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SEPTEMBER 5, 1328. SAGE FOUU ferSfiilte Iov5 tJfe lit Ik i mm If kl 1 1 II 1 1 i I It 11 i f) toy jr iV L. B. Maytag of Newton Who Has Five Times Made "Hole-in-one" Is Jack of Many Games and Master of All. Win, tfjgs g.

BY BERT M'GRANE. AKE a wizard of the fairways, a champion at the traps, a it musician of talent, a star at billiards and genius of the business world place the merits of each in one individual, add a few other odd accomplishments and yon have "Bud" on Maytag of Newton. Iowa business prominence, knew this versatile sportsman as L. B. Maytag, but in the world of sport, where he is recognized as a star in many lines, he is plain "Bud" Maytag.

Seldom has providence allotted to one man so many natural gifts and from a standpoint of versatility it is doubtful if Iowa ever has produced his equal. that the Newton man is a shot-maker. Maytag was playing in his first tournament and before starting he informed his opponent that he was inexperienced in tournament play. They went along until one critical juncture when the St. Louis man, in attempting to sink a putt, saw his ball stop on the lip of the cup, leaving Maytag a dead stymie.

May tag's ball was two feet ffom the hole and his opponent's so close to the cup that "Bud's" only chance was to sink his ball og the fly. He took out his niblick, studied the shot carefully and made it. gasped the St. Louis "I thought you said you never played in a tournament before." Maytag's opponent, a for- 'A r-f-p B. Maytag left, photo made circles, in which he is a figure bf his stance on the first tee.

When he decided to take up the game he sought out a well known professional and took approximately thirty lessons before he ever went on the course. He mastered the principles of the game and his natural ability made him a fairly good golfer from the start. Golfers who know a shot maker (iallery which watched when they see one say that iron shots are the strokes of master. The player who sends his irons flying toward the cup more accurately than vMaytag has not yet been heard of. His five holes in one, each the result of perfectly judged distance and accurate direction, attest this.

Only two players in the history of gol in America have equalled feat of shooting five holes in one and no one has bettered his accomplishment. Chisholm D. Scott of Los Angeles and M. Tousley of Kansas City, along with Maytag, are the men who have renewed their lifetime membership in the Dodo club five times. 1'layed First Tournament.

played his first game of golf along about but in spite of the fact that he has played a fine game for several years he jiever took part in a tournament of note until this summer. He played in three tournaments this year and in each of the three the trans-Mississippi, the western amateur and the Iowa state, he qualified for the championship flight. A St. Louis player who ran afoul of Maytag's splendid playing in the "trans," will i'erify. tlaiia Made Hole-in-One Five Times.

As a golfer, he has felt the greatest thrill of the links on five separate occasions by driving his tee shot straight to the pin for a hole-in-one. This feat alone has never been bettered by an American golfer on record and entitles him to the presidency of the Dodo club of the United States. As a trapshooter Maytag wears the crown as champion of Iowa in the doubles, his victory having been gained this year when he outshot all rivals in breaking dou- ble targets on the fly. It was not his first championship, as he had captured the Iowa laurels on a previous occasion. As a billiard player who has mastered the cue merely for love of the sport and not for purposes of competition, he has few equals in the middle west.

As a musician he is a violinist whose technique has been polished and praised by the masters of America and Europe. These are highlights of his accomplishments, although the fact that he won his spurs as an athlete on the diamond at Iowa State college as a winning pitcher might be mentioned, along with his ability as hunter, a fisherman and other accomplishments credited to him. "Whatever you do, do it well," has been his motto and Newton citizens who knew "Bud" Maytag as a youngster, saw him through his Pchool days and watched his advance in the world of business, will bear witness that he has lived up to this motto. Took Up Golf in 1917. Early in life he conceived the Idea that he was just as capable of excelling in various activities as was his neighbor and proceeded to prove his claim.

But always, he faced his problem squarely, studied it, figured out the best way to meet it, and then went ahead. Take his golf game, in which he has given the lie to the links sages who contend that a youngster must literally be born with a club in his hands if he is to play the game well. Maytag had cast his first vote several years before he gave in to the pleas of his friends and bought a set of clubs. He never was a "dub" at golf, because his method of doing things carried him through that divot-jligging period before took during 1926 Iowa state golf tournament. turned to Newton and entered the company founded by his father.

