrow you can pay a little boy To go and fish them out again—you'll welcome them with Joy. But mind—don’t swagger and affect a consequential strut, Because in ten you've only missed one two- foot putt, Then abjure the son of Nimshi. Let your rival set the pace You'll ne’er by overdriving make him supplicate your grace. Your drives may pass him by a rod on each of the elgbteen, Yet do no more than steel his heart, to beat you on the green, But play your iron unerringly. 'Twill penetrate his soul, And you'll have him weeping copiously at the eighteenth hole, Now—eye on ball, feet firm and mouth—emphatically shut And he won't derive much comfort from your two- foot putt.

Fore! Mr. Tyrus Gobb is Mr. McLinn,* Editor of the “American Shooter,” in ‘ New England Golfer”’ can close my eyes and see that drive extraordinary. Ty was just learning I as clearly as though [ was standing the golf game and was the possessorof on the eighteenth tee of the golf a slice—and it was a bearofaslice, links at Augusta, Georgia, and the ball too. We had played 17 holes on the was taking its long journey. I suppose splendid Augusta course and were | have seen long drives, I know I have readyto driveoff fromthelast tee. seen straighter drives, I suspect that | “TH bet you a ball I beat youthis have seen drives that accomplished hole and I’m going to show you a more in the general purpose of holeing drive that will beat your best one by out in the least possible number of a hundred yards,’’ Ty remarked as he strokes. But I insist that I never had fixed the little mound of sand. I ae- seen before, have not seen since and cepted the bet, because while I knew

‘‘The Big Leaguers at Work and at Play.’’ never will see again, a drive which so he could beat my drive I had played impressed me. the game more than he and reasoned The driver on this occasion was that my second and third shots would Tyrus Raymond Cobb, baseball player be productive Ty uses a heavy driver, with much *Mr. Mclinn was for many years Sporting Editor of the Philadelphia Press. In his in- whip to the shaft, and he brought that teresting article he tells about Big Leaguers bludgeon back as far as it would go— who play golf. then he swung it forward with the won- 138 July, 1916 CANADIAN GOLFER 139 derful power that is in those arms, ac- putts like a Ouimet or a Travers, customed to slamming a bat against a Matty ean hit a long ball, but this is baseball for home runs, triples, doubles not a mania with him, as it is with and singles. Believe me, he hit that others. He realizes that the drive is tiny golf ball square on the nose; it only the beginning and has devoted started on its long journey. most of his time to perfecting the short Now there was a woods to the right game. I have been told that he used to of the tee; it was, I should say, roughly spend hours on the Polo Grounds, after estimating it, 25 yards from the tee the morning drill, learning to use his and extended 100 yards parallel to the irous. One of his favorite stunts was fairway of the course. Well, as I have to place his cap on the turf, stand away said, Ty was the possessor of a slice, 15 or 20 yards and try to drop a golf and being a left-handed player, his ball on the headgear and makeit stick slice was to the right. there or thereabouts. It is said that That tiny white sphere jumped into finally he could dropit ‘‘there’’ a num- the air like a bullet fromarifle, curved ber of times without a miss. gracefully to the right and_ sailed Won’t you agree that the man who through and over the tree tops. At strives so persistently to attain perfee- times it was lost to view, but it appear- tion is likely to get pretty nearit in the ed again between the trees and kept course of time? going higher and higher as it advane- Bender, in golf, as in baseball, trap- ed. At last, it cleared the woods en- shooting, billiards and the manyother tirely, curving gracefully to the left games at which he is wonderfully and dropping earthward as the force adept, is a ‘‘moneyplayer.’’ That is, behind it was spent. Then, whenit hit he invariably turns in his best eard the turf and began to roll toward the when there is something at stake. At green, it was on a direct line from the other times, he is likely to do a lot of man who hadhit it—and just 300 yards experimenting, caring little about the away. final result. I confess that this is a weak deserip- To illustrate: Last Summer, the Chief tion of this remarkable drive. It had visited the Lu Lu Temple Country Club to be seen to be appreciated. My ob- links, near Philadelphia, for the first ject in trying to describe it is to im- time. This course had just been com- press upon the folks who have not seen pleted and while most of the holes were a baseball player at golf, that the aver- ridiculously easy, there were some na- age baseball player sure can hit the tural hazards which were tricky and “‘baby pill,’’ as they call it. For the awfully diffieult. One in particular, topie assigned to me was, ‘‘Big Lea- the seventh, required a loft over a guers Who Play Golf.”’ quarry; on the other three sides it { have played golf with a numberof rolled back into the quarry; on the diamond laborers and Cobb is not the other, it went into a road which was most proficient of these on the links, practically unplayable. though he is regarded as the greatest The Lu Lu golfers all were novices, baseball player in the world. Of the either in part or in the whole. When ones I have played with, I think the the Chief joined the club and announ- ‘crown lies between Christy Mathewson ced his intention to play there, they and Chief Bender. Both are cunning, prepared for some fun. They had -erafty, deliberate pitchers, who depend heard about his prowess on the links upon brain as well as brawn to get them and expected him to run into heaps of victories on the diamond—and that is trouble on that seventh; also on the precisely the way they play the Scot- fifth, which required a well-placed shot tish game. over a nasty ravine—a mental hazard, Mathewson, because of his greater if nothing worse. experience, probably would win in a The Chief came, he saw, he conquer- Jong mateh. He is a steady player— ed. In other words, after the first one who studies his approaches and journey over the nine-hole course, he 140 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. I1., No. 3 turned in a ecard of either 39 or 40—I afternoon and not because they fear knowit was one of the two. And the the effect on their batting. Coombs best previous figures, made by a famous takes advantage of every opportunity professional, had been 38. The crafty to go round the links in the morning, Indian knew that much was expected as does Matty —except when they are of him, knew that there would be a carded to pitch in the afternoon. good laugh at his expense if he fell In this connection, | am reminded of down, and he delivered, as he nearly Sunday, July 3, 1915—a day I shall not always has delivered when playing any soon forget. 1 had invited Alexander game under similar circumstances. to go with me to a Philadelphia elub Among other prominent ball players and play golé. He readily accepted. with whom I have played golf I might Westarted early Sunday morning and mention Eddie Collins, of the White played all day—fully 36 holes, if not Sox; Charlie Dooin and Honus Lobert, more. After dinner, Alex. suggested of the Giants; Jack Coombs, of the that we start homeearly. Brooklyns; Harry Davis, of the Ath- ‘“We have a double-header on with Jetics, and Jack Lapp, a former Mack- the Giants to-morrow, you know, and man; Jimmy Walsh, also a Mackman; J am slated to pitch one of the games,”’ Grover Cleveland Alexander, the great he said, pitcher of the Philadelphia National And then it struck me that [ was in League club; Sherwood Magee, of the a position to get myself severely dislik- Boston Braves, Earl Moore, Otto ed by Manager Moran, the players of Knabe, George McQuillan and a num- the club and the Philadelpia fans. The ber of others whose names I can’t just Phillies were leading in the race for recall. Of these, Coombs was the best. the pennant and needed to win the Hereally is a crack golfer. games. If Alex. lost and it became The fondness for golf displayed by noised about that | had tired himout 0.4 the average big leaguer is but natural the golf links, I would be rather un- —heloves to hit a ball and in hewuof a popular, I figured. baseball and a bat, a golf ball and a The next day, which was the Fourth club with a woodoriron head will suf- of July, I started on a trip to the Pa- fice. The big league player usually cific Coast, and it so happened that | trains at some popular Winter resort, could not get a newspaper until two where men and women with moneyhie days later when we were passing themselves to escape the snow and ice through Canada. I had been worried of the North. Golf always is the big in the meantime, and you can imagine game at these resorts and between prac- with what feelings of relief, not to say tise seances, or when it rains, the dia- joy, | turned to the sporting page and mond performer plies driver, brassie discovered that Alexander had shut out and iron—if the managerallowsit. the Giants with one hit and a bingle, Some managers profess to object to a rather lucky one, made late in the golf during the playing season, but game by Merkle. none has advanced a good reason for The day on the golf links surely did that stand. They have said that the not hurt Alex.; it must have tuned him swing of a golf club differs from that up. However, [ would not want to re- of a baseball bat, and that it puts a peat the experience. good batsman‘‘off his stride’’—that he I have said the two best players gets to cutting a round swath with the among the diamond laborers—of those bat, hitting up at the ball and ‘‘pop- I have played with—were Mathewson ping up’’ instead of swinging straight and Bender. If will predict that in ten and getting line drives. Such good years they will be second to another, batsmen as Cobb, Collins and Coombs and he will be Tyrus Raymond Cobb. deny this. Cobb and Collins do very Ty is the sort of a fellow who enters little golfing during the season, but it a thing with his whole heart and soul. is because they desire to conserve their That is precisely the way he is going to energy for the strenuous work of th e enter golf—I say going to enter, be- July, 1916 CANADIAN GOLFER 141

cause he has not seenfit to put his best [ might mention that one of the most foot forward onthe links. recent converts to the golf gameis Con- Ty has made up his mind, and J be- nie Mack, the marvelous Jeader of the lieve a good many persons will agree Athleties, the man who has no superior with him, that a left-handed player as a builder of baseball machines, Con- never will be so successful as the man nie plays the gameall winter long at who plays right-handed. The king of the Pine Valley club in New’ Jersey, baseball players is naturally right- near Philadelphia. I don’t know how handed, except at bat. Consequently, expert he has become, because I never to avoid throwing himself off his stride have had the opportunity to enjoy a in the manufacture of base hits, he hits round of the links with him. But [ll a golf ball like he hits a baseball. bet a dimeor so that he is shooting in ‘““When I retire from the diamond. the 80’s. Like Cobb, Mack is a student I’m going to throw away my golf and he’ll stick to his sticks until he sticks,’’ Ty told me last Autumn, ‘‘I’m knows them every one. going to buy a set of elubs for a right- Harry Davis, by the way, plays the handed player, start at the very bottom and learn the game over. And I'll be game with two clubs, a mid-iron and a playing in the 70’s right along before putter. Te’ll never threaten the cham- I die, too.”’ pion, but he really plays a very good Ty will do just that. A lot of folks game. think he is a born ball player—that is, In fact, it is true that all ball players his wonderful hitting, base running, are wonders at the long game, but as a throwing andfielding come natural to rule woefully weak at the short game; him. That is true, in a sense. But in other words, ‘‘home run kings’? and don’t overlook the fact that the Geor- ‘bunt boobs.’’ So if you have won a4 gian has made a studyof the national cup or two and play a gamea bit. above pastime from every conceivable angle. the average, you can safely bet almost If you wonld talk to him for 15 min- utes, he would surprise you by showing any big leaguer that you'll beat him you how muchscience enters into his a round of the links. But take mytip, diamond work; how he does seemingly and don’t bet him that you can drive a impossible things because he has spent longer ball. He mayslice one into the days and weeks reasoning out the best next county and back again, but the and most successful way to do those powerin his mighty shoulders and arms things. He will play golf that way, will get it ‘‘thar or tharabouts.’’ | too. watched Cobb and [ know.

