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ton suppose that Mr.. Evans thus far
has been inferior to Mr.. Ouimet and Mr..
| Travers as a match player and superior
as a stroke player. 1 should have put
| down Mr.. Evans as the man most likely
of the three to excel on any occasion. He
is said to be a bad putter; / only know
that when 1 competed with him at Raw
isloe. he putted just about as we'll as ever
a golfer need do.
As regards the half iron-shot, which
more than any other is the stroke that
distinguishes the very good golfer from
the ordinarily good one. l would say that
Mr.. Evans has no equal among American
amateurs. He hits the ball with that
incisiveness which means so much; he
keeps the swing compact, and he makes
the ball stop quickly on alighting' II is
possible that the professional Is prone 10
be too faithful in his respect for what
he calls orthodoxy, and that the methods
OF MIR. Ouimet and Mr.. Travers are quite
as effective as those OF Mr.. Evans. Even
so Il Ia the style OF the last named that
appeals to me as being bound to triumph
In the end.
That the United States Golf Association
must know a great deal better than any
body IN England the form OF the leading
players under its jurisdiction 1 realize TO
the full. have set down these remarks
purely from the point or view OF stu
dent of methods, divorced entirely from
considerations as to who wins competi-
tlons and who suffers defeat in such
events.
Truly is the work or handicapping COM
nittee very difncult, and one is duly ap-
preeiative OF the circumstances that II
has 70 Judge by hard facts rather than
by the most plausible OF fanoies. Handi-
cappIng at golf is crowded with anoma-
les II Is an essential part of the game s
constitution, but there seems to be little
chance of It's ever being placed on a
wholly satisfactory basis. A professional
hears accounts OF many matches con-
tested by the members OF the club 20
which he Is attached, and incidentally OF
a thousand other rounds, and so far as
have been able 70 judge, the system
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when much depends on the faculty for
| coming to the right decision at the right
| moment. Naturally II is more valuable
to be able to take a stroke when you like
| than to have to use II at a fixed hole
| where perhaps you may not want IL; and
] would say that, roughly speaking, the
best basis for bisques is to give half the
number of strokes that one would con-
cede II the starts had to be taken at
prescribed holes. Thus II in the ordinary
way one could give four strokes one
might concede two bisques Where the
! ordinary allowance Is very large II Is
generally reasonable to give in bisques
rather more than half the number.
II I were receiving bisques, should
make the most Of them at the start and
! try to obtain an early lead of several
holes. 1t is lot for anybody TO try and
regain three or four holes in the last 10
or IL Of a round, Many people keep their
bisques too long, and finally have to
squander two or three in order to save
one hole near the finish.
HANDICAPPING THAT is FUN.
Where two players do not know one
another's form and want to be sure of
good game, the best idea that know
is for the side which wins hole to give
a stroke at the next 80 that the handIeap
is arranged as the round proceeds and
In accordance with its developments. This
scheme may be something of a freak, but
1t is surprising how exciting a round It
produces. When you have gained lead
OF one hole, the great thing Is to struggle
to win the next hole so as to become two
up II you can do that, you are in a very
strong position Time after time, how
ever, you are prevented from achieving
that purpose; the necessity OF giving a
stroke Immediately after winning a hole
has way of affordlng the other man
just the chance that he needs. II Is IN
artificial manner of stimulating excite
ment. but 1t is good fun.
Fancy matches, however. have 10 be
approached a little warily, ! remember
game that I contested when / was
professional at Santon, In Yorkshire. A
player came to me one day and offered
10 take a stroke hole all the way round
so long as / would give him. In addition,
as many blsques coming home as ] stood
holes up df any at the turn. Truth 20
tell had reason TO think that, II neces-
sary ] might be able 10 give him two
strokes a hole, and the challenge was
promptly accepted.
There was a good deal OF money on
the match, and ! set about tho task 10
such purpose that, at the turn, / was
eight up. Then 1t dawned upon me that.
coming home l had to give him eight
bisques as well as a stroke a hole
lost; It was a real sell But when we
engaged in a return match on similar
terms I took care 10 be only two up at
the turn, and then ] won,
Copyright. 1918, BY the Wheeler Syndicate,
Inc)
This is the fourth Of q series Of articles on
golf that Mr.. NardOn, the British champion, !
Is writing specially for thie Evening Ledger
The nfth article viii appear next Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN

