The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22

equipment Of caddie. Then. when he
knows his employers right well. as some
few clever boys do. he can hand them a
club ana make tee they want. etc. II Is
nice t. find the club YOU want waiting for
ysu, instead OF hunting for IL. Just as it is
nice to find the girl you have d trySI with
PIE talk about the pursuit being much more
exciting than the capture or possession.
Maybe it is But the pursuit Of solf cub
throuI8 weli-stOckod bag. whore il haS
many resembling fellows. taking out the
wrong one. calling a sounding caddie back.
etc. is not pleasant.
Then 30 You ever remember having
ball lest. searching for 4 time. worrying
about tie following couple coming upon
YOU, then discovering the lodging pellet
and making good shot? Cannot believe that
YOU ever did. Your opponent drives in the
course center, and gets tee lie. You pull
! a ut into the long grass. Easy bail. Caddic
| should have found. but does not. Your Oh
pOnent looks. regards his ball measures
his distance carefully. swings a few tim-s
TO get his eye iI;. wheels. leans on his clubs
for a hit, then assists in the search in an
impatient manner. rehukss the ca'idic re-
marks m that The next pair are waiting. looks
at you as much as TO say. Why in the
name of Tom Morris. don't you stay n
tho course. you duffer?' then finds YOUR
bail, indicates il with an impatient Jerk CT
his club and walks towards his OWL If Won
don't fooz.e under such conditions look I'D
your pedigree. You will find you are first
cousin to Harry Nar1on or an iceberg with
polar bears instead of flies all over You
The gentleman OF the organizing turn Of
MIMI suggested that u would he a good idea
tn have caddic competitions. That IS. offer
prizes for caddies to recover balls driven
ami-s on purpose. a prize for the boy who
would find in shortest time. say. six balls
driven in rapid succession off tee for bow
who showed pest manner and demeanor on
the links. who showed best appreciation OF
his duties. etc.
The writer iaments that he is not Of a ma
tlrc to work for Improvement and that his
genius for organization has been like Mr.
Eofn's education wuefuly neglected
Hence his very keen appreciation Of both
eStmabic qualities I'm others. The ideas n re
good ones. Anything that tends TO unfit
and improve must he. pcr Sc good And h..
heartily Suhscrhes to the ,-ie4 which makes
good cacdie master an Indispensable aa-
master Lack q: discipline. i really r..eron-
sib..: for the lack Of Caddics, the lack of cad
Glss' manners and the LACK of caddie in
stihct, an instinct which IS born in every
boy.
The writer had the pleasure of seeing
young Simpson, the brilliant Field Club pro-
fesaonal ard a St Louis candidate for the
open championship. play couple Of rounds
at the Country Club the other day. What "A
wonderfully straight. correct swing ana fol-
low the hoy has. For he il only a boy-not
yet - He is by odds the best maa If tee
ever seen in St. Louis He drives a long "A
straight and Il very taking ball. Perhaps
ne sometimes gets too much elevation a,
the end but gravity has got 20 be overcome
somehow. 1t is not always possible 10 carry
.nn yards with a dead line shot The iva 10
Ia" yards II keeps RISING. ever rising. and
then drops in a hurry. He gets his 200 wards
right along. which is enough for any one
except. maybe. Mr.. Lowry. the heavy hitter
OF the St Louis Athletic Club.
SIM sons tee shot comes as close To the
perfect golf can come. 1.-the is the fol-
low, feet high. sveite. as the society writ
ers cal H. about the lOins. limbs and Shout
derS. There never was a man who handled
a club 50 naturally. 50 sweepingly. He lust
sings il Simpson must use his right hand
less than any man playing golf Watch the
start of his swing and his finish. Then 90
and try il. If there ever was perfect circle
he makes il. II seems that hs Just throws
the club head AT the ball instead Of r2ppin.;
II. "a most people do. 1t is just n swift
whipping. careless swing. The catching of
the hall appears thoroughly an incident
of the swing as the switch OF the club in the
air Instead of hitting at the bail i. seems
he swings. and the ball just happens to be
there In the way.
think | have seen better iron shots than
this wonderful Young driver. Nackrell. who
has a wonderful wrist for picking things
cut of cEppy lies is a better man with cheek
masf1e or midiron. Eut he is not a better
man off the toe. There is not any better
man there. OF course / saw little of Simp-