The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-25
SPORTS
Escorts
NOTED GOLFER
CAN DRIVEFAR
WITH A PUTTER
Jock Hutchinson Won a Few
Bets at White Bear Club
Last Summer

Chicago. Jan. 25.---(P-Although
not ciasscd as trick golfer like Joe
kirkwood, there are few stunts
in the golf bag OF Jock Hutchls on,
formerly British open champion, it
was revealed today by member Of
the expedition which Hutchison ac-
companicd through the northwest
last summer The Chicago profess
siona conjurcs his marvels ut long
distance with a puttcr instead Of dis
playing legerdemain on the putting
green.
Hdtchison uses an aluminium head
cd putter, which has no loft on the
face, and has the head set almost at
right angles to the short shaft
His ability with this club, not hav-
ing reached the ken of most golfers,
permitted him to win wagers from
the uniformed who were satisfied to
lose for the privilege of seeing the
exhibition.
Statements Challenged
1t was ut the White Bear Yacht
Club, st. Paul, that 'the Hutch" as
he IS familiarly known. first work
ed his one club wizardry. In con
vcisation with local golfers, Hutchi-
son contended that it was the swing
and timing that made for distance.
regardless of the club. lie averred
that he could ontdrivc the ordinary
player. using his putter.
'I'm pretty good driver" inter
rnpted one st. Pant player. II get
well over 200 yards with my wooden
clubs, and ri wager $40 that you
can't drive rs far with that splndling
putter as | do with driver"
tnLr hat al, nt
l out-drive you"
The challenger pat all the energy
Of his 1870 pounds into "a straight
drive that took the ball 225 yards
before it stopped. It looked as
though the Scot would have to
squeeze out $40, but before reaching
for his wallet he took his putter and
drove. The ball went 80 yards.
Given Another Chance
"Ill give you chance to get evcn,"
sympathized Hutchison. "Ill bet this
same bill that | can make the first
hole in par four with only the put
ter" The hole is not only 3Si yards
long hut the green is on the brow of
hill whose face is Il mammoth sand
trap. The exposed back Of the pit
rises even higher than the green, SO
that the ball must carry to the car
pet. The wager was affirmed.
Jock drove even better this time,
getting 240 yards, and with twist
Of the wrists he managed to lift the
ball high in the air for lao more
with the straight faced club, landing
it at the edge Of the green whence
he holed in two puts and won.
After the small gallery had mar
veleu over this performance and con-
dcled with the loser all the way
back to the clubhouse, Hutchinson as
sumed a compassionate expression
and said:
The Third Wager
Il took an advantage OF you, but
here's another-ehance. | noticed that
you had SIS left. so I'll bet you even
against five that can hit a golf ball
with my niblick and be up with its
flight in time to catch it before it
hits the ground"
Again the pact was sealed. The
Scot dropped the ball, laid the back
Of his niblick blade flat to the turf
slid it under the pellet with sharp
rap that sent the globule high in the
air almost perpendicularly from
where it lay. He took one step for
ward, seized the descending ball with
one hand and then one step back, as
in Charleston, and snatched the SIS
with the other hand.