The Washington times., 1922-12-10

SARAZEN TURN !
TRICKS In GOLF.
Demonstrates Fancy and Prac-
teal Strokes Before Enthus-
lastic Gallery at Park.
Continued from First Sport PageJ
other professionals ana those con.
nected with golf. :.
From which might be gathered
the idea. that the youngster 10
exemplar In detail He is not with
out traces Of the experiences that
started him as q caddy and wound
up with his winning Of the cham
pionship. AZ he says most tersely.
IT started to smoke At the age OF
five and quit at eight, to start later
on again." .,
THOUSANDS SEE PLAY.
Which Is an inkling Of what has
been crowded into his twenty-one
years and what might be expected
In the next few years to come.
Lunch over, Saraxen went down
to the East Potomac Park course
to give his demonstration OF mass
teaching. Thousands Of golf fans
had gathered at the instance Of The
Ttmes-Herald to watch the exhibit
ton.
Sarazen won instant favor with
the golf bugs when he posed for the
motion picture, and camera. men.
Nothing exactinH even was denied.
The champion met Col. Clarence o.
Sheriff., was later introduced to Col
Henry May. organizer Of the first
golf club in America, and shook
hands with former acquaintance.
And wtthal the famous Sarasen
smile.
The treat Of the day was the golf
lesson. Sarazen began his work
with the irons. Mashie shots were
made accompanied by meeaphone
announcements. The champion
showed how to grip the club. how
to impart the pitch. backspin. the
shot with the low trajectory to be
played against the wind.
LESSON IN STANCE.
Exhibiting perfect control Of tho
club and the ball SaraSen showed
the various stances, demonstrated
how the ball should be played frum
the right foot and then the left. -
He then performed with the mid
iron, the brassie and mashie niblic.
As Sarazen selected each club, An
nouncer Charles Matson, who gave
such q splendid etxhibition during
the recent pantomirne worlds series.
told the golf fans the explanation
Of the shot.
sarazen then performed from the
sand bunker showing the deep
spade shot and again demonstrating
the manner In which the bali 10
picked clean from the sand.
Mashie nibiic shots with varia-
tfons were given. Saraxen then Per.
formed o bit on the green for the
edification Of the packed gallery.
Leaving the ninth green Sarasen
posed again for the moving pictures
making o big hft with the crowd
and with Miss Janet Grimm. q three
year-oId youngster. who literally
goifed her way into the champions
Leo Diessi, Of Friendship. Freddy
Mcleod, Of Columbia, former
national open champion, and WIN.
fred Reid. of Indian Spring. Joined
Sarasen and posed for the pictures
again. Col. Henry May Joined me
Hare IL w.s 1854 With NTH. Jsnst
Grimm. three years old. Gene 6ar-
azen. twenty-one yeArs old. M
tional champion. Col. Henry May.
Freddy Mcleod. titIeholder when
Sarazen was. but q little older than
Miss CRIMINAL In the picture \
GENERAL MILES PRESErs1.
And back Of thA picture stood
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, efghty.throo
years old. veteran Indian fighter,
who captured Geronimo back IN
All four players In the foursoms
were unfamiliar with the course.
Somewhat heavy and with green's
none too keen Mcleod drove or
into the rather unr,ily crowd which
surged oyer the course. and fetched
IN the rough TO the LETT OF the
bunker. Reid was q hit shorter but
IN the fairway, with Diegel 70 the
left and short Of the bunker.
Champion Saraxen pinned one
straight down the course which
was grounded with iitfls ron TO the
right Of the sand-trap. Rsid'gt ap-
proach was dead to the p1n and -
won the hole with . birdie three.
Dlegel and McLeod went down IN
four for the second hole th6ueh
sarasen, who rot the longese han,
was trapped to the let on the
second The long third hoIe We
tot par fignrss. enrassu's -
shot was again 'ionssst. N
Diegei won hack the odd on the
fourth with Q three, the other en-
ponenfs taking f0urs. The cham
plon sank z nice putt for = three
sQuat1ng the match. me nsuf hoe
v4s halyed IN par figures ana the.
g1ort oiehth. GaraDnu oonce6lnF NM
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