Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-26
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CT never knew a golfer who had
a mean character John ID. Rock
efeller. Is quoted IN an interview
on hts birthday
Feeling II TO be high time Mir.
Rockefeller was set right on this
matter, the following cases r
set before him. as taken from the
criminal records.
No. 1--Atwater l. Knippe
Mr.. Knipps was q member OF
the Hollyhocks Heights Country
club in a suburb Of New York. On
the afternoon OF July !, 1929, on
the concluding green Of a close
fours0me. MI. Knipps missed a six
inch putt He then shot his OPP
ponents, threw their bodies into
an old well. strangled the club pro
and set fire TO the clubhouse. The
peculiar feature OF the cask Is that
Mr.. Knipps hasn't cooled off yet.
No. 2-AI0ysius Nutcracker
On the morning Of August 5,
1911, Aloysius drove to his Great
swamps club for a round with other
business men. He had spent the
portance Of courtesy In all dealings
from the club instructor in order
I'd stra.ghten out his drive. Be-
levlng that he had az last MASTER
al this part or the game. ne insist
Cd that the round be for big money.
From the first tee he sliced into
the deep woods and got out onto
the fairway again In 5. From the
next tee he hooked on into a
swamp on the left and lost II. On
the third tee he missed the ball
completely. He then made a queer
gurgling noise, left the foursOrne,
rushed to the clubhouse and BRAIN
ed his instructor. What Is more. he
has never expressed the slightest
regret.
No. S.-Jadwin Erps. III
Mr.. Erp5' caS- Is somewhat diff
fcrent. He Is manager OF a large
business, but has been a golf ad-
dict for the last three easons. Mr..
Frps is never known 10 remain in
the office after l o'clock between
June l and October. He argues 70
his friends that a man must have
exercise. Last week. however, he
discharged three clerks for leaving
the office fitch minutes early
What makes his Ease particularly
fragrant Is that he has the plant
covered with wall and desk mottos.
such as The Secret OF Success IS
Hard Work"
No. A-Hemingway G.. Buckleband
Mr.. Buckleband is a regular
happiness boy at home and IN
business. He emphasizes the i'm
pcrtance ofc ourtesy in all dealings
with his fellow man. He prides
himself on giving every caller q
square deal and never being
abrupt. ruthless or impolite In
business contracts. His associates
call him Hap. on the Elderberry
Hills course he was observed four
times last week snarIinR at his
caddie. barking. IL told you not 70
rattle those clubs while I'm shoot
ingl" and otherwise making the
boys life quite an ordeal. The
caddies a ne ses abusive and
profane language whenever he
misGes 4 shot and that he never
tips a boy II he has lost a ball.
Touring Tragedies
Gore. oh quite.
rs X. Il. Scott:
He was tight
His brakes were not
John ID. Rockefeller has taken
elaborate steps to bar PETERS from
his estate. This shows a surprising
lack OF business sense. PETERS are
responsible for a big percentage OF
fhe national gasoline consump-
ton.
Ina Dodo. encountered staring
vacantlv at the sea the other dav,
was asked what wa wrong. I'm
surf bored. she replied.
The President Of Cuba has BOUGHT
an alarm clock. This is the first
definite proof OF the charge that
he IS not a fit man TO govern
Cubans.
A bottle cast adrift off the coast