HERE will be a number of holes made in one during 1916. The Editor will give a year’s subscription to the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ to any player on a Canadian links who accomplishes this feat, particulars to be verified by the Secretary of the Club,

THE BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPION

J. L. C, Jenkins, “Larry of the Links,” British Amateur Champion, bas been recently playing a few rounds at his home links at Troon He has quite recovered tiom the wound he has received and has been granted a commission ip the Sth Camerons and returned*to the front His brother Leslie, who was wounded in the same engagment as was the Amateur Champion, is now an officer in the Machine Gun Corps

The Mystery of the Grove

Mr. W. H. Webling O%: Peter Grindley was narrowof bowever, Providence cameto the relief form, narrow of mind and nar- of the sorely tried young man, for Peter row by nature. In many res- had decided to accept the invitation of pects his disposition resembled the his medical adviser, Dr, Charles Leem- genus crab, in saying which an apology ington, to accompany him on a short is possibly due—the crab. trip to Scotland, there to play the king By clinging closely to business for of games uponits native heath. Darey nearly forty years, by figuring every- Bowman heaved a sigh of relief when thing out on a dollar-and-cent basis he heard the good news, and was by giving aslittle as possible and grip- promptly lost to sight for several days, ping with rapacious cldw anything of taking the rest cure, it was claimed. value that might come his way, Peter Dr. Leemington returned from his managed to accumulate a fair sized brief visit rather earlier than expected, fortune, together with certain interna] but Peter had elected to remain, and complaints curiously connected (with from all one could gather from the the liver, the nature of which necessi- genial doctor, this decision on the part tated the services of a specialist, who of his companion raised no very ser- after a careful examination, strongly ious objections from him. advised Peter to renounce all thoughts A trifle over two years elapsed be- of active work in connection with the fore Peter Grindley returned to his na- business, and take up golf. tive city, andhis first appearanceat the At first Peter rebelled furiously at Hollowdale links ¢reated somewhat of this verdict on the part of an unkind a sensation, Attired in a comparatively fate, but the stern warning of the spe- new and rather ill-cut suit of Seotch cialist, in conjunction with the unpre- tweed, carrying a big bag containing judiced advice of his own family doe- a varied collection of new clubs, Peter tor, resulted in an unconditional sur- promptly proceeded to take some of render. his former opponents into camp, much In due course, therefore, Peter Grind- to their chagrin and certain financial ley was elected an active memberof the loss. Indeed he succeeded in lifting Hollowdale Golf and Country Club and a silver cup and annexing a sweep- became the possessor of a second-hand stake before the Match Committee bag, a collection of discarded clubs and ‘ame out of their trance and reduced a heterogeneous mass of battle-scarred his previous generous handicap to one balls, secured at a great bargain from more in accordance with the improved the professional, who long since had state of his game. given up all hopes of their disposal at It was discovered that Peter during a profit. Then with Darey Bowman, a his pilgrimage to Scotland had settled yery decent young fellow under cer- near St. Andre vs. There he secured tain financial obligations to him, (well the constant services of a Scotch pro- secured) as ‘‘guide, philosopher and fessional, whose devotion to the game friend,’’ Peter started out to aequire was only equalled by his devotion to some knowledgeof the science and my- whuskie. Under this brilliant but er- stery of that very difficult proposition ratic performer it must be admitted known as the Royal and Ancient Game that Peter made remarkable strides in of Golf, a very short space of time and had de- Peter was not exactly a patient or veloped a game that was far above the even an appreciative pupil, and many’s average for so old a man, the time young Bowmanhadto clench Of course when'this news became his teeth and hold tight to prevent generally known among the members, him actually assaulting the irritating, it made a decided difference. The cantankerous old man. After a while. generous handicaps hitherto allowed 143 144 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. IL., No. 3

Peter on account of his age in the usual The following day, nothing daunted, matches, foursomes, ete., were off. Peter again sallied forth to play his Never a favourite, Peter soon found lonesome game. The weather wasstill difficulty in getting a game under any dull and threatening, the course practi- condition. As for the caddies, they cally deserted, but with grim determin- would rather quit than carry his clubs, ation he played hole after hole till he for he paid less and abused them more arrived at the fatal 13th. Again as he than any player on the course. Hence, attempted to putt that voice screamed he was reduced to playing around out its insulting remarks. ‘‘Fore on alone, against the mythical Colonel the green! Garn! Cawn’t putt for Bogeyor his own best score. nuts, strike me pink. Whato!”’ One damp, drear afternoon in the ‘‘Damnation!’’ cried Peter, shaking late fall, Peter was playing his usual with impotent rage. ‘‘I’ll have those lonesome round and had just reached young devils jailed if it costs me my the 13th green, where he prepared to last nickel!’’ But again he had to give putt. Chuckling to himself in high up the game and return to the club good humourat his average of four for house in a state of mind baffling des- the first twelve holes, he took partieu- eription. lar pains to make the putt, a rather That night he kept the telephone difficult one, and keep up the good wires hot, calling up the elub directors, work. Carefully taking his stance, he from the President down. The offi- was about to speed the fickle ball on clals who knew him confounded his its delicate mission, when from a small, impertinence. Those who did not con- thick grove of dark, dwarf oakssituate eluded he was a lunatic at large and adjacent to the green, issued the un- shut him off. The following day again canny sound of a strange humanvoice, saw Peter on the warpath. The caddie raised in rasping derision. ‘‘Ah, garn, master in the meantime had made a yer old stiff! Cawn’t ‘putt for nuts very careful investigation, and was em- —strike me pink. Whato!’’, followed phatic in his assurance that none ofhis by a eackle of crazy laughter that regular boys were guilty, that there echoed weirdly onthe still air. was not the sign of a human being Peter glared fiercely round in the within gunshot of the grove, further direction of the grove and yelled fer- that he, Grindley, was trying to make ocious threats at his unseen tormentor, trouble for him with the directors, that but in vain. They were but greeted he, the caddie master, was an honest, with a repetition of maddening Jeers. God-fearing man with a good reputation ‘‘Curses on you,’’ choked Peter in a and a large family; and in conelusion frenzy, seizing a club and running to- that Mr. Grindley must have been suf- wards the grove. ‘‘Just let me get at fering from sunstroke, or labouring un- you, you young imps of Hell, I’ll show der an hallucination. All of which only you!’’ You see Peter had concluded added to the exasperated state of it was the work of one of his natural Peter’s feelings, and he wended his enemies, a caddie, trying to queer his weary way, leaving a trail of profane game. abuse behind him, which fortunately But not a sign of humanity could he failed to reach the justly indignant and discover, not even a boy, though he highly respectable caddie master, who searched far and near, scratching his happened to be a shining light of the face and barking his shins as he seram- local] Methodist church. bled through the thick undergrowth With inward doubt and trepidation, in his vain endeavour to locate the elu- Peter slowly approached the fatal sive enemy. green, casting uneasy glances the while Simply speechless with rage, Peter in the direction of the grove. In spite at last gave it up, and returned to the of every effort to control his feelings, club-house as fast as his thin legs there is no doubt that Peter was deeply could carry him, to enter a scorching worried. His heart pounded hard complaint with the caddie master. against his ribs. Would he again be July, 1916 CANADIAN GOLFER 145

interrupted or allowed to proceed ?— it was necessary to confine him in a time would tell. private sanitarium. Not a sound was heard as he took Some months after the events record- out his putter and took his stance. in this little narrative, a green parrot, “Aha,”’ thought Peter, ‘‘my complaints the property of a widow wholived near have done some good. I’ve scared the the links, a reliet of an English pro- young scoundrels away at last. Now fessional formerly employed by the perhaps I can play my game in peace club, again escaped from the close con- “Ah, garn, you mutt, eawn’t putt finement of his cage and almost scared for nuts! Strike me pink, I’m a dub, the wits out of a bibnlous gentleman whato!, Ha-ha-ha-ha! Woh!’’ shriek- putting alone on the 13th green at the ed that fiendish voice, in a scream of time. Visions of D. T.’s and vows of scathing derision, calculated to upset reformation commenced to float the mental equilibrium of a much bet- through the brain of that startled gen- ter balanced mind than Peter Grind- tleman, but fortunately, one of the men ley’s. connected with the club was working ““Good Lord!’’ groaned that unfor- near by and quickly grasped the situa- tunate man, almost collapsing from the tion. After some difficulty, the lo- strain. ‘‘This will drive me mad! It’s quacious bird wasfinally captured, but awful, simply awful!’’ he muttered, as not before venting his wrath on the in- with palsied limbs he turned for the offensive groundsman in a manner last time from the haunted grove and totally unfit for publication. dragged his stumbling steps back to the Thus the mystery of the grove was club-house. Without a word to any- solved, but too late to be of benefit to one, he changed clothes, and with bow- Peter Grindley, who had previouslyde- ed head and bent shoulders, returned to parted this very excellent world to one the modest apartments he called home. whereclimatie conditions were distinct- It was Peter’s last attempt. Slowly ly unfavourable to the proper eultiva. but surely he lost grip of things. His tion of greens and the best interests of mind became enfeebled, and eventually the game.