The worlds most famous writer OF baseball
hction
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that gives the greatest measure of salts.
| faction is that under which the handicaps
are allotted for stroke rounds and in
match play. The man with the shorter
allowance gives his rival three-quarters
OF the difference between their stroke
play handicaps.
After all, 1t is founded on sound
premise. Figures are said to be capable
| or proving anything, but when n golfer
has engaged in a fair number of stroke
rounds, his scores surely may be ac-
| cepted in most cases as useful evidence
of his form. In medal play tho inferior
| golfer Is calculated TO need a longer start
than in match play. for the simple reason
that he is more likely than his superior
to suffer a bad hole. When he loses a
hole In the match game, It matters moth
Ing how many strokes he takes TO II; he
is no worse off for expendlng four shots
In q bunker than for missing an lS-inch
putt for a half. But in medal play every
stroke counts against him; consequently,
1t Is only reasonable that there should be
diminutlon OF his allowance In a match
In England during the last few years
attempts have been made to popularize
the idea OF giving and receiving the full
difference OF stroks-piay handicaps.
Wherever the scheme has been tried IL
has been voted doubtful success, and It
has not grown greatly In favor.
In considering this question, the prin-
olple adopted by the Royal and Ancient
Club has to be viewed by Itself The
Royal and Ancient certainly does observe
the plan of giving and receiving the
whole margin of difference between
handicaps, but then 1t frames a special
list OF allowances for every match-play
tournament
POINT THAT EXAsPERATEs.
One OF the little points that sometimes
exasperates the receiver OF strokes ls,
tnat In the ordinary way. he has to take
HIS allowance at certain prearranged
holes.
Some time ago a curious hardship be-
fell member OF the club TO which 1 am
attached, South Herts. The occasion
was bogey competition. but tho position
might have been the same IL the player
had been opposing a scratch man. Re-
eeiving IL strokes, he finished two holes
up. That was fairly satisfactory; but,
strange TO relate. II he had received only
o strokes. he would have been 8 up!
We went through the card. and there
was the fact clearly enough; the com
mittee had given him two strokes too
many to enable him 10 reap the full re-
ward OF his play. This paradoxieal sltua-
tion arose, OF course, through the strokes
having to be used at prescribed holes.
The places at which nine strokes had 70
be taken would have suited his play far
better than the list OF II holes which he
was obliged to honor
/ must confess TO some affection for
bisques as a form OF handieapping. II
calls for the exercise OF judgment on the
part OF the receiver OF strokes. He has
to weigh up In his mind whether he
shall take a stroke at a certain point or
save II for later, and It Is a hne thing |
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AAAAAA AAShA W oNeNg
ing the list of ratings
of leading American
amateurs issued by
the United States
Golf Association.
l must confess to a
feeling of surprise at
finding Mr.. Charles
Evans. Jr., reckoned
a stroke worse than
either Mr.. Francis
Ouimet or Mr.. Jer-
ONE d. Trav Q rs.
Apart alto g Q ther
from what has hap
pened in competitions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

Charles E. Van Loans next
story, "A Rain Check" wiH be-
gin in the EUenins Ledger on
Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
By HARRY VARDoN
Golf champion OF Great Britain

T7~sE ~F'FE11FTFV11 Vt 7'ENNEs 771EF17'E'
on the academic side Of golf, no subject
is more interesting than that OF handicap
ping, and have been improving spare
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CHICK EVANS IS WITHOUT AN EQUAL IN AMATEUR
GOLF RANKS, DECLARES HARRY VARDON

