Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-08
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season." said a we'll known coast goii
| er the other day, while playing =
round at the Oahu Country Club. The
visitors remark was called forth by
an exhibition of gross carelessness OF
the part Of a cafdy, who ripped up
big fid while aimless1y swinging al
iron he had Just taken from his player
and then walked on without nakins
the slightest effort to repair the dam
age he had done. .4l.f..
The statement is true. The Country
Club course continues to exist by the
grace Of frequent rains and wonder
fully reeuperatfve turf, in spite OF the
villainous abuse that it gets, And cad
dies are not the only offenders. Many
golfers and near golfers here have nc
regard for the fair green, and even
the putting green's, than they have fot
a plowed field. In fact, they do their
hest to make the links resemble Q
plowed field. Such actions on any
other golf course in the country would
bring down a ''bawiing out that
would make the offending player sit
up and take notice, and il Is quite like
Iy that he or she would be ordered to
keep off the course altogether. -
If there's one thing that gets 4 true
golfer on edge, IT'S needless abuse Of
the green. There are enough Of what
might be termed legitimate foozles.
when the ball Is lying heavy and has
to be ripped out with more or less
damage to the turf, or when a stroke
is poorly played so that the club head
sinks into the sod, without having ad-
ditional cutting of. the green through
carelessness or worse. It is COM
mon sight to see a player at the 'Couf-
try Club who has made poor shot,
pound his IRON into the turf in exas-
peration, cutting big chunk out Of
the grass, and not realizing or car.
ing for the enofmity Of the offense.
Players have even been seen to pound
their putters down onto the green
when. they missed a short putt, rails
ing welt within a few feet Of the
hole, which very probably win cause
some succeeding unfortunate 70 faiI at
a critical time to get the ball down.
The Country Club green's are contin-
ually being "cussed ont for their
roughness, but it is the Country Club
players who are largely responsible
for existing conditions. II il not an
exaggeration to say that there are
half a dozen regular players who
would be forbidden the use of any.
we'll regulated course in the United
States, and as for the courses abroad,
where consideration for the turf is In
bred-keil, the offenders would prob
ably be assaulted by greenkeeper and
committee.
Z YITH CLUB MEMBERS show
MAJ ing ill-bred Indifference to the
" customs of the game and the
rights of others, 1t is not TO be.
wondered at that the caddies are do
ing their part to cut up the fairway
and green's. They take practice shots
with their employers clubs, drag the
caddy bags over the greens, stick the
pin into the ground around the tin,
and when not working run Wild over
the course, doing all kinds Of damage,
and making life miserable for the
players. The caddy situation has come
10 a point where some drastic meas
ures must be taken at once. It would
be far better te have everyone carry
his own clubs than to allow existing
conditions to continue.
An elderly man passing bah lot in
{ hieago where a scrub game was be-
iLg played one Sunday morning, called
one of the lads who was part OF the
game to him and said: J.,
MY ION, what would your father sya
if he knew you were playing ball on
Il don't know" said the little sha''
er, but you can ask him; he's playing
shortstop.'
Charley Smith, father Of Ben Smith,
partner OF Hugh Jennings on th,
stage, practically introduc-
ell semi-professional baseball into
Newark, n J. Charley Smith caught
rCr a semi-professional team, while
Zen played right field. This Is one OF
the few cases where father and son
played on the same outfit. There are
OnIv two other instances we can re-
cal One was when Jim O'Rourke, the
Old Giant. played with his son on the
Bridgeport team, in the Connecticut
League. The other is when the faith
pr of Kid 'arSoy. the old Phlladelphll
AMI st. Louis pitcher taught the
TO pi'ch when he was a youngstei
itching for .emi-pro teams aroun1
New York and vicinity. CJrsey ST.