Evening star., 1923-02-11

Harmon said, derisively. You didn't
hit it. anyhow; you pushed it,.
| Mr.. Bassett felt that there were
many Objectionable qualities in Mr..
!. Harmon that he had not previously
| noticed He decided that the best
thing for Mr.. Harmon was humilia-
ton.
! you've got a thingamajig like the
one I hit the ball with" he said,
provocativeIy. "rf you think you're
so good YOU try hitting with that
| and see what happens"
Harmon appealed to the starter. Els
that kind of thing lie. got the
kind of thing TO hit the ball with:"
! he demanded
| Not here" the starter said. That's
| what's called a putter You use that
when you get down on the green.
The thing to hit with is driver,
| like the one YOU used
| "Ahah. What did | tell YOU" Mr..
Harmon crowed. THAT thing you
hit 1t with amt the thing TO hit it
with at all"
"Is there a rule against hitting ii
with this thing here?" Mr.. Bassett
! asked.
| The starter shook his head. NO.
he confessed. There's no rule
against it; you can hit it with that
if you want TO-
"Ahah." Mr.. Bassett exclaimed jubi-
lantly. What YOU got TO say about
| i now He says there's no rule
against it
well. maybe there isn't any rule
Mr. Harmon admitted, grumblingly'
as lie placed his ball for second
try. But there's right WAYS of doing
things and things ought TO be done
that way. whether there's rules or
not. There amt no rules that say
not to eat pie with your knife. but
just the same you don't eat pie with
your knife, do you?'
Then he added maliciously: "Or
maybe you do" 4 man who'd hit
the ball with that thing YOU got
there, when you know it amt the
thing to hit it with wouldn't be
surprised il he would eat pie with
his knife
; well. if | couldn't get the pie to
nv mouth with my fork Wlthou'
! dropping il, ! guess | would use my
knife" MIR. Bassett declared
rather do something the wrong way
than do it the right way and not &c
anything. like you did
Mr.. Harmon scowled fercely at th'
little white ball at his feet, threaten
ed It yiciously with his club ant
r.&1 hi OF o.
= The little white pellet trickled lazil!
down the course for few yards ant
.topped. Mr.. Harmon waddled afte
!. it and savagely swung at it agaii
with his driver. whereupon Mr.. Bas
; sett gently tapped his ball with hi
putter and the game was on.
j.. Mr., Bassett won the first hole in st
; Mr.. Harmon taking a.. They pante'
;, and perspired throughout the after
noon. and ultimately succeeded il
p playing five holes. four OF which All
q Bas.ett won. Mr.. Harmon. however
won the last hole in a triumphant 2
and started for home much elated.
/, IT was just beginning to get tn
:, idea of the thing" he explained t
:. Ba.sett, a. they limped wearily TO
= ward the elevated. You hold tn
: lclub like this" He stopped, tired a
!. he was, drew a club from his bag an
a illustrated.
: you hold the club like this an
II then you hit the ball this way" II
d shifted his position slightly. "Trou
r BILE with me, was hitting at the bal
like this" He illustrated again.
Mr.. Bassett shook his head dispar
aringly. THAT amt right" he saie
n He also drew a club from his bag.
e was watching some Of those FELLOW
$ that do it so good and noticed the
O hit this way" Whereupon Mr.. Ba.
t sett obliged with an illustration.
e rs that so?" said Mr.. Harmon, true
: uientIy. Well, I'll tell you what T.
]. do with you. I'm not a betting mai
Is but I'll just bet you dollar that IN
a next time We play beat you!'
d you're on" said Mr.. Bassstt
h. ldon't like to take your money, but
a you're bound to throw 1t away,