Evening journal., 1896-08-07
WOMAN AS A GOLFER.
s,sevo~ Marry n Woman Until You Have
lI.yeA COR WON Her.n

'',sevSr Marry Woman Until You Have
Played COLI Wgfh Rcr.D
Oxpcr;cnoca pcrson--exporicnce both
in golf ana in matfimony--of my nc
quaintancc ei,-s this riccc OF advice 30
bachelors. Never he says, "mury "a
woman until YOU have played a round Of
golf with her; or, better still, watched her
unohserved d,tlng the varying fortunes of
a competition Place yourself ncon-
spicuously ly the sido Of some FIRST class
bunker on the iadics' course and the dis
closures. will be Invaluable to your future
life. A woman viii slow you a good deal
Of her character during thrce minutes in
bad bunker. A round of golf is alto
gethcr such an eXccllent allegory of the
game Of life that l feel convinced that a
woman who can pass crcditably through
the ordeal OF a public golflng competition
has certain useful gifts Of character and
teinpcrumcnt In the days 20 come, when
feminine conscriptson becomes the law Of
the land, / should certainly, II were
commanding officer Of the forces, select
my generals from among the golflng anna
IONS OF the day. Frivolity apart, what are
the powers and capabilities Of ladies' on
the golf linksy Let us bc bold and touch a
question fun of delicacy and over which,
tions still prevail How does the game Of
"scratch lady"-may the inelcgant term
be pardoncgl--comparo with that of the
" scratch man.
Well, I'm the first place, everything de-
pends upon the course over which the sup
| posed trial gano OF comparison would ho
| played; but generally speaking the odds
/ 20 be given OF received would be In inverse
| ratio to the length, not necessarily the
| difficulty, of the course, and at Sandwich,
| where for instance, the driving carry"
| is extreme, IL would probably be found
that the best lady played in her highest
| form could safely In match receive a
half" from the average man at scratch.
| Now, wherein lies this discrepancy be-
tween the relative games OF mnn and
womanf Undoubtedly the answer will bV
not in the short game, nor necessarily I'm
the driving from tho tee, but in the wear
and tear of play through the green. And
with apologies TO the late lady champion.
oss who stands undoubtedly at the head
of all her English and Irish comrcers--oi
tho Scotch representatives Of the game w,
have, unfortunately, been givon lttl,
chance OF judging-l venture the opinion
that it was precisely in the length anc
strength Of her driving through the greor
that her superiority was shown On th'
question as 10 whether this weakness in
wOman's game could be remedied by NOR
frequent play on courses where long driv
ing through the grccn Is a necessity,
would rather not discuss, or even consider
AS things are at present constituted
that blessed and acknowledged half DC
tween me and the girl who Is now honore'
as my partner on the links Of lilc-yes
that sand bunker is responsibilities m
sole remaining source Of authority an
power, and may heaven defend me fror
the day when my wife shah learn har
, hitting through the green There is, how
ever, a good deal moro than the mere play
ing of the gamo which deserves considers
, tion; and, in competition over lon
course, involving the continuous physici
, and mental--tO say nothing of the mort
strain Of perhaps two hard rounds da
, for four or five consecutive days, II win
1 not always tho best player who secure
the victory, but she TO whom nature hi
4 given, in addition to the average propo
S tion Of skin, cool nerves and indomitab
y VIII and plenty OF stamina, physical hard
t hood and endurance. But the new wolui
n seems capable OF evolution and dcvolo
n ment In any given direction, and for II
y part, i do not grudge her the pains az
IT tribulations Of a golflng education.
10 ought TO improve her character and temp
as well as her physique.-St James G
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