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THE AMERICAN GOLFER

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THE ART OF. SAVING, SHOTS.

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SIR E CLARKE'S RECIPE FOR LONGEVITY.

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Sir Edward Clarke, KC, looking! cheerful, hale and hearty, despite his long busy professional career, celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday by lanching at Prince's Piccadilly, recently, with a little family party which included Lady- Clarke, their younger son, Mr. William Clarke, with his wife, together with a nephew and niece.

M.C.C. AND SCHOOLBOYS. EVENING · CRICKET" LESSONS. Sir Arthur Crosfield, chairman of the National Playing Fields Association, speaking at the annual general meeting of the London and Southern Counties We are left with no delusions as to the Club Cricket Conference at the Regent excellence of the American golfer. Forret Polytechnic, said that the object a long time we tried hard to persuade of his association was to further recrea ourselves that he could not control the 'tional facilities throughout the country]

*I don't see anything special about my ball on the wind-swept seaside course, for those most in need of them. One of birthday,” said Sir Edward, smilingly, and that even in putting he would lose its principal sims was to give to elemen- perhaps that it has been coming fairly to a newspaper representative, "except his deadliness op our sun-dried, fast tary schoolboys an opportunity of play often. I attribute my health and fairly generous apan of life to temperance in ill greens. But four wins. in five years in ing good cricket, and that this was wacthings, and taking plenty of exercise, the championship and four consecutive aary was proved by the fact that exist especially walking, and not indulging in successes in the amateur international ing conditions were deplorable. In Hall absolute idleness, but always finding something to do-aseful if possible, but, match have rudely dispelled these en- 28,000 boys and in Norwich 14,000 boys at all events, an occupation for mind and couraging ideas,

HIS NEW LIFE OF DISRAELI. Sir Edward was

the moment perusing the proof sheets of his new life in about two months began my book of Disraeli, which he experts to be issued just as an experiment about eighteen liestion," he explained, because in the months ago without any thought of pub form in which I was compiling it the sanction of the Beaconsfield trustees and book could not be published without tho the holders of the copyright of the six volumes life by Moneypenny and Buckle

Now I am able to make full use of the copyright matter, and I have been very busy lately getting the book ready is a clear and straightforward account of for publication. What I have aimed at

Disraeli's life in moderate compass. In- references of my own personal associa cidentally I am incorporating some little

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But despite this melancholly record, there is still no evidence that the Ameri can is superior in the high arts of golf His advantage is not in playing the shots, but in saving them. He has at tained a mastery in that phase of the game which counts for most in the result. Very properly we praise him for his thoroughness and his infinite capacity for taking pains, and no one has ever at tempted to belittle bis wonderful achieve- ments. "If we would beat him we must play the chips and the butts with the same stroke-saving effect.

had only one pitch, and similar condi.body." tions existed in many places.

Mr. E. A. C. Thomson, hon. secretary, explained a scheme which is sirendy in practice at Oxford whereby organised cricket is madlo possible for elementary schoolboys. In England and Wales, ho said, there were over 3,000,000 schoolboys, and only 9 per cent, of them could obtain organised cricket. To overcome this dif. ficulty locally, nineteen colleges at Ox ford provided facilities for 1,930 boys to play cricket on the college grounds. Each of the colleges had adopted a school, and many of the undergraduates gave valu-

It is now realised, both by amanteursable coaching assistance to the boys. In and professionals, bow the American has the five years the scheme had been in achieved greatness in the game. This is operation there had been no complaints, proved by the wise, decision of St. and the cost worked out at only 2 6d. Andrews in picking twenty-one players per head. In these circumstances it was as possible candidates for the British hoped that other clubs would adopt the team, and giving them four montha in scheme and bring good cricket within the which to polish up their game. It is to reach of elementary schoolboys in their be hoped that the time will be profitably cities. occupied.

A BIG GAMBLE.

In my view the Americans have taken a big gamble in some of the players they have accided to send, and if it does not come off they ought to be beaten. Thres of the eight have not beers to this dout-

try before, and two of them, Watts Gunn and Roland MacKenzie, are still in their teens. The speed with which the Ameri- can golfer comes to maturity has always been astonishing, but it will not be ex- ceptional "if the two players mentioned do not do themselves justice. 2

The other newcomer, George von Elin is older and more experienced, but he too, is likely to suffer awing to his lack of knowledge of the conditions which obtain in this country.

