San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-24
TOURING PROS
FILL BAGGAGE
CARS ON TOUR
Travelling Golfers Pack
More Along Than No.
ton Drummers.
CLUBS AND CLOTHES
Some Specialize in One,
Some in Other, Some
in Both.
CLUBS AND CLOTHES
BY RAY MCCARTHY.

Travelling With Golf Professionals
Through the Southland. March "a
Did you ever see band of profess
sional golfers blow into town for a
tournament? The sight would remind
one of stories of Caesar and his array
OF spearmen, or knighted warriors
with their weapons. A golf profess
sional probably carries more baggage
than any other kind of athlete and
three-fourths of his equipment con-
sists of the utensils which aid him in
obtaining a livelihood. The other
fourth is made up of natty golf at
tire. In this. fellows like Hagen.
Sarazen and Hutchinson make a spe-
cialty.
A bag Of clubs of an ordinary tour
Ing professional consists of some
twelve or fourteen weapons. Gener-
ally speaking, each pro has in his kit
always four wooden clubs. three or
four irons, mashie, mashie niblick.
nblick and two putters. Some of the
pros go in more for wood than irons.
Others dote on irons. Jim Barnes is
an example of the latter kind.
Most of the leading professionals
are as particular and watchful of
their clubs as mother is of a baby.
Pullman 'porters are always given in
structions to handle the clubs with
care and to keep them away from the
steam pipes. The majority of these
stars are also great rummagers or
great traders. That is, they are al
ways rummaging for new clubs. Gene
Sarazen is constantly on the lookout
for new kind of putter. Any kind
or grooved club or concaved-face
weapon will Immediately attract the
attention of Jock Hutchison. Mike
Brady is ever watchful of new and
better shaft. Bill Melhorn is always
on the hunt for something new in
wood.
Worry About Clothes.
Walter Hagen, Jock Hutchinson and
Gene Sarazen are the Beau Brum-
mels of the game. They even give
more attention to their clothes than
they do to their clubs. Sarazen is
probably more careless of his clubs
than any other star in the game. Los
ing a club, any kind except putter,
does not disturb him as much is such
a loss would bother Barnes, for i'll
stance. But if "Genial Gene" lost
one of his pet neckties or fancy pair
of socks he would also lose a night S
sleep worrying about the loss.
One day last summer the writer
met him in New York as he was heat;-
ed towards his home in Pelham. He
invited the writer to ride out and
look over his new garden. But when
he arrived home, he promptly forgot
about the garden and spent the aft
ernoon bringing forth new styles in
sweaters, knickers, stockings, ties and
shoes.
Walter Hagen always carries an
extensive wardrobe wherever he goes.
On tour through California last win
ter he had three young wardrobe
trunks-not the regular kind-two
bags, two suitcases and his golf clubs.
And wherever Sir Walter went his
baggage went with him.
Jock Hutchison is no SLOUGH as
wearer of snappy apparel. The Sara.
zen-Hutchison team was one of the
most brilliant in the matter of at
tire of any that ever stalked the fair
ways. They not only know how to
wear the clothes-they know when to
sport them.
Some Care Not for Dress.
On the other hand, stars like Bill
Meblhorn and Jim Barnes care littlt
about dress. They are always neatly
groomed, but they never go out ~
their way TO doll up, no matter what
the occasion may be.
There was time when a profess
sional would have been barred from
the game for wearing knickers. Now
they all are in this kind of attire on
the links except Long Jim of Pei
ham fame. He still sticks to trous-
ers.
Freddie Mcleod has returned to
white flannels after trial with the
knickers Last summer at the Open
at Inwood, Jock Hutchinson decided
that he was going to make new man
and new champion out of the noted
Washingtonian. He persuaded the
wee Scott TO don a pair of his Hutch
ison's) knickers and then led him ont
for inspection. The novelty of Me
Leod appearing in Knockers was one
of the features of the tournament at
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