TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1931.
GOLF DRIVING
Steel and Hickory Shafts.
By HARRY VARDON
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A well-hit drive at golf is questionably one of the most hilarating joys in the whole range bi sport. The Hon. R. H. Lyttelton, formerly headmaster of Eton, com pared it with the cricketer's crack to square leg off a half-volley just outside the legs; he described there as two of the supreme delights that games can afford, and he had as wide an experience an most people.
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could face a full drive without un element of doubt.
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In fact, I think the supposition | that the steel shaft adds to the length of driving is fast dying down. What does seem reasonable Is that it helps the modorate player to keep the shots straight, and that la clearly a recommendation.
PRIMO CARNERA
ARRESTED.
Faces Harsh Charge
Of Desertion.
LEADING LAWYER RETAINED.
Paris, October 21.
THE CHINA
MAIL.
ALL BLACKS TO TOUR GORDON RICHARDS
BRITISH ISLES.
NEW PLANS.
Scotland Included in 1936 Programme.
KICKING TO TOUCH.
Two most important and pleasing
of the invitation sent by the Rugby Primo Carnera, heavyweight box-facto emerge from the acceptance by the New Zealand Rugby Union
Unions of England, Ireland, Scot land, and Wales for a Now Zealand team to tour Great Britain and Ireland during the season 1986-37. associated themselves with this The first is that Scotland, having
Invitation, will play the New Zealand team of 1986-37 after & lapse of 31 years. New Zealanders meeting Scotland again." are looking forward with delight to
ease, during the swing, it twistser and aspirant to the world cham
It assists in this direction be-
less than hickory, writes Harry Vardon in the Sports Dispatch. pionship, was arrested here last Teeming thousands of medium and long-handicap golfers have been in the habit of playing with more or less whippy hickory drivers. They have liked the whippiness, because and power. it conveyed a sense of elasticity
But in countless canes the head of the club has twisted so far out or position as to be still wrong at the instant of impact. As a rule,
night on his return from the United States. He is held on a charge of military desertion and faces a harsh sentence which may include service in the colonial army.
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According
Press reports, Carnera, though born in Italy, was naturalised in France several years ago and thus became subject to
It has often been suggested that -converts to golf should start to learn it by practising putting so that they might work up to the lenger shots by cany stages, leng thening the swing little by little, Arst-class player would appre- conscription. In the warrant issued and gaining confidence until theyhend the situation before striking for his arrest it is stated that last the ball and set it right in time, Autumn he has called to the colours It looks but it is not reasonable to expect to serve in the 158th infantry regi- though this school of teaching had the ordinary golfer to make such a ment, garrisoned at Strassbourg, leen given a great opportunity to diagnosis when his whole concern Justify itself through the introduc is to make sure of hitting the ball. but that he failed to respond. tion of publie putting courses in
The negligible torsion in the Maitre La Mourtler, one of the all parts of the country, for the steel shaft promotes a conditioning members of the French bar, tens of thousands of potential that offers a smaller margin for has been retained to assist the giant golfers who find amusement on
Franco-Italian in his fight for liber error. Assuming that the player these courses are perforce restrict-addresses the ball with the club Transocean Kuomin Service. ed to the study of putting.
I am afraid, however, that it would not be very much use telling a person who had joined a club for heught to confine his attentions the purpose of playing golf, that at the start to trickling the ball up to the hole from a range of twenty yards or less, even with the promise that proficiency at this art should
rewarded with the liberty 10 play chip shots. With the open fields before him he would want to have some whole-hearted bangs at the ball,
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And I think his Instinels pretty sound, because driving is fur
face square to the line which he
has to take, he obviously has every facility for bringing the club head back to that position when the shaft is holding it there during the up-swing.
Hundreds of thousands of men and women play bridge regularly without playing it well. They lack the cards sense, which is essential for really skilful play. And just as
"It may be a rather stiff, restrain-there is a cards sense, 60 la there a ed kind of golf, but, after all, the billiards sense, and no man ever be average club member of forly or comes a really capable player who more (and he is a great part of the is deficient in this sense.-Riso golf population), does not expect Lævi. to play with the abandon and suppleness of a youth.
from being the most difficult de- THE HARMSWORTH
partment of golf, and it he can learn at the outset to make tolerable surcress of it, he will have done a lot towards serring the matches of his novitiate.
A good drive may not confer a particular advantage in first-class galt, since nearly everylandy in these walks hits his drive accurate Iy. But it means a lut among the legions of handicap layers. In their circles, it often paves the way to the winning of a hole, because! it Alls its creator with assurance and leaves the other fellow discon- erted and struggling to make up Jeewig.
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TROPHY.
New Rules for the
Next Contest.
TO ENSURE FAIR RACE.
