The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
BY EDWARD w. KIBBEY.


week playing his favorite game on the
course of the Chevy Chase Club with
Maj. Archibald Butt and Secretary Of
State Knox last week. being out almost
every day Old rainnaker did not stop
the President and his party. Thursday
and Friday afternoons, and, in fact,
Thursday was one of the Presidents best
days.
playeI an Interesting twosome at the
Chevy Chase Club yesterday afternoon.
A. I. Clarke and Senators Bourne,
Cummins, and Bristow We're out on the
course of the Columbia Country Club
yesterday afternoon. These three Sena-
tors and Senator Brown, all of whom
have rooms at the club, enjoy a round
of golf nearly c"ery day. and during
the past month have greatly improved
in their playing.
\. 5. Wiehlc enjoyed round of golf
with O. Mctzcrott on the course of the
Columbia Country Club last Wednesday
afternoon.
George Sargent. professional at the
Chevy Chase Club and former open
chamrion of the United States, has the
following t. say on training TO play
golf
News has just come to hand telling us
the reason that Harry NardOn has come
back to form and won his fifth cham
pionship of Great Britain. 1t was be-
cause re trained faithfully for four
months beforehand. lie was taken in
hand bv Mir Drown, 4 one-time world :
record holder bike rider.
AT the hcgininc Of the training in
February Nurdur played two rounds of
golf a day and walked twelve miles be
sides This was al the exercise permit
ted. Dumbells. punching bags. &c. were
eliminated. GoIt and walking were
thought 10 bC all the CXcrc.=" needed.
NardOn followed these instrUCtip ms very
faithfully up 20 the championship and
until after the third round was played
that is, between the third and fourth
r0unds-he made the mistake OF eating
4 heavy lunch. and but for the fact that
ne had already established a good lead
this would have cost huu the Champion
ship. He took an 80 for She last round,
whereas his other three rounds on the
light diet were Il, -, and -, respectively.
Mr. Sargent continued: In the play
off with NlasSy. Nardon's trainer was
determined there should i've no more mis-
lunch was the wing of Il chicken and no
spirits. The result was thar IN the after
moor he played a w"nd"rfUl game. and
the Carthcr he went the better he played.
Nov, then, what do We learn from
this? One thing j. Ccv,!in-that to go
through q sIrcnu Us weeks golf man
must be physically fit, and if he is not
the final rounds viii soon tell the tale.
You VIII feel very sluggish and all done
~. l.,
VERY host.
A great deal can be learned from this.
Harry N%r'lon has been unsuccessful dur
in" tho past iiVr CT six Years simply on
e." unt Of his bad putting. His long
game MAS a good as i ever was. hut on
the putting green ne was simply scared
10 death. lie tr."d eli kinds of clubs and
all kinds of haIis. Th" fault was with
neither but simply IN his physical cOndi-
tion. The training and diet evidently
toned up his system and s;cadicd his
nerves.
The reason am telling about VardOn's :
experiment is ;his: y great many PLAY
crs, ANA the Leading ones at that. seem
absolutely u3ahl.. L play or have any
confidence in Themselves without a drink
or two. They think that is the only thing
thar will steady their nerves.
we now have proof that this is not
with a little common sense can do. Then
it shows us that with a little attention TO
dict and a round or two at @oiI will work
wonders with 4 mans health.
1t only took NaTdon about four months
10 tone up his body. In fact. not nearly
that, because he showed his return to
form quite a few weeks before the CHAM
pionship. 1t is interesting to note he
was told that IN five wears he would win
h1c ho clor mi, !, ia
take that many months"
Concluding, Mr.. Sargent said: Il would
like to CLll attention to the fact that in
this country three out Of the last four
open championships have been won by
total abStSincr They are Fred Mcleod,
in 1908; myself in 1909. and McDermott.
In 1911.
Thursday morning Joseph Tahcr John
citing twosome at the Washington Coun-
try Club. Mr.. Tructt, the father OF
George L. Truct.. is one of the oldest
members of the club.
- a number of interesting matches were
played in the johnson cup competition
last. week at the WASHINGTON Country
Club. The handsome cup that will be
awarded the winner of the tournament
is donated by DIR. Loren b. T Johnson.
chairman CT the house committee. Near
ly fifty golfers are taking part, and,
judging from the great interest shown,
it will certainly he n close race for the
cup the last week in August, when the
tourney will close. This tournament has
aroused considerable interest among tho
members of the club.
L. r. Calvert. chairman of the greens
committee, forged ahead last week and
IS now at the top, having won thirteen
matches and lost only three. When ;he
official scores were published in The
Washington Herald July 16 Mr. Calvert
fTas leading, with nine matches Won and
w lost. Last Sunday he was second in
he race. having won twelve and lost
three. Mr.. Calvert is one of the most
consistent players at the club.
Thomas Weedon, an ardent admirer of
the royal and ancient game. who was
leading last week, is second as he has
Won twelve matches and lost three.
Capt. A. \. Fries is third, with thirteen
wins and four loses, while Earl Wheeler,
who was third last week, is now at fourth
place. He has won twelve matches and
last four.