The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
HARRY LAUDER
VICTOR IN GAME
WITH LITTLE ITCH
Two Stage Celebrities Play
Close Game of Golf and
Finish Is Very
Exciting
BY PAUL LAMBERTH

London, September 13.-(Special.) )-Thai
was a great game of "gowf played at
the mid-sunry club, Richmond, in which
Harry Lauder demonstrated his superior
ity over Little Itch, also a music hall
star of brilliance, at the royal game. by
the close score of 101 TO 100. Bogey for
the course is something like 7S, so it will
be seen the stars played some golf.
The game had peculiar humor. In the
first place, 1t was for the championship
of the Palladium. There were side stakes
OF two shillings, as divulged accidentally
during the play, and an added premium
of the cost of the cadies and a tin of
salmon
Yet the affair was quite serious busi-
ness Little Itch was the challenger and
his many friends were delighted to see
him shape well. yet, for all that the Scot
tish comedian won by three up and one
to play
The preliminaries were cheerful enough.
The Rev. George Adam, who secured Lau-
ders recent accession to the pulpit at his
Bristol church, was appointed chaplain
for the match. The golf club secretary
scored neatly at the expense of both Lau-
der and the 'meenister'
The comedian was introducing the par
son to the secretary. II tell you who he is,
so that you may be on your guard, said
Lauder.
"Oh. l don't suppose he'll say anything
that will shock me- returned the secre-
tary. and Mr.. Adam enjoyed the joke as
much as anyone.
Itch insisted that big box which one
of the caddies was carrying contained
LADDERS supply of new balls, to replace
those he would lose in the course of the
game.
"Gladiators, enter the arena exclaimed
Tish, as the players We're submerged in
the dignified decorum demanded of the
ancient game.
The match was played level. and the
caddies' view, the close, was that Lauder s
handicap would be L. and his opponents
IA Little Itch found it impossible to
drive long ball, but kept good line,
while Lauder generally hooked his long
drives Most of the bunkers on the course,
however. were found by both players.
Little Itch started the homeward Jour-
ney ball, and took the lead in the elev-
enth, but, in his own words, he become
demoralized by his advantage and his
game fell away badly He feezled many
shots. and Lauder won four consecutive
holes to become dormy three. At this
stage the Scottish comedian treated the
spectators to an impromptu turn, while
Little Itch gave them one of his inimit-
able dances. When Lauder divulged that
there We're two shillings on the match
and that his friend would drop dead IL
he lost.
In his annual report, DR. Alfred Edwin
Harm, medical officer of health for
islington, makes some severe structures
upon the average housewife.
The ignorance of the working man s
wife is something appalling he says.
Indeed. persons whose duty it is to in
qulre into the cause of child morality in
variably find that 1t is some neglectful
act of their of the mother-the result of
want OF knowledge which causes the conf
mencement of the child s idleness'
How can one expect otherwise when
the young girl is found leaving school
with no conception whatsoever OF the
of house. without the
faintest idea of the care of children
or the duties of motherhood-goin
straight to work in workshop or
laundry and then getting married.
rs it any wonder that we find so
many workingmen's homes in The mud
died condition in which they are so
frequently to be found? 1t is most pain
full to see. the untidy conditions which
prevail in their homes and If untidi-
ness were the only factor it might
possibly be ignored.
when to this is added dirt and neg
lect and the inability of the wife to
cook the plainest food the husband s
state is not to be envied.'