SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931.
EASIER
GOLF
by H.STUART HOBSON
SHOCKS FOR SUPPORTERS OF THE BIGGER BALL
MAKING PUTTING MORE DIFFICULT.
Advocates of the larger golf ball recently adopted in the United States met an unexpected set-back in the first championship meeting in
which the new ball was used.
It had all along been said that the new ball would prove to be "pleasant to putt with." Pleasant it may be, but satisfactory it la not. It does not run truc, except on the most perfect greens-and there are very few of those. The Pasadena Open championship was won with a score of 287, as against 280 last
ball with which to learn golf. But is not the ball that most golfers would choose when they came to play a "blood match." The novice is wise who uses the ball that shows him clearly the effect of his faults; his sole interest should be in learning the game. The mature player may consider that his inter est is in adopting any legitimate means to win matches or medals, and ninety-nine out of a hundred will choose the small tall for that purpose. year.
Much depends, too, on the More three putte were taken than golfer's style. ever before.
A player who drives a carrying shot-and some very fine high, golfers do-is more affected by the bigger ball than another whose drives are low with plenty of run
And-jet it be added in a small whisper-the real object of the change was to curb the big hitter. I cannot see why this is now being denied.
Every effort, in fact, is being exerted to conceal this simple truth. Champion golfers are brought for ward to testify that all the distance lost against the wind on the most terrific of drives is a few yards five, or six, or seven, but no more. And these yards are made up when the bigger ball is driven with the wind behind it.
That has never been denied by those who prefer the standard "1.62." I myself have emphasised this quality of the big ball.
"Sitting Up."
Its inviting way of "sitting up" through the fairway, too, is an ad- vantage easily admitted. But when everything has been said in favour of the big ball, the real reason for the change emerges, and that is that the big ball is more difficult to con trol than the smalter ball.
You can be a big hitter without being a champion geler, but this is not quite so easy with the larger
bali.
If you hit your shots like a cham- pian, you may notice very little difference between the big ball and he small. But the big ball exacts a bigger penalty for emall in accuracies both through the fair
way
and on the green. It em- phasises faults of direction, and, with the wind to aid it, emphasises
them further still.
That is why I have recommended newcomers to golf to experiment at Arst with the big ball
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WALTER HAGEN LOSES THE NEW GOLF BALL MISS JOYCE COOPER'S GOSSIP IN THE WORLD
GOLF CUP.
Taxi Driver Receives It with Pleasure.
INSURANCE DISALLOWED.
Some
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WILL HELP.
Adopted After Seven Years' Study.
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ACHIEVEMENTS.
Her Swimming Triumph
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CRITICS IMPRESSED.
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Miss Joyce Cooper, of Kingston- on-Thames, broke the 100 metres (109 yards) European swimming record for women at the interna tional contest held by the Parts Swimmers' Club. Her time was 1 min. 10 sec. The previous record was hold by Mlle. Marie Braun (Holland), whose time was 1 min, 11.4-5 sec.
OF SPORT GOLFER'S SUIT FOR England resulted in a decisive win "MENTAL ANGUISH."
Tilden Suggests Ideal Tennis Champion,
HAMMOND AND GLOUCESTER.
for the visiting team, who won by
four goals to nil, at Golders Green, London.
The French side wero superior In all departments of the game. They combined better than the English women, and their stick- work was a feature of a fast game.
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Speed Boat Racing.
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With Misa Eng- land II., the famous motorbost in which Sir Henry
Because he broke his Boxing. contract by not fight- Palace, Berlin, on February 17, Ing at the Sports Hana Schonrath, the former Ger- Segrave met his death, Mr. Kaya man heavy-weight champion, has | Don will in September endeavour been fined 500 marks (£25) and in-to wrest from America the British definitely suspended.