Some Golf Don’ts These simple rules may help some player to correct a fault in his -play. 1. Don’t look at the top of the ball, 9. Don’t overswing. You will get but at the right side. better results if your club does not pass 2. Don’t drawin the arms. the horizontal. 3. Don’t use a high tee. 10, Don’t sway, the body. 4. Don’t take the elub hack too 11. Don’t drop the right shoulder. quickly. 12. Keep a good hold on your elub. 5. Don’t make a perceptible pause It is no exeuseto say, ‘‘The elub turned on the up-stroke. in my hand.’’ You had no business to 6. Don’t press. let it turn. 7. Don’t waggle too much. 13. Don’t stand too near the ball. 8. Don’t strike the shoulder with 14, Don’t turn the body before the the club. club.—‘‘ Golfers’ Magazine,’’ Chicago.

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Advice to Incurables By Alex. Smith, Open Champion, United States, 1906-1910

HEREare golfers—plenty of them The cure in this ease is ridiculously —who the more they play, the easy. The player has only to get down worse they play. They have read to the ball and matters will quiekly all the books, they have taken lessons right themselves. fromall the teachers within reach, and Again, there are golfers who are stil] they cannot achieve a respectable naturally inept at all forms of out- game; and by this J mean Jong game, door sport. Hand and eye do not work which is the same thing in the minds accurately together, and they are just of most of our middle-aged amateurs. as bad shots and billiard players as If they could only drive decently they they are golfers. would be pretty well satisfied, even For this class the general or constitu- though no single piece of prize pewter tional treatment is their only hope An1 ever graced their sideboards. For this general treatment is simply hard, these unfortunate gentlemen I have a continuous and conscientious practice. - word, and, J trust, an enlightening one Handand eye must be trained to work In my experience as a teacher I have in unison, and practice is the only pos- had to deal with some desperate cases, sible way of bringing this about. A considered from a medical golfer’s player who labours underthis natural standpoint, and | have learned to recog- disadvantage is never likely to become nize the more common and deadly forms absolutely first class: but he may ob- of disease. These I reduce to three, tain a respectable position on the handi- for, while there are other minorail- cap list if he thinks it worth the price. ments, they are not absolutely fatal; AJ{ depends upon himself, provided, of they do not prevent the golfer from evurse, that he has not aequired any achieving something that resembles a of the two or three deadly sins that game. rake all golf impossible, and which I For instance, a player finds great will take up further on. difficulty in getting his ball well into Minor faults are legion and may be the ‘air, particularly on the brassy dismissed from the present discussion, shots, so-called. He hits hard and the for the simple reason that they are not ball sails, but time and again if is so permanent disorders of the golfing sys- low that it fails to clear the distant tem. They are not organic, but fune- hazard. On other occasions it is the tional disturbances, and left to them- plain ordinary‘‘top’’ that reduees him selves they run their little course and to despair. disappear. Nature is the healer in Now. it is more than probable that these cases, and the cure is best left the whole trouble is due’to the fact to her. that this golfer has never got it into Keen, intelligent men who like to his head that the club must get down think of the game as a science and who to the root of the ball. He has been try to play it as such, are all the time looking at the top of the ball and tell- falling into mannerisms and tricks of ing himself that the club must take the style, which temporarily may improve ball with such marvelous cleanness that their game—sometimes to a remarkable the groundis not touched in theslight- degree. ‘‘Now we have it at last,’’ est. Consequently, he is always hitting they say, ‘‘and it is all in a stiff left a ball a bit above the belt. which wrist. Keep the left wrist like a poker, means a lowtrajectory. If he is not my boy, and you have the secret of quite so accurate as usual, a ‘‘top’’ fol- golf.” lows as a matter of course. Well, they go-on playing with an ab- 146

Rising on Left Toe and Swaying Body

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Falling Back, Weight on Right Foot, Caused by Pulling Club with Left Hand

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Wrong Bending of Left Wrist

normally rigid left wrist and really ac- derly. Their ambition is a noble one, complish great things. They would do and they are always the keenest of quite as well if they were to tighten golfers and the best of sportsmen. up the right wrist instead of the left, Golf could not do without them any

for their whole Success lies in their more than they could do without golf. confidence that they have discovered All 1 can say is to warn them that the the one thing that makes golf. By and first business of a golfer is to hit the by two or three strokes go wrong. The ball, and no system, no theory, no player tightens up his left wrist still great and inner secret can do that for more (and incidentally his whole body you. Clean hitting is the foundation as well) and begins to press in order upon which everything else is builded. to recover his momentarily departed Coming now to our subjeet proper, form. Of course, there is a general there are three mistakes in particular smiash-up, despair, a casting about for against which J desire to warn you. another theory, a new discovery, and So long as you persist in these vital the whole business over again. errors you will never be a player, and Let us treat these poor theorists ten you must first learn to recognize the

150 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. Il., No. 3 symptoms before proceedirg to cure the is the wrong bending of the left wrist. disease. Studythe illustration which shows the Rising on the left toe, at the same incorrect position and then compare it time keeping the left knee stiff, is a with the true wrist action, as depicted virulent and common disorder of the in several of the photographs of the golfing system. The inevitable result earlier lesson chapters. Then take is that the player is unable to see the your natural swing, and, holding the ball, unless he sways his body over to club in its- horizontal position behind the right and out of the correct vertical your neck, step up to a mirror and look position. at your left wrist. Never mind about The cure is simple. Let the left knee the right one; that will take care of relax and turn in towards its fellow. itself; it is the left one whose position You will then be able to swing the is important. body around in the correct vertical Now, if it is bent, as shown inillus- plane and the ball will remain com- tration for this lesson, you will have to fortably in sight. The left heel leaves get it put right, or give up all hope of the ground whenit gets ready to do so ever becoming even a passable golfer. and notbefore. Let it be clearly under- Neither power nor accuracyis possible stood that swaying the body to the unless the wrists work freely and na- right is absolutely destructive of good turally, and in the commonerror illus- golf and that if you stiffen up your trated above they could not beless free, left knee this same swaying is the in- or more unnatural. evitable consequence. There is a cause, of course, and in the Another chronic disease shows itself great majority of cases I diagnose it at the end of the swing, where the as due to the pushing out of the left player falls back, thereby depriving his elbow as the club goes back. If I am stroke of a large percentage of its right, the remedyis equally obvious— power. The difficulty here is that the keep the left elbow in andlet the wrist body has not entered properly into the turn towards the body so that you can swing. As the club head goes through see the full back of the left hand. This the weight is kept upon the right foot ensures the proper wrist action and instead of being transferred to the left adds immensely to the power, speed heel, and the player is obliged to fall and accuracyof the stroke. backin orderto keep his balanceat all. There-is little more that can be said, As I figure it out, the difficulty arises in a general way, for the benefit of from the fact that the player tries to golfing invalids. The best plan is, of pull the club through withhis left hand. course, to see a physician personally, That allows the right shoulder to drop, since nearly everycase calls for special and so the weight is kept back on the treatment. All I have endeavoured to right foot and the body cannot come do is to describe, as clearly as I can, through. The player who adopts my the more commonof the really danger- theory about the right hand and fore- ous maladies, so that you may be able arm being always in command, will not to recognize them and apply the simple be troubled by this tendency to fall household remedies I have suggested. back. The right shoulder will be kept As a rule, shorten up your swing up, the weight will be transferred to when you fall into streak of bad play. the left foot at the proper inowent, and It is a common fallacy that the longer the full powerof the player’s body will the swing, the longer the ball driven be thrown into the stroke. It follows by it; and yet experience is constantly that golfers, who hold to the generally teaching us that that is by no means accepted theory that the golfing stroke the case. Into the long, loose swing is principally made with the left, are all kinds of golfing henesies may creep in especial danger of getting into the quite unnoticed and unfelt; then their falling back habit. deadly work begins and we are undone. The last, and perhaps the worst, of Curiously enough, with the long, loose the ills to which golfing flesh is subject, swing we are very apt to tighten up the

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A Bad Finish

grip, and that means pressing, with its force to the convalescent. Weall go usual consequences. The sick man in off our game nowand then; but if it is golf must play well within himself, if essentially a sound one, and we are he wants to regain his wonted health, willing to let Nature take her time and this advice applies with particular, about it, she will work the cure. Dr. Vardon Dies on Golf Course

ie was with feelings of genuinere- Within an hour he was stricken a se- gret that golfers throughout Ontario cond time, and with Drs. Wardlaw and heard of the passing away on Fri- MacKendrick, who were quickly called, day, June 30th, of Dr. T. W. Vardon of he passed peacefully away about 5.30. Galt. Dr. Vardon was Medical Officer of A correspondent from that city Galt. Twice he had been Mayor and writes: ‘‘The dear little doctor was took a very active part generally in the gameto the last. Although owing to his affairs of Galt. A bright and witty advanced age, he was in his 75th years speaker he was the life of manya golf he had recently not been feeling as fit dinner. as usual, on Friday afternoon he He has passed away but his memory went out to the golf course for his will long linger not only among the usual round. He was playing with residents of Galt, but with warm Mr. R. Wilkinson and negotiated the friends throughout the Province. first difficult ravine hole in six and the One of Dr. Vardon’s happiest golfing long No. 2 in eight, when at the third experiences was whilst playing with hole he complained of feeling weak Mr.’ EK. L. Goold of Brantford, in a and rested in the field for a while. Dr. match a few years ago. He negotiated MacKendrick, who was also on the the 9th hole in Galt in one. He was links, went to his aid, and administer- never tired of recording this really ed a hypodermic, after which the doc- memorable feat. To the bereaved tor expressed himself as feeling much widow and children the heartfelt sym- better and walked to the club-house. pathy of golfers will go out.

