Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-05
WORLD LEADERS
ABLE To PUT UP
CREO|TAbLE GOLF
Game Shows Field Marshal
Foch Cunning, ReSourcefuI
Player; but Lloyd George
Seems to Be Going Back,
BY William Abbott.

About all the great world leaders
golf in their play hours Presidents
premiers. a king or two, field mar
shals, admirals, all seek he links as
y favorite sport and recreation. To
these dominating figures who now
control the destiny of the world q lit
tie white golf ball is still an unsolved
problem. They are long on golfing
enthusiasm, but rather short on skill.
Bobby Jones' 16-year- southern
star, could easily defeat these renown
ed dignitares on the links provided
the Atlanta youth didn't become flus
tered nj the presence of his royal OPP
ponents. But what young Mr.. Jones
could likely accomplish doesn't mean
that the allied leaders couldn't put
up a creditable game. Men like Bal
four, Beatty, Haig and others are far
from being novices with a driver or
irons.
If some time after peace is formally
concluded, a friendly golf tournament
between the entente leaders could he
arranged, America would have form
idab representative in Woodrow Will
fson The French government Off
cially recognized the presidents golf
ing talents when it assigned st. Cloud,
one of the leading French courses, for
his exclusive use while in France.
President Wilson has long been
golfer Since occupying the White
house it has been his custom to take
frequent wallops on the links. The
president, usually in the company of
Rear Admiral Grayson, has been
conspicuous figure at Chevy Chase,
celebrated golf club on the outskirts
of Washington.
The nations chief magistrate could
compete in an international meet.
handicap himself by playing on a
strange course. and yet come mighty
near winning first prize. But it would
not be all smooth going. Marshal
Foch, for one, would be a strong OPP
ponent.
The game of golf, an effective re-
Hector of mems characters, shows the
commander-in-c chief of the victorious
allied armies TO be a cunning, re-
sourceful player. He knows golf thor
oughly all the different little tricks
that help to lower scores Like most
good golfers, the famous Frenchman
hates to lose ball = used to be
habit of the marshal's TO emerge at
night searching the links for lost balls
King Albert used to be a frequent
golfer. The king of Belgium for any
immediate tournament would likely be
out of practice, for his devastated land
hasn't been any place for golf since
1914
Golf like tea drinking, is a tradi-
tional British custom. All the great
English statesmen and military lead
ers do not require any introduction to
mashies or niraicks. In normal times
mid-Surrey and Wharton Heath, two
exclusive English courses a few miles
outside London. were cluttered up
with summarizes and all in knicker-
bockers, for no Briton would dream
Of changing the time honored custom
when he sailed out to do battle with
gilf balls.
King George, following the example
of his father, derives much pleasure
golfing While not a hard hitter, the
present British ruler Is quite capable
with the shorter shots and his game
is not to be taken lightly.
LLOYD George has been golfer for
something like twenty years. The lit
tie Welshman, like many others who
tried to wrest an unconditional sur
render from Col. Bogey, seems to get
worse the more he plays. Even after
al these years of effort Lloyd George
is still given big handicap. What
the prime minister lacks in skill he
more than makes up in the enjoyment
that he gets from golf. The relaxa-
ton to be had on the links has un-
doubtedly steeled LLOYD George to
weather many cabinet crises of the
pas. four years.
Admiral David Beatty. who COM
mands the British grand fleet, can
handle club with the best of play
ers He COLTS more on the American
principie-hit 'em a mile. The admir-
ais favorite sports are boxing and
golf Most of the latter he plays on
the beautiful courses near Dublin, the
home of his fanlilN.