The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-17

4iI some sound advice for links
players Ia story published In the
Terre Haute News:
Every golfer needs 70 learn his
own limitations and learn them 30
thoroly that he will not be tempted
70 try TO emulate tho shots Of his op-
ponents or playing companions
II Is the most natural thing in tho
world when you are playing with
man who hits a much longer ball
than yourself 70 try TO hit along with
him. with the result that generally
you don't hit UP TO your own general
standard. but top. sky. slice or pull.
thru trying too hard II Walter J.
Travis hadn't learned that losson he
never would have bean our national
amateur champion and wouldn't have
won the British amateur champion
ship In 1914. for he was outdriven by
a majority Of his opponents and
many yards by some OF than.
One Of the siliicst things that golf
ers do--and you and I have seen
them do II time and agaln-ls to take
an Iron for certain shot simply be-
cause their opponent has done so.
when they know in their hearts that
they can't make the distance with an
iron and always use wood when play
Ing with their regular goifing com
panions. That Ia ona % tho dangers
OF playing with golfers better than
yourself.
Learn TO use your osvn judgment
on the selection OK clubs and don't
bother your head about the other
fellow, unless It Is thai In studying
his game as you 20 along you can
form comparisons between his game
and yours and gain some advantage
In watching what club he plays for
certain shots and the results he gets
HARRY CHERRY. sporting editor
IL Of the Memphis Press. digs up
an interesting yarn about Pop"
Gesrs, most famous figure In the
history Of harness racing. Hero It
IS:
More than half century ago. In
Tennessee. Edward r. I''pop" Gecrs
won his first race with b brown trot-
ting stallion called Little Dave. The
fastest time for the IA Re was 3.o5,
And despite the fact that 'The Grand
Old Man" OF the turf ha driven hun
dreds OF races since THAT time. the
thrill OF his first race remains
On Jan. 20. 1923. "Pob" celebrated
his 72nd birthday and is in the thick
Of the grand circuit agaEin this sum
mer and getting bis Share Of the
money.
ANY attempt TO enumtrate the list
OF horses made famous by "Pop"
would be like reprintinr pages from
the Year Book. His firsk real cham
pion was that great padlng mare OF
unknown breeding, Haiti Hunter
2:f22-4.
Annie W. 2:20, hla first grand
circuit performer: Hbi Pointer,
2:04k. that wonderful Facing ma
chine and the first Of ii b now fam.
Gus Tennessee family Of PAGERS TO
sam lame. Known as 1.-THE Ptntnr
Hoss;" Brown Hal 2:i2k. sire OF
Star Pointer, the first two-miuute
PAGER; Robert J.. 2.0i ": Nightingale,
2:0S; ST Frisco. 2:0f. Tho Harves.
ter, 2:0l. champion trottIh g stallion.
Anvil, 2;02A and Dudi4 Archaic.
2:0Sh, arc among the mott famots
Probably Geer's ACHIEVEMENT with
tho Abbot, 2:05h stands out as tho
most remarkable Of his lbnR career
for when that short tend pered. had
hammered gelding from Tho village
farm broke the worlds IN ottIng rec.
ora some 20 years ago, he wore a diff
ferent type of shoe on eadb foot,
For years Pop" had ekprosaed n
desire 10 take r. ride undet two min
utes, but II was not until four voare
ago that he accomplished tbia Ana
~ was fitting that this ride waa taken
behind Napoleon Direct. h .5ox The
great son OF Walter Dlrect
Last season Pop" purdbased tbe
little pacing gelding. sanardo t.toX
for $1,000, and for the fri lime In
his career began giving okhlbltIona
Race secretaries were caJcr n Ell
his services at $500.
Nn'urnliy' ecer9 had Inct with
slight limp no shows liJl Jons a,
injury.