Amateur Golfer is U.S. Open Ghampion

EARTY congratulations from which gave him a total of 288. J. M. H Canadian golfers to Mr. Charles Barnes, Philadelphia, professional, was Evans, jr., (Chick of the Cheery third with 290. Par for the course is Smile!) who last month at the Minik- 72 and the course record was 70 until ahda links, Minneapolis, crowned a golf- lowered a stroke by Evans, and then ing record of wonderful brilliance by another stroke by Hutehinson.. The annexing the Open Championship—the distance of the course is 6,150 yards. blue ribbon of American golf. Thus J.S. Worthington for the third time in four years premier , Mid-Surrey, Lon- don, amateur, the honours have been carried from the only English entrant, finished in a tie for forty-second place

? annual tournament by an amateur, and e with a to i tal of 313, while H. C. Fletcher,

a this time by the best score since the c Winnipeg, the sole repre b formation of the organization sentative of f in 1894. B The best previous score was 290, Canada, was forty-fourth with a card

4 of 314.

" made by George Sargent at Englewood. N. J. in 1909, and by Walter Hagen, Thereis no morefinished golfer any- when Evans was runner-up with 291. where than ‘‘Chick’’ and he well Evans wonthe title with a margin deserves the premier honours of the of two strokes, for Jack Hutchinson a U. 8. golf world. Here’s hoping he professional of Pittsburg, Pa., by clip- will wear the dual crown by also win- ping one stroke from the course record ning the Amateur Open next September of 69 set by Evansthefirst day, turned in Philadelphia, a feat which has in a ecard never of 68 for the afternoon round, yet heen accomplished. 153 Ganada’s Tobacco Fund

HE Fund to provide Tobacco for on the firing line is to receive one of | the British Troops from over. the weekly packages arranged for by seas, which was originated by Canada’s Tobacco Fund through the the Over-Seas Club, and of which Can- Over-Seas Club, it is obvious that the ada’s Tobacco Fund forms the most sum of $25,000 is required every week important part, has issued a statement to provide a 25c. package for each of to the end of April showing the amount these 100,000 men. received during the 19 months of its We have seen a numberof appre- existence. ciative rephes received from the men Canada heads thelist with contribu- and officers at the front and we hope tions amounting to upwards of $120,000, our readers will respond generously to and over $100,000 has been raised in the requests being made for further Australia and New Zealand. Inelud- help. Any who can renderassistance ing the penny contributions of the are invited to communicate with Mr. children of the elementary schools of Francis R. Jones, Organizing Secretary, the Old Country, which exceeded Room 28, Windsor Hotel, Montreal. $100,000, the total money reported to The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ stronglyre- the end of April was close on $600,000. commends the Fund to members of the The contributions from Canada are golfing fraternity throughout the Do- devoted to the comfort of the Canadian minion. Every club should get up a boys at the front, and if each of the competition in aid of this deserving 100,000 men now representing Canada object.

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W. G. Laird Pays the SupremeSacrifice

OLFERS throughout Canada, two W. G. Laird had been killed at the (> or three weeks ago, heard with Front. Laird was for a few years a deepest regret of the death in member of the Toronto Golf Club and France of Co.-Sergt.-Major W. G. Laird, he was a favourite with the members. better known in Canadian Golfdom as He was ajolly, genial, good fellow and ‘Bill’? Laird. He came to Canada a keen golfer. I well rememberhis from Scotland some ten years ago—a long swipes. I don’t think I everplay- genial young giant with a ‘‘mighty ed with a longer driver than Laird. Of swing’’ and a thorough sportsman in course he had a wonderful reach, as he every sense of the word. In company stood about 6 feet 4 inches in height, with Nd.’’ Legge; a most finished and he put every_ounce of his weight golfer and who is also and strength into the serving at the front, he stroke, with a_ result quickly made for him- that he got wonderful self a nameonthe links distance. The last ocea- playing for the Toronto sion on which I saw Club and taking part him was at the Cana- in and winning many dian Amateur Cham- club matches and tourn- pionship held at Ottawa ments. Everywhere he the year Hutton of Bea- was popular; every- consfield won the event. where he was a_ wel- Laird was drawn come contestant in golf against the late Bertie tourneys. A finer, fair- Austin in the first er golfer ne’er teed a round and was beaten ball. Going West he rather easily, but it made an enviable repu- must be remembered tation for himself on that Austin on that oe- the courses out there. casion was playing at That he also “‘played his best and most gol- the game’’ in the ter- fers here know how rible contest being good that really was. waged in Europe goes Co.-Sergt.-Major W. G. Laird, one of Laird was runner-upto without saying. He has the foremost golf players of Canada, Ned Legge (Canadian made his last shot, but who has been killed in action Ex-Amateur Champion) his memory will be held in fra- in one of our Lambton G. & C. C. tourn- grant remembrance in golf club and aments, a few years ago when we had on golf courses throughout the East a very strong field. He was a fine and West. Big, genial ‘‘Bill’’ Laird type of man, a good companion and a has paid the supreme sacrifice, but he very loveable chap and his death will has died as he would have wished to, cause much sorrow and regret to his fighting for King and the Empire he many friends and golfers in the East. loved so well. A Tribute From Winnipeg Mr. Lyon’s Appreciation Writing in his paper, the ‘‘ Winnipeg Saturday Post,’’ L. R. Plunkett, oneof Mr. George 8S. Lyon, Canadian cham- Winnipeg’s leading golfers pays the pion, writes the ‘‘Canadian Golfer:”’ following tribute to the late Co.-Sergt. Toronto, July 4, 1916 Major W. J. Laird, three times Mani- Editor ‘‘Canadian Golfer—’”’ toba champion and whowas well-known On myreturn from Philadelphia last in Toronto before he got the Western week, | heard with deep sorrowthat fever: 156

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“Golfers have learned with sorrow just to get the ball out. He would ‘parery (, TTA ,,) WeI]LM JO yRep oy] Jo bring all his power into force getting who has been killed in action in the 200 yards or more with ease and send- French theatre of war. It seems ing the ball to the green. only a few months ago since we were Wehad an instance of his greatness watching this powerful and truly great in his last championship when it was player on the links defeating Ed. Legge only the facility with which he played in the final of the Manitoba champion- difficult shots which enabled him to ships in September, 1914 and winning triumph over Legge. I have been look- the title for the third successive year. ing upthefiles of ‘‘The Post’’ to see The news of his death was contained what I had to say about that game, and in the casualty list on Wednesday, and I reprint one short paragraph: many a tribute to his value, not only “It was only the remarkable putting as a player but as a man, was paid by and wonderful recovery shots by the the great legion of friends _he had in champion that saved him from defeat. the city. Flags were flown at half His driving was, to say the least, un- mast at the Country Club and Bird’s certain, for he pulled andsliced almost Hill in honour of his memory. alternately and had httle control Laird’s value as a golfer was achiev- from the tee. On numerous occasions ed because he had the most essential the ball went off his wooden clubs into qualities necessary to success in all some sort of difficulty, and one would games. Of fine physique and build— be heard to remark, ‘Ed. gets this hole.’ But it was not so, for the big fellow he stood 6 foot 4% inches—and with d

powerful wrists and forearm, and no played with just as much ease out of ii a t end of grit he had everything to carry the rough as his opponent from the g him, had he lived, to the very front fairway, and Legge was generally rank of world’s players Those who straight for the pin.’ played against him and who saw him Here we had himinall his greatness. play marvelled at his power, his long A pull or a slice are generally looked and slashing drives from the tee, his upon as bad shots, but in this instance wonderful iron shots out of seemingly they could not be classed as such for impossible positions and his unerring ‘*Bill’’ knew what he could do, and so accuracy on the greens making him an he hit out. It didn’t bother him where almost invincible player in this part of the ball went for he picked it up neat- the country. I say ‘‘almost’’ invincible ly with his iron just as if it had been because there was one man who could lying in some mossylie on the fairway. give him a good game, and one man Laird learned his golf in Scotland, only, and that was Legge, the ex-Can- and before coming west was rated as adian champion, who had defeated him one of the very best in Toronto. In in the Country Club championship in company with George Lyon, Legge and 1914 and who carried him to the 36th one other player, whose name | cannot hole of that year’s Manitoba champion- ship. for the moment recall, the quartette Laird’s greatest quality as a golfer were invincible in inter-club matches was undoubtedly his brilliancy when and met with success wherever they “‘up against it’’—when playing his ba] went, even into the States. His death out of some difficult le, whether on is mourned by the ever increasing the fairway, in a bunkeror out of long number. of golfers in Canada. I feel grass, and from hazards from which that I have lost a brother rather than the average player would be content a friend.’’

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e Banfi oli Tournament Special Correspondence “ Canadian Golfer”’ HE Banff Golf Club Tournament, D, Matheson of Bantf with a seore postponed from Victoria Day on of 80, 92 less 12; and J. Miller of) Cal- account of snow, was played on gary with 80, 100 less 20, tied the fourth Saturday, June 10, with everything in medal, and played off for it Sunday its favor. It was a soft grey day of morning. The play was exciting and the sort beloved of golfers, and the level until the last hole, when Mr. Miller first players started at nine o’clock in had a putt of four feet at the last hole the morning and it was late in the after- to tie again, and missed it, giving the noon when the last players came in. second bronze medal to Mr. Matheson. Only twenty scores were unreported. Mr. Matheson’s score was 78 and Mr. The silver cup given by the Banff Miller’s 79. Spring Hotel and the gold medal were It was an 18-hole score competition. won by W. Griffin of Vancouver with The playing was of such unusual ex-

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a score of 69, 83 less a handicap of 14. cellence that several players made Mr. Griffin’s score was madeall the seores which ordinarily would have more remarkable by the fact that he is won medals and counted nothing at all. left-handed. He is a steady player Among these was J. Gorman of Cal- and the particular feature of his golf gary, president of the Alberta Motor was the perfection of direction. He Club, who with a number of other was straight to the line all the time. members of the club motored up from The silver medal was won by J. Calgary for the tournament. Mr. Gor- Rudolph of Calgary with a score of72, man’s score was 81 and hestood sixth. 86 less 14. He just missed the cup at A numberof ladies went out to watch the 17th hole. Helaid fifteen feet from the tournament and had tea with the the hole, taking four puts, which cost golfers at the club house after the him the cup and the gold medal. game. W. Turquand of Vaneouver, one of A ladies’ tournament will be held at the best players in western Canada, won the golf club in the month of July and the first bronze medal. He was decid- will be open to ladies from anyplace edly the favourite of the tournament, in America. They will play for a solid but he was off, his game and did not silver eup given by the Brewster play to form. Transfer Company. 160

