Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-04
TAFT PLAYS WELL ON LINKS
Account Of Round at Golf Shows Hin
a Skilled Player.
S SURPRISE FOR ONE so BIG
President Uses "Base BalI'' stroke
When Shifting Ball and Gets Good
Results from styIe-GOOd
Score Against Wind.

James F. Drey, one OF the newspaper men
assigned to Beverly for the summer, writes
for the New York Independent the following
account Of President Tafts activities on
the golf links;
story of One Game.
This is the story OF a days doings by
President Taft on his summer golf links.
II reigns supreme and undisputed in his
summer affections. Other pleasures he en-
Joys. He motors some, reads some, cruises
some; he COLTS a great deal. He COM
meneed the very day he arrived in Beverly;
within an hour OF two he WAS on the links
of the Myopia Hunt club, one of the finest
courses in the country And with the ex-
cepton OF Sundays he plays practically
every day. Even an occasional wet day
does not deter him. He usually plays eight
cen holes.
This is not the record of one of the pres
dents best" days at Myopia; rather, II is
a review of one OF his fair days; a good
reflection, probably OF how his daily rounds
might be expected to average 1t must be
added that strong northwest wind was
sweeping over the links. But that is not
unusual at Myopia; indeed, 1t IS a rare day
that does not get some touch of blow, II
was a morning when a very good golfer
might consider himself as doing we'll to
cover the course under three figures
As usual the president was on the ground
early; scarcely 10 o'clock. JUnh Hays Ham
mond was his opponent
First Hole In Four.
The first hole was made in l. That was
good beginning And he continued to
go splendidly; and that, despite the off
IND Tt he haA he to-
ing ground OF the seventh hole that he
got the wind with him, His drive from
there was long one; considerably more
than 200 yards. Mr.. Hammond. as usual
when the president made a good stroke,
called IL "beaut." The secret service man,
too had something complimentary to say.
The president remarked that the wind
helped him. He made the long eighth hole
Ass yards in 8, That was very good, almost
as good as a real expert could expect to
do. He did the short ninth hole in 2,
From the beginning he applied himself
! to the ball; intently, continually, lie didn't
stop TO think of his score. When he did he
had Mr., Hammond several holes down,
Fails Toward Finish.
But the president didn't do so we'll later
He didn't travel home as fast as Mr.. Ham
mond. Even the sprlghtIiness of his quick
eyed eaddy couldn't make him keep Mr.
Hammond's pace the rest OF the course And
10 the caddys credit II should be said tina
the president did not lose ball or have e
wait once during the whole round. Blu
somehow his ball didn't eat up the wind In q
manner that permitted him 10 make any
permanent gain, or TO even hold his advan
tage His score for the second min,
holes was 60. His total was 100, That wa
better than most OF the eaddies hat
guessed. II was a very good performance
by the president He had done very well
indeed, and should have felt pleased. And
doubtless, he did feel pleased.
Mr.. Hammond seemed 20 depend for hi
own score upon his work on the puttinI
greens. They were In splendid condition
and whenever he reached the edge OF
green he either holed out OF ran his bal
up dead to the hole. At the end OF tn