Antedating of "Eagle" (Golf)

[Dan Goncharoff]

Great finds, Garson!

You have simultaneously confirmed the Atlantic City Country Club as the
source of Eagle and predated their own history of it by 13 years.

DanG


On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 10:14 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Barry Popik shrewdly looked for the golf "eagle" in the excellent
> archive of sports publications at LA84.org and found earlier evidence
> which off-list he kindly shared. Garson
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> Replying to Queries
> American Golfer, 1921, Vol. 24, Iss. 2, pgs. 22.
> ... Will you be good enough to en- lighten me on the meanings of the
> following: "Birdie," "Eagle," "Dormie" and '"Nassau"? B EGINNER . ...
> library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1921/ag242t.pdf
> ...
> [PDF] Around Philadelphia
> The American Golfer, by Hazard. 1909 January Vol. 1 No. 3 p. 124-128.
> ... Sometime after the hatching of the Birdie another fea- thered
> feature was given to golf—the Eagle, which soars even higher than the
> Birdie and is ...
> library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1909/ag13j.pdf
> ...
> PDF] Around Philadelphia
> The American Golfer, by Hazard. 1909 February Vol. 1 No. 4 p. 196-200.
> ... At this critical point the doctor won the championship with an
> "Eagle"—a wonderful 3—although a "Bird" would have sufficed. ...
> library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1909/ag14k.pdf
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> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 12:05 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole
> <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Fred Shapiro:
> >> eagle (OED, 1.d., 1922)
> >>
> >> 1913 _L.A. Times_ 6 Feb. (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  He made the
> long=
> >>  hole, No. 6 -- 629 yards -- in 4 (an "eagle," messieurs).
> >
> > Excellent work, Fred. Here is an instance of the golf "eagle" a few
> > months earlier.
> >
> > Newspaper: Chester Times
> > Date: September 14, 1912,
> > Newspaper Location: Chester, Pennsylvania
> > Article: James Victor In Springhaven Golf
> > Page: 1
> > Column: 4
> > Database: NewspaperArchive
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > On the out journey he
> > was two above par, but he played
> > the fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth
> > holes in par, and had an "eagle" on
> > the seventh. This is a par five-hole
> > and he played it in three strokes.
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > Garson
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