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Show THE SEPTEMBER AMERICAN MAGAZINE Iu tho September American Maga-zlno Maga-zlno Jerome D. Travcrs, four times amateur golf champion ot tho United Unit-ed States writes, tho second article In his scries ot four articles on golf. Tho present nrtlclo Is entit led "Tho Winning Shot," and it shows that tho putter Is far and away tho most Important golt stick, and ho tells how to use It. These articles arti-cles by Travers are Just as Interesting Interest-ing to non golt players as to players becauso they aro filled with dramatic stories ot exciting games participated participat-ed In by great players. As a matter of Interest, there are in tho United States today about 800,000 golf players. play-ers. In the samo Issue Edna Ferber writes another Emma McChesnoy story entitled "The Self Starter" In which Emma McChes'ney's son, Jock starts out in tho advertising business on a largo scale. , Owen Davis, who has written and produced 1C0 melodramas of the "Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Modol" variety, writes a most interesting article ar-ticle entitled "Why I Quit Writing Melodrama." Georgo Fitch writes a comic piece, about vlllngo bands. Ray Stannard Baker writes another Interesting let-tor let-tor in Ills now sorles called "Seeing America." Number CC06, a convict In a western penitentiary, writes a, remarkablo story entitled "Death Cell Visions," In which he tells how It feels to be under death sentence ho himself having been In that predicament pre-dicament at ono time. A contributor .who has been married twenty-five years writes "A Husband's Story" in which ho relates many ot tho experiences exper-iences ho and his wife had In bringing bring-ing up their children. Tho prize winning letters are published pub-lished In .tho contest entitled "Tho Hnpplest Married Couplo I Know." 'The "Interesting People" department is filled with good reading. Stephen Lencock, known ns tho "Canadian Mark Twain," contributes "Arcadian Adventures with tho Idlo Rich." James Montgomery Flagg, whoso pictures pic-tures and comic writings nppcar In every lssuo of tho American Magazine Maga-zine contributes a series In words and pictures entitled "Why Thny Parted" satires on differences of temperament between husbands and wives. |