Judge — October 20, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains two golf-themed cartoon panels satirizing amateur golfers' excuses and incompetence. The top cartoon mocks women golfers making excuses ("Ladies, the guys I'm cadyin' for, just behind, want to know ain't there some place else where you can do this?"), suggesting female golfers obstruct male players and lack skill. The bottom cartoon ridicules a male golfer's poor technique ("Whoa, Bill, you'll never make it—you're holdin' your bag wrong!"), showing him swinging wildly while his caddy and companion observe in dismay. Both cartoons use exaggerated physical comedy and dialect humor typical of early Judge magazine. The satire targets golf's growing popularity among amateur players—both men and women—who lack proper form and etiquette, disrupting the sport's genteel reputation.