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N these days when no one has more four are members of the English Inter- I than a few spare moments for golf national team. —and some do not take even that What was once the club-house of the much time—it is a great help to realize Bromborough Golf Club is now a well- how completely our British cousins, ordered hospital containing some thirty have followed the noble example of the beds, and as it was established and is French and Serbian women and have being run by the members of the local placed the need of the nation so far V.A.D. the lady members of the Brom- above every other consideration that borough Golf Club sought fresh fields no kind of work daunts them—I know and pastures new for their energies in girls in Great Britain and am proud the way of war work. Mrs. Temple to say two of them are Canadians, who Dobell (better known to us in happier have been washing dishes in military and more peaceful days as Miss Gladys hospitals for over a year—as their vol- Ravenscroft) and Mrs. Findlay (the untary work for the country. Some Captain of the Club) have been very forms of patriotic work open to women busy for many months doing canteen are most interesting, some heroic, but work on the Kentish coast which has it does take true devotion after having proved extremely interesting and en- been accustomed always to every com- joyable, though by no means easy. Miss fort and luxury to deliberately chose Doris Chambers and Miss Barry also dish-washing as your volunteer work worked with them for a while. To be for the war—probably because it is a successful canteen worker it is neces- hardly a popular vocation. sary to possess an unending fund of I am quoting some extracts from the good humour aud cheerfulness, for the golfing supplement of the ‘‘Gentle- hours are long and at times the work is woman’’ which give some little idea of really hard. It is no easy matter to the work being done bythe golf girls serve the men as they pour in in their in Britain—and may possibly be of en- hundreds, giving them with their re- couragement and inspiration to players freshments a bright reply or a smile to out here. This sketch of the work in their remarks, for after all ‘‘Tommy’’ Kentish counties will interest because is only human and likes to see some of the references to our own boys appreciationof his jokes. Judging from and also because Miss Gladys Ravens- all accounts Mrs. Dobell was an ideal croft always entered tournaments from worker. / Bromborough. Miss Chambers is ex- The first scene of the labours of these champion of India and one of the long- ladies was a large marquée, but this est, if not indeed the longest woman was blown down during one of the driverin the world. Very, very few can gales, so a hut was erected. Here they get anything approaching the distance work from 9.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. selling she does with a long iron club shot— quite a variety of things (in addition to especially with a cleek. Mrs. Dobell tea and coffee and light refreshments (Miss Ravenscroft), Mrs. MeBeth (Miss in the way of sandwiches, bread and Muriel Dodd) and Miss Chambers have butter, and cakes of all descriptions), for years headed the victorious Ches- such as soap, shaving ‘‘tackle,’’ socks hire team in county matches and in 1912 handkerchiefs, writing pads, pens and and 1913 held the British and the In- pencils, to say nothing of chocolate, dian between them. Miss Barry is an- totfee, and cough lozenges. The major- other fine golfer who drives a wonder- ity of our soldiers seem to have a ful Jong ball with wooden clubs. All ““sweet’’ tooth. The sale of stamps 162

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S When writing advertisers, kindly mention CANADIAN GOLFHR. e 164 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. II., No. 3 often amounted to £6 or £7 per day, (Miss Chambers is now running a which sum included registered letters. canteen somewhere in France, after The men were admitted to the hut having driven a van for the Y.M.C.A. at 10 a.m., immediately they came off at Shornecliffe, for some months.— duty, when the business of selling com- habs.) menced and continued merrily through- CL. G. Uv. out the day. From 9.30 a.m. until 10 a.m. the willing helpers had as much as The. Hon.-Sec. has sent a letter of they could do to get the eight-gallon sympathy to Mrs. Miller, the Hon.-- urns of tea and coffee boiling, and ar- Sec. of the L .G. U. on the death of her range the long counters nicely. Can. husband. Mrs. Miller founded the L. teens are kept spotlessly clean, and G.U. over twenty-five years ago. Mr. more often than not are decorated with Miller also gave so much of his time flowers and flags. The note of cheer- and influence for many years to uplift fulness is apparent everywhere, al- the standard of women’s golf in Great though one thing in connection with Britain and will be greatly missed es- this particular canteen was almost pecially when tournaments become pos- enough to knock the cheerfulness out sible again. The beautiful shield play- of anyone, and that was the mud. Acres ed for by the International teams was of it had to beliterally waded through given by Mr. and Mrs. Miller as well each day to reach the hut, and one as other trophies for the L. G. U. newly-arrived Canadian was overheard Hamilton Ladies’ Golf Club to remark jokingly as he was plough- This club is doing what it can to ing his way along: “‘If this is England, encourage its younger players—many well, let the German Emperor haveit. of whom find the newcourse a pretty Gee! it’s not worth fighting for!’ severe test of their desire to learn to (Every one knows, however, whether play. the Canadians think their Motherland Miss Hazlett’s prize for players with is worth fighting for or not. They 36 handicap was won by Miss Kate have shown us howverydear sheis to Wright. Mrs. Howell’s competition them and welove and thank them for for the best nine holes taken out of it.) Mrs. Findlay says that they are a fall 18-hole round—and half handi- simply splendid ‘‘boys,’’ many of them having lived until now far from eivili- cap deducted—resulted in a tie between Mrs. J. Levy 50-1535, and Mrs. sation but they are one andall Nature’s Arthur Rowe 40—5—=35. gentlemen. Those who have worked Mrs. Alex. Adam’s prize for 18-hole among them are proud to have done so. medal round (handicap) went to Miss Among the excitements in the midst Violet Mills 114—17—97. of hard work is the running of a motor Any clubs which are making anor- into a ditch on dark nights, while one of ganized effort to raise funds or help the pleasures is the finding of friends otherwise in a patriotic way are asked at the most unexpected times and to send in details of their work as a places. help and incentive to other golf clubs. In Novemberlast, Miss Chambers ex- changed canteen work for motoring, Paris Beats Brantford. and has been very busy in this way A team of Paris ladies visited Brant- ever since, some days hardly having ford on the holiday, July 1st, and gain- time for her meals. Miss Barry is now ed a very creditable victory over the a skilled munition maker, and Mrs. Brantford ladies by 5 points to 3. The Findlay is about to start a canteen on Paris women are very enthusiastic and her own. very good golfers.

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Nicholls Takes Eleven for One Hole Special Boston Correspondence “Canadian Golfer” OR the third time, M. J. Praay of tained a three here. From that point FE the Oakley Club ot Watertown, on Nicholls and the dark horse, Barnes, tied for first place for the open played wonderful golf and at the 13th championship of Massachusetts, held hole the leaders stood Doyle 293, Brady at-the Brae-Burn Country “lub, West 293, Nicholls 295, Barnes 295. Finally Newton, Mass. all had poor holes but Doyle who was This time Patrick J. Doyle of the the last one to finish and all that he South Shore Club of N.Y. and formerly needed for the title was a 5 on the home of the Myopia Hunt Club was the man hole which is 380 yards. His first and to nestle into the premier berth with second shots hit trees and poor judg- him. In 1913 Brady tied with Macna- ment cost him his third; he still had mara at Brae-Burn and lost the play- a ten-foot put for the championship but off. Jn 1914 he tied with Orvin Terry missed. at Belmont and won. One of the features of the tourna- The first day’s play found Brady in ment was the great recovery of Jesse the lead by 4 strokes over Gilbert Nic- Guilford, the local amateur; starting holls, who in turn led a triumvirate tie with a 95 he finished in seventh place, between Doyle, Wilfred Reid of Wil- his last three rounds being 79-79-76, mington, Deleware and J. M. Anderson this 76 having no less thanfive sixes on of Providence. the homeward round, his outward jour- Byturning in a fine 73, within a ney been accomplished in 34, stroke of the course record, Doyle as- All of the competitors agreed that the sumed the lead after the morning’s Brae-Burn course is the most difficult play of the 2nd day with Brady and scoring course in the country to-day ; Nicholls two strokes in his rear and to add to the misery the holes were Jim Barnes of Whitemarsh in fourth placed on pinnicles and (to use the position, a good seven strokes to the words of Nicholls) then skinned with bad of the latter two. a safety razor. The 1st hole of the afternoon’s play Out of 80 starters 62 finished. The spelled jinx in large letters for Nicholls leading scores :—M. J. Brady, 316; P. J. as his second found the brook in front Doyle, 316; J. M. Barnes, 318; G. E. of the green. Then Gil began to slash Nicholls, 321; W. Hagen, 326; J. M. and slam and finally made his first Anderson, 329; Mr. J P. Guilford, 330; score in double figures,l11, since his W. E. Reid, 331; G. I. Bowden, 331; start many years ago in competition Louis Tellier, 331; Mr. Paul Tewksbury, golf. Brady, it might be mentioned ob- 332 and Mr. J. G. Anderson, 334.

