the o?j:go;i suiiday jouiutal, ror.TLAiiD. cuiiday :ior.i;i::G, jaiiuahy i. 1:::.
L'Icmy GoK Champs Dechi-oneci Bijgeaii PosiM' Change
!
Upsets Were
Numerous in
Golf Events
T?X?TUtUD historians of events la the
X1 world of golf will probably refer to
te tyear -which bu Just drawa to a
rloa a on in which a great move
ment swept over the entire domain, over
turning old tredlUona, overthrowing na
, thonitr and netting no now dynast lea.
Taking tho mora significant tourno
mewta under' eoneidereUon, a retrospect
, of too waning roar ahowa that onlr two
.of the 1129 tltlehokders have succeeded
ti hotdlnr tholr places and Both of theee
met' with reversals .at some subsequent
data. J . " '
KTASS REfEATa-
The two wr Chick Evans. In the
Western amateur, and Mlaa Cecil Leltch
of tjngtond ini the Brftlah and French
Udle' championship. In tha former
tournament, tha Chicago etar. who won
the till Tor th fifth tlma at Memphis
a yaar ago, again succeeded In working
hla way through tha entire field, beoom
inr 'the possessor of the title for the
sixth tlma. a tea that eauaad htm' to
declare with emphasis that bo Would not
be a contestant again beceus '-"ha be
lleied that alx times was enough for
any , man to hold a title." Whether or
not tha outcome of the national amateur
championship at BC Louis haa changed
the Chlcagoan'a point of view will not
b known until another summer comae
' Ini tha Brltiah lad lea event Mlaa Cacti
loltch waa victorious for the third time.
oeieaung Miaa Joyce weuierro in uio
final at Tumbarry. Her 121 victory
waa more algalflcant becauae In gaining
It ah not only won her way through the
usual brilliant field of home atare. but
agalnat determined ppoeltlon from an
American force that Included not only
Mis Alexa Stirling, the, national women'a
champion, whom aha ' defeated in the
opening round, but also Miss Marlon Hoi
Una. winner of the national title at Hoi
" Jywood later.
M RIGHT LOST OCT
The year of upeeta began with the
Brltiah amateur event at HoyUke. where
William L Hunter, son of the Deal
Xeeemnai on me otner aioe ana a. repre-
aenutlva of h art lean class of golfers.
captured the trophy. Before the tourna-1
meat started Hunter -was an obecurel
factor. It waa generaUy conceded that
tne cnancee favored aimer uyrii xouey,
the Oxfordlan who waa the 1820 winner, I
or one of th members of the American
tam. tha rraataat lineun that Uncle 8am
ever placed in th field for the British
blue ribbon. But. on after another,
Kvaaa., Francis Oulmeti Jesse Oull ford
ami . Bobhv jonea. the7 fair four from
1 whom .moat waa expected, went toppling I
dowg in defeat The last survivor from
this Mid waa. Freddie Wright of Boston, I
and i th tourney ended with a ; purely I
Brltiah aamuflnal and final, and In the 1
nd Hunter waa tha winner. ,
To totally unexpected coUapaa of the
Amrli-ui in thaaa two events caused
WiWHWBIHV Villa " V UU I
result, even th superior quality of the J
American professional team wntcnwas
Sent abroad to make the last stand,
failed ta cause hooea to mount to any
high-water mark.; Bat here again-the
unexpected happened At tha end Jock I
Hutchison, th Olan View professional, I
and Roger Watered, an Oxford youth. I
ana aa- amateur of th BU Andrews open
honors, th Utterfmlaslng a chance for
a complata..upaet tit golfing tradition by
atepplng on hla ban on one of the greens,
' thereby penalising himself out of the
title,! In th Dlay-off Hutchison waa the
winner, bringing the championship
trophy to America for the first time. In
th- history of the British tournament,
which 'started In 180. Oeorge Duncan,
the holder of the title In 1920, waa well
down In th list. -
BARKIS IS MriXRXB
Neither Bareea. tha lll and m
champion, nor Jock Hutchison, last
eara winner, who survived the week's
test at In wood In the P. O. A. champion-
ship. , but Walter Hagen. who, after a
year or mora of Indifferent success, un-
buckled one of hla meteorio rushes In the
final agalnat the Pelbam tutor, winning
handily after on of th greatest duels
.Vl'i'l"?- tranaportlng them bodily to apoU
Not a single champion waa succeaaful
In holding his or her plao la a solitary
a of th major national tourneys on
this aide of the water. . . '
Ted Ray th famed Briton who topped
th field in the national open at Inver
see a year ago did not make the pll-
grimace to defend' hla honors this year,
tut Great Britain sent two stalwart sons
1 to look after, her Interests Oeorge Dun-
ran. in i.v open cnampion. ana ado
ftiucneii. on oi. in moei orunani in u
I'nlted Kingdom. Then, too, J. H. Kirk
wood, tha Australian open champion, was
a contender. None of thee waa euccess-
ful. for Long" Jim Barnes, the Pelham
pro, waa the candidate upon whom Dame
' Fortune; smiled after many years of
neglect On of the greatest golfers In
th world. It waa th first time that he
had succeeded In gaining the
treehv. '
At th national amateur at St Louis.
