New-York tribune., 1896-01-12
GzMkzzlE&Mnza1A

It preserves one from the withering contempt oi
his associates
Brown plays his approach shots with his putter
Did you ever hear of such a thing" asked one
golfer of another in horrifed accents lie may
make a good stroke once in a while. but it'll never
do in the long run" And. truth to tell. II did not
do" for Brown although he was a player OF
promise. has not developed into one Of fuifilmen'.
4 HOPELESS CASE. THIS.
There Is also reasonable and orthodox unit 10
the height of the pile Of wet sand which forms me
tee" In a recent match. TWO players approache"
a teeing ground which the pair preceding them
had lust left There stood pyramid. harden
ing in the SUM- which looked more Ike represeh-
tation of mountain on modelled clay map thah
IL did like anything else.
Look at that thing exclaimed one OF them
savagelv You'd know that for Ms tee any
whore Poor fool" Yet Nj has never been ac-
cused of imbecity in other occupations But 1T
takes a held" as the old Scotchman said, TO play
gowff."
Looking for a lost ball is a solemn and absorbing
occupation. If you small knot OF players III
the distance wandering over the turf in an ap-
nsre,lv ainooss manner. with bowed heads and
anxious eyes YOU may conclude at once that bail
has disappeared. The fact tha. just hve minutes
are allowed in which to hunt for /. Is what keeps
their attention fixed upon their Work. II n
spectator party TO the match shoun chail'e
10 see the missing article he Will DO well 10 prohl
hv the advice here and not reveal hs knowledge.
The owne: Of the ball might be grateful for the IN
formation which would save him the loss OF a
stroke but his opponent viii be likely to ooh eN-
ceedngly black at this unwarrdnted Intrusion oi q
stranger
Dont sneak 10 a man about to make stroke. IN
lesc you are desrous Of Increasing his righteous
wrath and lasting enmity. Even talking aloud III
his nelghborhood is prohibited by the most rF"
authorities. \ woman was once so thouEh'lt-S "9
to address a remark to a friend VINO was p"'''"'
for the home hole He missed ana lo7' ''r H'"''
OF course b. has since steadiasty maintained iha'
she was the cause OF his defeat ana the "il'i'h4'
between them has never been quite patched UP
THE GOLF LANGUAGE
Finally. gohng nomenclature is dialect by H.
Golf I-n,ll Won have mastered at least the mos,
important of the terms, you are kept rather lh "'
dark on various points Of the game II may po "
little discouraging at the outset to near man
say that in trying 10 drive with MS cie'N' III
| "slced" the bail back there and drove mo u"
"vhns": but that although it was a bad ne ne
ronaged to "chop il OUT nicely with the mashie
ST nlav the Ike we're like We lie. ana ohe
off three" are painful mysteries to the uhIhlua''"'
and he is scarcely further enlightened wneh upon
inauiring the score. he Is told that hooHl7o" i
| .,wo nm three TO play" or that the game - now
.dormie' But all these things come VIII" ~
perience . ..,.u. ,,o,. no rermitted.
al. ~ n na' ha rotbcs that make the golfer ~
suTcliv the game affords a capital opportunity LOT
The 1e 0es ioose knickerbocers Of scotch tweed IN, hf
scarlet coats the gay plaid stockings ana me -.
gajters form a pleasing picture, ana II II
70 he wondered at that this gorgeoHsheSs SnV", =,
nrove universally seductive to men colideInn'p ~
/ po about their ordinary occupations baipo' - ~ ~
soIemn black and the duliest or duA cOlois ilc
eolfer's affection for his uniform Is quite paintar'
! Ge gives lncontestable proof OF II ny MS "lIns
ness 10 spend part Of the time wheh ne ~ if' ii
| he following the ball In getting into ana out oi "i9
And after all this 1t seems cruel to ADMIT tni tnli
| .hev are not an Indispensable adJunc; 10 sooyi
| nlay DESPITE the prevailing lilpIeSsluil, ~. i
rrsaiv no, true that one has the game hali carhei
when he has been fitted TO paiticuary aeS'nsli r,
| arranrement in the way Of golf attre II, u,
| sxiIIed amateurs by so much that me la'ter ar,
noNhere in the same class regard 'he ciptho.
| uhIrh they wear on the links win Inc euDhir5,
| inJncrcnce The prevailing iashioh among III .h'l
fraternity seems 10 consist Of long trousers '"Iii,
,in AZ the bottoms, ana loose outing shlIi' VIII
! siioeIes rnlled up above the elbows.
| 90 never can 90 good WORK WIN q codl On
| saii willie Dunn smiling at an unusnhIN r'SIi'l-
! dant nlayer near by. who was making desperate
,unecs AZ the unolfending little BALL a.,
| ~ don't want things around me mat are on IN
MY. ,vav Hut then he added. r"n"cilVelN, "t'
n,hns ny 'ion't make bit Of difference anyhow II
na,.nr vill be- no matter what sort Of "A Ts h" nis
nn Vow / NAV wear knickerDockers next year
,nvser hui you'll not me win any more gam
nr ' ,ha, account you know and the great apos,'
no1ied as he hurried away 10 IN" .p1cd'loh ol 'Nt
! aforementioned player, whose Volrni Sohtoruoi
| in the attempt to swing threatened dislocauoh oil
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