The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
THE CADDIE AND
i THE BABY
With the Happy Ending Of a Con-
flict Between Maternal Affec-
ton and Golf Instincts.

That all's not fair in love when it comes
to monkeying with babies has been forcibly
impressed on Jimmy Scrapples, the best
caddie at the Environ Golf Club. The
incident that led to this awakening will be
remembered as the browning sensation Of
the women tournament there last month.
None Of the great gallery to follow the
final match, augmented by many hundreds
because Mrs Clara Winly was in the con-
test, will ever forget the shrieks of the baby
just as its mother essayed the put that
meant victory il she holed out The baby
was in a paroxysm Of screams, but anger
rather than pain seemed to be the predom-
mating note.
1t had been by no means an easy matter
to induce Mrs. Winly to play in the tourna-
ment. tt inner Of every championship
before her marriage and Of one or two
afterward, she had then announced her
retirement from the links and now for
two years or more had devoted all her
energies to the care Of the gift brought
BY the stork to bless the marriage.
The little tot kicked up his heels, cried
'Goo-goo" and made an abject slave of his
mother, In serene ignorance that he was
keeping away from golf the very best woman
player in America. The thought was mad
dening to the committee OF the Environ Golf
Club, who had put UP handsome trophies
for the tournament and who believed that
only Mrs, Winly could keep the visiting
English champion from capturing the rich
est OF the prizes.
Az a forlorn hope the committee called
in body on Tom Winly to see il he would
help them out.
The Winly villa, tangle Of angles, DOR
mer windows and oddly projecting veran-
das, was only partially screened by hedge
Of box from the sight Of players holing out
on the home green; otherwise 1t would
have been as much a partof the golf course
"a the sand box at the first tee. 1t was he
nearest to the course Of any OF the group
Of houses built to be handy for golf BY
members Of the Environ Golf Club, sett le-
ment In which the revised st. Andrews
rules instead Of the family Bible, rest ed
on the center tables and boxes Of golf balls
were the ordinary mantel ornaments.
The committee found Tom Winly pract is-
ing up mashie approaches by playing the
balls from back Of the hedge to a basket
in position on the front veranda.
-I've been hoping she would play my
SELF was the reply Of the husband to the
committee plea for the presence Of the
wife But I'm mum. That's the bargain
let ween us AZ to golfng-when we took
each other for better or for woSe, we
barred golfing, y'undestan each
Of us Is fancy free as to when or where we
golf. So I'm dumb, dyou seer
Mrs. Winly ia on golfing to-day, don't
mind telling you, over at Willow Brook
and she has been playing now and then for
O month. She goesto Willow Brook because
It's quiet for the taby. The girl wheels
the kid along after her "a she plays, d'you
see?"
The head Of the house led the committee
in procession back to the clubhouse and
they elected Mr.. Winly a member Of that
body before they had second round.
At dinner time. when the session dispersed.
Mr.. W My had promised to break the agree
meut and to try to influence tho golhnk