The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
Indoor Golf Hits the Capital and Washington Now Boasts Complete Co
Gives Beginner the Ome Equal Chance Improve His
Herald Reporter Drops IN to
Take a Chance and
Stays Awhile.
WATCHES FAT MAN PLAY
Heavy Individual, After Great
Effort, Finally Drives
One Home.

have been played so far and this hole
will decide the match. so naturally
their interest is keen. The best friend
takes his stance" and after quinting
carefully at the hole, during which
time the large man is trying to rattle
him by disparaging remarks about his
ability, he caresses the ball gently
with the club and it rolls up. rims the
cup and settles itself aggravatingIy
about a foot from the hole on the op-
posite side. The large man does an
impromptu horn-pipe. The excitement
is growing intense. Again the best
friend prepares to shoot. 1t is the
psychological moment, silence refgns
You could hear a pin drop. You could
hear two pins drop. The ball rolls
gracefully up and into the hole as if
it had always belonged there. The
large man hadn't enough breath left
to express himself aptly. so he didn't
even try.
I turned to where Beckett was in
structing the little man with the curly
brown hair.
Great Thing In Winter.
This indoor golf is a great thing
in winter" said he with a twinkle in
his eye in reply to my question. The
regulars want to keep up their game
during the bad months and this is a
nice way to do it. 1t certainly has some
advantages over pIodding around in
the snow"
Remembering some experiences OF
my own. I agreed with that.
After October there isn't very much
that can be done outdoors and from
then on until April a man can forget
a lot about the game"
There. you pulled your shoulders up
on that stroke" this to the man stand
ing near us You topped it."
What the city needs is more golf
People are taking to the game more
and more every year and the links are
crowded to their capacity. Every other
big city has a municipal links and it's
about time Washington woke up and
caught on to the idea"
New York City has Van Cortland
Park. Philadelphia has its public
links, while Chicago has five, of which
Franklin Park is the largest"
No Joke stopping Golf Balls.
Yes. it's almost worth your life to
attempt to play any Sunday morning."
cut in. It's as bad as being in a
battle. It's no joke stopping a dunn
dunn golf ball, even though they are
decorated with a sweet name like baby
dimple."
Il was hit on the arm once by one
OF my pupils, Sald Beckett, ana L car
ried the marks of the dimpIes in my
arm for three days"
You are the professional at the
Warrington Country Club. aren't yOu?''
asked.
Yes: for several years. By the way.
won't you try it?''
Sure" said I. tell me how to do
it."
The main phrase that seemed the
most evident in the instructions was
the one to keep your head down" It's
some stunt to keep your head down
when you want to look up. Try it. My
follow through was horrible and my
stance" was original. so 1 was inform
ed. But after considerable trying I
did manage to slam the ball into the
pocket. This stunt of keeping your
eyes on the ball isn't so simple as it
seems.
So, if you should happen to see fel-
low Juggling around a bunch of golf
sticks in q snow storm some day, don't
think hard of his mental ability. He is
going to play indoor golf.
The difference between indoor golf
and that brand played outside is easy
to designate.
The difference is in the climate in
side and out Otherwise it is the same.
Nothing on earth could change the
makeup of a real golf bug.