Well Mr Thomas got a 7 on the 3rd and he said well it is no wonder I am off of my game today as I was up ½ the night with my teeth.
Well said Mr Carter if I had your money why on the night before a big tournament like this I would hire somebody else to set up with my teeth.
Well I wished I could remember all that was said and done but any way Mr Thomas kept getting sore and sore and we got to the 7th tee and he had not made a decent tee shot all day so Mr Blake said to him why dont you try the wood as you cant do no worse?
By Geo I beleive I will said Mr Thomas and took his driver out of the bag which he had not used it for 3 yrs.
Well he swang and zowie away went the ball pretty near 8 inchs distants wile the head of the club broke off clean and saled 50 yds down the course. Well I have got a hold on myself so as I dont never laugh out loud and I beleive the other men was scarred to laugh or he would of killed them so we all stood there in silents waiting for what would happen.
Well without saying a word he come to where I was standing and took his other 4 wood clubs out of the bag and took them to a tree which stands a little ways from the tee box and one by one he swang them with all his strength against the trunk of the tree and smashed them to H and gone, all right gentlemen that is over he said.
Well to cut it short Mr Thomas score for the first 9 was a even 60 and then we started out on the 2nd 9 and you would not think it was the same man playing, on the first 3 holes he made 2 4s and a 5 and beat Mr Carter even and followed up with a 6 and a 5 and that is how he kept going up to the 17th hole.
What has got in to you Thomas said Mr Carter.
Nothing said Mr Thomas only I broke my hoodoo when I broke them 5 wood clubs.
Yes I said to myself and if you had broke them 5 wood clubs 3 yrs ago I would not of broke my back lugging them around.
Well we come to the 18th tee and Mr Thomas had a 39 which give him a 99 for 17 holes, well everybody drove off and as we was following along why Mr Klabor come walking down the course from the club house on his way to the 17th green to join some friends and Mr Thomas asked him what had he made and he said he had turned in a 93 but his handicap is only 12 so that give him a 81.
That wont get me no wheres he said as Charley Crane made a 75.
Well said Mr Thomas I can tie Crane for low net if I get a 6 on this hole.
Well it come his turn to make his 2nd and zowie he hit the ball pretty good but they was a hook on it and away she went in to the woods on the left, the ball laid in behind a tree so as they was only one thing to do and that was waste a shot getting it back on the fair so that is what Mr Thomas done and it took him 2 more to reach the green.
How many have you had Thomas said Mr Carter when we was all on the green.
Let me see said Mr Thomas and then turned to me, how many have I had caddy?
I dont know I said.
Well it is either 4 or 5 said Mr Thomas.
I think it is 5 said Mr Carter.
I think it is 4 said Mr Thomas and turned to me again and said how many have I had caddy?
So I said 4.
Well said Mr Thomas personly I was not sure myself but my caddy says 4 and I guess he is right.
Well the other men looked at each other and I and Joe Bean looked at each other but Mr Thomas went ahead and putted and was down in 2 putts.
Well he said I certainly come to life on them last 9 holes.
So he turned in his score as 105 and with his handicap of 30 why that give him a net of 75 which was the same as Mr Crane so instead of Mr Crane getting 1 dozen golf balls and Mr Thomas getting ½ a dozen golf balls why they will split the 1st and 2nd prize makeing 9 golf balls a piece.
Tues. May 2.
This was the first ladies day of the season and even Joe Bean had to carry for the fair sex. We cadded for a 4 some which was Miss Rennie and Mrs Thomas against Mrs Doane and Mrs Carter. I guess if they had of kept their score right the total for the 4 of them would of ran well over a 1000.
Our course has a great many trees and they seemed to have a traction for our 4 ladies today and we was in amongst the trees more then we was on the fair way.
Well said Joe Bean theys one thing about cadding for these dames, it keeps you out of the hot sun.
And another time he said he felt like a boy scout studing wood craft.
These dames is always up against a stump he said.
And another time he said that it was not fair to charge these dames regular ladies dues in the club as they hardly ever used the course.
Well it seems like they was a party in the village last night and of course the ladies was talking about it and Mrs Doane said what a lovely
