He broke his left elbow as a young man. Due to the extent of the damage and the primitive nature of orthopedic surgery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this elbow was fused at a 90-degree angle for the rest of his life. In most medium- and long-shot photos of him, he is shown with his left hand thrust into his coat pocket. One photo from about 1913 shows him on a golf course swinging a mashie niblick right-handed while his left hand is thrust into his trouser pocket.
