Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18

in my most contented mood at
the comfortable nineteenth hole
at Edgewater yesterday afternoon
with three PLAYERS with whom ! had
enjoyed one Of the pleasan,est golf
rounds of my life
one of them asked.
How does It happen that you have
stayed away from this game so long
Mr. Evers?'
After much thought Mr.. Evers re-
Piled:
Il can't 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 tand
there is no game in the world more
discouraging to a beginner than golf)
was a big compliment to our game
and l 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 his leisure moments
hitting a little white ball over pic
turesque bits Of landscape.
Early Scores Are Surprising.
Just about two weeks ago, down al
Excelsior Springs, John Evers was
initiated into the secret of a happy
life, and he proceeded at once to make
a 40, wonderful score for a begin
ner | hope that after this fortunate
start he will always remember that
| recommended golf to him in 1911.
1t was Just after my return from
Europe, and I went to see the Cubs in
Boston. Johnny was in the grand
stand, too Ill to play, and | recon
mended golf for his ailment I he
lieve II is a habit of mine to recon
mend X for every ailment Now John
sees the wisdom of my suggestion
and he has determined to carry his
clubs with him on every journey.
The other day John called me mp
and challenged me to a match for the
championship of the North and West
Sides and yesterday afternoon w T..
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 as 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 10
some little technical difficulties OF
handicap, but it is merely a delayed
! event.
3 At the first tee Johnny hit a ball
right in the pathway between tVo
bunkers, and we wondered II he
thought they We're fielders and care
fully assured him that they didn't
move. In the course of the delightful
round that ended in darkness I dis
covered that Johnny was most
promising young player. He is GER
tainly an apt pupil. and l was proud
3 of his aptitude.
Some Shots Fall Short.
I. | was puzzled over one thing, how
ever ! was trying to show John
I. the finger grip. yet / am not sure
!. whether he ought to use Il for his
drives ! think all baseball play
y 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 il 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
4, 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 half or the
match would have been squared.
30 "Perc" is a big fellow and drives
- the ball q miles when he hits it. A
slice spin is always with his shots,
: and if he could eliminate that he
! could get tremendous distance.
a, Mr.. Evers has not yet fully ac-
CURED the golf vernacular. When he
gets a high ball he still says that
; would have been all ritht II had
= Strengthened II out"
am printing Mr. Evers' card, for
| wish to put it on record There is
e. not double figure on it, and 1t will
be interesting later on to determine
his rate Of Improvement 1t follows
Out. 67S4 $50 81
In. 81 6 6 4 6--53-ll4
- / think golf ought to help ones
baseball, and we shall watch Johnny
- Evers' games with additional Interest
. hereafter