The sun., 1916-01-17
~ JOHN q. ANDERSON.

Am I expected to do all thet?" said
a professional soon after he had been
hired by the club committee and had
been told that ono Of hts duties was TO
teach the caddies how to caddy properly !;
that 10, how TO hold the flag, TO mark
the ball and all the other necessary de-
tails which go to make up the require
ments Of a first class boy OF the links.
When he was Informed that the place
would not be his unless lac did as he
was asked In this par,lcua- the profess
s.onal accepted the inevitable. but with
had grace. ] do not doubt that the ser
vice he will render IN the chosen field OF
caddy advising will not be of a careful
or satisfactory nature.
The fault Is not so much with tho pro-
fessional II indeed 1t is his fault at all.
| blame the committee for not having
made known the demands of the position
before engaging the player. " is much
easier to have pleasant feelings on all
sides when the whole situation is taken
UP from every angle. The old saying
that an ounce Of prevention is worth "A
pound OF cure Is very potent IN every
branch of the game OF golf.
The question is opened up. therefore.
az to what the duties OF "A professional
at II high class club and other c'uos
which have not the membership to war
rant the services Of ~ distinctly hrsi
class man ought 10 he. II would lie
idle to assume that there would not he
some slight differences IN every cluD,
out there are surely some standard
Offices which he should assume while
In the pay of the club. And these duties
. should always be- mapped out ny tht
committee and talked over with the pro-
fessions,l before the agreement is made
for him 10 Join the -alared club list
One important duty. to my way ~
thinking, concerns the caddies The boys
who carry clubs for hire each year are
becoming a. greater and greater problem
and II will not I've more than "a decade
before we may have a problem similar
to the one which confronted Great Brit
ain before the war. Attention paid &c
| these boys by the club committeemei
often meets with contempt and poor re-
suits simply becaus. the caddies do mol
/ feel that the men ON tho outside. So tt
! speak, know what they need or desire
! but | have yet to iind the group of cad
dies which did not admire the game ano
the power Of the professional. Their" u
40 man who can wleld stronger IN
! auence over the boys than the prufes
+ sional. no one who can bring order ou
OF chaos. no one who can help the caddy
master ihetter or produce out of unwill
I ing dispositions a desire to do the rigl
J thing.
believe that n the professional Il
! loyal to the club which hires him IN
will realize that just as he wishes iin
caddy when he is taking part in tourna
rnants SO do the members o' the clu'
/ appreciate a good metnner OF the clu'
I carrying brigade. and II the efforts a.
the profe sional meet with the expected
favor and result In the members gettin'
n .lne force Of helpers the credit whic'
would rebound to him would assured!
result in Increased praise and business
Honor is always freely bestowed b,
golfers where and when It is due.
would say therefore that one OF the way
In which a professional might help {
wonderful advantage wurSi he to Civ
advice to the head caddymaster. and Il
different times, sa" once or twice
wear. give the boys an hour or so tai
on the attributes OF a good caddy AN
answer any questions which might h
asked The loyalty which would b
given him when he had any matches q
took part IN any outside tournament
or championships would well repay hr
for any little extra eXertion. \ rrofes
sionars shop IL usually not far froI
the yaddyhouse. and he would kuu'
without any hunting around the calibr
and the temper OF the boys and Coul
give his advice accordingly.
am OF the opinion too that when
professional II hired he should be aske
IL he would agree TO serve as an at
yisory member Of the green committee,
the club so wished. This may se"l