New York, September 25. Cleges in the regulations of the races for the Harmsworth Trophy, which would prevent the unfortun
The time will come when every football enthusiast in these istands will kick the round ball finally from him and seize the one like un egg. The day will come when every one
will know what a dropped goal is, and a scrum, and a reverse pass- and won't it be a great day!—Glyn Roberts..
PUBLIC PATRIOTISM,
In the course of his momen- tous Budget speech last month, Mr. Philip Snowden revealed certain interesting facts. Con- cluding he said:-
by
New Retaining Fee
of £4,000.
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NOT A RECORD.
Newmarket, September 24.
Richards, as jockey, will cease at The long association of Lord Glanely, as patron, and Gordon'
the end of the present racing sen- son.
Richards has accepted a retaining!
fee from Fred Durling's Beckhamp- a year, plus 10 per cent. of stakes ton atable of, I understand, £4,000
won.
He has not had as much as £4,000. a year from Lord Glanely for the last two or three years, but I be lieve he was originally receiving a larger retainer. However, times are different now and I can only say such a big figure for 1932. the jockey is fortunate to command,
hampton stable's jockey for the last Fred Fox, who has been the Beck- two or three seasons, has enjoyed
much success and rode Cameronian to victory in this year's Derby, writes Hotspur. He was not aware of any likely change of plans for 1932 until informed to-day of the! bargain made with Richards.
There is another side to the in- vitation which brings them much rules of New Zealand Rugby differ- satisfaction. Until recently the et on several points from inter- national rules. New Zealand was given special dispensations which allowed them to operate a rule which prevented any player from kicking into touch intentionally except when he stood within his own
"25." This, they claimed, made for a faster game. They were also allowed to replace injured The principal patrons of the players. For the visit of the Reckhampton atable are Lord British team to New Zealand last Woolavington, Lord Ellesmere, Mr. year, however, the New Zealanders J. A. Dewar, and Mr. H. E. Morriss. played under International Board rules, and shortly afterwards they reverted permanently to interna, tional rules. They believe that the invitation they have just rercived and accepted is in one sense. the fruit of their action in coming back to rules which are universally recognised throughout the Rugby world.
Richards, who has been champion jockey four times in the last six years, is 20. His new retainer does not constitute a record. At one time Steve Donoghue received £6,000
year from the late Mr. James White, and when the late Danny Maher was at the peak of his famo he had a retainer of £4,000 from Lord Hosebery.
The last All-Black tour was in 1924, when the New Zealanders 11, Ireland hy six points to none, visited England, Ireland, Wales, and Wales by 19 points to none,
and France and won every one of and France, whom they played their 30 matches, scoring 721 pointa | twice, by 37 to eight and 30 to six. agafakt 112. They defeated Eng-- Press Association Foreign land at Twickenham by 17 points to Special.
The House of Commons will, I believe, accept these pro. posals, the country will accept them--(Socialist uproar)- und, in 'doing so they will show to the world an example of
the indomitable British spirit in the face of difficulty. All our past proclaims our future: Shakespeare's voice und Nelson's hand, Milton's faith and Words-:
worth's trust in this our chosen and chainless land, Bear us witness, Come the world against her, England yet shall stand.”
minster." Postal orders, large and small, pour in. (Socialist have uproar.) Children even sent from their savings boxes and half-crowns- shillings (Ministerial cheers)—to help the nation in its need. Factory "I have finished what I de- girls have come to me-(Socialist scribed as
of "Oh!"-with collec- a very unpleasant cries task. These proposals are ad- tions taken in the workshops, mittedly drastic and disagree and to-day, following many able:
They are justified only other similar gifts. I received a War Loan bond the regrettable necessity Five per cent,
cancelled. urged upon us by the present for £1,000 to be Anancial position of the (Ministerial cheers.) nation, but I have received dur- "These proposals that I have submitted give everybody the ing the last few weeks the most amazing evidence of the willing opportunity of contributing ness of the nation, men and wo- (Ironical Socialist cheers. 'men of all classes, to make their I have tried as best I could to contribution to this effort.