The Maytag company at that time was engaged in the manufacture of threshing machine equipment. Delving into the "innards" of the business just as he had delved into the fundamentals of golf, billiards and other activities, Maytag soon convinced himself that the possibilities of the business were limited. He conceived the washing machine idea. He plunged into that branch of manufacturing, visited factories, studied models, evblved new ones and finally, with the aid of a couple of mechanics from his father's factory brought out a machine which he believed to be satisfactory. Likes (o Hunt and Fish.

It wasn't long until the Maytag company discontinued the manufacture of threshing machine equipment and its atten-tion'entirely to the manufacture of washing machines and it wasn't long until young "Bud" Maytag became one of the dominating figures of the industry. "Bud" Maytag is concerned chiefly with his business but aside from his leisure pastime of golfing, trapshooting, he likes to hunt and fish. There is a small lake along the Skunk river near Newton where "Bud" found the duck hunting to be good. He bought the farm, a 160-acre tract on which the lake is located, end now maintains his private duck shooting preserve. He courts the musky, the pike and the bass at Dead Lake, where he 'and his brother own an island in the lake on which they maintain a lodge the year round.

One of his favorite pastimes at the lake is duck hunting where he and his companions pole up to a flock of ducks on the lake and practice "jump shooting." "Bud" has brought down as many as five ducks on the wing from a single flock with his accurate pump gun. Business and sports occupy a great portion of Maytag's time but he is chiefly concerned at present with a mite of humanity, Lewis Bergman Maytag, who arrived only a few weeks ago. Other activities are pushed into the background when "Bud" the second is mentioned. the 1926 Iowa Rolf tournament Des Moines. mer champion of St.

Louis, wa3 defeated. M. S. (Buzz) Denman, prominent Des Moines golfer, and Blaine Woodrow of Newton also are ably qualified to attest the accuracy of Maytag's shots They were playing a match over the Newton Country club course last year and Maytag treated them to a hole in one on a par three hole and followed this performance by sinking a 160-yard approach for a two on a par four hole. Holds Newton Record.

Maytag has a unique golfing complex in that he would rather shoot only a fair score and hit his shots well than come in with a-fine score gained in spite of a few half-dubbed strokes. His scores are seldom poor, He holds the course record for the sporty nine hole layout at Newton with a and has shot Hyperion in this season. He also has scored a hole in one this season, having dropped his drive into the cup on No. 17 at Wakonda. He has played golf in Scotland, France and England, in addition to a large number of courses throughout the United States.

He polishes ujj his game each spring on the Wakonda club course, at Asheville, N. where he is a member of the Biltmore Forest Country club. Maytag's strongest bid for fame as a trapshooter was made at the state tournament at Waterloo this year. Shooting in the doubles, he tied with "Kip" Elbert, well known Des Moines marksman, in the regular run but in the shootoff Maytag was victorious. He also held the state singles title at one time.

A dominating desire for revenge on a Des Moines acquaintance who had a habit of trimming him at billiards was directly responsible for Maytag's proficiency in the straightrail game. As a youngster, "Bud" used to come to Des Moines with his father, F. L. Maytag, who at that time wa-s a state senator. "Bud" whiled away his leisure time at a billiard table and it was here that his Des Moines acquaintance took him into camp regularly.

The trend of events grated on Maytag's nerves and he studied and practiced until he had mastered the game and secured his revenge. Studied Music In Europe. They tell of a friendly game one time in which his opponent had the honor. He broke and missed and Maytag ran out a string of 150 before his partner had a chance to shoot again. Maytag's musical talents are reserved for his own family.

His fondness for the violin, together with his apparent talent, were responsible for his being sent to Europe to study under world renowned teachers. His well trained bow now brings master strains from his violin but only in the' confines of his own home where his wife, an accomplished pianist, accompanies him. His advances and experiences in the business world are worthy of being chronicled by themselves, but a few of them will be recounted here. When Maytag was graduated from Iowa State college, he re-.