Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18
JOHNNY EVERS
0N LINKS WITH
CHICK EVANS
Cub Manager Plays Round in
Chicago With The Georgian's
Noted Golf Expert,
BY Chick Evans.

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in my most contentod mood al
the comfortable nineteenth hole
al Edgewater yesterday afternoon
with three players with whom | had
enjoyed one OF the pleasantest golf
rounds of my life,
one OF them asked
How does IL happen that YOU have
stayed away from this game so long,
Mr.. Evers2"
After much thought Mr.. Evers re-
piled:
81 can't understand it.; I've Ger
q uly missed lot"
That puzzled answer of Johnny
Evers, manager Of the Cubs, made
while he is still a beginner Cand
here is no game in the world more
discouraging to beginner than goifD
was . big compliment 10 our game,
and I feel sure from his manner that
We have added another famous man
20 our list of enthusiasts.
Evers said further that he consid-
rrs golf one of the finest games In
The world, and l feel sure that he will
spend the rest of his leisure moments
hitting a little white bali over pic
luresque bits of landscape.
Early Scores Are Surprising.
Just about two weeks ago, down at
Excelsior Springs, John Evers was
Initiated into the secret of a happy
iife. and he proceeded at once to make
q 40. a wonderful score for "A begin
ner I hope that after this fortunate
start he will always remember that
! recommended golf to him in 1911.
II was Just after my return from
Europe, and | went to see the Cubs in
Boston. Johnny was in the grand
stand, too i'll to play, and I recon-
q :.
lieve il is a habit of mine to recon-
mend it for every ailment Now John
sees the wisdom Of my suggestion,
and he has determined to carry his
hubs with him on every journey.
The other day John called me up
and challenged me 10 a match for the
championship of the North and West
sides and yesterday afternoon w. E.
Wroe took John, Percy Skillen, the
famous Dartmouth pitcher. and yours
truly out TO Edgewater in his ma
chine
MIR. Healy. former States Attorney.
accompanied us on our journey, which
began with some difficulty, because
John met so many people. he knew
Doth al the Athletic Club and on the
street
We were not able To make our
match a championship test, owing to
some little technical difficulties of
handicap, but it is merely delayed
event.
At the first tee Johnny hit ball
eight in the pathway between two
bunkeIs, and we wondered il he
thought they were flelders, and care
fully assured him that they didn't
move. In the course of the delightful
round that ended in darkness | dis
covered that Johnny was a most
promising young player. He is GER
bainly an apt pupil, and l was proud
~ his aptitude
Some Shots Fall Short.
was puzzled over one thing, how
ever. I was trying TO show John
the finger grip, yet ! am not sure
whether he ought TO use II for his
drives. I think all baseball play
ers use the palm grip. Certainly
John should use the finger grip on
half irons or less.
The best part OF Johns game is the
short work, and that is as it should
be, for an athlete is almost sure to
he good on his woodens. His big
sest fault is not getting down to his
shots, for he repeatedly half topped
some. but when he did hit them they
made a splendid flight.
Percy Skillen and John had a. great
match. Percy holed long putt on
The seventeenth for a half or the
match would have been squared
'Perc' is d big fellow and drives
he ball a mile when he hits it. A
slice spin is always with his shots
and if he could eliminate that he
could get tremendous distance.
Mr.. Evers has not yet fully ac-
luired the golf vernacular. When he
gets high ball he still says that
would have been all right If | had
Strengthened ii out"
| am printing Mr.. Evers' card. for
] wish to put il on record. There is
not a double figure on it, and il will
ne interesting later on to determine
his rate Of improvement. 1t follows:
out 6 SS6 7-61
In. "a I + 6 ; 4 6-5S-ll4
think golf ought TO help ones
baseball, and we shall watch Johnny
Evers' games with additional interest
hereafter