OCR Text |
Show CLUES RACQUETS ROB iMlFiMj GOLF FAILS TO AFFECT NATIONAL GAn lJ i "" By BUXY EVANS. 1 11FHAT effect Is the growing popu-" popu-" larity of golf and tennis halng on baseball. I hae reference to its effect on the attendance at the games; also what part It may play In 3CCjrmln-Ing 3CCjrmln-Ing the future standard of skill. There Is no doubt that golf has weanod many a baseball fan from the gnm-. particularly the middle-aged middle-aged or older fans There conies a time In the life of every Individual where the need f or J exercise makes Itself apparent Golf' Is the ideal exercise, it offers Treh ! air in the outdoors with plenty ofi exercise yet lacking In strenuoslty Yet I don't believe golf has cut down the attendance at baseball! games to any appreciable ext.'ii True, It has taken man a fun to i the links instead of the ball field. Yet it seems that for every one who hajt been lost to golf ft new one wno perhaps per-haps cannot afford the game is developed de-veloped MERELY AMUSEMENT Baseball to 'he oldrr fan offers merely amusement Golf offers amusement amuse-ment plus oxerclse. Tennis, whiie it ban become very popular, hasn't materially affected the aif'-ndanrc nt the major league gamea Big tennis matches are not dally occurtences, hence tennis, as n magnet for th r'owds, does ri": i 11 In on baseball at all. Th remarkable crowds that have attended the major league races since the close of the war is proof positive posi-tive that the game Is more popular than ever All attendance records In every major league city have ben broken over and over aaln during the past three years Relative to the standard of play In the major leagues T am positive that sooner or Inter the prowlng popular-It', popular-It', of golf ond tennis Is certain to have a serious effect. Golf lures many a youngster who otherwise would be spending his spare time playing baseball. The position of caddy at the golf llnka offers good pay The bo s are well treated Most parents are de-Hghted de-Hghted to have, the youngsters spend th summer months as caddies If keeps them out of mischief. iDClden-tallv iDClden-tallv they get time to plov golf, nnd rr.nst of the clubs hold tourneys for the caddies At the present time Walter Hagen and Gone So.razen are the two mosi talked about golfers In the world. They are ex-caddles. The success oZ these two great players Is an Inspiration Inspir-ation to every youngster. Most of them get the championship g-orm and hope some day to emulate the deeds of Hagen and Sarazen Tennis Is n game that has a direct di-rect appeal to the youngster. The other da I ib talking to a prominent promi-nent American league pitcher who I bas two boys. He told me neither or them cared a great deal for basc-bal basc-bal Both are crack tonnls players. n. It a golf caddy hen not playing play-ing tennis. Neither golf nor tennis Is affecting attendance at '""tlonably ,no threatening tho tuZl fcH. nt baseball beuL m InjMW many yo-in, J J |