Use of Hao" Shot Dsnghs VERY Good From Fairly Good Golfer the British Cham
o Francis dundJ Jerome
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! b. VAN LOANS LITTLE SUNSET
4 BROKE UP THE ATHLETICS
OPREVENT BASEBALL RUIN"
DECLARES CONNIE MACK


and sooner @ s OF bpesE @ saS @ S %u @ SO t to pieces ] husht it all over
ra decided @ me 70 hoid anv ~ hs rn , ~. want 10 say he
s for breaking of the famous machine
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went TO p % res n ] a 81 "s r' n % crops out In great
Sst hey ready for MANAGERIAL positions As
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s about hve years. sweeping everything before the feeling
ua' s ,sen jealousy
re Cubs the road the orioles
n than they think necessity.
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My team
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sst Of
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had warning Oh @ storm and therefore had not laid my
had in the past In 1907 we Were in the fight right down to the
s rt Even slipping
while the fight
mat believed @ NV % ss Of OF m wns @ out get eyn~ s % i I season S
off,
and powerful in all departments question
would unless
gradually been schooling Baker Collins Barry McInnis
@ ne @ pace long But was ready with my new team placed every
bass with my Youngsters and in mi. rssn we
position today only that did
When
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them again yoans'er who has started lose confidence in himself
aTay does m show % them od If he n h&s the S stuff @ In in him
a lad work pulled him out the game
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anxious see how he act
Players in the Making
Malone is much in the position
This lad
s be grand ball player He is just at the stage where Collins
came to me and looks every bit as good At he
I date who will make good The others
have another who will
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said before was caught mapping this and the counted
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ns to me before next season to assure me we viii
Or the championship We viii be in much the
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BILLY AND J. J.
\ Green Mountain Sceptic Predicts
Darkly Of the White Performer

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. An
account OF one OF Billy Sundays NEE,
ingS speaks Of him as dynamo" IL
might be added that he works IN the
voltage and then makes no use Of the
current; the wire - grounded
As vaudeville entertainer Sunday
takes high rank. As for results Il II
much ~ be feared that the facility
win wh.nh he induces his listeners 10
hit the trail Is only eoualled by the
quckncss with which his converts shed
the coating % near" rel gton.
II only for tho sake OF thCNe who con-
tribute 50 largely TO his income, 1, - 20
he hoped that Sundays Conversions
are true and lasting As matter Of
TACT, the permanence and efficiency Of
his influence are about on par with
the effectiveness OF "heave done" I'm
scrupulous horse dealers, finding them
selves hurdened with blower" fire.
qucntlv administer "a certain drug which
temporarily doea away with practically
all signs of tho heaVcs Only tnmro-
rtri!y, however. as the effects OF the
drug randy wear of
R'lly sundays REVEALS a~e for RliIv
sunday, and some day these revival
towns will arise. rub their eyes. and .ha
"lnnocuous deSuetude" which hut lately
prepared place for our one time black
champion Will welcome with omen arms
our friend BILLY, shorn OF his cheap
honors, his free ruhic'ty and leaving
behind him no m'scorception OF tho
value which ne gave the pubic for It's
money. q { ~
BARRE. Vt, Arr,l 20
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AN EVERY DAY AFFAIR.
How the Pure Gold Reveals Itself In
Busy Town.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvS-Sir. 7,
there is ANYBODY who thinks that the
heart OF the people Is not right. hat II
have been convinced nv an incident
which occurred on principal business
street yesterday.
An old lady on hrr way 20 church
was struck by trolley car, knocked
down and carried to the sidewalk, where
some one provided chair. Then things
began to happen.
The wife OF an Italian fruit dealer
came out with water 20 Toistcu the suf-
farer's lips and hattie hcr temples
The wife OF rich merchant who was
passing assisted IN keeping up the
womau's circulation.
Some one telephoned FOR an ambu-
lance some one else for doctor. an
other message was sent for clergy
man.
The doctor was first on the scene
His touring car was at once pressed
into service no time WAS TO he los,
tho priest arrived moment later. but
still in time 10 ride to the hospital The
ambulance came Just a minute later
All this happened In an incredibly
short space OF time.
II IA all done for humanttys sake
A service OF love
For n YOU have done Il unto one
OF these the least OF My brethren, even
40 you have done II unto Me"
JERSEY CITY, April 81 j A. d
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A Wandrrrr From the North.

