Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Anecdotes of Great Golfers

me use OF language represented by
dashes so closely has allied itself to
the game of golf that it seems to have
become part of it. In fact, caddies
generally consider it a distinguish
ing mark, as little episode related
by Bob O'Connor of the Fox Hill
club goes to show.
Whether H. Chandler Egan really is
a silver tongued youth, or his appre-
citation of the duties of a guest led
him to amend his vocabulary during
his eastern tour, there is no doubt
that he has won the name of being
one, and the fact did not make ia
vorable impression on at least one of
Gothams caddies.
Egan went to the Staten Island
links of the Fox Hill Golf club during
his stay in New York, and, wanting a
little practice, took as companion
a red haired and freckled faced
youngster who answers to the name
of ''Mickie."
Mickie served faithfully, but did not
display the friendliness that he in
yariably honors crack players with
Bob o'Connor noticed it, and as soon
as the pair had returned to the club
house he buttonholed the boy and
asked him confdentally what he
thought of the westerner.
"Oh, he plays pretty good" admit
ted Mickie grudgingly, but he can't
be much. Why, he slipped in swip-
ing the ball and smashed fine
driver and all he said was, ooh,
pshaw,' just like a girl. He didn't
even say d--n once during the
whole time he went IS holes"
Caddies are superior beings and
privileged characters in most clubs.
They often are excellent judges and
can be of great assistance to the
player, so they grow into the habit
of passing opinions without hesita-
ton, not infrequently to the confu.
sion of the criticised.
Willie Smith of the Middletonian
club, who won the championship OF
1899 on the links of the Country club
OF Baltimore, tells of a curious occur.
renee which he witnessed In that
tournament.
Among the Contestants was a young
dude from New York, fiashily arrayed
In the most extereme fashion of the
day, which went to skin tight clothes.
When II came his turn to tee off and
he assumed the position to drive, il
became evident to every one that he
hadn't freedom enough even to swing
his club, and he proved It by a miser.
able shot. His caddie saw the trouble
at once, of course, and made no bones
about mentioning 1t.
Say, mister" he cried out. loud
enough for the spectators to hear,
why doncher dump yer coat and take
chance at good swipe?"
The dude blushed furiously at the
public comment. but he took the ad-
vice and played better game there
after.
An incident remarkable as regret
table that occurred In collegiate
tournament goes 20 show that in as
smilating general knowledge our stu.
dent body does not always imbIbe
honorable ideas of craftsmanship. The
competitors all were members of
leading universities and would have
resented holly any intimation that
they had queefconceptions OF what n
gentleman Should do under oer,ain
circumstances.
II happened, however, that in ap-
preaching the fifth hole one of the
players drove into some brush and
lost his bah. Considerable time was
spent In searching for II, but to no
avail. so he finally had to give II M
and concede the hole to hiseadversary
The latter waited until the forfeit had
been made and then pointed to n
small bush few yards away.
There's your bali" he said. Then
noticing the others look of surprise
and resentment Sorry couldn't
tell You before" he added. but I'm
representing my alma mater. you
Know, and couldn't afford to let any
chance slip by 1t wouldn't have
been fair"
"Greenhorn luck" is a term that
finds frequent application in games In
which chance Is factor, and although
golf has been credited with being ian
exact spence" luck often plays an
important part in IT,
II was not many years ago that
Louis p. Bayard, Jr., of Princeton
university, was one of the foremost
amateurs In the country Attending
college at the same time was one
Harry Hunt, an individual OF cheer
ful and hazardous disposition. who
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