International trophy which Eng- Schonrath is one of the few land lost Afteen years ago. boxers who make all their own ar- rangements for fights, but It is
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Loss in America of thousands of
H. H. Ramsay, the president of pounds worth of trophies,, sou- the United States Golf Association, venirs, jewels, etc., by the famous recently discussing the new ball recalla nome interesting disappear the new ball was brought out as Australian airman, Bert Hinkler, said:"Many golfers believe that ances of golfing trophies.
a trick to make things harder for years ago, the late R. Wannamaker them. I hear that the ball cuts off presented a magnificent trophy the distance, won't putt, and does for the American professional golf tricks. Actually it was adopted by championship. Walter Hagen won
the United States Golf Association the cup, and instructed the taxi-after an exhaustive study of seven driver to deliver it at his hotel. years, during which it proved The cup was not delivered. Hagen especially beneficial to the ordin- Mlle. Yvonne Goddard, but Miss thought that he will in future have
French hopes were contred on appeared at the championship, inary golfer." the following year (1926) without
Cooper went ahead from the start to take on the services of Mr. Ramaay continued: "There and, according the cup.
to L'Echo des manager. and again in 1926 and 1927.
He won it that year, are no handicaps; the new, ball Sports, "won with disconcerting gives a better lie through the fair-case." Her success in breaking 1928. Leo. Diegel won, and the way and is generally easier to the record impressed the critics, A.P.G.A. learnt for the first time handle around the greens. Like L'intransigeant remarked that sho that the cup had been missing for anything else, the new idea does had improved greatly since last Insurance company was disallowly effective." three years. A claim made on the not strike home until it is general-year.
ed, on the ground that no receipt
Mr. Ramsay is confident that the was preduced from the taxi-driver.ball has come to stay. "I am sure American P.G.A. bought another the complaints will vanish as soon cup, which was this year won by as the golfers get to know and ap- High shots and here I go T. Armour. Later when a porter preciate the ball," he said. against a very general opinion was cleaning out are not necessarily more unreliable a Detroit factory, in which Hagen anything miraculous: it will still a storeroom in won't cure a hook or slice, or do in a stiff breeze than low shots. is a partner, he found a leather be necessary to hit the ball propor- That is to say, it is quite possible case bearing Inggn's name. Itly to get resulta. It is interesting for a player to hit a soaring ball was found to contain the lost cup. and control it as well as a player No one knows how it reached the sionals who at first complained of
to note that some of the profea who hits a lower ball. But it is factory through the taxi-driver. loss of distance are now singing a not usual. For every player whose The British open golf champion-different tune." Mr. Ramsay sum- timing gives perfect control over a ship cup was lost for some years.
med up the position with the fol- ball-struck fairly high into
the It is stated that W. Park, who lowing remark: air, there are a thousand who have won in 1867 and 1889, did not seo feesionala are concerned the result "So far sa pro- no auch ability. These thousand the cup until 1910. It had been will be the same, and so far as the are those who feel most the effect found in the window of a pawn-average players are concerned of the larger ball.
broker's shop in Edinburgh.
much better."
on them.
And it is not these that are caus. ing anxiety to the official powers of the game.
Mainstay of the Game. The golfers who are making golf" look too easy are a very select class, entirely surrounded by masses who seldom make golf look easy, even with every modern aid.
These golfers are the mainstay of and they crowd public links. the game. They keep courses open,
of
Golf, it must be remembered, is a game that demands upkeep. It cannot be played exclusively by a coterie of experts or would-be ex perts. An enormous number golfers enjoy their game thorough- ly, although they have no real hope-wastover their secret ambi- tion is of getting many more strokes off their handicap. It is sible to the others by keeping these players who make golf pos-
courses open in every country in the world where golf is played.
It is these for whom the unoff-
The big ball is not obtainable solely in the country of its adoption.cial influences work the influ- Any player who wishes can secure the American-size ball from his pro- fessional. A ball of this size has been available for many years.
Confidence to the Novice.
A big ball gives confidence to the
er: it la for ences that strive to make golf ensi- that these others work who wish the small minority
to make golf more difficult.
Myself, I have yet to have it proved to me that golf is not dim- The average golfer
novice in hitting through the fair-cult enough,
ways and in putting; it phows him makes plenty of difficulties for him. most convincingly the effects of self, and needs no offeln uld.-- slice and pull. It is, in fact, a good! (China Mail Copyright.)
