Judge — August 25, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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— JUDGE VAG ee nqg lH ave you, and I certainly it would just) spoil the whole darn thing, played Speak- casy Golf as yet? Well, my little kiddy widdies, it's more fun than you can shake a stick at and if you'll throw another log on the icebox, Uncle Junior will tell you all about this dandy game which he discovered while touring the J 1 you can lay out an eighteen-hole TyMe DY fs ' = ayas, and I had an awfully : course good time, too! Speakeasy Golf, or “Gowf,” as the (3) Methods of Play— natives pronounce it, was Speakeasy Golf is usually undoubtedly invented by the played Nassouse (with ~ two gentlemen who said cocktails) for all nine holes, % > “It's a long time between but if you like a particu- ; le 7 drinks.” and it and Mah — larly tough course try the B Jongy are all the rage now Long Tom, using ‘Tom Col- u in this Gotham city. There ins’ or long drinks. Try are already th courses in Manhattan, and as the V “a corporation employing two men other day, “This here Speakeasy Golf is he 1 national men EORTY-NINTH ST. thousand and make par ace! The way to play this quaint old pastime is as follows: GOLF CLUB (1) Laying Out the Course— (Winter “ Par Select nine (9) speakeasies, if - you can find that many in your | 1 | Bruno® fair city (ha, ha, ha!), and rate the “par” of each by the quality of liquor served. For example, if the libations in a certain spe casy are very, very good, make it | | a par + drink “hole”; if not so good, rate it a par 2 “hole,” ete. 1 Nick's _ ete. and another ete 6 Pelix’s ' (2) The Play—Each swallow, | ae — or sip, counts as a str and the Dizzy Club ! object of the no 8 | Tony’s ' doubt guessed by nd | = om eae if you haven't you must be awful- | | Frank and Jack's) 5 ly dumb, is to make a “hole” in as — : instance, if you drink three drinks in three swallows, or “strokes.” on a three-drink — ers may put their drinks together in the shape of a hole, you've made that hole in par. See how simple — double or triple cocktail and thus itis? Yes, isn’t it? If it takes you eight swallows make a hole in one, but they do so an to finish the three at their own risk. Sliding under the (0 t drinks, well, then, table is considered out of bounds and gin) | 4 you've made that the player forfeits the rest of ee hole incight. Sim- the game. Players may use | fal ple, isn't it? Each caddies, but. it | course must, of is ainst the have a rules for the rd andthe — caddies to tender in each the pls “hele” must keep around. cours arry yers President of drink hole with Collins! aid to me the Just go ahead and try! See i track of the strokes. A. spilled drink counts the same as a lost ball, so you must play another and take a penalty of two. stroke And be sure to replace all divots! You can play Medal or Mateh play, and if you finish the nine holes you certainly deserve a medal! After you have gotten so you can go around in under 90 on a four if 1 care! Another method of play is Bottoms Up. Ona three- | drink hole, for example, the first | one is a long drive (a long drink), the second an approach (a cock tail), and the third, a putt (a liqueur). On holes of more than three allow two putts on the green and one or more long drives. 1 really don’t like to talk about my self, but T made the Forty-ninth St. Course (see score card) in +4! ( Announcement—Entries for the | Metropolitan Open to be held Sept, 15th must be in by nest ) Speakeasy. Golf is usually played with “mixed” foursomes and it is only fair in such cases to give the ladies good handicaps. Twosomes have the privilege of playing through foursomes. On par 2 or 3 holes in Nassouse play- comicbooks.com