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Autor/Urheber: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979, Lizenz: No restrictions

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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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hip of the WesternGolf Association began at Flossmoor and under unusu-ally pleasant conditions for me. It was realized thatif I expected to win any of the big events I must playthem under more comfortable conditions and so ithappened that for the first time I was able to have aroom at the clubhouse for the event. How I did appre-ciate the luxury of rest and quiet afforded by that littleroom. It afforded me everything I needed to keep inshape. What a happiness it was to be able to eat aleisurely breakfast, and then take a few unhurried foot-steps to the first tee, instead of rising at daybreak forthe long ride from Rogers Park to the city, then acrossthe town and far out into the country. I was paired in the qualifying round with HaroldFisher of the Denver Country Club, and made 78 forthe first half, five strokes behind the leader, WarrenWood. The next 18 holes handed me a 77—a total of155 for fourth place. Warren Wood made another 73,winning the low medal with a wonderful 146. E. M.
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Photo by Pietzcker, St. Louis. Chick Evans, jnst after winning the 1915 Western Amateur atCleveland.

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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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Photo by Pietzcker, St. Louis. This position evidently looked best to Evans in 1906. Thephoto was taken just before the Western Amateur golf tourney atSt. Louis.
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Chick Evans just before winning his first Western Amateur?olf championship in 1909.

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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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Photo by Davison, Kansas City, Mo. Comrades of the links. Warren K. Wood and Chick Evans,snapped on the Excelsior Springs, Mo., course in 1915.
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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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Photo by Pietzcker, St. Louis. An early picture of Evans. It was taken in 1911, just afterhis return from abroad, arid shows his position in putting at thattime. Auctioneers on the Links 273 and bound in morocco, presented to me on MemorialDay the following year. The resolutions were passedby the Edgewater Club in December, 1918. They recitedhow I had been on the road, almost constantly, fromApril 23 to Oct. 5 in the interest of Red Cross golf;how I had played in 41 different cities traveling approxi-mately 26,000 miles, and how I had assisted in raising$300,000 under the management of the Western GolfAssociation. CHAPTER XXII DEFENDING MY TITLES A season bare of honors — Back to the WesternAmateur — Keeping pace with the pros —Thrill of a lifetime at Roslyn precedes victory inthe National. The scene of my defense of the Open Championshiptitle, which I had held since 1916, was the Brae BurnCountry Club, near Boston. The time was June. Itwas earlier than usual, and if I had not b

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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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Finishing a low cleek shot.
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End of the back stroke in a full iron shot. Note the straight-ened right knee, position of left shoulder, and also length of backstroke.

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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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-off, as it were, at the end of the upstroke. If you follow through with more of the right handunder stroke you get a higher flight, and that is whatyou want. Dont be too quick about making a shot. That braceof the left leg is a bully good thing. Dont try to doall the work yourself. Remember the all-arms stroke. THE MIDIRON The midiron is another useful club and I play it for~all shots within what is called a midiron distance. Thisvaries with different players — to me it means from170 to 190 yards. In this connection I quote here frommy diary of practice a statement of fact that should beimpressed upon the mind of every golfer: It is onlythrough practice that one learns the carrying power ofeach club, and when once learned consistent use shouldbe made of the knowledge. Many a shot has beenspoiled by a man who stood hesitating beside his ball.I make a practice of sizing up the position of my ballwhile walking up to it, and before I reach it I have anidea which club I am going to use.
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Top of a half mashie shot.

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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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The three grips which have helped to make Evans a champion.His present putting grip is shown in the left hand corner; oppositeis the all-important position of the left thumb. Below is shown hispresent grip for all shots except the putt.
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The address. Matches Not in the Book 305 the eleventh, the Old Circus Ring, Mr. Foster got intoa bunker and lost the match. We had other freak stunts. Once Harry Turpie car-ried a tall poplar, on the sixth hole, that had been thedespair of all golfers. Once he and I drove balls verysuccessfully from the crystal of President Brocklebankswatch. This was considered quite a stunt. The moreexpensive the watch the more difficult the trick. CHAPTER XXV SHOTS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM Persistence keynote to success on the links —Change comes with rubber-core ball — Run-upshots and their value — Harry Vardon correctsgrip. In these chapters on instruction I aim to put in abrief way what I have learned during the almost con-stant playing of golf up to 1920. I may not fully realizethis, but I should like to be able to show how the pathof progress may be shortened, for, although I finallyreached my objective, I came a long, discouraging way,honeycombed with pitfalls. It may be surmised that Imust

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Title: Chick Evans' golf book
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Evans, Chick, 1890-1979
Subjects: Golf
Publisher: New York, Chicago, Pub. for T.E. Wilson & co., by the Reilly & Lee co., Chicago
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shot or not.Mr. Leask had made the remark that he had never madea hole in one, and would buy if he did. It seemeda safe remark. He did not know that a joke had beenplayed on him until he had set em up. We had our share of unusual matches at Old Edge-water, and I recall one very particularly. It was aboutthe first time that I ever galleried, and I enviedthe caddies, who were, I think, Joe and Dan Morheiser.One of the participants in the match was HowardRuggles, a fine baseball player. It was said he couldthrow a ball farther than any other man in the UnitedStates. The other was George B. Foster, a stout, calmgolfer, carefully deliberate in his actions. In the matchMr. Ruggles was to throw the ball around the course, andMr. Foster to play it in the usual way. It was in thehard ball days, and a good wooden shot then meantabout 150 yards. The match was a great and exciting occasion, andthere were many out to watch it. It ended even up forthe nine holes, and two extras had to be played. On
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The three grips which have helped to make Evans a champion.His present putting grip is shown in the left hand corner; oppositeis the all-important position of the left thumb. Below is shown hispresent grip for all shots except the putt.

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