To rnE EDITOR ~ TIRE SrN-Sir. For sew
eral years past a pauhandler has been
working the lower wall Street n.ighhor
hood with degree Of success evidenced
by his prosperous appearance
He caught mo about two years ago with
pit'ful tale about having come from
Canada and having got stranded here |
fell for his story on that occasion, hut
when some time later he boarded me
again ] reminded him OF the previous In
stance and he mumbled and made tracks.
lie Is stranded" here yet. saw him
to-day In Pine street. not far from the
Down Town Club, an apparently favored
vicinity, between and ? o'clock.
This fellow ~ well knit and good look
ing about feet inches tall, dark com
plcxion, black hair and mustache neatly
dressed and confidence Inspiring. assured
as he apparently IL ~ making an eUectual
impression. But Il strikes me he has
been working his game long enough in
this neighborhood and ne ought to be de.
ported, perhaps hack TO Canada
Nrw York, April 81 ! We
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city has in the Legislature sixty.three

rity has In the Legislature sixty.three
Assembymen and twenty-five SENT
tors. They represent three political
parties, hut their duty lies In this OK.
trcmity TO their homes and to their
ncighbors. They are directly and
personally interested in the mainte.
nance Of their city's prosperity. and
at the demand Of their constituents
they might he influenced to unite for
the protection OF their district. OF
them Mayor Mitchell says:
Il suggest to tho people OF New York
city in each Assembly and Senate dis
trict that they call the attention OF their
representatives at Albany to the sltua-
ton I have endeavored to outline. and
request them, irrespective OF party. to
protect the city whose interests they are
presumed to guard"
Should these eighty-five legislators
join to present a common opposition
to the financial exploitation Of their
city. without regard to party affilia-
tons, the leaders Of the Legislature
would he compelled to listen to them
with respect. II Is within possibility
that their effort would stop the out
rngeous assault that Is now contem-
plated. Certainly the effort should
he made. The fight to preserve New
York city must he kept up TO the end.
Notwithstanding the discouragcmcnts
1t has already encountered.
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compare the financial condition Of the

compare the financial condition Of the
country as evinccd by the banking po-
sItion some fifteen years since with
that at the present time. II the stock
market which Wall Street has been
having is a herald and portent Of gen
eral business revival It Is important
TO know how the country stands in
respect TO the financial sinews OF
prosperity. Nothing could show 1t
better than the contrasts OF banking
figures.
Averaging statistics for the three
years which marked the transition
from the nineteenth to the twentieth
century. there were then some 10000
national banks and state banking in.
situations Of all kinds. The country's
banking power represented by them
was measured in average loan and
discount resources Of $3.50 600, 900.
To-day there ore more than 10000
banking institutions with outstanding
loans Of about $4,000. 100000.
Fifteen years ago the specie hold.
ings OF the banks amounted to $3.50.
100000. The present aggregate Is
about 2OO,OOO.OOO, and gold has n
tendency to flow here from all quar-.
ters Of the world, thanks TO the in.
ternational financial ascendency which
this country has been gaining since
the outbreak Of the war.
More than that, the increased bank.
ing power which the country pos
sesses Is not gagged wholly by calcn.
lations on the old basis. Far from II.
The new Federal Reserve system.
bringing with It a reduction in legal
reserve requirements and the reds
count facilities which It was intended
to provide for financing commercial
enterprise. increases enormously the
capacity Of the money market TO ex-
tend the credit on which all modern
business is done. II nables money
or credit to do more work and better
work and to work faster.
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WAR.
Thoughts Inspired by an Appeal Of
the Red Cross.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Str; War
Is war and Il II an inhuman thing. Let
us hope that AZ the recovery from the
present breakdown OF civilization war
will never again become a concrete fact,
Let every one fervently pray and work
for the humiliation OF militarism which
inevitably leads to war
have seen In some English magazine
picture advertising the needs of the
Red Cross This In praiseworthy in
stitutlon. but the world should get rid
OF the monster In man that works devas-
tation and ruin and makes necessary the
artificial existence OF the Red Cross and
other palliative organizations The pic
ture represented a young soldier. minus
leg who WAS being aided to maintain
his equilibrium by "A smiling young
woman nurse. These words were in
scrhed beneath the picture; This pho
tograph shows a cheerful British soldier
who finds consolation for the loss OF a
limb In the kindly assistance of "A charm
ing nursing sister,
Consolation indeed what literary
fiction! ! should like to see the young
woman. and I am not a misogynist
of my leg. But this letter Is not II plea
for peace at this stage of the cruel war,
Not at all. believe with many, many
others that now IL tho time, II ever,
to destroy militarism and to write its
epitaph. feel sure II will he done be-
fore next autumn fades into winter. II
not sooner, T. E. w
GLEN RIDGE. N. j.. April ~.
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just Average.

