New York, Feb. 17.
What is the greatest gamble in sports? During the past decade any number of people have asked me that question, and my answer always has been the same: "Golf.
Competitive golf is the hardest of all sports to figure. Form means nothing in this game of the fairways and greens, And it costs a certain party plenty of money to learn this, I am referring to old Jack Doyle, the Broadway price maker, I figure "Old Man Broadway" just about broke even on his wagers on sports during the past 40 years, But Jack will tell you he never made a dime on golf, But Doyle still has plenty of money that he garnered from the stock market—about which he knew nothing at all, And he will have if he quits golf, says Bob Brumby, golf expert of the New York Daily News, Brumby says Montague is a great club golfer—a chap who will go out in almost any foursome and "go to town." But when the chips are down in a tourney and the crowd is pressing on the ropes, Brumby says Montague will not win any big tournaments,
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