Life, 1921-10-13 · page 3 of 34
Life — October 13, 1921 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct pieces: **"Lines to a Golf Widow"** by James J. Montague is a humorous poem addressing a wife whose husband is obsessed with golf. The poem mocks how the husband initially promised to quit golf during winter, but by summer he's fully committed again—threatening to leave permanently if she objects. The satire targets golf's addictive nature and the sport's ability to dominate men's lives and marriages. **"Golf Nuisances"** (bottom cartoon) depicts a man who has just hit a notably loud golf shot. The caption jokes that this shot "will be heard round the world"—likely referencing the famous phrase about "the shot heard round the world" (Concord, 1775). The satire mocks golfers whose wild, poor shots become embarrassingly public spectacles.
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Lines to a Golf Widow James J. Montague F you had said eight months ago When January blizzards blew, And all the greens were deep with snow, That I must give up golf or you, I might have stayed the fatal step, I might, before it was too late, Have vowed that we should never sep- Arate. If, even in the early Spring, When we were playing winter rules, When mud flew thick at every swing, And balls fell “chug!” in casual pools, You’d been disposed to raise a row And talked of leaving me again, I might have listened to you now And then. Indeed, along in mid-July When sultry blew the listless breeze, And temperatures ran rather high— Say ninety-two or -three degrees, Had you the riot statute read Till I agreed to quit, I might— I can’t be sure—I might have said: “All right!” But now, when greens are hard and fast, And fairways like an emerald floor, When I have got the swing at last And confidently baw] out “Fore!” Your threat to part may be a bluff, Or you may really pack and go, But I shall not be home enough To know! Golf Nuisances The man who has just made the shot that will be heard round the world comicbooks.com