The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
The Scotch Game IS Taking Root All Over
Y America Like a Banyan Tree - Some
Suggestions for Local Improve
nent and Increase.

9. but which will be new No. s. From that
hole TO the new green at the end Of the
clubhouse will be No. 3; and rare. rat
tl!ag hois it will be. Three ripping shots
VIII he needed TO make the green. OF
course. the tee Will be we'll UP the hill
south of present No. green. and n good
second Will land il close to the railroad
track. making the third fine midircn-
:, Mackrc!rs idea is to give players uphill
lies all the time. II is a good and sound
idea. even II it IS somewhat new in St. Louis.
though old as golf In Scotland. Excellent as
Is the surface condition Of the present toun-
ry-CIue course. lis Hes are hanging down
hil a rule. No =. No. 1. No D. No. : and
No. all present one or more hanging lies.
As N1ckrCll aims TO arrange It, there viii
De but two hanging lies on the course, and
these Will only occur with 4 bad drive The
Few course should produce some splendid
fine.
Norman, the subdued young English club
maker. who works for simpson q Mackreli
SIGNALS have as keen and thorough a golf
education a. he has had. For such quiet
follow he is a wonderfully entertaining and.
TO some. instructive diScuUrSvr on golf sub
teots- He has had a long and varied expert
e:cC IL the shops Of all the large links in
England and Scotland and In addition there
10 has made II "A point To see all the great
professionals and amateurs play. He has
made study Of their styles too. Though he
IS not an instructor or player. lie has a
NoEderiullv close acquaintance with tho
terms with thei- foshi.s In clubs.
II is rich 20 hear the y1g1S English!n1n
recount the matches he has Sc and tie
great plays he has witnessed IN his pa
istial'' Enslisi, accent and the golf Ian
f;uaGe Of the professionals Abroad the pro-
fessicnals Gall a long shot n blcomin good
poke it sounds as II spell, ''pough- Ike but
the accent Is simply lninitable.
j. II. Taylor. the present English cham
pioEs owes his supremacy 10 his skill with
the ma skio.' said Norman one hot night
last week when the ice was awful cold
He uses = heavy. hroa.i-bialed club that is
always takes u tot Of turf in his approaches.
of course, getting the ball ;irst. have sen
him drop them from scventy-fiv, ya'-f-.
right hy the hole. His back spin g SO strong
that the ball will bound straight up aud
fall dead where II first struck. Very frc-
uEently he plays bat one on the green, al
though he is but OF average skill in put
II never viii forget how he broke Bob
Simpsons heart in tournament az can
oUstie in 1875. simpson was then hut IS
years old and had just come 10 believe he
could play. In the first round be beat VIII
lie Park shamef.lly In Inc second ne =; had
Taylor l. short with his shots. but Ne.y
true Bob outdrove him right along and
PLAYED fine golf 70: the first nine holes.
The ninth hc!e in Can"ustia Is osh var -
long. Simpson was one up when they tea
off. He reached the green with three good
pough-kes."
Hold on" said Nackrell. who was heark,
euins attsutively. Won don't mean to tell
ME that Bob covered 69 yards IN two drlvess
l said" replied Norman. doSgedly. and
one was an IRON.
What dye nlean--W I'll, never mind said
Maclreli. Go on" and he puneh, but not
We'll" continued Norman. Bob was on
IN three good 'pOu2h-keS. as ! SAID. MEX
ilur IL siieuce kissed the rod. And Taylor
WAS fifty yards away nn his third. ! saw
We now.' He pulled out that broad mashit.
took s. sqGnt. a udggle. dug uD the sod ana
"Stoney." oruinously said Nackrell again
taking the pipe out of his mouth and filing
his lungs To roar murder
''Stoney." Repeated Norman; dcggedly. i
playing the like All ne had TO do was 20
roll e up with his putier- But the awful.
approach took the boys nerve and he I'D
not get within mile of it. Taylor went
down ir FIVE. Bob takiug one more. From
that on Bob played poorly. That approach
..Rut / don't believe No. at Canoustie Is
$50 yards" said Mackreil. 'and If It is 1
don't think Bob went on in three pokes. no
as one was an iron. Now. when 1 played
VarGon at Aiken"
"Aouh. stew Vardon." cut in Norman. i
tell YOU it is more than $50 yards and Bob
went on in three good 'pough-kcs. OF which
one was an iron. and bloomin' fine won
too"
How the hades could he do that? argued
NactreI. Why. when / PLAYED Harry I
took that braseey sold iii Hitchcock for
SO, and you know how cou!! poke 'em
with that and I met 1t fair yet
Mr. 1lackreII. Sir. Mackreil'' gasre.I a
per ling caddie come quick. The sheriffs
bulldog is eatin' up your prize setter
Aackrel. srasped II niblick and dashed
OFT Of The shop yard. yelling az he went.
Three good pokes, Three good poSes,' ana
and over the fence with one good
''pough-ks' Of the nIblick.
To the superficial observer a golf player is
the most unconventional person in the world
about matters Of dress. Almost any; hing
seems 20 do for a tramp over the links airl
a mans comfort appears 70 u" the only
arhter Of the clothes he shall wear In
reality, however, fashions are rs well de-
fined in golf as anywhere else one Of The
noticeable things about the game this sea-
son IS that knIcker1oclSers have been almost
entirely discarded, Last spring when the
English fashion papers talked about the
abandonment Of the useful "kniCkers"
players here laughed at the idea. but at the
recent amateur championship IL was no.
J!ced that the great ma joFity of contestants
wore long trousers. ana The same is true
of other contests
should feel Obliged to put on a pair Of
kntckerhockers when he goes to a golf
links They don't contribute any more 10
his comfort or help MIN play better game
than the ordinary trousers. Perhaps the |
change is due to fashion. hut more likely
to common sense. To don a pair of ''knick- /
pair Of long stockings takes time. and gets
10 be bore. Moreover, the heavy tweed I
anu vorsted are much warmer than long :
trousers, and in these July days golf play /
ers. like everybody else. are on the look
ont for something cool. But. whatever /
cause is ascribei for the change the fact |
remains that the Scotch mode of dress Is /
ont OF favor. The mistake most people /
make is IN thinking that some elaborate /
costume Is necessary for golf PLAYING. /? 4
they knew that Travis. Douglas. Hartman /
and the rest Of the crack players freuu-nt- !
" pick up their clubs and start out without |
so much as changing necktie. they would /
probably worry less about their summer I
nutnt. The best advice for the man who 4
intends IL spend his vacation playing golf /
Is: BE Is unconventional you like. II |
yod play a good game nobody Will care
nat you wear. and If you don't all the ,
clothes IN the world wont make a golfer"
= The Western Golfer has donated TO the
So. Louis Amateur Athletic Association a
lockwood Pottery loving cup, for club
and for handicap tourna-
ment to take place on their links in Forest
Park, on a date to be selected by the con-
lestants- The handicaps Will be arranged 4
By three prominent loca! golfers, and each
entry is required to give hts best score, !
require three OF these scores
70 as to be better able to Judge. taking in
the character of the links |
The Forest Park links being a nine-bole
course. these scores should be given To |
,over nine-hcle play. The reasons for leay- !
Of the st. Louis 4. \, A. are members Of |
,ther golf clubs and the committee prefer !
q nave the contestants make their ar |
ansements accordingly. This event prom !
ses 10 create a stir IN golfing circles. as
much interest has already been manifested !
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