Judge, 1930-09-27 · page 7 of 36
Judge — September 27, 1930 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# "The Most Versatile Bag in Your Club" This humor piece by Jack Cluett satirizes club members' suggestions for accommodating non-golfers. The text describes increasingly absurd proposals: hiding magazine installments in grass, using bridge games, arranging artificial thunder showers for ping-pong, and discussing children during foursomes. The top cartoon shows a chaotic scene of people being thrown from a window amid tangled ropes—exaggerating the club's desperation to entertain everyone. The bottom cartoon depicts an "amateur movie maker" accidentally shooting a revolver during filming, panicking a woman and children—presumably illustrating how adding non-golf activities creates dangerous chaos. The satire's point: country clubs can't actually serve everyone; attempts to be "versatile" venues produce ridiculous and dangerous complications.
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The Most Versatile Bag in Your Club By Jack Cluett ue chairman of the House Committee rapped for order. “Gentlemen, [have called this meeting to order for the benefit of all club members who don't play wolf. L think I have a scheme whereby we can create a olting atmosphere for every member of this club, whether he plays golf or not. The mere fact that a man or woman has never been around the course should not preclude him the delights experienced by the followers of the and ancient game.” ou mean,” remarked the second member of the com- mittee, “that the magazines should be hidden in the tall "s Creek?” ied the chairman. “And, every time a r wishes to read a continued story, he must hunt for his magazine in the rough. It lends a golfing atmos- phere, you see The third member spoke up: “Lf he can’t read his story from where it lies, he must toss it over his shoulder and skip one instalment.” “The idea can also be ca said the fourth member. finesse, she can throw the bridge table into the swimming pool and say: ‘Well, T'll be re “And she must play her next card from the pool or lose 1 trick,” suggested the chairman, ried out in a bridge game,” f Mrs. Marvin misses a The second member said: “For ping-pong. play » artificial thunder showers to add re: When things are going beautifully, buckets of water can be dumped onto the players, and the only shelter will be a poplar tree without any leaves. If the players try to run to a dry part of the clubhouse, they'll have automatic sprinklers turned on them, and the steward will throw hurdocks at their legs.” ors we can arran, ism. Larvelous!” exclaimed the third member. “And,” he continued, . Ide are talking about their childr and talk through 1 mixed foursome, discussing the merits of the Junior League.” “After a dinner party everyone (Continued on page 31) JUDGE Dir (amateur movie maker)—This shot oughta panic the x Foreman or Piano Movens—L them bums is jes’ makin’ more % Don't worry, lady vork for themselves. ife and kids! comicbooks.com