Beaconsfield’s Magnificent Record Beaconsfield Golf Club, Montreal re- House Committee ports some one hundred of its members David R. Brown, Chairman; Messrs. are at the front, which gives it the W.,H. Barry, S. A. Ivey, J. A. Mann, premier record among golf elubs in K.C., G. H. Napier, A. H. Patterson, Canada. Two of the ‘‘noble one hun- Green Committee dred’’ have paid the supreme sacrifice. Canadian Golfdomis proud of Beacons- H. L. Lyman, Chairman, Messrs. J. S. field. Directors and Committee of Bea- Brierley, W. I. Hogg, C. W. Meakins, consfield for 1916 are as follows: Presi- N. B. Stark, B. Tooke. dent, Mr. B. Tooke; Vice-President, G. Property Committee H. Napier; Hon. Secty., A. H. Patter- C. W. Meakins, Chairman, Messrs. J. son; Hon. Treasurer, N. B. Stark; S. Brierley, G. H. Napier, A. H. Patter- Secretary, Jas. C. Mundle. son. 1€€

A Ringing Recruiting Gall HE Montreal ‘“‘ Daily Star of June foul orgies now held, where but two ! 23rd says: that ‘‘the most en- years ago the novice ‘prayed. Again thusiastie of the series of recruit- and again | ask you to think well, and ing meetings held in Dominion square if you are men with red blood in your in aid of the Irish-Canadian Rangers veins you'll follow that English Tommy was that last night addressed by Lady who, recovered from wounds and just Wilhiams-Taylor. A crowd estimated medically passed, sang gaily down Pie- at 3,000 gathered about the trench and cadilly as he swung along with his com- dugout and Lady Williams-Taylor’s rades: stirring speech was cheered to the ““*So back once more to the barracks, echo. As soon as [’ve passed the test, Lady Williams-Taylor brought a re- Andthey'll give me a nice elean ribbon markably fine address to a conelusion To wear on me manlychest, by saying: And weare drillin’ and shootin’ ‘““Those of you who have not felt And I reckon we're quite O.K. the pround glow of putting on the If you’re still ‘olding back from your King’s khaki, or thrilled to the rhy- dooty, thm of marching shoulder to shoulder Just chuck it and step this way. with your fellowmen — join to-night. So here we are a merrycrew, Think of broken, betrayed Belgium, of An ‘‘up-and-at-’em’’ army, blood-drenched Flanders, of that fair Lawyers, bankers, wealthy rankers, _ Northern France, that garden of peace Novel writers, slaying, the blighters, and plenty, nowashell-ploughed field Good ole British Army. of sudden death. Both Lady Williams-Taylor and her “Think of the broken altars and husband, Sir Frederick, are very prom- desecrated shrines, and think of the inent in Montreal golfing circles. The Amateur Standing in the U.S. ape the U.S.G.A. does not intend fully be awarded any prize in such a to depart one jot or onetittle tournament. from the firm stand it has taken Officials of Clubs that are members on the amateur controversy which has of the U.S.G.A. are advised that they ereated so much discussion in the should be very careful not to accept States is evidenced by the following the entry of a player in any tournment official letter which has been issued, unless his amateur status is unques- a copy of which has been received by tionable. It is to be presumedthatit the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ from H. F. is the desire of every member of the Whitney, the Secretary: U.S.G.A. to carry into effect the action “In order that all Clubs, members of of the delegates at the last annual the U.S.G.A.. may understand the meeting as expressed in the recent rules practical effect of the Amateur Rule adopted by the Executive Committee. and the decisions of the Executive Com- It is also to be hoped that all Golf mittee under it, the following an- Associations in the United States will nouncement is made: be equally ready to reject the entries of such players in all amateur tourna- All playérs whose amateur status ments held undertheir respective juris- has been forfeited under the rules of dictions. the U.S.G.A. are ineligible to compete The EXECUTIVE COM. U.S.G.A. in amateur tournaments. Should any June 28th, 1916. such player be permitted to enter an The U.S.G.A. has been subjected to amateur tournament, a protest filed a perfect shrapnel-like deluge of eri- with the Executive Committee on this ticism and abuse but is sticking to its ground would naturally be sustained; guns in a style worthy the best tradi- therefore no such player could right- tions of the game. 167

Britain and the War HE following very interesting in- what force they are opposed to, they l terview appeared in a_ recent would tremble at the knees. Every- issue of the ‘‘Toronto Star.’’ thing that has happened so far is just Mr. Gundy is one of Rosedale’s best considered a preparatory incident. known golfers and members. They don’t ask in Britain howlong the Britain’s strength, the serenity and war will last. They are older than -we determination of the people, and the are. They are content to wait until way all classes are doing everything they are ready. Kitchener arousedall possible to make victory an absolute sorts of abuse by insisting on action on certainty, were among the things that the part of the English. Now they are most-impressed Mr. 8. B. Gundy, the ready. The strength of Kitchener was well-known Toronto publisher, and in waiting to be ready before making a head of the Oxford University Press in move. The people are paying out their Canada, during his recent visit to Lon- money. Their men are being killed. don. Two days after arriving in the But they are taking it for granted that metropolis of the Empire, the news of the waris to be carried right through. Kitchener’s death was announced. “Thinking people in Britain regard ‘‘T have been going to England Asquith as the greatest man since Pitt. every year,’’ said Mr. Gundyto ‘‘The After the Northeliffe press had got Star’’ to-day, ‘‘but I don’t- think I through with all their abuse, the House have ever seen anything so profound assembled. Asquith said he was ready as the feeling of genuine sorrow among for criticism, but not a word was said. the people on the streets since Queen It is realized that they couldn’t put Victoria died. None of the feats of their hand on anyone to take his place. arms, set-backs of the war, loss of ships Lloyd George is doing magnificent or news of that kind had the sameef- work, but the feeling is that he hasn’t fect. Kitchener was the idol of the the dignity of a Prime Minister. common people. Speaking of the naval engagement, “The thing that intensely impress- Mr. Gundy said that the morning after ed me was the feeling of strength,’’ the battle, Beatty’s flagship, H. M. S. continued Mr. Gundy. ‘‘The women Lion, came steaming up the Firth of are doing the work of collecting fares Forth with all her funnels shot away, on the ‘busses, in all the offices, he- and her superstructure riddled, but hind the counters, and in the hotels. with Beatty on the bridge, and making There isn’t a club in London with an 26 knots an hour. The day after the elegible male employee. The only man battle 5,000 skilled mechanics were to be seen is the hall porter, who is ready at Rosyth to repair the damage too old for service. done to the fleet. The Warspite, which “The Strand is a wonderful place, the Germans claimed to have sunk, worth going miles to see. New Zea- would be repaired and ready for sea landers, wearing their sombreroes flat, again in ten days. Australians with their sombreroes “Two new oil-burning cruisers, each turned up, and Canadians jostle each capable of making 45 knots an hour, other in the streets. I didn’t see in the are patrolling the North Sea,’’ said whole of London an elegible young man Mr. Gundy. ‘““Two new ships have who was not in khaki or doing essen- been launched, each armed with 17-inch tial war work at home. Women of guns, with a range of 25 miles. The means, whose lives before were made projectiles thrown by these guns weigh up of social functions, are doing useful two tons, and the shells would pass over work now, and doing it cheerfully and Mount Blane. with exhilaration and enthusiasm. One “One cannot help realise that in lady told me the war will be the making Britain there is a force that is incaleul- of the English people. It is a tonic. able and that will thrash Germany be- “Tf the Germans could realize just fore it is through.”’ 168 rm The Late Dr. CG. We James

Canadian Agricultural Commissioner

N the prime of life and at the very vanced work in chemical research, was zenith of his influence, the tragie instrumental in affiliating the Ontario death of Dr. C. C. James in St. Cath- Agricultural College with the Univer arines, on Friday, June 24th, came as a sity of Toronto, whereby O. A. C. men great shock to friends throughout the were permitted to qualify for the de- Dominion. The Agricultural Com- gree of Bachelor of the Science of Agri missioner succumbed to heart disease culture. whilst travelling As Deputy Mem in a street car ber of Agriculture from Niagara-on- for Ontario and the-Lake to St latterly as Agri Catharines. eultural Commis Dr. James was sioner for Canada, not in the words Dr. James per of his favourite formed a work for poet Tennyson: Agriculture that ‘An idle singer of will always” re an empty day’’ He main, an enduring crowded into his monument to his comparative name and fame. ly short life ae Amongst the tivities that will golfing fraternity make his name re his demise will be membered and re especially regret vered for many ted, Always a decades to come lover of clean out He was born in door sports, when Napanee on June golf came into its 14, 1863, so that own in Canada he had just com some fifteen years pleted his 53rd ago, Dr. James be year. His early came an enthus education was re iastic follower of ceived at the pub- the game, and a lie and high good game he schools of Napa played too as more nee, and in 1883 he The late Dr . ©. C, James, than one medal

graduated in nat- Agricultural Commissioner and trophy secur ural science from ed in tournaments Victoria College, Cobourg, winning testified Ile also represented Ontario a gold medal. In 1886 he took his M.A in the Provincial match against Quehec

degree from Victoria College. During on more than one OCcCaSlOn Ile that interval of three years, Dr. James took a very keen interest in the affairs was Assistant Master of the Cobourg of the Lambton Golf and Country Club, Collegiate Institute, and in 1886 he acting on the soard of Directors for went to the Ontario Agricultural Col many years and filling all the various a lege at Guelph as Professor of Chemis- offices up to and ineluding the Presi- try. For five years he lectured at dency. He was Vice-President of the Guelph, and during: that period, Royal Canadian Golf Association in through providing students with ad- 1908, 1909 and 1912. 169 170 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. II., No. 3

To the bereaved widow, daughter of well.’’ Mr. James Crossen of the Crossen Car The funeral of the late Commissioner Co., Cobourg, and onlyson, Lieut. Wil- took place on June 26th, an impres- fred C. James of the 124th Battalion, sive memorial service being held at himself a very clever young golfer the Victoria College, Toronto. Eulogistie sincerest condolences. of the golfers addresses were delivered by the Hon. throughout the Dominion will go out in Martin Burrell and Dr. N. Burwash, which sentiment the editor who knew The pall-bearers were President Fal- him as the loyalist of friends begs coner, Mr. Justice Masten, Mr. A. W. leave also to join. In the words of the Austin, Professor A. E. Lang, Mr. Coll- Honourable Mr. Burrell, Minister of ver and Mr. A. H. U. Colquohoun, Agriculture, who became a convert to At Cobourg where the interment took golf through the instrumentality of the place the pall-bearers were Lieut. W. C. late Commissioner: ‘‘It can be truth- James, son of deceased, W. J. Crossen, fully said that his death will be a heavy Cobourg, Mr. Justice Riddell, Rev. Dr. loss not only to myself and the Govern- R. N. Burns, Toronto, J. R. Smith, Mon- ment but to the whole country.’’ To treal, brothers-in-law and W. R. Me- which tribute might well be added: Donald. “He always played the game, both on ‘*His was a life well lived. and off the links, fairly, squarely and His was a life worth while.’’

