Life, 1921-07-14 · page 7 of 34
Life — July 14, 1921 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This six-panel comic by A.B. Frost depicts a golf ball's chaotic journey after a poor shot. The narrative follows the errant ball as it: 1. Flies toward the road 2. Attracts children's attention 3. Hits a sleeping farmer, dozing motorist, and horse on a country road 4. Strikes a traveling caravan of automobiles, causing a multi-vehicle collision 5. Results in arguments between the farmer and motorist over blame 6. Leaves the golfers hidden, hoping to avoid responsibility The satire mocks both the emerging automobile culture (early 1900s) and upper-class golf recreation, showing how one careless moment creates cascading chaos affecting working-class rural people. The golfers' escape while others suffer the consequences suggests class-based irresponsibility.
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