Judge — June 30, 1923 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Cover (June 30, 1923) This cover illustrates a golf joke titled "One Up, Two to Play." The cartoon depicts two golfers mid-game: one player (lower left) has just hit his shot and appears concerned, while the other (upper right) reacts with alarm—his ball is heading directly toward him. The golf bag and numbered flag (16) indicate the hole number. The humor is visual rather than political: it plays on the awkwardness of golf when one player's shot endangers the other. This reflects golf's popularity as a leisure activity among the American middle and upper classes in the 1920s. The magazine, priced at 15 cents, targeted educated readers with this kind of genteel, sport-based humor typical of the era.