1961-04-20 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1981.

GOLF IS MY GAME

By BOBBY

JONES

Jr.

of

No longer a competitor

Throughout all the period when

was competing in golf tournaments, I played as an amateur. My father was not a rich man, and I have no doubt that the exponso of even the little travelling 1 did to golf tournaments sometimes became trouble-

some.

un

But there had never been any thought in the mind of either of us that I should ever play golf as a professional. Even the accomplishment of the Grand Slam made no change in our attitudes upon this point. During the ftual tournameni Present also was the need for Gergia Tech. I began idly to

vigilance Iest at Marion, I had been approach eternal

skelch out the plna view of the of others head ut the driver. ed about doing

authorised bitivities #series

Suddenly motion pictures on golf, but lead to compromising situations,

1 became had dvete even to discuss was really good to be free of

that this was the most bauti- the subject.

Dan it happened all and shle to consider various that in Atlanta one of the proposals on their own merit.ful driver I had ever reun.

just wished that I could take closest and warmest friends of

the map in my hands and SUC that lovely bead resting Le- bind a real ball.

But the pictures were merely my father and myself was Y, the beginning. Next came the Frank Fresnan, later and most offer of a radio suries. Sines

were sponsors

top-flight prominent of Paramount Pic-tie

One day | people in every

respect, and of my because the general idea

in Hollywood,

ware

1

The story reading was com- pletely forgotten. Quickly I

d

turty ་་་ ་་ we started talking about doing sune motion pictures de promoting golf seemed to fit in got out another heel of paper signed to teach people how to quite well with the pictures. 1 play golf. The inore we talked, nccepted this as well. This has the one "business," or The atter we

toth red the been Idea. Tire game was growing in golf venture, which has caused over the years. popularity: both it at I had the anguish

When we went into the thing, been, weil advertised on fron! pages; this would erable: We had no very clear format, but the general idea was that us to reach millions in theatres the series should be instruc- and perhaps present the game tonal. But when I got into the promuetion of the scrips, I found to them in an attractive num ner. It was an engaging prospect that it simply was not possible A ka much time with and the money involved for me to

instructional material, would not be inconsiderable,

the

AT HARVARD

very

The most important probation, however, concerned my amateur

bring By this time, though, status. To give it up would be like giving up part of myself. free to direct my thinking along bren practical lines, I began to realise Fo

teor years I had

golf stuff for that golf was the only thing in

the world I really know Bewspaper column.

about.

And since FCT this hart rectives the

United phases of the game hud interest- of the prior approval

ed me, why should I make an the States Colf A ociation on

etter to put it away for me? it columns would basis that the

was not necesary to play for money, or to teach, or to run a of shop. I could serve the game in other ways and let it serve me.

I

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in fact written by me. could not me that there was Duy vast difference betwren newspaper column and a motion picture.

Yel realised that there was really very little difference in ucing either to teach golf and in doing so in person on n practice

L In all honesty would fee. have to relinquish iny amateur stotus if I undertook the picture. The resulting decision to make the pictures and my reasons for it were set out in a public slate- ment made at the time.

SENSE OF FREEDOM

sketched out two other vbows one of the face of the club, the other of the for. I Wha beautiful from very made the draw- angle. Having irus actual size, I sent them off next morning to Spalding have several clubs made up. Thus was begun elabraship that was formalized

upon my from competition, retirument and has endured for more than thirty years,

that time Prior to

there

iron satisfactory по were clubs made in this country. irons The American-made were too long from heel to "Unny" ap- and had tec

Striking pearance and feel. the bull off sebire produced amosi unpleasant shock

EYES ON ITALY?

Picture shows: Top trio of British encccr talent. all wanted by Italian clubs. From left: Jimmy Greaves, Chelsea, who has signed for Milan and should pick up £8,000 a year; Bobby Charlton, Manchester United, who may go to Turin, and Johnny Haynes, Fulham, to Juventus. Picture taken at a recent practice match, when, England beat Chelsea 4-8.-Express Photo.

World of Sport

By JOHN COTTRELL

Contrary to reports, Lou Kretlow's phenomenol 427-yard drive on the 16th at Lake Hefner, Oklahoma, is not the longest hole-in-one on record. This belongs to a gul oli driving machine

operated

Some idea of the adds against by, such an achievement, even over Mr Geo, R. Smith at the first a much smaller distance,

by studying the in Hermitage Country be gained hole

It effort of the American ProTM Virginia. Clu, Richmond

forsional larry Gonder, who in achieved 435 yards.

1910 stood

26 for 10 hours Kredow's m'nutes and hit 1.817 bolts try- the Ing to do a 160 yards hole-in-

IDBC.

may

Tahl-Botvinnik draw 14th game

BRITISH OLYMPIC MEDAL CAN BE MADE IN JAPAN

London, Apr. 19.

Bobby Boulton, 17-year-old son of a South London joiner, sails for Japan next month for a three- year Judo course. Until 1964 he will become a second son to Mr Ichiro Hatta. vice- president of the Japan Olympic Association.

Bobby will learn the langungo

at Tokyo University, but the rest of his ump will be dedleated to Judo. He hopes to be selected. for Britain's team in the Tokyo Olympics when Judo will be on the list of sports for the fire!

time.

Mr

Hatta, black belt 7th Don,. Is confiden! he will reach that peak, He spotted Bobby. years ago mm one of his vintts to London.

Bobby, who has trained with the London Judo Society. Ta 5. E. London since he was 13, is already browri belt. He 19 expeeled to be upgraded to black belt 1st Don within few months of reaching Japan.

