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hidebound conservative to regard these with displeasure. One count of the semi-finals of the American amateur golf contest stated that Bobby Jones had "8,000 spectators alternately gasping and Bunk, on demand ... 11 yelling." In our own country Bank, 4 months' aight 11 13/16 things have not got to this stage, | Credits, 場 months' yet. In the big matches in Britain

1/- 7/16 rush from one now large crowds point of view to another, regardless of how they interfere with the play oy the players. If we follow Amer-On demand ica in this matter the day may not | Credits. be far distant when an important sight

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petitors with the temperament of a Wire are varied from time to time, but blase working bullock will be able On demand there is no one bold enough to pruto concentrate on the game sufl- mulgate a new idea in the actual ciently to have a chance of doing matter of playing the game.

their best.

A British writer complains that "golf methods are stagnant." He quotes a saying that galters are the most unenterprising people in the world of sport. They go on playing the same old shots in the same old way, and no one ever thinks out new methods.

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It should not be lost sight of that new ideas in golf are akin to new

Of course in golf we are all alaves ilead in the public service-and to convention but this it not necos. everyone knows how unpopular they sarily to be deplored if convention likely to be there, writes will enable us to resist undesirable "Brigalow in the Sydney Referee. innovations. Chunge. are an In the public service the person with aured, is one of the laws of pro- 2 14:35 iden for doing things is

But there are some changes sternly regarded as a dangerous which are ilkely to do ill-service to iconoclast to be suppressed without any sporting game. Men who love Gulf is like the ca-the game of cricket never display eampunction. tablished church it frowns on violent partisanship, which would be heterodox. If a player is not quite just as intolerable on a golf course orthodox, he is considered to be not

as on an importani cricket ground. quite resectable.

As to introducing new methods of play in competitions, what would be the result if a master-trick shot

terest Well, it simply isn't artist, such as Joe Kirkwood, were done. Lots of players might think to engage in an open championship about new shots, er new methods of and try some of the "stunts" which play, but only a man with the moral he usually reserves for the enter- courage and iron will of a Musso-tainment of the crowd? Supposing, lini would dare to introduce them during the course of a match, hơ

golf properly constituted

were to give one of his side-splitting imitations of the idiosyncrasies of well-known players? This utlier would doubtless enliven the game and make it more entertaining for the spectators, but it would scarcely be, in line with the traditions which have made golf what it is.

No New Shots, Why does not some one invent a new shot?

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course.

If Bobby Jones were to introduce a few fancy, unorthodox shots, it would, no doubl, be quite in order, since the King can do no wrong, If the Atlanta wizard ware to start with right- playing left-handed bruided clubs he would soon have s vast army of imitators. But that is because such a star-may be a law If the ordinary unto himself. golfer tried freak shots, or shots that were new to the game, he would be regarded as a fruitful subject for ribald ridicule--and very few have the moral courage to attempt to stand up to ridicule.

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Not a few other people have had a quite. The writer remembers

similar thoughts. It has puzzled worthy citizen turning up at a golf them to understand why Kirkwood gathering once with a wooden put should

ever be defeated in big ter that looked like a croquet matches when he has such control

instrument mullet. He played the

Naturally Kirk- of all his shota. much the same as a mallet is played wood could not introduce "trick on the croquet lawns. When he play" into straight-ahead golf com- pulled it out at the first green, the petitions. If he did (and the golf- Colonel looked askance at the Major, and the Major's face auding authorities permitted it) the game would soon degenerate into o denly developed a muscular con farce. Even if the authorities did through the ice, he substituted a dition

mortal euggested

sanction trick-shots the probability beer-bottle, and played his ball from agony of spirit. But the worthy is that neither Kirkwood nor any the top of that. No doubt the light-

Industriais, citizen was concentrating

his one else would employ them in a big minded golfer soon gave up that

China Sugars ..... game, and did not notice anything contest on the links. It would be curious means of self-expression on

Ile Bank his putt from ten a violation of the eternal conven- the links. Such a bizarre demon- Malabon Sugere........ feet. The Colonel had up to this tions and would be subversive of the stration of originality was bound to Calds Macg. Ord....Th. Prof.... Tis. stage found it difficult to conceal a spirit if not the letter of the hard excite derision. grin-especially when he saw how and fast rules which

If things go on as they are for Canton Ices the Major was being affected. A evolved out of generations of ex-long enough, we may

in a later "Cement (com.)....$18.55

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beat any Bobby Jones of that day. H. K Ropes....$20 began to look grave. From 12 feet of the game. the wooden putter again put the ball

Individuality Represented. All over the world golfers are being into the tin. The thing had ceased It is idle to expect originality, or turned out in the same mould, like

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