The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-21
ROCKEFELLER At GOLF
His Close Friend Describes Oil
Kings Method Of Playing.
THE LINKS A DEBATING GROUND.

six Caddiss wait while the Great
Finuncier Listens to war stories
and Expoundings Of the Mysteries
OF ReIigion-Buys stocks Between
Sentences OF caddies.
When John D. Rockefeller, the mil.
lionaire, hnaneier and oil king. plays
golf It is one Of the oldest games in the
world, says the Chicago Tribune.
He has two homes at Cleveland one
on Forest hill, surrounded by fifteen
acres Of land. and the other a down
town residence. where he gave $4,000
for a piece Of property that he might
tear down the house to give his resi-
denee the benefit Of the morning sun.
It is at his Forest hill residence that he
plays golf most
The game is usually participated In
by Mr.. Rockefeller and Levi scofield,
close personal friend Of the financier.
Mr.. Scofeld is a retired merchant who
owns a skyseraper in the heart Of
Cleveland. He is a veteran Of the war
Of 1861 who has plenty Of stories which
he most thoroughly enjoys telling and
to which Mr.. Rockefeller never fires Of
listening. These two men toddle about
the links and talk mostly, playing at
golf incidentally.
Meanwhile in the palatial residence
near by are a score of clerks. telegraph
operators, stenographers and secreta-
ries who are keeping in touch with the
outside world effectively. Mr.. scofield
says.
One time we We're playing golf to-
gether, at least we were standing with
our golf sticks ready to play | was
telling an incident Of the war Of 1861
and Mr. Rockefeller was listening. A
girl came riding up on a bicycle, and
Mr.. Rockefeller turned to me, saying
Excuse me a moment
''The girl gave him some information
1t IS usually carefully prepared before
being given to him, the whole matter
being condensed into mental pellet
He received the news and made some
remark. The girl said, But CONSOLIDATE
ed Gas is selling at SO, Buy said Mr.
Rockefeller. The girl turned and was
away, and / continued my story
Most men are satisfied If they can
get along with the assistance of one
boy while playing golf. Mr. Rookie
Teller has six with him all the time.
Mr.. Scofleld is likewise authority for
this statement Of the functions which
each performs. Two boys carry the
sticks, which are Of great variety;
third carries a basket Of balls for use
in case one is missed; the fourth runs
after the balls when they have been
hit wild, for AIr. Rockefeller is not
"a scientific golf player and often makes
a wild shot; the tifth pushes a bicycle
upon which Mr. Rockefeller rides
from one part Of the links to another
and the sixth carries a basket contain /
ing large piece Of immaculate cheese
cloth with which Mr. Rockefeller re-
moves the perspiration when he is
warm. The bicycle boy must be a
ST. rdy chap because the richest man
in the world seldom pedals bis bicycle
having the boy push him from one
place to the other.
But boys are irresponsible animals
and care MS little for the comfort of
the founder Of the Standard Oil com
pany as they do for any other task !
master Consequently when the war
stories Of Mr. Scoiield are TOO long and |
not interesting enough to hold the boys
themselves they wander afield to be re-
called presently by the stern tones Of |
their employer The latter might pos
sess histrionic powers Judging from \
the deep resonant tones he uses in re- i
calling turbulent young America
The golf links seem to be the debat-
ing ground for the great financier and I
his closer friends. Mr.. scofield dis
plays his war record, while the Rev. I
Charles A. Eaton often expounds there
some of the mysteries of religion, en-
gaging the great financier in debates
upon some of the technicalities Of the
ology. Mingle these with the pastime.
add stock buying and selling, and golf
becomes really an interesting and a
complicated game worthy Of even a
great tinancier.
But his stomaeh-what about that all
important organ? The world has gone
mad over the Rockefeller stomach. It
Is the most important and most dis
,ussed center Of digestion in the world
today Mr. Scofield says it is an or
ierlY, well behaved stomach, perform
ng its functions splendidly He says
That, Of course, Mr. Rockefeller has to
eat with care. as every man should,
but he denies himself nothing and sur
rers nothing.