The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
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BY ''Skeets" Watson

Well, here i am, just a. little
golf ball. After leaving the fac
tory and finding myself comfort.
able. in the hands Of Cy Mcdonald,
who leads the hitters for A. G..
Spalding and Bros, 1 was deli
vered to Billy Collins, at the re-
quest of Freddie Mcleod and finally
found resting place in the golf
shop at the Columbia Country
Club.
Here. / was given over to Darcy
Bannagan. McLeod's good man
Friday" who put me in a case
and offered me for sale. Trouble
has just started as knew before
long / will find myself in the hands
of some duffer and have the day.
lights knocked out of me. or be cut
to pieces by the weilder of some
wicked club.
knew 4 am guaralltA for
" holes play, but there are
players and players. Now there
are just two balls left in the
box and / am sure it won't
be long now.
It was Saturday, well as I can
remember, and "Reds" Bannagan
was calling off the names of the
players who wanted their clubs
which are stored in the caddy
house. First to come on the tee
just after lunch was Ralph B.
Fleharty. w. w. Kockendefer. AL
Gardner and Bob Eller. Now, /
hope / don't get into the hands
of the last one. for he hits the
ball to hard. That boy could put
crease in a mail order catalogue
I'm safe. they bought no balls.
Then came along James +. Baines,
Hugh Saum. l.. E. Sinclair and John
C.. Mclaughlin. Wonder where
these fellows got all the balls they
play with? Albert Mackenzie. his
son Roland, Fred Paxton and Miller
| Stevenson were next and could
hear Reds calling out their names.
l would have been delighted to be
pounded around by Roland, for he
hits nice clean shot.
Good night, here / go to
Charlie Orme. He just bought
another ball and myself and 20
cigars. I'm in for a terrible
time now and feel as comfort.
| able as the heat from a celIu-
IOid collar. Charlie begins to
Initiate a steam engine with
the cigar he is smoking.
Alex Bum, Charles O'Neil. Walter
| Cox and Joseph Trew have just
| finished on IS. Wonder who this
! Orme is playing with. Let's see
there is his brother Edgar. Bert
| Schaffer and Jimmy Strayer in the
| foursome. What a. bunch this is.
| Edgar is the only man who ever
| out. talked Cy Cummings and StrayeT
can out laugh Puck"
| Just as l expected, am topped
on the first shot and / roll into
the ditch just in front of the tee,
Out comes the old niblick, looks
| like I'll get a nice cut. How long
will this last. I'm finally in the
cup in 10 tough shots, all topped.
| This Chile" takes a mean swing
| and on every shot ! am flattened
| out like a pancake. On the second
| hole / am driven into the rough
| and 1t looks as though 1 am safe
from this bird, as he will never
| find me.
Bob Cummings. Robinson
White, Sam Morse, Claude
Watts and Hugh Mackenzie
| have just gone through us
while they look for me. Well,
! Charlie gave me up for lost
and rest the night i'm the cold
to he stumbled upon by o. j.
DeMOll ON Sunday.
| Otto is with three hOrsemen
| Eugene Colt. Percy Thompson and
| Col. Leroy Heron. On the sixth
| hole / am out of bounds on a bad
drive and lost in the woods. Here
remain for some time when a
/ small boy discovers me. ] begin
to feel like old RIP" and after a
few smacks from him on the
public links ! am sold to Maury
Posey and / start off again making
record tours. Sam Hubbell ana
Bob Dugan are with Posey. These
| fellows play at least thirty-six holes
and my time limit is nearly up.
| / drop right out of sight in the
open and the next afternoon l am
picked up by Ed Barnes, playing
with Sam Miller and Harry
| Graham.
Just how got out to Indian
Spring in the hands of John f.
Mccormack will never be known
| but / am sure Of one thing when
| he gets through with me 1t will
be the end of perfect day.