Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-12
SPORTS PARADE
Ry HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK. July II UP Alex
j Morrison. the golf teacher. has
Just published his second volume on
the game.
1t is titled Better Golf without
Practice and when you recall thai
Morrison's first book was "A New
WAY to Better Golf" it becomes OBJ
vious what the third volume of the
trilogy will deal with when written.
1t is almost certain to be Better
Golf Without Playing It at All "
and l unhesitantingl predict that
1t not only will have tremendous
sale, but that it will go a long way
toward eradicating much misery and
suffering. and earn for the author
place in posterity as a great hu-
manitarian
III his current book Professor Nor
rleon advocates relaxing in a char
and practiclng Your golf game mcnt-
ally instead of physically. Unfor-
tunately. he doesn't allow the stu
dent To stay there throught the en-
tire book After four reStful chap
tors he suggests that you get out
on the golf course and try out 4
few things you have been contem-
plating in the case of YOU morris
chair-your Alex J. Morrison chair.
so to speak.
Now the present book is a great
TO- vi q inJ- !,
success. but Volume No. 3 is the
little gem we can hardly wait for
Alex to write.
Golf without playing golf What a
boon to mankind
No more tampcrcd tcmpcrs, No
more aching feet, no more bliSters
or sunburn No more descent into
trcacherous traps No more caddies
who smlrk and laugh. No moro II
holes tn struggle through just the
cool and comfort of the 10Th hole
where the game will be played from
beginning to end. and where every
man will bc national champion
Think of what delightful affair the
club champion would be under tho
golf without actually playing 20 |
conditions.
All the contestants would gather
in the 18th hole. slip into somcthin.
cool and slip something cool into
themselves. and then mentally play
the l8 holes
Those who couldn't come to thu
club could call in their scores anC
it is not al all inconcieVablc thai q
gentleman laid up at home with thu
gout could win the championship
It is obvious that if this new system
of golf IS adopted scores are golnt
To get a great deal better. TIE 81
and Cos of the Thompsons. I.ittlcs
Sneads and Nelson's of today Won
stand up against your mental gol
scores OF tomorrow Il is entirely
likely that scores Of IL for 18 holc'
Will become common and that Z
hole n-onc cYen on 3af five holca
will bc good only for = half.
That mental golf is not entirely
impossible bni rather Is delightful
camc. has been proved by mono othc
than FIcldn" r. Yost. Michigan
grand old man OF tho sport H
has been PLAYING it for years H.
soeg around tho course with no clubs
no ball no caddY and. decide wher'
his perfect shot should have landed
Mr. Yost has never been over par
never been in a trap, never had tt
hack his way out of the rough. anc
never missed a short putt and /!
several million dollars ahead in men.
tai bets. Mrs. Yost says his is thr
perfect way to play He gets al
the exercise he wants. and is never
haunted BY an inability to affair
perfection.
You'll have to excuse me Row
have just thought myself 4 sen-
sational % and I'm in Il hHf, Il
/ post II II might be- Pood en.m Il
10 WIN The fourth fllght.