The M.C.C., he added, had entered into the epirit of the scheme, and promised to help in every way possible. They had offered to provide throughout the 1936 season. on certain evenings during the week, cricket instructions for elemen- matches... An important point about the tary schoolboys, and also to arrange

M.C.C. communication was their express- ed determination to treat boys from public schools, secondary schools, and elementary schools on an exactly equal footing, as should always be the case in the realms of sport. The lead of the M.C.C. should result in the movement spreading all through the country, to the benefit both of the nation and the great game of cricket,

A proposed organisation for the new scheme was explained to the meeting, and was adopted.

FUTURE LONDON:

A hundred years ago Cobbett was always denouncing the moustruous "size of London. Eren his energy of vitupera tion would hardly relieve his feelings if he came back to see the London predict-

Starting from the time of the first American challenge, when MacDermott played in the championship at Muirfield; and hooked three balls in succession out of bounds, and failed to qualify, only one visitor has won Buccese at the first at- tempt. This was lock Hutchison at St. Andrews in 1021, and in his case he not only learnt the game on the old course, but he played continuously over it for two or three months before competing in the championship. Even Hagen, who ated by the County Council's architect, the time had twice won the American Mr. Topham Forrest.. The London of championship, was almost complete 1950, he tells us, will embrace Uxbridge failure on his first visit in 1920. Indeed, it was not until his third attempt that Hagen was successful. Barnes had to compete six times before he gained the title.

and Watford, and Romford, Dartford, and Purley. The considerable amount of green fields still to be found between those places and the centre will become bricks and mortar in a quarter of a cen- Much the same thing has happened to tury. That, indeed, is easily credible. the American amateurs. Jerome Travers, Some may think that Mr. Forrest is res-- the lending player at the time, came to trained in his expectations. Less than a Sandwich in 1914, and he was greatly hundred years ago there were feids be feared: But he was sensationally beaten tween Vauxhall and the Oval, St. John's- in the first found by C. "A. Palmer, a wood was still sylvan, Bow, as may be man old enough to be his father.discovered from Nicholas Nickleby," Francis Quimet paid his first visit that was a pleasant country village. A hun- year, and in the previous summer he had dred and fifty years ago prople went to vanquished both Vardon and Ray in the live in Finsbury for the country air, and play-off for the American championship. If I remember. rightly he lasted a couple of rounds and then was dismissed by an almost unknown English golfer.

WHEN ** BONNIE " JONES FAILED.

Hoxton was dairy farms, and Steppey an isolated village, and Newington-butts still an archery ground, and the hedges of Camberwell and Clapham perfamed" by sweet-smelling blossoir," and men shot snipe in Kentish Town. Mr. Forrest Nor has one forgotten the unhappy himself estimates that in 1893 no part of experience of Bobbie. Jones in 1921. It London was more than "two miles from was realised he was a wonderful player open country. But, he does not seem to As soon as he swung a club, and he was expect that the centrifugal forces will in

He considers tha: the original: successful in both his matches in the increase. ternational contest. But as the Hoylake influence of the motor-ear, to persuade. course got faster and faster, and the ball people farther and farther afield, has more difficult to hole on the glassy now been exhausted, and expects to find greens, Jones lost his confidence and he went down before a player who could not flats in the central area." This is a have thought much of his chances. Jones very interesting speculation. Wo should went on to St. Andrews to compete in rather incline to believe that the centri- the open championship, and his golf be fugal tendency of population will in came steadily worse. Indeed he had not crease, while the demand for central flate the patience to play on to the finish. by car-owners also increasea. The great It is because of these facts that I think bulk of the people who live in the outer America has taken a big risk in sending suburbs travel to town not by car but two "such young players. MacKenzie by train. An improvement in railway and Guan, no matter how accomplished services is more important in the spread- they may have proved themselves to be at ing of the population than the dis home, and one other, von Elm, who eat semination of care.. "But the time has have only a slight idee of the conditions under which he will have to play.

more and more people with cars wanting

already come when people of very modest incomes are car-owners, and we are an I shall he still more hopeful of the sured that their numbers are yet to be British team winning if it is a dry hum greatly increased. Therefore, we must mer and the turf and the greens run fast certainly agree with Mr. Forrest in anti- It is the practice of Americans to hit cipating hosts.of flat-dwelling car owners their putts firmly, as is possible on greens in Central London who will have to bo that are watered every night, and when provided for by new roads and new the ball has to ba coaxed up to the hole bridges. Between London Bridge and with always the fear that it may pass Vauxhall we have now available for out of safe holing distance the game be wheeled traffic only, the same number of comes 50 per cent. harder all round. bridges as the London of a hundred years

There are many reasons why one thinks ago. the Americans may at last be beaten Perhaps the best is that Britain is mak ing thorough preparations for the match for the first time.

Even with the new embankmenta and boulevards sketched by Mr. Forrest, will posterity" be able to allow a con tinual increase in the number of cars on London streets-Daily Telegraph.

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