Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1913 — How to Tell a “Sinker.” [ARTICLE]

How to Tell a “Sinker.”

The second hole of the Great Neck (L. I.) golf course is a mashie pitch over a pond. It strikes terror to the heart of many a beginner. Even the better players never think of using anything but a floater on this,hole. A golfer playing the course one day had an inexperienced caddie. When he came to this pond hole, he tossed the boy a ball and said; "Boy, will you find out if this is a sinker?” The lad took the ball and threw it into the pond, where It promptly sank. “Yes, sir, he said, “it Is a sinker."