Farewell to Legs Farewell to Legs "Farewell to Legs" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the July 14, 1935 edition of "This Week", and in the United Kingdom in the May 1936 issue of the "Strand". It was included in the UK collection "Lord Emsworth and Others", (1937), and in the U.S. edition of "Young Men in Spats" (1936). It is a golf story, narrated by the Oldest Member. The title is a play on Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel, "A Farewell to Arms". The betrothal of Evangeline Brackett to Angus McTavish is built,
Bart Macomber his All-American team, Walter Camp praised Macomber's "kicking and field generalship." Macomber was elected captain of the 1916 Illinois team. He played halfback for the Illini in 1914 and 1915 before switching to quarterback in 1916. Macomber also handled kicking duties at Illinois. At the end of the 1916 season, Macomber was selected by Walter Eckersall as the All-Big Ten Conference quarterback. Eckersall wrote of Macomber:"Bart Macomber, leader of the University of Illinois eleven, is selected to play quarterback and to act as captain of the All-Conference eleven. He is one of the best players who has worn an Illinois