Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
JOHNNY EVERS
On LINKS WITH
CHICK EVANS
Cub Manager Plays Round in
Chicago With The Georgian's
Noted Golf Expert,
BY Chick Evans.

~ HICAGO, Nov 16.-I was seat Ad
I in my most contented mood az
the comfortable nineteenth hole
at Edgewater yesterday afternoon
with three players with whom l had
enjoyed one OF the pleasantest golf
rounds of my life
One Of them asked:
How does 1t happen that you have
stayed away from this game so long,
MIR. Evers? ?"
After much thought Mr.. Evers re-
piled:
Il cant understand it; I've Ger
tainly missed lot"
That puzzled answer of Johnny
Evers, manager of the Cubs, made
while he is still a beginner (end
there is no game in the world more
discouraging to a beginner than golo
was a big compliment to our game,
and | feel sure from his manner that
we have added another famous man
to our list OF enthusiasts.
Evers said further that he Consid
ers golf one OF the finest games in
the world, and feel sure that he will
spend the rest Of Ms leisure moments
hitting a little white ball over pic
turesque 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
life. and he proceeded at once to make
a AZ a wonderful score for begin
uer hope that after this fortunate
start he will always remember that
! recommended golf to him in 1911.
Il 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 | recon-
~ ended golf for his ailment. ] be-
teve il is a habit OF mine to recon-
mend II for every ailment Now John
sees the wisdom of my suggestion,
and he has determined to carry his
nluhs with him on every journey.
The other day John called me up
and challenged me TO a match for the
Championship of the North and West
Sides and yesterday afternoon w. f.
Wroe took John. Percy Skillen, the
famous Dartmouth pitcher, and yours
truly out TO Edgewater in his ma
chine.
Mr.. Healy. former States Attorney,
accompanied us on our journey which
began with some difficulty, because
John met so many people he knew.
both at 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 1t is merely a delayed
event.
At the first tee Johnny hit ball
right in the pathway between two
bunkers, and we wondered IL he
thought they were tielders 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
tainly an apt pupil. and l was proud
of his aptitude.
Some Shots Fall Short.
! was puzzled over one thing, how
ever. | was trying to show John
the finger grip, yet | am not sure
whether he ought to use ii for his
drives. 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 II should
be, for an athlete is almost sure to
be good on his woodens. His big
gest 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 a long putt on
the seventeenth for a half or the
match would have been squared
'Perc" is a big fellow and drives
the ball mile when he hits it. A
slice spin is always with his shots
and il he could eliminate that he
could get tremendous distance
Mr.. Evers has not yet fully &C
quired the golf vernacular. When he
gets a high ball he still says that
would have been all right IL | had
Strengthened it out"
| am printing Mr.. Evers' card. for
[ wish to put it on record There is
not double figure on it. and IL will
be interesting later on to determine
his rate of Improvement II follows
Out. d. s s sc Isl
in. 81 6 6 5 6-53-ll4
| think golf ought to help ones
baseball and. we shall watch JOHNNY
Evers' games with additional interest
hereafter