Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-16


Winly. He announced the next day
that Mrs. Winly would play in the
tournament
That she was to re-enter the game
and play against the visiting British
champion was the cause of delight to
the Environ Golf club. The only
person dissatisfied was that small,
mischievous, red matched and freckled
caddie, Jimmy Scrapples.
Once, in the days when she was the
champion, Jimmy had been the caddy
and loyal worshiper OF Mrs. Winly. He
had regarded her marriage with pro-
found disgust, and after a perioi of
su'king he transferred his services as
caldie and gradually his warm regard
to Miss Senior. the laughter of the
clubs president and belle in her first
season.
There was more thar the expected
throng at the links on each day of
the tournament, and the committee
was again happy. Put a professional
or business man on The tournament
committee of golf club, and, although
he may deal in millions in the regular
Va! he will usually lie awake O night $
worrying over the financial success N
the golfing competition.
1t is the trade done by the restaur-
ant and bar that makes or loses money
for club giving a tournament The
committeeman watch the way the or
ders come in with the anxious faces of
semi-bankrupted landlords who really
neei the money, for to turn in a bud
get showing a loss at the annual meet
ing of the club is not a nice thing to
have to do.
But The crowd came from far and
near to watch the tournament and
note the contrasting styles az the Eng
fish champion and Mrs. Winly, rushing
the walters off their feet incidel. tally
to assuage their hunger and thirst
when in the clubhouse. AS the receipts
rolled in each committeeman felt in
his secret soul that he would be re-
elected and so branded hustler by his
fellow members.
Mrs. W. Y had never played better
golf. H lrives were long and as
straight t, the flag as the arrow of
William Tell, while on the putting
green's the ball ran into the hole as
though she had it hypnotizeJ.
This carried her in triumph
through the hardest enl of draw that
has ever confronted a woman golfer
for she had to beat the national title
holder of the year before, meeting the
English champion, a stalwart woman
who dressed on tailor made lines and
| played like a man AMI whom Mrs.
Winly also put ont. This left only one
more match to be fought out before
she could claim the cup, and in this
Mrs. Winly had to play Miss Senior.
This young girl, to the joy of Jimmy
Scrapples. had been drawn in the easy
half
Say, Miss, youse has no one ter
beat an it's cinch ter make de final"
was Jimmy's whisper as he handed the
driver to Miss Senior on the first day,
and throI ghout the week he had been
50 enc erf'I and successful in his coun-
sells the Miss Senior said she would
give aim $40 if she reached the final
and as much more if she won.
II don't want no money, Miss"
was Jimmy's reply "All | wants is
to see yer cop der pile-dat is, ter
win, savey?"
This earnestness, Of course, Miss
Senior ascribed 10 ooyish zeal. if she
thought of the remark at all. for in
heart and soul she yearned to win the
cup. or at least the runner up prize, SO
/ that she might faunt the trophy be-
| fore certain golfer she had met in
| the mountains and note the pleasure
that the sight would give to him. And
then Miss Senior thought she would
Sc 20 play with him in the mixed
lfJursomes unless he coaxed ner a.
great deal.
eff we wins dis cup" thought jim
my, as he went ahead to spot where
the ball would fall, 'Tll be der solid
Nuldoon all right mid Miss Senior.
Den VIXEN / wins der open champion
ship an gets famous I'll marry her,
you bet She isn't nore'n three years
older nor me an l guess she'll wait
"Forat" called out Miss Senior just
then and broke off her caddies solilo-
guy.
tall, graceful girl of the large sort,
little Jimmy noted every detail of her
swing with admiration and followed
the flight of the ball with an apprecia-
tive eye.
Miss Senior was as fresh as daisy
after her sequence of easy matches.
but Mrs Winly was plainly feeling a
re"ction from the desperate matches,
the preceding days. The vast as
semblage that pressed against the rope
carried as A barrier along back to the
players that her swing had shortened
ana that there was no snap in her put
ting.
Miss Senior. who was at all times a
player not to be moderated on her
hume links, was. on the contrary,
playing above herself and obtaining on
nearly every hole the applause from
the gallery. Yet class, that indefin-
able quality that often pulls out for
the player of the game in every sport,
helped Mrs winly more than once and
she was enc up as they played the
home hole.
What followed occurred so quickly
ard was so unexpected that it is still al
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