Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
; Z. Pop" Baines Of Columbia
has 1t all figured out. AL the
INDIGESTION that he might have

Il. Pop BalneS OF COlumpla
has 1t all figured out. AL the
INDIGESTION that he might have
had regarding the number Of
games Of golf he has left before he
goes over to play on the Elysian links
has been tossed aside. "Pop," one Of
Columbias grand elderly gentlemen cit
would not be right to call him an old
mani has doped out this transient
matter Of golf. and has set his mind
at rest. for he figures he has no fewer
than 1900 games Of golf left, and pos
sibly more II he takes care of himself.
Five years or so ago he was not feel
ing SO well, and being an addict to golf
Qiking the game better than anything
else In fact) he sat down with Hugh
H. Saum, his son-in-law, and tried to
figure out how many games of golf he
could play II he lived for 10 years more.
At that time Baines was 81 years Of
age and doggone good golfer for even
the youngsters TO tackle. He and Saum
normal expectation of living for 10
more years, basing the guess on the
Biblical three score and 10 years given
for the normal life of man, but cutting
on three years just In case Of accident.
Five years has passed, and Pop" has
kept pretty close to schedule. Once in
q while he goes to the races, when the
bang-tails are in Maryland, and some
times he goes to the ball game, but
generally he can be found out at
Columbia anytime around 1880 o'clock
with his golf game all made up with
Clark Grif1ith and Ed Eynon.
He doped 1t out 10 years back that
800 games q year for 10-year period
would give him 5000 games, so you can
see that Baines is somewhat an addict
to this game Of golf. Along about mid
January, when cold winds blow across
his beloved Columbia course, Baines
begins to think of the South, and along
about that time Clark Grifith begins
TO think the same thoughts. So the
two usually pile into Baines' big car,
down below the Mason and Dixon line.
Last year they went to Biloxi, where the
Washington ball club trains. For years
they had been going TO Tampa, where
the ball club also trained, and where
Pop" played a good part Of his allot-
ment of golf games
You know, boys" Baines said yester-
day, II don't feel any older than I did
five years ago. And with q little luck
I might I'LL out those 5000 games. OF
course II my putting goes back on me,
and begin worrying about 1t, / may
not do 1t, for they tell me nothing ages
a man more than worry. And If Griff
keeps on knocking those approaches so
close to the hole he may cut me of,
but don't think he can keep on. Any
how, I'm having q good time playing
on borrowed time, and I feel as II /
can beat that estimate"
Some years ago Baines used to be an
indefatigable tournament player. He
played in them all, and although he
didn't win much in the way Of silver he
was not an easy man to beat And
just to show that the old kick still
remains. Pop" breezed around Column
bia not long ago in IS strokes. missing
Q little peewee putt on the eighteenth
hole for a IS. IF I hadn't been so
anxious to hole 1t, IL might have gone
in" Pop said. But rs was the best
/ had done, and wanted that u.s."
How would you like, after getting well
past the threescore mark. to be able to
play a course like Columbia in six more
than par?
pop" and Clark Grifath play almost
every day. except when Crit" is busy
on one Of his scouting expeditions, out
In the bushes hunting for what Pop"
calls ivory" Yes, Griff does some Of
his own scouting. Joe Engle Is not the
only scout the Washington club has
And Grif thinks Il worth while even
to cancel game OF golf with Baines to
go out In the sticks and look at q
promising bit of base ball material
Those struggles on the links between
Baines and Grifhth would make fine
material for O golf novel, for they are
knock-down, drag-out affairs, with no
quarter asked or given.
a LITTLE cold, Q little sleepy and
"A about ready to quit this early
morning business, the "Oily Boids"
Of Rock Greek Park still continue to
come out these cold mornings to Tight
out their links battles as dawn breaks
over the Rock Creek Park hills. Harry
Graham, manager ut Rock Creek Park,
says there are not so many Of the sun
dodgers out these chilly Fall mornings,
but they still continue TO come out In
small numbers to play In their monthly
tournaments. They have concluded the
second round In the November tourney
with the following results: Gchrader
defeated White, Poison defeated Dick
nson. Emeish defeated HOFFMAN. First