Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
Yankee YOUTHS
TAKING TO Golf
Ward Says Yankees Will Soon
Produce Greatest Stars.
PLAYERS Are IMPROVING
Within the Next Ten Years Americans
Should Outclass the Worid-Mental
Strain Is Most Severe In Final Round
of Championship Play.

That the United States will soon pro
duce the greatest golfers in the world
is the opinion of John Ward, old time
Giant shortStop and an expert NOW
with the driver and niblick. This pre-,
diction is based Oh the vastly improved
form of American players, which to
Ward was the feature Of the 1916 golf
season. If this Improvement in play
inS form continues Il few years longer.
says the veteran, American golfers as
a class should at least be the equal if
not the superior OF the English and
Scotch players.
Il have competed in many tourna-
ments last season and watched Il mum.
Der Of Others" declared the champion
Of the Garden City IN. W club. What
surprised me most was the improved
playing style of the majority of golfers.
1t was only a short time ago that only
about one golfer in ten played in cor
rect form. The others would simply
club their way around without regard
for goling style. This season | would
say that seven out Of ten knew the
proper way to play their clubs. Those
that generally showed the best form
were young fellows.
'These boys have been imbued with
the idea of starting the game right.
They have received lessons from com
petent professionals, with the result
that their progress has been exception
ally fast. 1t is Il certainty that many
additional youths will be attracted to
fha Gnn,n u,nl nE I,;,,., .,yi,,. n,
forge ahead GG4nN.y y. viii learn III the
beginning 10 handle their clubs.
This will mean that most of the
present stars who helped TO make the
sport so popular Will be compelled TO
stand aside. With the proper instruc-
. ton of our young players 1 should say
that within ten years our golfers will
be the best in the world.
/, AT the national amateur lomuu
ment at Merton some time ago Bobby
Jones, the fourteeM-yearold .AtIant;
a lad. gave an illustration of how youu.
and able some of our youthful golfer.
! cam be. | understand there are sew
eral other boys in Atlanta who viii
4 o o II considerable comment. ans
{ it is reasonable to expect other sec
# tons of the country will produce re
II markaDle boy golfers"
. According to the old baseball star
golf now is just beginning 10 cnjo.
real popularity and there is no tcllin
:, to what lengths the present rush 70
the links vii! go. Ward believes 20;
is the best form OF moderate exercise
vet he says that the final round for
national championship is the most 81
:, we're strain ore will count in an
!, sport. The veteran declares that Il
. ordinary round of golf is good ave
;, age exercise. not nearly so much of
strain as Il baseball game. Recallin
his championships days with the Giant!
Ward relates his own experience @
!. the diamond as a means of contra
with golf to test the players phySirs
strength.
s Golf says Ward. is not so muu'
of a strain Oh the player. except. {
- course, in a big title match. Bnsena
is different. Every one in the hi
leagues plays the worth OF len game
h in every morning practice during III
% early months of the season. Often
v would only get a few chances. vet
a would be so tired from the ncrvor
"a and mental strain that | would hardl
be able to stand up at the finish Of III
q game. This mental and nervous strai
# l have found to be greatest in Il bar
n championship golf match.
Then it is terrific. But golf can j.
# played by almost everybody, ,voun
or old, without much physical cxel
ton, and that is probably the mai
reason why the game is growing $
:, popular"