Judge — July 10, 1915 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# "The Golf Craze Hits Yapp's Crossing" This satirical cartoon mocks the sudden popularity of golf in early 20th-century America. The title suggests golf mania has reached even a small, rural community called "Yapp's Crossing." The image depicts chaos: dozens of people of various ages and social classes are engaged in golf activities—swinging clubs, chasing balls, and playing everywhere simultaneously. The scene includes vehicles, spectators, and general pandemonium throughout a town landscape. The satire targets two things: first, golf's transformation from an elite sport into a mass fad affecting all social classes; second, the disruption and absurdity this causes in ordinary communities. The "craze" language and crowded, chaotic composition suggest satirists viewed golf's popularity as an irrational mania rather than a legitimate pastime.