‘ Scarborourgh ScoresBig Success

HESearborough Golf and Country borough links will be in the echampion- l Club is fortunate in having this ship class alright. year one of the most energetic Some one hundred players were on and capable President’s and board of the course in the afternoon and not- directors in Ontario, with the result withstanding this very large number that the club is on the high tide of there was verylittle congestion. The prosperity, and success plus is assured majority of the clubs in the Toronto for the future. District were represented in the team On Saturday, July the 8th, the club competition which was won by. the held a big field day in aid of Soldiers’ Rosedale four, captained by Mr. L. Comforts. The weather was ideal, all Root with the captial score of 312. The the arrangements were well thought other players on this team were H. J. out and were carried through without Petman, Mr, Parton and J. Ruggles the slightest resemblance of a hitch and Champion Geo. S. Lyon headed one of as a result Scarborough made a record the Lambton teams and as there were score for the soldiers—the extremely several other strong fours entered Mr. satisfactory sum of about $750 being Root and his team are to be heartily realized, certainly one not only a credit congratulated on a well and hard-earn- to Searborough but to Canadian golf ed victory. in general . Mr. W. J. Thompson wonthe gross During the afternoon nearly one medal with a 76—a fine performance thousand golfers and their friends were over the difficult Searborough course, present and the scene was a brilliant where the Highland Creek has to be one in the extreme. The Scarborough crossed no less than fifteen times and club-house is famous for its wide ver- where the slightest mistake from the andahs, capacious dining and reception tee is badly punished.

S rooms and perfect appointments gen- Mr. Parton with a 71, carried off the erally, whilst the course this season is best net prize, with Mr. J. H. Maegre- being rounded into splendid shape. gor and Mr. Trederick tied for second

e Given another year or so with the same place with a 73. intelligent management and_ Sear- In the special competition putting

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and approaching into a hat for prizes getic President, Mr. H. T. airley. the given by Mr. Cummings and ‘Mrs. Sid- popular Captain and Mr. Cummings, ney Jones, Mr. Pardoe, Mrs. Boehm, who with the other directors, worked O. N. Seott and George McConkey were unsparingly throughout the day, pre- the winners. sented the prizes, ‘‘auctioned off’’ In the morning the ladies had the flowers andother articles and generally course to themselves and took part in put the finishing touches to a perfect several competitions which resulted day. Mr. Root was the speech-maker as follows: on behalf of the winning Rosedale Team matech—Lambton —Mrs. Me- team. Gregor, Miss McGregor, Mrs. Adams, A superb buffet luncheon, a dinner Mrs. Ridout. participated in by over three hundred. Eighteen Hole Prize—Mrs. Simpson, followed by a dance were not the least Rosedale; 2nd, Mrs. Ridout, Lambton. of the many enjoyable features of a Nine Hole Prize—Mrs. Sidney Jones, most enjoyable day. Scarborough; 2nd, Mrs. D. A. Coulson, Altogether the Searborough Execu- Rosedale. tive both ladies and men were simply Mystery Prize, 18 Holes—Mrs. Ad- indefatigable in their attentions and ams, Lambton, and Mrs. Keeble, Rose- the unbounded success which followed dale, tie. their efforts was a just and well-des- Mystery Prize, 9 Holes—Mrs. Sid- erved reward. ney Jones, Scarborough. Driving —Mrs. Ridout, Lambton. Quite one of the features of this most Approaching and Putting—Mrs, Os- successful event. A committee of the ler Wade, Scarborough. club members adorned with a badge Then too, in the afternoon a most ‘Ask Me?’’ was here, there and every- successful bridge was taken part in by Where. That ‘‘Ask Me’’ committee over one hundred lady players. Mrs. did yeoman work. They were the per. Carveth wonfirst prize. sonification of courtesy. ‘‘Ask’’ the In the ball-room in the evening, Mr. visitors and they’ll tell you all sorts of T. G. MeConkey, Searborough’s ener- nice things about them.

More Holes in One R. F. A. Sutherland, the well- Mr, Sutherland would like to give a M known Lambton golfer, turned fuller description of the manner in the one-hole trick the other day which the shot was executed but it is with his “little baffy.” a trade secret, He is prepared, how- Conditions—A rather slow pitch with ever, to impart the same to ‘‘ Canadian a slight break to the Off.’’ Atmos- Golfer’’ readers in six weekly lessons phere hazy with a moderate fishtail by mail, for a merely nominal fee. wind from N. N.-W. QO. Brault, the popular pro. of Little Accessories before and after the fact Metis, Quebee is another winner of a —Messrs. Cecil Knight and W. S. Hod- year’s subscription. Playing on June gens. 380th with three members of his club Location—Second hole, known as over the Cascade course, he negotiated ‘*Kast Gate,’’ Lambton Golf and Coun- the 15th hole, 240 yards from the tee— try Club. Length—180 yards, and that is ‘‘some one.’’ Mr, Brault Description of shot—Full baffy, presented each of his opponents with a which started off in the general diree- ball in honour of the notable achieve- tion of Hull, Que., righted itself after a ment which in these prohibition times painful interval, and following a well- is perhaps a more appropriate way of known law of dynamics, came to rest celebrating a hole in one than the time- at the lowest part of the green, to wit honoured bottle of ‘‘whuskey,’’ dear to —the bottom of the hole. the heart of the Scotch devotee. In and Around the Glub House Interesting Happenings in Canada, Great Britain and United States

Mr. Brian Devlin, the well-knownO!- Geo. Cumming, Toronto Golf Club. tawa player has left for New York to and W. M. Freeman, Lambton,are tak- take an aviation course. He will be a ing part in the Metropolitan Open notable addition to the many Canadian Championship at Garden City, N.Y., golfers who have joined this important July 13-14. They should give a good branch of the fighting forces. account of themselves as they are both © % 9% playing excellent golf. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. NS Ose @ H. L. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Keller,’ Mr. The name of ‘‘ Black’’ is synonymous and Mrs. Manderville and Mr. and Mrs. with good golf in Canada and ‘‘the Roblin, well-known Buffalo golf play- clan’’ is also ably represented in the ers, celebrated the week of July 4th by States by John Black, who recently at a motor trip through Ontario, incident- the Claremont Country Club, Oakland, ly playing golf at Hamilton and Lamb- California, put up the weird score of ton. They were enthusiastic about 58—viz: 31 and 27. This is how it was their trip. done. © © © O 4 Aa om 4, hed 33) Mr. George S. Lyon, Lambton and Bia Apa on Os Ogee 4, Mr. A. A. Adams, Hamilton, took part in the Lynnewood Hall Cup Tourneyat 58 Philadelphia last month. Mr. Lyon finished seventh among the first six- The length of the holes are No. One teen, turning in the excellent card of 245; No. Two 263; No. Three 229; No. 161. The champion won his first Four 244; ‘No. Five 378; No. Six 360; round but was put out in the second. No Seven 276; No. Bight 343; No. The Canadians report a most delight- Nine 180; No. Ten 389; No. Eleven ful trip. 133; No. Twelve 380; No. Thirteen 1438; © © & No. Fourteen 248; No. Fifteen 349; No. A recent notable ‘‘golfing’” wedding Sixteen 37; No. Seventeen 116; No. was that of Mr. T. G. Gray, the Ontario Eighteen 487. The par for the course crack player and contributing Editor is 69. of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ to Mizs Vérel o > © who only recently arrived in Canada The ‘Canadian Golfer’’ was respon- from Scotland. The ceremony took sible for a very bad ‘‘shot’’ in the June place at the residence of Mrs. Harring- issue, Through an error in the press: ton, University St., Montreal, a relative room the photograph of Mr. D’Oyley of the fair bride and was performed by Hutchins, President of Whitlock and the Rev. Dr. R. Bruce Taylor, St. Paul’s Mr. T. Yates Foster, the Secretary of Presbyterian Church, unele of the the Club, were transposed. The Edi- groom. Miss Lily Vérel, sister of the tor regrets this mistake beyond mea- bride, was the bridesmaid and Mr. An- sure, more especially as very great drew Gray, brother of the groom was pains are taken with the proofs and best man. The wedding dinner was press work and this is the first time held at the Ritz-Carlton, the happy the magazine in ‘‘fourteen rounds’’ couple spending the honeymoon in Ot- had laid itself a stymie. Apologies are tawa and Toronto. The’ ‘‘Canadian due the genial President and Secretary r Golfer’’ extends hearty congratulations of Whitlock. Both are synonymous

o and good wishes. May Mr. and Mrs. with good golfers and sportsmen, and Gray have a ‘‘fair course’’ throughout either photograph would do credit to their married life. either name. 172 July, 1916 CANADIAN GOLFER 173

