The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-24
VERDICT is DIsPLEAsING


Lonnie compared the balmy
zephyrs of Ormond beach with the
chilly blasts of winter back home,
and he couldn't see the logic in re-
turning. l can't picture Lonnie's ex-
act soliloquies. for he hasn't con-
fessed as yet, but it is known that
he admitted to one member of the
party that he didn't fancy the idea of
returning to Alabama at such an
early date.
| will say this much: Investigation
into the case has uncovered the fact
that Lonnie asked for a reprieve on
his return home, and the Father be-
came a bit lenient. Next day Lonnie
appeared on the Ormond course with
his clubs and challenged the elder
Munger for another round of IS holes
r. S. is as game as they make 'em.
The citing of the glazing defeat the
day before was still smarting, but he
has never been a gutter at anything,
and he took Lonnie up-just like that
The match was started and the Father
lost little time in getting an advan-
tage over the Son. At the con-
clusion of the match the elder Mum
ger was leading, with room to spare.
He romped to the clubhouse in a
jovial frame of mind, and Lonnie fol-
lowed with head bent, as If he had
been beaten into submission.
There are those who allege, however,
that Lonnie's grin acreage was inn
nense, and it looked like he had a
cold deck up his sleeve a
THAT MESS OF POTTAGE
Coming out from under the show
ers, and donning the civvies, R. 5.
Munger hummed a gay ditty, ana
Lonnie stuck around smiling knowing
ly. Looked like Lonnie was playing
strategy off the boards.
The Fathers step toward the hotel
was springy, with the willy Lonnie ac-
companying him, and just as they en-
tered the hotel the elder Munger
turned and chirped:
.I,onnie. I expect you children had
better not go back to Birmingham
It's too fine down here. I was just
thinking it would be a novel trip
for you to go on down to Miami with
me, and If you don't think it would
be too boresome I'd like to have you
go over to Cuba for short trip"
I,onnie acquiesced, while the ac-
quiescing was good, and day or SO
later he started on his trip to Ha-
vana.
The question naturally arises: Did
Lonnie Munger throw a match for
trip to Cuba and a longer stay In
Florida?
A. C. Montgomery. who told me the
yarn, and who was present at Ormond
and also in the party that made the
trip to Cuba, has not committed
himself He will testify for neither
the defense nor the plaintiff. when
the National Golf association starts
it's investigation into the case. At
the same time Mr.. Montgomery shows
no hesitancy in discussing the matter
and in commenting on the plausabill-
ties of such happening.
The facts are these:
Lonnie Munger showed his father
under one afternoon at golf, and inn
mediately thereafter received march
ing orders to return to Birmingham.
The next day he inveigles the Father
into another game of golf, and the
tables are turned, the elder Munger
emerging the victor.
That night R s. Munger reverses
his decision, and offers Lonnie trip
to Cuba. I,onnie accepts
Several weeks later Lonnie returns
to Birmingham, and beats his brother,
Gene Munger. in tourney play Gene
has always been considered a better
golfer than Lonnie.
On the face of things 1t would look
like Lonnie sold his golfright for a
mess of Cuban passports.
But. before you pass judgment on
the youngster. remember that there
are always two sides to every case.
The Father is yet to be dealt with.
He is still under the conviction that he
beat Lonnie in Florida in a square