The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-14
THE WAYS OF THE GOLF GIRL
Eliot Gregory Tells What IL Involved Ira
Being Champion Player.


II is not pretty picture that Eliot
Gregory paints In The Century. where
he describes the training of a golf
champion FOR the fight Of her life:
Having had the honor this autumn
TO visit in n country house near New
York at the same time as n golf cham
pion, whose achievements on the links
were thrilling the country. l learned
many curious things about athletic
damsels and their ways. The young
lady in question arrived a week before
the tournament that was to decide
her supremacy, accompanied by her
English trainer. n maSseuse, and in
cidentally by her mamma. q feeble
minded lady, so completely democrat
lied by her daughters celebrity that
she could talk Of lltllc else, and would
contidc, with little thrills OF pride. TO
any one she could get to listen to her.
how she could Let take fc-ryboat or
trolley car without being pointed out
rs the mother Of the "chanpicn."
Nothing more curious than the habits
OF the young athlete herself can be
imagined. After 4 morning round OF
the links in company with her coach.
che was handed over 10 her woman
keeper, u be Gouchcd and rubbed ard
curry-cCmbcd ill luncheon time. The
afternoon was passed exercising in 4
gymnasium, fitted uD in thc billiard
room for her use. After her Inner,
which by the way. consisted princi-
pally of UClt carefully weighed by
mamma il small scales, the girl was
again rubbed and exercised before re-
firing. Hers was no idle life, you Gee.
AS the crelt day drew near ENJOYS
f,)m The press appeared on the scene
t. sketch ana snapshot the celebrity in
every pose. Sporty gents in loud
clothes followed the morning play sur
reptiously. in order that the betting
ccnters might be kept informed as
II her condition, and sent to the papers
none too delicate accounts of her
CORN and general appearance-fa-
miliarities it was Impossible to pre-
vent or resent, as the girl had for the
moment become the property Of the
betting public, which was putting its
money on her, and so expected to be
kept informed as 10 the chances Of
success.
The strain of the last twenty-four
hours was dreadful on the whole
household. We talked Of little but the
match and the odds" II was rather
n shock, l confess. to discover that our
fail Diana ION the verge of a break
down was being kept 10 her work By
frequent libations CT strong tea" car
ried by mamma in a flask for the pur-
pose. All minor ills, however, were
forgotten when at noon on the great
day our sportswOman was brought
home, collapsed, but victorious. We
felt that glory had, indeed, been shed
upon the house. Mamma, Oh the thin
edge of Mysteries, where she had been
staggering for a week sobbed out that
her only regret was that TON" had
not lived to see the day; and that dear
Polly" had always been the joy and
comfort of her life.
As all the papers published photos
and biographical sketches of the win
uer, needlessly 1 add that her portrait
adorned most of the railway stations
and hotel lobbies in the country. and
that her pet name WAS on the lips of
every stableboy and bartender in the
neighbOrhood, who may nave won or
lost their cash through her pgowess.