Mr. Ingersoll, K.C., a well-known TOOKE’S| St. Catharines golfer left last week for Great Britain on a visit to his son who is serving King and Country like so MART, Cool, many other prominent young Cana- Summer Apparee| which every dians. Golfer © > > should wear A subseriber wants to knowthe old- est golf club of record. The royal Tooke’s Double Service Blackheath has premier honours. It, Shirt and Drawers was instituted in 1608. The Royal and Combined Ancient St. Andrews was not instituted all in one piece. An all- until 1754 purpose garment for business oo or pleasure. Comfortable, soft and will not crawl up Golfers throughout Canada will be under the belt, as with very muchinterested in the following the drawers being at- despatch from Sarnia, July 1tith, and tached, the shirt always keeps its smart appear- we extend hearty congratulations: ance. You need “Judge John A. Barron, judge of not undress to take Perth County and a prominent Cana- it off. Opens al) the dian, was married here yesterday, to way down. Mrs. J. T. Keating, daughter of Mrs. Your dealer has it. If not, $1.50 will se- R.S. Gurd, of this city. The ceremony cure it direct from took place at ‘Fairhome,’the home of the bride’s parents, in the presence of TOOKE BROS. LIMITED only the immediate relatives of the Manufacturers of High Grade Shirts & Collars bride. Rey. Canon Davis, rector of St. Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg Vancouver. George’s Church, performed the cere- mony. Judge and Mrs. Barron left Sarnia on the 4.25 train for London The Stratford golf course, situated picturesquely on the banks of the river and eastern points, and will not be Ayonhas recently been much improved at home in Stratford until next month. © > by altering two holes which gives added length and makes it more difficult to A Red Cross tournament was recent- ly held by the members of the Stratford negotiate. The club pro., James New Golf Club for prizes most kindly donat- man by the way secured a capital 35 ed by James Newman, the club pro. viz: the first time he negotiated the new a club each for the ladies and men and course, His opponent was Mr. Walter balls for second and third prizes. The Miller, the club’s secretary. By holes prizes were won by :—Ladies—1st. Miss the score was 4, 4, 3, 4,4, 4, 3, 5, 4 Henderson, 2nd Mrs. Lawrence, 3rd, certainly very consistent golf. Mrs, Rutherford. Others who competed ¢ > were Miss Fuller, Mrs. Killer, Miss Mr. A. A. Adaims, the well-known Robertson, Mrs. McKay, Miss Hodgins, Hamilton player the other day set a Mrs. Sileox, Mrs. Orr, Miss MePherson, new amateur record for his home Miss Rankin, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. course —a splendid 72. The pro. re- Webster. Gentlemen—lIst. F, Killer, cord held by Nicol Thompson is 70. 2nd, P. Raney, 3rd, W. Miller. Others Mr. George Lyon a week or so ago who competed were:C. EB. Nasmyth, T. notched a 67 with a lost ball at the 11th A. McKay, J. Steel, C. Down, W. C. hole. The champion and a party of Orr, Rey. Dr Martin, B. Kastner, A. M. Toronto friends played three 36-hole Kay, E. W. Killer, W. Maynard, R. J. matches over the course. Partnered Weatherston, C. Welsh, T. Ballantyne, with Mr. Fritz Martin, the ex-cham- Dr. Robertson and ©. V. Lloyd. Whe pion, took into camp Mr, Adams and will be the next pro. to follow this Nicol Thompson after a most interest- patriotic example of Mr. Newman? ing match.

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Mr. George Miller, traveller Canada whilst at Hamilton his best score was Steel Company: ‘‘Enélosed find cheque 78. By the way he thinks the latter to cover subscription for another year. course the finest he has played over on I find it is a very useful and interesting this continent. magazine to take along with me on my © ¢ O travels.”’ ““Toney’’ Forest, the former Berlin © © > pro. has enlisted. He.was a very Weston golfers to the number of capable and painstaking player and sixteen, journeyed from Toronto to teacher and will be much missed by the Guelph July 1st and played a match golfers of ‘‘Kitchener.’”’ over the pretty links in that city. Wes- & © ton won the match. Guelph is com- Lieut. George Stuart Lee Mesurier, paratively a new candidate for golf reported killed in action, was a nephew honours but the Weston men report of Mr. G, G. Lee Mesurier, manager of conditions there as excellent already. the headquarters office of the Imperial The club-house is a very attractive one Bank and director of the Toronto Golf and the course is a good one ‘‘in the Club. Lieut. Lee Mesurier enlisted as making.’’ The Royal City golfers are a private with the 19th Battalion, which enthusiastic and the Royal and Ancient was recruited in Winnipeg, After a prospects there are altogether excel- period in the trenches he was wounded lent. and sent to England. He was then o © & commissioned to another battalion. He A team of twelve Brantford golfers was single, thirty-years of age and a spent July Ist, at St. Catharines. The civil engineer. A brother was wound- pretty city ‘‘in the garden of Ontario”’ ed at Festubert and went back to the was en fete over a Red Cross celebra- trenches. A third brother was serious- tion. The golf match which was thor- ly wounded at Langemarck and wasin- oughly enjoyed was won bySt. Kitts by valided to Canada. He is nowtraining a margin of six points. The St. Cath- in Montreal. Certainly a proud record arines course is a very sporting one of for one family. 3,020 yards. The fourth and fifth © oOo © holes are especially well placed and call Here is how Daylight Saving was for good golf to secure par figures. summed up by a speaker at a Winnipeg The club is in a prosperous condition Council meeting: ‘‘This change will and Captain Killmer and his team are benefit every one, but it will be of spe- ‘‘plus men’’ as entertainers. cial benefit to the wage-earners. The © o¢ © boss can often slip away early to a Mr. W. M. Reekie of the Oak Hill game of golf, but the employee has to Country Club, Rochester, formerly of stay on the job until the clock says it Lambton, a plus player in Scotland and is time for him to go. Practically every one of the most finished golfers who big firm in Winnipeg, including the ever came to this country in company department stores, have endorsed this with the Editor of the Canadian Golfer change for the benefit of their employ- was a visitor the first week in July to ees. I am perfectly satisfied that any the golf courses at Weston and Hamil- opposition that now exists will disap- ton. Weston has an ideal property of pear after the new system has been in some 240 acres. The Humberriver operation for a week. It will be found ripples through the links and the wood- that the benefits are great and the in- ed banks, splendid turf and location convenience practically nil. I notice generally make it an ideal spot. Twelve that out in Calgary they are going in holes are nowin commission, four more for both daylight saving and munici- will shortly be added and by next sea- pal golf links, and under daylight sav- son there will be the regulation eigh- ing the golf links can be used by the teen. A description of this interesting wage-earner as well as by the employer course will appear in the August issue. Golf will not be only a rich man’s Mr. Reekie bagged a 71 at Weston, game,”’ July, 1916 CANADIAN GOLFER ; 175

The Canadian Government Railways 3y the narrow margin of two points in their summer literature are quite —37 to 35, Brantford golfers won from featuring golf. In their charming twenty-five Lakeview golfers who eele- “OUT OF DOOR” and ‘“‘NOTES OF brated July 12th in the Telephone City. THE WAY”’ brochures, a golfer fi- Arthur Russell the Lakeview pro, who gures on the front cover, whilst a by the way put on a 77 against the description of some eighteen golf Brantford pro., A. G. Hearn, winnng courses in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Prince out but by one hole, has developed a Edward Island and New Brunswick is very fine lot of golfers at Lakeview. included in the booklets. Mr. W. L. Hspecially are they strong off the tee. Creighton, Advertising agent of the Better or longer driving has rarely been Government Railways writes: ‘‘I be- seen on a’ Canadian course. After the lieve we arethe first railway in Canada war, when tournaments are resumed, to publish such information.’’ Yes, Lakeview players will have to be ree- the honour is yours and you are to be koned with. © > © heartily congratulated, but the C.P.R. In his write-up of the Baltimore In- is also arranging to give information vitation Tournament in ‘‘Golf Ilustrat- about the universal game. A promin- ed,” New York, John G. Anderson, ent Montreal official writes the ‘‘Cana- runner-up for the U.S. open amateur dian Golfer’’ that the Canadian Paci- championship last year says: ‘“‘One of fie in most of their 1917 pamphlets the best matches of the early round was will inelude golf information. So the where Geo. S, Lyon of Canada, a vet- good work goes on. The tourist trade eran of veterans, met Philip Carter. to-day must have its golf and wants to Here age had to give way to youth- know where it can get it. ful bouyaney and plasticity of muscle.’

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Editorial, ‘“‘Suecessful Financing of a Golf Club” CUASMOCR Foie ri alle elaine ce evalnasts Oiroge vasey wep To eae maatsetec Rist rseis bimiree! die . Duke of Connaught Says Farewell) ...... 6.-.- CA Sieaiess Heo asocteeia hatte tlys vce de Colwood’s Charming Course ...... Mr Gba ser tiie aTGUReaTAL ats os ree so Aa e Toleladarhio py cle hieneeniere lack presets '@ Municipal Golf, Conreeeyic4 akivigin cle oie ciency ewes te eds Ms Ste turaiarstetast steht ets Canadian Golfer’s Cele britier—His Honor John A. Barron Hesex. /Golters (GOOG TRWOOCERG iosb ics te.n c's) stele @/eislee eve kev onete eleiels Grav elatareke aay The Rain Tt “Baineth very ay iis. wits oa eis purtele eis:s wan oisreiete’s Siete siatelesohetsTarais "Phe Use ot: the Bragaie bas cca tee veo persss.. JAMES C, FERGU SON Gelf Federation Urged for the Entire World ...... 0.0 cc eeee reece * Poem, “A Two-Foot-Putt” ...... Be niptats cla fee) gegen coo URN pececa 7 KC. “Forel Mr. Tyrus Cobb is. Driving!) «2.0... .55+ Ai iePipoconn ano MR. MeLINN The British Amateur Champion ...... eis thi catesc PON aarer Pest aceatarel ercenttite ats 2 “The Myetery of. the Grove” ...... - Manes ..MR. W. H . WEBL IN G 5 Some Golf Don't Tier gists giaveigtnr a ate podede lobe raceelage varelar oieabeaaverata io Wat 145 Advice to Incurables . Ye, i sta instar oveny ap AL EX. SMITH 146-152 Dr. Vardon Dies on Golf Course. Piao nae wine SL secty tite iate miptel wip ivigca Riese) teen 153 Amateur Golfer is U. S. Open © hampion pve eis AG fe catetalstave ovepeliete aisie Wie sve 153 Canada’s Tobacco Fund : iss olets eit sie shed Aatebenncntats oretare es so inepreasteet 154 Died on the Field of Honour .. ren ay s Fr trea wee etoile e wees 156-158 A Handsome Donation ... Bi . Merstane’s X , :: 159 Banff Golf Tournament. .:...0.0. 50000 - 7 nissan Miter Moke er atkie 160 Ladies’ Golf Department . ; Aale Evan atahe ; . 162-164 Nicholls Takes Eleven for One Hole NTI 5 CES Eo ; 166 Beaconsfield’s Magnificent Record Etec eee acete oNetaptate teeta ectire. 166 A Ringing Recruiting Call .... per 5 5a Sure isaere eae arta arate 167 The Amateur Standing in the U. NBs aks fein Spin ae GATE 167 Britain and the War ...... - siete Wels ; ees : 168 The Late Dr:.C..C.\dJames ..5. 0500.63 : i Z ; Mevb-elettan ROGR EAD. Searberough Seores Big Success ‘ ; , Malate oo arenA pret eia she eee les More Holes in One .,...... ,.. ; : eines mate Hay nanot siete alata 171 In and Around the Club-House pie ia telocs Weesaat ats aera ; 172-176

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