New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
loss of Either Member
Need Not Discourage
the Victim.
WONDERFUL RECORDS
MADE BY "SINGLES''
Famous English Authority Urges
Preparation for After
War Play.
Nv FRED HAWTHORNE.

Spessine Of Charley Van Loan and
armed golf, SIS We were yesterday.
o,,ns IN an interesting discussion
.ions those lines. We find that Henry
1ueh. the eminent English authority
IN the game, wrote on the same sub
~, N The Illustrated Sporting and
n,.mst;e News" Of London, on April s.
n, Leach heads his article THE Prob
,.n 81 the Single Arm and takes up
~, question seriously; for in it he sees
boon for those men who have lost
limb IN the great war.
~Ot sll diversions" says Leach. golf
=. the great one for these heroes; the
o,,v orc that can give them the full
MEASURE OF satisfaction in the future,
ard help them. for the time being at
all events. 10 some forgetfulness Of the
loss they have suffered
The English writer then goes on TO
-,esll the exploits of one Yves Bot
.,zou. the professional at Versailles,
V,snce. who has frequently gone
s-ourd that stiff course under so. and
Ohio plsyed in the open championship
=, P-estwick just before the beginning
II the war. With only one arm Bot
c,sou drives fine ball and has won
s.rful command Of his club. In fact,
according 20 Leach, the Frenehmsn
actually seems 20 do better with one
hand than IL he had two.
After reading The Problem OF the
Single Arm" on. feels almost ready
20 call in a surgeon and ask him 10
,nputste the left arm. as superhu-
ous bit OF the human makeup. what
v,1ld YOU think Of q golfer. with Two
rooa arms. who could drive ball
Si,tsnce of 500 yards? A marvel, you
,ay; but what. then, OF the feat OF
n X. Anderson. one-srmed man VINO
sent a ball that many yards unucr
ordinary conditions?
Leach cites such an instance, ano
states that Anderson, playing over the
course Of the Joliet Country CLUB IN
illinois. in July. 1911. Was the man 10
accomplish il. with reputable witnesses
PRESENT TO measure the yardage'
4 Good Wrist.
Aha, a whale Of wrist and fore
arm the man must have who can 90
sach things, Leach himself says As
"a. have pointed out before, II must De
largely q matter OF good wrist ana
forearm power; not so much TOT tne
exertion of nip al the moment OF I'm
psot. but for maintaining perIect
siea6iress and rhythm IN the SWING
Of the club-vhich, for obvious res
sons. should clearly be short AND prop
shlv rather heavy in the mead Ohee
strain n smooihness OF the swing anu
Ire rest must be easy. i,
memorable match between scott o.
s;iiotb and Hsskins, Of Hoylske, IN
,i.y.d 70 holes. the first stage
as:hs match ~ Silloth and the second
=, Vovlske one Of the most dif1cult
courses in the world. Both were one
s-r.6 81 course. and Scott won by .
,nd I but only after most desperate
sfrurrle. in the course OF which the
rlsyeys ran down amazing puts or ven
snd ,r,nty wards, while those IN the
rsilsrv who we're blessed with two
arms looked on in mute admiration.
A Remarkable Match
"Th. match was one OF the most re-
nsrkable ever played" writes Leach.
"The reminder Of IL is nov gwen Tor
the careful consideration and the due
Encouragement OF our men VINO nave
suffered IN the war. II is put forward
with qualities Of suggestion and an IN
dication OF imperative duty 10 those
who have not suffered and are IN
certain control Of the golf here az nome.
Little did those who watched mat
dramatic finish az Hoylske just seven
years ago think Of the great meaning
and moral that their game mignt nave
for only q few years further on.
We are further convinced. after con
ming over the lghtsome manner IN
which Leach treat: Of the loss OF q
hand, a foot. an arm or fnger, as
mere nothing fact, as an actuai
blessing 20 a golfer-that we have az
lass discovered the secret OF what ais
our own golf. .,
II only our parents had taken US 70
IN. family doctor when We were young
and not brittle of bone. and had tnst
kindly man deftly remove two myers
from our right hand. we would no, no"