New Jersey is at last rid Of Its Leg
islature, a body Republican In both
houses, whose term fell within the
dominance Of a Democratic Governor.
Two estimates Of its usefulness come
from Trenton:
The New Jersey Legislature ad-
iourned after session which Governor
FIELDER characterized in a statement as
the most tedious and wearisome. with
moro promised and less accomplished.
than any he had ever been through.
ION the other hand. Senate President
WALTER Z. EDGE asserted that there
had been much constructive work and
that the Republican majority was sure
to he returned next winter to carry on
the work 10 well begun"
Tedious and wearisome." says the
Democratic Governor; much con
structive work" replies the Republ-
can spokesman: lust average" IS the
decision Of the ordinary citizen.
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AT THE HOTELS
some of the Names Placed on tn,
Registers Yesterday.

waldorf ". Nul,,ken -
caso, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. p'rkey PCT,
burg; Mr. and Mrs. Il. II TreT''
Ithaca. y, Y.
Martinique. r. K. BOYD CH'csr'
Frank Knox, Manchester, y II NJ
L. g. WEIGH. Cleveland. Ohio
McAlpln-Willlam q SHow Mc-iie-
Conn, Mr.. and Mrs c. J., Wilson, =
ronto. Ont
Gotham-Dr and Mrs 8 CooSnv
Red Hook y, Y; 9. c Edgar y, s
Louis, Mr. and Mrs. + II Cu,hcr''r
Spokane, Wash.
AlgonQuiu-Jore Collins Wnsh'rg'o'
n. G.; T.. T.. Gibson, New Haven. Com
Il. : Jowett. Boston
Riltmore 49, Mrs. Philip " "'''
Worcester. Mass Mr.. and Nrs Ia~"'
H. Park, Pi'tshurg, A'ner, Henry Rlr
sell Plat, Chicago.
knickerhoOkcr--Mr and Mrs Lou
stern san Francisco, NJ and We
Harry w. Corhe.t NOuGce'0w". o.
G. X. Lass'ter. Richmond. Va
Prince GEORGIA T. T'w'-~ -'
Francisco, John Robert Wt'o IT, Us
Angeles 4. l. Mccoy. Mowr'. -
Alhcrt--P II. : hW H. Chicago.
bert Schuyler, rhlaty'rha. " a..
Mrs T Movers Albany, y
WoodstoCk-Nr and Mrs 2 PEI
Scranton, Pa, Mr. arl Mn a A''
andcr. Wall'rC'orl, Cor"
Nanderhilt--Nr and Ms G,--E'
Moran, Cleveland, ex-senator George "
Aldr!dgo, Rochester, !. l.. N''e . .'
routo
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Financial Sinews.

Analogies abound in Wall Street al.
ways. That fascinating community is
happy when II can find preccdents and
parallels for rising stock market
movements. especially II the course Of
quoted values bears any resemblance
10 similar rise in the past when
conditions had been prepared for II
revival Of business prosperity.
Financial comment on the remark.
ably strong bull market which has
been running In stocks this spring
seems to he more or less agreed that
II bears striking likeness TO ex.
pansive demonstrations which took
place around ana over the turn OF
the present century. Then as now
the public came into the market and
bought stocks heavily after pro
longcd period Of lean years. The
buying movement was overdone even
iually, hut the absorption OF share
which took place at rising prices on
various occasions In 1900, 1900 and
1901 advertised the tremendous and
progressive broadening out Of trade
and industrial endeavor in the nert
half dozen years.
II 10 interesting, accordingly, b