NOW HE BOWS

Bobby. who has given up a ruinceship in the printing trade to go, told me: "I've wanted to go to Japan since first I begun training. It was hard convinc- ing my mother, but now the is proud I have been selected."

New Mr George Chew, Scotland Yard P.C. who fung the London Judo Society, coys, "We will miss him. He has been helping to train our juniors. He is devoted to Judo and hasn't missed a week impart fram holl- day,

"We have $60 juniors and you have to experience the discipline Morcow, Apr. 19.

to believe it. One mother ask- The 14th game of the world od us if we thought there was chcas title match between anything wrong with her son. to be terror, she Mikhail Toni and "He used champion former

title holder Mikhailoid. Now he bows to me when Botvinnik was draan at the he comes into a room and holds

Soviel my chair for me to elt at table. 33rd move, the official news agency Tas: reported to- doy.

"We suspended another boy for being rude to his mother. She never had cause for com- plaint again,

Bul professional

ir

The score at the end of the certainly hole-in-one longest by human agency.

14th game in the 24-game serice shot hit the pitis Botvinnik and Thai 5. Hin 96th

One mag about Bobby's trip. beats by two yards the 22-year- ail

His parage will cost £187, Mr old world record of Mr George and bounced three inches away.

Botvinnik needs 311⁄2 more Chew's bank have agreed to give Cardwell, who holed-in-one at H 150th and

Camic points to regain the champlon-him an overdraft to cover it but the

ninth hole at both struck the hole and 425-yard

with

younger blistered, ship from his North out. Finally,

op-he is appealing for help. I don't Club, Coll Hilleres

ponent.-AP,

know many better causes, throbbing hands, he gave up. Carolina.

Bome- You

A man does not become a by professional merely folf becoming a non-amateur. Tho pros themselves have thing to say about that. have to have certain qualia cations and you have to serve an apprenticeship tu became

In

A

the hands of the player. satisfactory iron could be had only by using a British-made hand-forged head,

Irons

The Brst set of Jones reached the market in 1932. M. 1. Reach, W. F. Brach, Victor East and I had designed them, working from my own hickory- shafted set as a base. By mak ing the blades more compact, and with a thicker top line, providing a flange sole on the back of the head, we succeed- ei in bringing the centre of

a Professional Golfers Asso-gravity of the head more near- ciation member.

But I could find other ways to use my knowledge of the game; One of the most obvious of these was to devote my atten- tion to the design and canufac- ture of golf clubs. I had design- a lew of my own clubs and had them made up for me by A. G. Spalding. One in particular had Sud-ben a driver with which I had dily. yard longer than with any club ever owned.

Once the motion-picture con- tract had been signed and on- nounced and my statement re- leased, I was surprised and delighted that I experienced a new serice of freedom.

denly realised that there had been considerable stralu attach- ed to the job of maintaining & So strict amateur position. many well-meaning persons were coming up with Ideas for promotions, advertising mim. nicks, and business ventures,

easy to know, was not always

and explain to them just why these things would not into

the amateur picture.

ly

the

my

behind the centre of striking surface, or "sweetspol." I cannot resist declaring honest opinion that these were matched the first really line sets of irons produced in this

country.

hod

A form of flange back been used in the Old Country Oil occasional hand-forged heads, going back many years. But i think we were the first to make use of the flange as the dominant feature in the design Thi club was conceived one of a matched sci. Today, ex- night in my room at Borvard pressed in some way, it is pre- when 1 should have been catch-sent in all top-grade Iron clubs, Jug

in e readin

-Lonton Express Service, 24 English history. But I had arm a title something about mechanical drawing while earn- ing un engineering degree

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NEXT WEEK

"Then and Now"

at

Vespa Club gymkhana

By OLLY VAS

The Vespa Club of Hong- kong will be holding its second outing of the year this Sunday when thirty scooterists will gather of the airstrip in Ghalin to take part in the Club's annual gymkhana, scho- duled to begin at 2 pm sharp and ending around 6 pm.

There will be an equal num- ber of G. S. machines and the 100 cc. modela taking part in the Ave 'test' to be rus eft, These, teal will include jane- driving, going up and down

obstacles zoosaw, Avoiding placed in the way and the like, Two Indy drivers are among the entrants.

put

a

An interesting program has been arranged and specta- ter will be more thon welcome. The competitors will be taking to advantage of the occasion

Bunic much-needed practice no the eventy to bo hinged ore identical in nature to there the organizers have th mind for the forthcoming Macao lan Interport to; be held in Portuguza Colony over the Whitsun holidays next month.

FAIRGROUND FRED

Four D. Jones IS HARD AT WORK BY MADDOCKS

BENEATH JONES'

JCANDY FLOSS STALI

RIGHT.

BRING ON THE SKYMAJ

FERDINAND

NANCY

I'M GOING TO BE A TELEVISION SINGER WHEN

I GROW UP

BRICK BRADFORD

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By Mik

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By Ernie Bushmiller

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BOBBY BOULTON Three-year course

Top seeds

Londen, 10. Australia's Rod Laver and Britain's Miss Christine Truman are the top seeds for the men's and women's angles of the British hard court lawn tennis championships which begin at Bournemouth next week.- AFP.

MEXICO WIN

Amsterdam, Apr. 19,

on

Medco, who meet England at beat Wembley May 10, Holland 2-1 in an international match here tonight. football

1-0 Mexico led Reuter,

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