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Highland Park Press, 19 May 1927, p. 6

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aot Continued from page 1 turn to the putting machine, which accurately records the length of your put from one to ninety feet. ‘The driving machine is of wood conâ€" | struetion; about 7 by 8 feet in measâ€" urement, over the front of which is | faced with a heavy canvass, on which | there is marked a three foot target;| fairways are noted, also rough. The| sphce about 6 inches deep back of the canvas is air inflated by an electric! motor pump. The greater volume of mir being in the space of target and fairway, lessening gradually in volâ€"| ume towards the sides of the machine, so that a ball driven inside the target or on the fairway will displace a greater volume of ait, than a like ball driven to the side,â€"therefore in the first instance will register a greater distance than a ball driven off to the side. The motor keeps the volume of air in the chamber uniform. You can play any course on this machine, using any club scoreâ€"card. Also, Mr. Decker has very cleverly sporty 9â€"hole course, noting a creek running through it; making it necesâ€" sary to play four water holes. Fun Rally Everybody invited to scout fun rally at "Cabin in the Woods." When the starters signal sounds next Saturday The June court of award for troops of the Highland Park vicinity will be held on the beach, according to an announcement from the court of honâ€" or committee, of which Dr. Geo. B. Lake is chairman. In case of bad weather the court will be held inside as usual, but the plan is for an outâ€" door presentation of awards at which the parents are invited. It is even hinted that marshmallows may be present for an "afterâ€"theâ€"court" treat. ‘The court of award will be preceded in the afternoon by the customary beard of review. New Scout Troop at Northbrook _ ; see which troop is fastest or best Northbrook‘s first scout troop, troop prepared to win, as to bring all the No. 61, of the North Shore area, was troops together, the weak and the formed last Friday night. Four paâ€" strong alike, in a big afternoon of trols were started and plans for the fun. 3 progress of the next few weeks were . Variety in Events worked out. The troop will meet evâ€" A contest for speed in boiling watâ€" ery Friday night, largely in outdoor er, in signalling, a bugling contest, sessions, under the leadership of fire building contest, scouts‘ pace and Scoutmaster William W. Clore, and | knot tying teamworkâ€"such is the list his brother, James‘ Clore, assistant | of events. Points will also be awarded scoutmaster. . on the basis of the troop with the best Highland Park Court of Award attendance and the most representaâ€" afternoon and six hundred scouts start on the tenâ€"minute "wool hunt" even the squirrels will scratch their heads and listen, according to the scouts who are taking part in the herâ€" alded event. _ Saturday morning a group of scout leaders will distribute some dozen baskets of wool at various places around the "Cabin in the Troops from all the north shore towns will take part in competing in some eight different events. The purâ€" pose of the rally is not so much to ing are essential to professional sueâ€" «ess. If this rule is given wideâ€" spread application, we may expect to note a very considerable improveâ€" ment in modern American stage standards.â€"Ft. Wayne Newsâ€"Sentiâ€" "Hard work and ability," in the inion of theatrical men who have The Sports Shop LAKE FOREST Importations and Copies of French Models Decker‘s Golf Recorders HATS READY TO WFEAR made to your medsure Mr. Decker is a member of the Bob O‘Link Golf club, and incidently was one of the worst putters at Bob O‘Link, and for that reason, built a machine for practite putting. He was so pleased with results of improveâ€" ments on his putting, that he stirted to work on a driving machine, which after many months of labor and exâ€" periments, he developed the Indoor Golf machine as it now is. ‘The machine was displayed and operated at the Golf Show recently held at the Sherman Hotel, Chicago; much interest was shown, a_number df amateurs and professionals tried their skill, and all confessed that they got a real kick playing a game of golf You play the game the same as you would out doors; it is not a toy game; you can see by the scores you make how your game is progressing. A few minutes now and then playing or putâ€" ting over this Indoor Golf machine will materially improve your game. Mr. Decker has set up a machine at his office 15 South St. Johns avenue, and heartily invites the public to come in and see the machine and give it a try out. C Variety in Events A contest for speed in boiling watâ€" er, in signalling, a bugling contest, fire building contest, scouts‘ pace and knot tying teamworkâ€"such is the list of events. Points will also be awarded on the basis of the troop with the best attendance and the most representaâ€" tive entries in all events. Junior Officer Conference Scouts from nearly 20 troops, junâ€" for officers who _ are helping in the managemeéent of their â€" respective troops, gathered at the Gorton school, Lake Forest, last Saturday morning for the fourth monthly junior officers‘ conference. _ Problems that junior officers face in the administration of patrol and troop, and opportunities of coming events were discussed. It was decided to hold the final conâ€" ference of the spring at the "Cabin in the Woods" on Saturday, June 11. The conference will be the final one until the big rally of junior officers to be held early in September. Applications for Camp One more month until some 90 scouts of the north shore troops will sail for Owasippe, Mich., to spend a twoâ€"week camping period at Camp Checaugau, one of the outstanding scout camps of the middle west. Troops from Glencoe and Lake Bluff, and occasional patrols and individual It may change your opinion some about the nature of Long Island to know that they have been suffering from forests fires there for the past people as the first flood controlist.â€" Los Angeles Times. towns, have camped at Owasippe in years past. This year the "first" peâ€" riul..llmcflto.lnlyQ.wi!lbgn;ade upl}rgdy of scouts of the north shore scouts from most of the north shore Ifiimuun&hv- 1) E. U. Dean, professional, Bob O‘Link Golf Club Hl i io aink ing the contest will be published in the Highland Park Press from time to time until the contest closes. ° The rules of the contest follow: Rules,of Contest 1. The contest is open to any amaâ€" teur residing within Highland Park, Deerfield, Highwood and surrounding coupons as you wish, but enly one name on each coupon of your favorite will be considered. 4. Votes will be received only until midnight, June 19. 5. The winner will receive a silver loving cup, engraved with the name of the donor, Carl Laemmle, Jr., author and producer of "The Collegians," and presented to the winner by Mr. Beaâ€" dell, manager of the Alcyon theatre. 6. This contest conducted under the Here is the coupon; use it to indiâ€" cate your favorite athlete: auspices of the Highland Park Press. 7. Employees of the Press are barred from participation in the conâ€" test. « â€" 2. 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