Show 0 R CE FOR OR a while they had golf goll reeling and hanging on the ropes but with the arrival of spring the old game has bounded back again agam Soldiers sailors marines airmen duffers dubs the tired businessman defense workers and many others who make up our aver aver- average average f fage age society today arc are once more swinging away with y the thc driver and and brassie or keeping k the niblick blazing hot There was a spell when many thou thousands sands who needed the exercise and the Grantland Rice recreation were ashamed to be seen with a bag of clubs Today in m clubs that are close dose to transportation centers there is a rush to play an increase even above last April Clubs oft otT the beaten track are arc take tak taking laking ing a trimming The others are arc doing extremely well Which is bet bet- better better better ter for Cor those able to get out once in a while than to sit brooding re re- replete replete with alcoholic stimulation It is surprising to know how many clubs which can cm be reached without gasoline or rubber arc are doing as well as they ever did The Old OId Story Returns Unless the situation changes we weare weare weare are quite likely to have again the theold old eld story of the vanishing hus hus- husband husband husband band the old sport of missing men I know of no one who told that story better than J. J P. P P McEvoy did many many years year ago It was to this effect effect- that stranger mother dear Look He knows us us aint aint he queer Hush my own dont don't talk so wild That's your father dearest child my father No such thing Father died away last spring Father didn't die you dub Father joined a golfing club Now the club is closed so he Has no place to go you see No place left for him to roam That is why hes he's coming co mg home hom te- te 4 Kiss him him him-he he wont won't hurt you child AU All these s golfing guys look wild The Important Side The important part of golf golt isn't the tournament side That happens to be only the window dressing The part of or the ancient game Is the hand to grapple among some two million or three million average players whose scores may range from Crom 85 to The 90 to the player has always been the stout backbone of the game gamesome gamesome gamesome some dour Scot invented over years ago These pay most of the dues keep most of the courses going and have most of the fun Most of these to to- today today day are middle aged or beyond mid mid- dle dle age Many of them range be be- between between between tween 70 and 90 There Is a big class between 40 and 60 Golf Goll as a so-called so rich mans man's game is out forever This is the day of or the municipal course There has been a sweeping trend in this direction and It will know a new boom when the thc war Is over ocr From reports received from many places around the bunkered map it itis itis itis is surprising the amount of golf now played in so many localities Especially over municipal courses that so often are easily reached roc ier's Challenge So the Cardinals and the Yankees are going to fight it out again next I fall Leo Durocher said The I Cardinals and the Yankees No one else And the Dodgers cant can't do any any- anything anything anything thing about it Well I cant can't agree with that The Dodgers will have a alot alot alot lot to say about it And well we'll say it with high class class pitching and a flock of base hits I think we have every bit as good a chance to win the National league pennant as the Cardinals have Yes they have the edge on us In hi speed But well we'll get just as good pitching and better hit ting I i doubt also If there will be bc any ther club as well I know there wont won't be another willing willingto to hustle more We still remember that ten game lead we blew late last summer That's something to re re- remember re- re member member and and we haven't forgotten It Dodger Pitching Strength Overlooking his busy squad Duro Duro- Durocher Durocher cher saved the major portion of his eloquence for tor his pitching staff Last summer he said Wyatt and Head together won 45 games James I honestly believe this same bunch through this new season will come close to 60 games Wyatt and Higbe are normally game 20 win win- ners And this time tune I think Head will hang around that mark Re Re- Remember Remember Remember member he be is only 23 years old Id I'd I say he is the most improved young pitcher Ive I've seen for years V |