Life — August 25, 1921 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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# "He Was a Scot" - A Golf Comic Strip This six-panel comic by A. B. Frost depicts a golf match between two men, apparently centered on Scottish golfing stereotypes. The narrative follows a friendly wager: one character bets ten dollars that an older Scottish golfer ("that old chap") can drive farther than another player's long drive. The punchline reveals the Scot's actual skill—he hits the ball so far that it strikes the other man in the head the next morning on the same golf course. The humor relies on period stereotypes about Scottish toughness and golfing prowess, combined with physical comedy. The "Scot" proves his claim through literal proof of superior distance, albeit with unintended consequences. This represents typical early-20th-century sports humor mixing national character caricature with slapstick outcomes.