GOLF STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.
The Royal Hong Kong Golf 10.30
Club notify the following starting, 10.44
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times for Fanling for Sunday:-- 10.48 9.08 a.m. C. B. Riggs, G. B. S. 10.52
Thomson.
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Capt. Welr, Comdr. Priest 11.08. ley.
P. S. Grant, J. B. Lanyon.
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G. A. C. Plummer, T. A. Martin.
S. A. Steap, W. N. Buyers. E. L. Hosle, W. A. Corneil.
J. P. Sherry, C. P. Ross
V. R. Gordon, A. H. Penn.
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Thomerson.
R. A. Shea, W. C. Clark. W. R. Vallance, II. S. V.
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CULTURETM
And Her Hand-Maiden Commerce.
WEESTER interprets Culture "the training and
improvement and refinement of the mind, morals and taste.". The greatest influence in promoting Culture has been Commerce.because Commerce is ever. responsive to the whims and wants of progressive humanity.
Wherever there arises the inspiration of an artist, wherever a design, a need, a field, or a fancy to 'con tribute to the convenfence of human kind commerce makes it accessible regardless of span of oceans, or obstacles between those who create and those who covet. In the nunneries of France fine laces and lingeries are contrived for the trousseau of a bride in battecreek. The essences of Araby are imprisoned in the per- fumerics that Paris passes on to the boudoirs of Park Lane.
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"She dominated her rival with 'such case and style," added the paper, "that wo imagine she has not yet given full proof of her possibilities."
Nowa has reached the Sussex the effect that the entry of Miss Motor Yacht Club at Brighton to
England II. had been accepted, and that the race will take place at Detrolt on September 5.
Lord. Wakefield is the owner of the craft, but the conditions of the race stipulate that it should be on- tered by a club and not by an in- dividual. In the circumstances she has been entered by the Sussex Motor Yacht Club, of which both Lord Wakefield and Mr. Kaye Don are members.
Interviewed concern- Cricket. ing a statement from Capetown to the effect that "Wally" Hammond, the Glou- cestershire professional, will not be available for his county for most of the 1981 season, Mr. W. G. Tunnicliffe, secretary of the club, said this was the first intimation that had been received by anybody Miss Joyce Cooper, who holds connected with the club in Bristol.
Mrs. W. W. Bailey's won the 400 yards and 100 yards mond alone could supply further aevoral British amatour records, Mr. Tunnicliffe added that Ham- Racing, stallion, Bachelor's back stroke and
Double has died at the 100 yards free details. style swimming events at the Em-
Rathbane Stud, County Limerick. The message from Capetown Bachelor's Double won the Irish Her achievements are all the more in England Hammond was going Handicap, the Royal Hunt Cup, the pire Games in Canada last year. stated that a week after his arrival, Derby, the City and Suburban notable as, up to the time of leav-to Ceylon on private business. It Great "Jubilee" Handicap, and ing school, she suffered from a was stated officially recently that over £10,000 in stake money. He weakness of the spine, which Hammond was among the Glouces was the sire of Love in Idleness, gical appliance. necessitated the wearing of a sur-tershire professionals who had ac- winner of the Oaks; Comrade, She has been cepted terms for next summer. winner of the Grand Prix de Paris breaking swimming records since When questioned on the subject and of the. Prix de l'Arc de 1927, plays a fine game of tennis, Hammond declined to discuss the Triompho; Backwood, winner of and is an excellent dancer.
matter. Should he decide to go to the Melbourne Cup; Grand Fleet, Ceylon it will indeed have a great Tu: Tut, Oojah, Bella Minna, Ro- bearing on the chances of the Glou-man Bachelor. Double Hackle, cestershire team carrying off the Double Life, and Heronslea. Championship this season..
Ifia offspring have won ovor £140.000.
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A talking film was Football, recently made on the
occasion of the draw
for the Football. Association Cup
W. T. Tilden, the Tennis famous lawn tonnia player, has become a
semi-finals at the F.A. offices at little fanciful of lato. His latest Lancaster Gate, The British is a suggestion for Movietone Company, who made the tennis champion, who would have a composite Alm, intend to make others of the Doeg's service, Cochet's fore-hand F.A. Cup semi-finals and the final drive, Lacoste's back-hand drive, tie.
