Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-07
WINTER GOLF is
PLEASANT SPORT
Charles Evans Describes Games
Played in Cold Weather
in Snow.
BY CHARLES tcHIck) EVANS.

(In the Chicago ENamfner-)
1 started the new year off in good
shape by playing 81 holes of golf over
the Calumet links. have an idea that
there are a good many golfers here
abouts who have never played their
favorite game in this climate on New
Years day, and I heartily recommend
IL to them as a means of pleasure and
healthful recreation.
had had a golf engagement with
Elmer Eulass, former secretary of the
W. G. A. for long time, and last
Thursday was the day chosen. 1t
dawned gray and black, but undis-
mayed by weather, 1 packed my bag
with heavy clothes, grabbed my clubs,
and laden with this apparently unsea-
sonable luggage, / left my home in
Rogers Park bound for the south side
links. l confess that l felt the least
bit conscious as the pitying glances of
other passengers on the elevated fell
upon me. They seemed to say louder
than words that they were sorry that
l did not know any better. 1 consoled
myself with the thought, however, that
ment might be more healthful than
the popular sort; but as l walked from
the station at Burnside to the club
house a sharp wind swept across the
high hill and made me realize that
there was no July weather around
Chicago just now.
However. Mr.. Eulass was waiting
for me with a CHEEKY welcome and
there were several other members of
the club clustered about the warm
stove, among them C. B. Cory, known
and loved wherever golf is played.
There was a hearty exchange of New
Years greetings, and one persistently
optimistic individual kindly wished
that I might win the amateur cham
pionship this year,
The foursome consisted of Mr.
Eulass, Mr.. Chadwick, Mr.. Larrabee
and myself. Our game had some mark
ed peculiarities at this season of the
year. There was no sand for tees so
We teed up on turfs of grass or high
spots on the hard frozen ground; in
deed the ground was so hard that in
making a shot my club head hit the
ground with a jar that might have
broken it had 1 not let go. Balls land
ed with tremendous bound that made
it impossible to Judge their behavior |
and before the round was finished
had become accustomed to more
frealish jumps than / ever could have
believed golf ball capable of making. |
In sheltered spots il was warm, but |
wherever the wind got full sweep we
knew that it was January in Chicago. |
The other members of our foursome |
wore gloves, but l use the finger grip |
and find it impossible to play in them, |
and my hands became much too cold |
for practice shots. Finally my right |
hand began to lose its grip. and |
shortened up my strokes until they |
reached half which required no ex- |
cessive twisting of the already cold |
joints, and after that the results were
not bad.
But at best all one can get out of
go-f in wintry weather is exercise
md friendly enjoyment. That we had
n abundance, for We ran joyfully be-
.ween our shots and our game did not
end until just before the snow fell.
After cold shower (surely water new
sr got COLDER we were fit for any
hing, and ready to declare New Year
golf the finest thing in the world.