Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11


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'Thsrs srs clubs all over the country. J be-
long TO the wiaahicky Glen"
THAT good placer"
"vsry good"
Arrange today for my becoming member"
sandy NclIoots arrived in due course. and
was shown into the private office.
mi. McHootsr' said Vincent Jopp.
"Mphm." said the open champion.
II have sent for you. Mr. McHoota. because
I hear that you are the greatest living exponent
Of this game Of golf"
"Ays." said the champion. cordially. Il am
that"
IT wish you to teach me the game. am
the delay incident upon your crossing the At,
lantic. % let 10 start at pncs. Name . few Of
the most important poiY5ts In connection with
the game. Ny secretary will make notes Of
them. and will msmoriss them. In this way
We shall save time. Now. what = the most i'm
portant thing to remember when playing golf?"
"Ksep your held STILL"
"a simple task"
INA sac simple - II soondA"
'.Nonsenss!" said Vincent Jopp. curtly. III
decide to keep my head still shall keep It still
What next7s
rIt shall b offended to. And the nsxt7"
"Dinna press" s
II wont. And - yesunne?" 49,
Mr.. McHoots ran through . dozen Of the basic
rules. and took them down in, shorthand. Vim
cent Jopp studied the list %54
"vegy good. Easter than had supposed On
the first tss ct Wissahicky Glen ct II sharp
tomorrow. Mr. McHootA HI! YouE 90 As
"sir?" said. y I.
'oo out ana buy me . sst Of clubs. . red
Jacket. cloth cap. pair Of spiked shoes. and
. ball"
"ons bauf"
Certainly. What need ID there Of mors?"
1T sometimes happens" explained. "that
player who . learning the game fails to hit his
bal! straight. and then hs often loses 1t in the
rough at the side Of the fairway."
Absurd" said Vincent Jopp. "If sst out to
drive my bali straight shall drive Il straight.
Good morning. Mr.. McHoots You win vxcuss
mo now. am busy cornering Woven Textiles"
Golf IL, in it, essence. . simple game. You
laugh in . sharp, bitter, barking manner when
say, this, but, nevertheless, II u true.s Where
the Average man goes wrong 10 In making the
game difficult for himself. Observe the non.
player, the man who walks round with you for
the sake Of the fresh air.
He will hole out with I single cayefrss flick
Of his umbrella the 3o-foot putt over which you
would ponder and hesitate for Z full minute
before sending It right off the line. Put
driver in his hands and he pastss the ball into
the nsxt county without thought. It ID only
when he takes to the game In earnest that he
becomes self.conscious and anxious ana tops his
shots. even ~ you and + "A man who could
retain through his golfing career the almost
scorntpl confidence Of the nonplayer would b.
unbeatable. Fortunately. such an attitude OF
mind Il beyond the scope Of human nature.
Il was not, however, beyond the scope Of
Vincent Jopp. the superman Vincent Jopp
wa, an inclined to think, the only golfer who
ever approached the game in spirit Of Furs
Reason. have read Of men who. never having
swarn In their Lives. studied text book on thetf
way down to the swimming bath, mastered its
contents ana divsd in and won the big race.
In Just such spirit did Vincent Jopp start to
play golf. He committed McHoots hints to
memory and then went out on the links and put
them into practice. He came,to the tee with
clear picture In his mind Of Whist he had to do.
and he did It. He was not intimidated, like the
average novice. by the thought that IL he pulled
in his hands he would slice. or Il he grippsd too
tightly with the right he would pull. Pulling In
the hands was IN error. 20 he did not pull In
hs hands Gripping too tightly was . defect.
10 he did not grip too tightly With that weird
concentration which had served him 30 well in
business, he did precisely what he had set out
to do-no less and no more. Golf with Vincent
Jopp was m exact science
The annals Of the game are studded with the
names Of those who have made rapid progress
In tne1r 11fot season. Colouet Gull, We ro4o IN
our vardon. took up golf 1t the age Of 5e and,
BY dsvising an ingenious machine consisting Of
. fishinS line and sawn-down bedpost. was
enabled to keep his head 70 still that he be-
came scratch player before the end Of the
year. But no one. imagine, except Vincent
Jopp. has ever achieved scratch on his first
morning on the links
The main difference. We are told. between
the amateur ana the professional golfer u the
fact that the latter u always aiming 1t the pin.
while the former has in his mind = vague pic.
turs OF getting somewhere reasonably near it.
Vincent Jopp Invariably went for the pin. He
tried to hole out from anywhere inside 32o
yards The only occasion on which ever heard
him express any chagrin OF disappointment was
during the afternoon round Of his first day out
whom from the tee on the zso-yard seventh he
laid his ball within six inches Of the hole.
n marvellous shot!" cried, genuinely stirred.
TOO much to the sight." said Vincent Jopp.
1rowniu1.
He won't from triumph to triumph. Hs won
the monthly medal In Nay, June, July. August
sad September. Towards the end OF May he
was heard to complain that wissahieky Glen
xas not sporting course. The srssns COM