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Show at Chevy-Chase, has mado it well known that he wishes overy one who . enters Into a game with him to do his level best to beat him, and he has even leaned backward In his endeavor endeav-or to stand straight with respect to the dules. ; In fact, this suggestion has never . been necessary to any one who plays golf with the President, as the general gen-eral belief prevails that were any one I discovered In deliberately giving him ' a game as a delicate means of flattery flat-tery they would not again have an opportunity to contest on the green with him. Mr. Taft 1& a very careful golf play-; play-; er, striking the ball with deliberation ; and never making a random shot. Ho 1 plays a uniform game, and while he j can be depended upon to make a good score, ho Is not rated among the top notch experts. He admires a line play-I play-I er and could detect if such contestant I should fall to do his best. I TAFT WISHES GOLF PLAYERS TO PLAY TO BEAT HIM. Wachiuglon, March 30. The courtesy cour-tesy of permuting the monarch lo win In all sorts of games, In which he may bfcomo a contcstanL does not llnd lt counterpart In republican America", where the chief magistrate, President Taft, Indulges in any came. Mr. Taft, in a game ou the goll links |