sprend the burden of the sacrifice as fairly and as evenly as human ingenuity can devise. To balance Budget with deficit of £170,000,000, to spend as we are doing this year at the ex- pense of the Exchequer some- thing like £100,000,000 for the relief of unemployment-(So- calist cries of "Why not?")- is an achievement which no country in the world has ever
Delegates attending the an- attempted, (Ministerial cheers).nual conference of the Institute
ate occurrence of the last race, in Faith Cures,
which Kaye Don was forced to re- The individual who feels that inquish his grip on the Trophy, there is a lot of room for improve and by limiting euch country to one rent in his golf, bias first to decide bout would put them on equal terms, whether his driger shall have
have been submitted to the British shait of steel or hickory,
Royal Motor Yacht Club and the Good hickory is very good, in-Yachtsmen's Association of Amerien deed, and I believe that a golfar by Mr. C. F. Chapman, secretary of in his prime, with his swing under the Racing Commission of the complete control, will do better American Power Boat Association, with it than with sterk. He will and a member of the International
"This morning my post was obtain more "play" with it if he Commission in charge of the event. like the post on every day for wants to introduce such refine- These suggestions, says Mr. Chap weeks past. Old-age pension-
AN
War
ments as keeping the ball low man, elude rule that the tasters-(a Socialist: "Shame!") against the wind, or applying should be made with the competi- have returned their pension tors approaching the line abreast, bookя~( Socialist: "What at least 300ft. apart, and have been about Lord Nelson's?"). approved in principle by both Kare pensioners have offered to forgo Don and Gar Wood.
their pension for the year.
"National War Savings Certi- ficates have been returned can-
about the Duke of Weat-
element of slice or draw.
But for middle-aged people in general and late beginners in par ticular, it is probable that a steel. shafted driver secures the most In the last series of races the favourable results. There is no United States werb represented by logical reason why it should obtain three boats and England only, by celled. A Socialist; "What
extra length. Some say
it does, Miss England II.
but that is probably the effect of: a faith cure on the swing such as j might be exercised by any other innovation in the way of golf clubs | that caught the player's fancy.
Golfers of long expérience may recall how "fishing rod" drivers (thus named because their length was about 40 inches) were held at one time to put goodness knows how many yards on to the full shots. Others have declared at different times tirat 'they' procured wonderful results by shortening their drivers.
When Edward Ray was at his zenith he had a driver with four aleel bolts running through the head from the back to the face, with which they were flush. No-! body had the faintest idea what they were supposed toʻdo, but 'It is the fact that everybody could drive well with that club. Ray used to lend it occasionally to long-handi- cap, amateurs, and send them into ecstasies about it. Yet no copies of it proved satisfactory.
Aid to Straightness.
I mention these points by way of corroborating my belief that, if players really think they drive far- ther with steel than "with bfékory, they are probably deriving a good. deal from the faith which they place fuit. Thut, 'certainly, 'is' en- tirely antisfactory, but it is hardly likely to last any longer than it lasted in the other Innovation which have been mentioned.
Prize-Winning Apprentices
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Porsiderable Interest, has been aroused by the performance of four young apprentices at the Canadian Pacific Railway's Angun Shops Montreal, who captured three first prizes and one second, batawan ther, at the Canadian National Exhibitlen. Torento, 1931, in the exhibit of mechanical drawings and designs. The quartette are pupila of Charles Bulley, Instructor of apprentices and John Burns, works! manager.
Picture shows, left to right: C. R. Baddeley, 29, machinist apprentice since 1928, who took first prize in the Electrical Section, as a firat attempt.
A. W. Faulconbridge, 23, joined as carpenter apprentice In 1925, took first prize in the Structural Section and second in the Steam Section in 1991 and first in Internal Combustion and third in Stewm In 1980. In 1929, he was first in Steam and second in Structural.
? Philippe Landry, 26, joined as shop toy in 1922 and became carpenter apprentice in 1825, took first prize in Internal Combustion, having been Wecond in Structursi in 1980 and second in Hydraulieda 1929. * M. Rochon, 19, machinist apprentics since 1929, captured first prize in the Electrical Section, as a first attempt.
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In the middle of his quotation, I Mr. Kirkwood (Soc., Dumbarton Burghs) asked "What about Dick Turpin ?" (Opposition cheers.)
A. Mr. Snowden sat down, Ministerialists rose almost to a man and cheered wildly, waving order papers and handkerchiefs.
TOO MANY BUDDING JOURNALISTS.
of Journalists at Felixtowe dis cussed the question of restrict- ing the number of entrants to the profession.
A resolution was passed re- questing the council to consider setting up a scheme whereby a diplomu would be issued as $ guarantee of professional quali- Acation.
Mr. P. E. Verstone, a member of the executive committee, who raised the subject, said: "Jour- nalism to-day may be said to be suffering from Incipient "in- competency; (Laughter); In most other professions the in- competency shows itself nearer the top of the tree. Laughter.) It takes too many young peo ple too long to discover that they should be employed in some other profession."
Mr. F. J. Higginbottom (Nor- folk) pointed out that the in- stitute started an examination thirty-five years ago, but it was voluntary and gradually petered out. Until they could in- stitute''some sort of compulsory test it was rather a waste "of} time to saddle the council with the suggested responsibility.
Sir Emsley Carr, who has béen unanimously elected pre- "siderit for 1982 Invited the de-f legates to Cardiff for their con- ference next year, and the in- vitation was accepted.
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