Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-17
GOLF GOSSIP

with American CaddleS, ana compares
their Indifference to the keenness OF
these in his own country:
Il shall never forget the first Caddie
that ever had in a championship
The occasion vas the PTestwiCk meet
ing of 1899. and my henChman WAS
hunChback about y years OF age. lie
insisted on my taking his advice in
regard to every shot that | played,
and, being young at the time, Obeyed
him faithfully. At length, however,
we came TO a situation where | did
not in the least degree fancy his
scheme for my advancement, and, ig-
nCring his counsel. executed The
stroke that appealed to me. From that
moment he would have scarcely any
thing to do with me for the remainder
Of the championship. To he sure, he
fulfilled his contract by continuing to
carry the clubs. but he would not so
much as take one out of the bag. Ev-
cry time we came up to the bah he
turned his back on me and held the
bag at arms length for me to select
whatever instrument | might desire. 1t
was useless TO ask him for a hint. I
have never seen such sustained and
dignified Indignation on the part of a
boy of L.
Disiikes to Work.
He was something like the average
caddie in the United States, who is, a
monument of Independence. When
first the British golfer goes to the
states nothing astonishes him more
than the completeness with which the
American caddie has succeeded in es-
tablishing his task as an easy one. He
will not tee the ball. You have to do
that yourself, whether you like it or
dislike 1t. He win not clean The
clubs. That is the duty of the profes-
SIGNAL, who employs special staff
fer it. To enc caddie whom ] had in
America | handed q bail and asked
him to remove the mud which had
chung to it as the result of q visit to
a ditch. He took it without a word:
A few holes later told him that i
would use 1t again. He produced it,
still covered with mud.
Why. you haven't cleaned it,
protested.
Had Not Time.
Haven't had time he said with
supreme Indifference. Certainly he
had had nothing else to do except
walk. .>,s... ga. .r.s ~
The only keen caddie saw there
was the diminutiYe Eddie Lowry, who
carried for Francis Ouimet when She
latter defeated Ray and myself for
the open Champion of the limited:
States at Brookline, Mass. q;
Eddie was about 10 years Of age
and he looked less. He was hardly as
tall as the bag which he lugged around
the course. and one could not help
smiling when he emerged from the
crowd, graphing earnestly with his
load. and made his way up to his six
foot-high employer If the late of
America had depended upon Eddie
that day he could not have been keen
er. Much more typical of the caddje
in the States was the one who said
to me in the middle of a round at
Miami: Here, hold these clubs: III
go and kill snake for you
Shooting Into Net.
In some way the most trying or
deals through which ever pass II was
presented in sporting goods store in
Boston during my first tour lin the
states about Is years ago. ''fhs golf,
boom in America was at its height,
and the manager OF the store comedy.
ed the idea of my playing shots into a
net erected in one of the showrooms.
He offered me so handsome reward
for the exhibition that no sane pro-
fesssonal would have refused it. and
en- the appointed day i duis PIT in an
ready to begin proceed
ings as arranged at $40 o'clock in
the morning. The plan Vas that I
should hit shots into the net for half
an hour and then rest for half an hour,
this going on ali day until O'Clock
in the evening. u. !
The room was packed There must
have been some hundreds of people
present all the tirnel and at the end
CT the first thirty minutes retired in
accordance with the schedule. III
TO my establishment the spectators
broke into thunuerous applause: they
clapped, cheered and banged their
sticks and umbrellas on the floor with
such persistency that had to. return.
After another spell OF about half an
hour again retired. but the apprecia-
ton was as embarrassing as in the
former interval. asd was obliged 10
resume Immediately. ~.
People We're constantly going and
coming, but the fresh arrivals seemed
10 be as satisfied as, their predeces.
sors, and l did not obtain five min
utes' rest. What anybody can have
seen in the performance l do not know
driving ball into a net is hardly
exciting had to do it all day.
Seeking variety ] started playing
masliie shots at some taps in the ceil.
ing. and had just struck one of those
objects, when the manager rushed up
TO implore me to desist 1t appeared
that If happened to turn on the tap
connected with the fire extinguisher
/ should food the store!
AT about o'clock felt that had
had enough of it. / made my custom
airy exit; the applause restarted, but,
ence was out of the showroom, fed
from the building. Nobody could have