The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-12

Golk among other pamss, 10 stllI
holding lie place In sportdom back
OF the western front,
A British officer, one OF scotiand's
best known players. brings back
word Of war golf, which 10 not pres
elsely the game TO be played down
south this winter by wandering bands
OF toWlstu hunting their Place In
the sM.
War Colt
I'm. our section" remarked the Brlton
who had served two years on the west
ern front, I'VE found II possible TO lay
out nine holes back OF the lines.
There were no extensively long holes,
but most OF them we're interesting, As
we were unable TO keep greens In shape,
we merely dug a hole for the cup where
II was possible TO chip the ball In with
mnShle or midiron.
But conditions were quite different
from the old days The course was in
shell range, and very frequently after
round we returned next day v find
bunkers thoughtfully provided us by Hun
shells overnight. Where a certain hole
one day was fairly we'll trapped, by the
next day II would require the keenest
scOre OF accuracy, with six or eight big
shells to the right and left alons the
fairway or guarding the flag.
gwen More So
were times when a hole would be
freshly or newly trapped and bunk.
cred while we we're playing H. A
man might step TO the tee, and
while he was addressing hls ball
would hear an explosion and sud.
denly find that ne had a big shell
crater 20 carry some 10 yards away
"A crater that hadn't been In eN-
| lstonoo before he reached the tee.
The New "Fors"
"The word Fore In this war golf also
means something different" he con
| ued When n man shouts, Fore" over
there II means that shell Is coming,
and we lose no time duckng into some
shell hole or seeking other shelter until
the immediate danger Is over. Where
upon we resume play and continue along
our way. The true golfer isn't to be
such small detail n shell fire, There
are times, OF course, when II gets on
ones nerves in putting When you ara
expecting big shell 20 land In your
nelghborhood any second. there In Rn
added strain upon putting or upon play
known In the game we played before
the war. But for all that the game Ia
an interesting one, is highly dlvertng,
md keeps ones swing In fair order OF
preservation.
The Game Going.
Thls play back OF the lines, while n
trine hanssed In spots, evidently kecp6
the game going on. For the British Of
ticcr In question tried out round or
two over certain hard Eastern course
lately, and NJ his third attempt was able
10 turn In u This would hardly in
dicatc that the game Of war had wrecked
his effectiveness at golf despnite two
years. 'hard service AZ one Of the tough.
est points Of the Western line around
Nprcs
little Chance for Tennis.
There 10 very little chance for ten.
MIS- back OF the Western Front, for
where aoN and football, and even
baseball, can be played over rugged
surfaces. tennis requires a smoother
plain and = better conditioned sur.
fser
tennis courts, but these In the main
are too Gar back for those In fairly
Rotlve trench service,
Football draws the least handicap o
them pll Any open field, huwcVe
rugged ran be used for football game
which accounts lUgely FOR the fact tina
, more fuuthan ~ wrio,t assortment
has been played than anything else
nut by the time spring arrives an,
D Uncle sans arriving CoutlnEents ar
: established, baseball will get the call
< at least along the American sector.
T The hall fields win have TO be "A hi
further back for where nm imrrovire,
- golf course could stand more shell hol
I huhkerlnE. the same wovld put base
y h,n diamond out OF working commission
= kNen an Eddie Collins couldn't be eN
s Vrcleu 10 do much fancy fielding oper
< atlng In u shell hole at second base
2 billiards Contribution
. Dear Sir No doubt Won have notice,
the activity displayed hN the hllliorl
b. and poc9et billiard players Throughout