The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
|CADDY QUESTION
vEXING PROBLEM
Suggested That Only Way Out Of
Difficulty is to Get caddy
Master.
YOUNGSTERS NEED WATCHING
Clubs Now Trying to Figure Out
Plan to Prevent An
noyancc.
YOUNGSTERS NEED WATCHING
noyancc.
2. ,ec,al a The 1,imes,Dispatch.)

fspecial 10 The 1imes.D ispatci.)
NEW YORK. March 17.--As the Eolflng
season approaches the caddy question
which, has ever been yexing one. must
be solved by those clubs WHO have not
II settled on some fixed and definite plan
for handling these prccocious youngsters.
which, strange ns 1t may seem. can all
but mako and mar n round Of tho links
"a good caddy Is almost worth his weight
lin gold. while a poor caddy IS a constant
Irritating source OF annoyance. Much
depends on the handling of tho boyd.
and to this end II caddy master IS the
essential thing. in talking of this sub
feet this week a we'll known golfe. said:
at gems to mo that the best and
surest way to insure good service on
the links, which Is quite as importa Mt a
GOOD service at the table, II not more
40. IL one hns any conscientious scruplcs
about .cussng.' is for the clubs to get n
competent caddy master. whose duty ~
shall be to- give the n boys q certain ain
amount OF instruction each day. or as
long us 4 1t is necessary, IN the matter
Of what to do; Or, better yet! what noti
TO do when carrying. Some youngsters
ARE apt pupils, while others are slow to-
learn, and it is these which need par
stIci,lars instructions The players should.
then do their part by reportlnE the de-
sllnQuent ones and advising the chddys
master OF their failings. 80 that ploper,
punishment could be mctcd out or more
INSTRUCTION given. ms The case might
he. a good scaddy master. Invested ted With,
tho proper authority could do much to
improve conditions and prevent the:
strikes which occasionally cause tro llpleJ
md confnsIon..'s s 3ss 4 s
Players to Blame.
The players themselves are Soft 9
to blame for poor service on the iillks'
solne are Impatient and hard to- please
8wiiilo others encourage he boys, In fras,-l
|iions OF tho rules for their own selt,sllS
$rensons Nothing, perl,a Is 50 5yeS,ls
al to lose one's ball when U I he winning
OF Ia match may depend i on IT, TO .s'l "
|nothing OF tho cost, which Is WORTH con- =,
siderlng. The caddy may Il have soo et
(greasons in his OWN mind Tor not hnal1 "
1t. He canS como back later8and g IS y,
knowing that some othe L VIII VI pa
|ihiuia fifteen or twenty cents forei It, NJ ost
clubs have now, pnst a. hard and #fas ~
RUE against this practice; but TOT az
that. there nro some who persls IN en- 81
5couragng the boys not only 8to hi petty
|sthlayory, but to n loosen ss IN ono s'ol
(3thol, Important duties while caddy lng.
sAs Snolo magistrate I'M FL and rcccntly
made some port inent reMar ks on the
subject when n eaddy was brought hes
forsI him FOR stealing golf balls, when
| he said that the persons who no ugllt tho
balls should stand by tho prisoner in tho
ltdocl, Ii Every conscientious 60 lfor knows
lSthat his words were not too q trong, y and
lfthat tho boys are sometimes as much
lssInned against AS shining, Every player
must suffer III, the long run if the prao--$
n tee 10 persisted IN, 4 and the rules q q