The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-22
lA|VY ATHLETES SAY
/. GOLF IS THE THING
Numerous Stars Of Diamond
Find Scotch Game Highly
Beneficial.

Baseball players, boxers and other
.,bletes in increasing numbers arc tax.
nm the game Of golf as a fall and
S;,ter snort. The bonnie game Of the
..ot has something fascinating about
I, far the ball player. When a player
nea becomes inoculated with the golf
ann be is usually caught by the links
II Tor keeps.
. ope ball player who has become a
,.vo,ee Of golf is Billy Sullivan of the
Eb;tc Soz. aud SulIy is authority for
,ha information that it is some game
4, fact. Sullv is an enthusiast in all
-smes and an expert at most Of them.
Fhsnevcr he learns a sport SuJly be-
t.Somes It's master instead of letting
Z, master him. This is not said to
fr;cbten Johnny Evers, who also has
tssome addicted to the great Scotch
III English pastime and who has been
.isllepeed by tho veteran Sox catcher.
rrsrs would do well to practice Ina
M aud approaches, TO say nothing of
N drives and brassic shots. however,
fsforc tackling Sully. IF he fails to
.sIe this advice the White Sox may
.soye another victory over the som0.
[Sat battered Cubs before Santa Claus
likes his appearance.
zimmerman Also Golfer.
IIeinie Zimmerman is another stall
srt son of the diamond who has heard
Ia call Of the golf greens. According
minors coming from the east Zlm
nd encountered trouble keeping his
adde's His prowess for long hits has
|Ipolne known on the links and few of
.6e Youngsters want TO run their legs
|nff hunting for elusive spheres when
|Ihry can get the same wages trudglng
|ogcr the links for short drivers.
A new phase of golf Is its value as
touditioner Of athletes. In the cast.
|uhere some of the largest golf links in
|I6e United States are situated, several
major league players have taken up the
|pafne with zest Among these are a
|5uuber of the Boston Red Soy.
. Hugh Duffy, former manager of the
Thite Sox, is pronounced follower of
'he game, and Duff may be seen al
nost every day trudglng over the we'll
kept 5wards near Boston, his fall and
inter home. Duffy has become a
: pd golfer He attributes his splendid
lfsicaI condition largely to golf.
5me Players Stars.
Many present day stars of the game
nc taking up golf, and when once they
Nc the elusive ''pill'' they become con-
fimed enthusiasts Of the game,
Some ball players counted among the
lars of the game vino are taking up
zolf arc: Christy Mathewson of the
Sew York Giants; Eddie Collins of the
Fprld champion Philadelphia Athletics;
md Trls Speaker, Clyde Engle, Duffy
Lewis. Harry Hooper, Joe Wood aud
Rc Collins of the Boston Red Sox.
Speaker. Wood and Engle were guests
of Open Champion Ouimct last sum
ner at his home near Boston and
payed with the title holder, Engle is
'ac best golfer OF the trio.
EWiIlic Richie, the lightweight box
pg champion, is also fond of golf and
0rlieves the Scottish game is the best
nenns in existence of conditioning an
aihlete for strenuous battle of any
lind.
~ never thought Of golf till / was
'ack IN New York on my last trip"
eughed the little title holder recently.
! Tad Dorgau and his brother Ike,
Eao just, rave over the game, finally
Fefsuaded me 10 90 out on the links
'De morning. just to please them /
Nade the trip, but inwardly I felt
'ued, for | thought that it was too
'me game for me. I feel differently
boT.'