Borotra's overhead play, Vincent Richards's volley, Cochet's half- volley, Tilden's chop-stroke, and Lott's drop shot.
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A Pennsylvanian golfer Golf, is to claim from
ordinary pedestrian dam- ages for "mental anguish" he suffered when his very fine golf shot was deflected from its straight path-by the head of the unfortun- ate pedestrian.
He would also cover the court like Kozeluh or Cochet, possess the match-winning courage of Borotra, Hunter, or Cochet, and havo Cochet's skill as a tactician.
It is indeed an intereating' com- The non-player, obviously not a pilation-and Cochet seems to be golfer, was hit unconscious by the mentioned very frequently giving well-directed shot, and as he came the idea that Tilden considers him back to earth he realised that the the greatest of modern players, enraged golfer had not shouted F. H. D. Wilde, a former junior. "Fore," and promptly filled a sult'champion, and considered by many for damages.
"There is an assumption of risk in golf," said the wise but unsym- pathetic judge as he dismissed the ėlaim,
to be a Davis Cup player of the future, was defented by R. MiKI the Japanese Davis Cup player, in - the London covered courts.. cham- plonshipá at Queen's Club, The Eastern representative had to fight The first ico hoc- very hard for his win at 7-5, 4-67 Ice Hockey, key international 6-2, 6-4. In the final ki lost to between the wo his compatriot Aoki in a disap-. men of England and France in pointing match.
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PROBABLE ELEVENS FOR TODAY.
FOOTBALL
Division I.
K.F.C. v. R.A-Chatham Road at 4.30 p.m. K.F.C.-Penny; Martin, Dowman; Hedley, McKelvie, Bllas; Pile, Simp Bon, Gillet, Grimwood, and Ianson,
Reserves: Angus, and Whitfield. R.A.: Joynson; Taylor, Frearson;' Gough, Balt, Gardner; Trice, Bryant, Allen, Moore, and Walker.
Division II. K.F.C. II. v. CHINESE ATHLETIC
K.F.C. Ground at 3 p.m. K.F.C. II.Angus; Guest, Williams; Everest, Gilchrist, Cameron; Eastman, Whiting. Spary, Cotton, and Bickford.
Reserven: Smith, and Brown.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
League 1.
H.K.CC v. CCC-At H.K.C.C. H.X.C.C.-H. Owen Hughes, C. E. Gahagan, K. H. Batger, E. R. Duckitt, 0.0. Simpson, R. S. W. Paterson, A. Wil-Reid, A. K. Hepburn, L. A. Whipps,
G. E. R. Dirett, and E... Collins..
BORDERERS. RECREIO
Bookunpoo at 4.30 p.m. Borderers: Johnson; Mullane, Hams: Morgan, Fynon,- Underwood; Pallister, Harris, Davies, Channing, and, Duncan.
C.C.C.-H. P. Lim (captain), E. Zimmern, A. T. Leo, R. Lee, J. L Youngsaye, W. Patterson, U. M Omar, N. B. Kitchell, R. C. Reed, G. Baker: Lis, and R. Sourbutts.
POLICE v. CHINESE ATHLETIC
Kowloon at 6.30 p.m. Police:-Perkins; Wynne, Thorpe, Brittain, Shepherd; Pile, K.C.C...UNIVERSITY— Wheeler, Oram, Frazer, and Bentley.
K.C.C. Ground. Athletic:--Chan Sik-pul; Leung K.C.C.-J. G. Lyal, E. C. Fincher, Yuk-tong, Wong Ping: Ho Cho-yin, E. F. Fincher, W. Brace, F. Goodwin, Wong Sui-wah, Lam Yuk-ying; Lai F, E. Lawrence, F. Zimmern, W. C Hung-ching, Ho Ea-kuen, Lee Yeo-Hung, N. A. E. Mackay, G. C. Burnett Bun, Suen Kam-shun, and - Chan | and F. E. Skinner. Kwong-luz
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