nol imr .ml nirarla In fimn M1
I waa rang up when Jess Guilford,
Known aa uh aieg gun.- re presenting
th Woodland club. Boa ton. gained the
top ef th ladder Where auch stars aa
CLlck Evans, 'the holding champion:
Franoia Out met. a previous winner;
Bobby Jonea and Willi ' Hunter, th
British champion, failed. To gain hla!
p:aca, dull ford went through on of the I
severest teat that any champion ever
faced, being forced to eliminate, such
worthy foes as Georza von Elm. Harrt.l
son Johnston, Evana and Boh Gardner
en tha war to alorv. - .
very end of th golf eeaaon when the
national women'a tournament waa played
owr mi umvaii aurrounauiga oi ineiTI . m - m . .
Hollywood Golf club. With Miss Cecil
11 ten. tha. Brltiah chamnlan. h. h.H
already won away from Mlaa Alexa
StirUng. th Canadian title, and with the
Atlanta girl herself in th lists, aa well
a a that brilliant vounr Prnvfalanr nr.
former.' Mlaa Glenn. Collatt. it w
aeneraUr conceded before tha start that
n ef th thr would triumph. But
itot ao- Mlaa Laitch. to the dismay
the unush world, waa caught In th
maelatrom bf topay-turvyisro. auf feting
unexpected defeat st the handa
JJrs. fred C Letta Jr. of Chicago early I
li th fray. Mlaa Collatt had previously!
bn eliminated by Mlaa Edith Laitch.
Tli last day round Mlaa Marlon HoUIbsI
pittad against mum Burling, and another
.upset waa chalked up when, th former
won aa unquestionable verdict.
' Florida Plais.Big
0 6 If in g ; S easo n
i.
Th Florida Country club will b the I
cen Of on of th beat tournaments of
the rou thorn a a son when U Southeast
rrn championship geta under way March
Cta. Already several of the atar havel
promised to pt In an appearance fa
tnus tournament ana liter vUKai l
numoer e oaauumi prtsae put up for
com petit loo,
.nMlUIlM . i T .. ..
Winners of Big, r
Golf Tourneys
Of Past Season
Jenewlag art tk wlaaert of tke
lapertaat golf Utlea of the 1M1
OVa. O. M
W. A. fin.
IIW Wirt. B. O. Hur.
mi r. - a. . ti
Hetaklaaa.
Shawnee WMlte Of
Im n . ' i a
lt3H UritlSll ! IjOll
Pros. Would Accept
Positions in U. S.
A NUMBER of the leading j;olf pro-.
fMHlMuij o tha vounmr rlau ' in
Great Britain are aeeklng cluba in the
United Statea, according to Fred Ken
nedy. who recently returned to America
apending mora than a year to Kng
eaeea.'
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Witrn lw, .
BWaFSetsatHs M wWeVwa
ewmw P. niwini. .1
rm ihwf ij am ii giax,
PMHb sins! we MvrtMMi
P r. Ob P. Wtmna,
Oallferala Of. taiMMr.'
liltHH 0a LHa.
yw Olill leUe;
twmii oeaii i.na.
Will Hi. M. Jwn. i .
Nana ana
(Mm aw.
Paairte HuMiam m
biiiii Hi.- arm aa.
OaMfimla aito0. Katawauen
Htlia Jiik MaVAlM. -wiimn
; au am
antupilKn a MatOaailH,
Oanaaian V. M. Traflaim
rturt OelwoMa 0oe Matt.
HaVwh AAa4 wOtrtaw"ata
Pufiiilinal j
pro-(land and Scotland in connection with the
joifall business. Kennedy has a long
. .
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who asked him to aid them In finding
cluba in tha United States.
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Brltiah professionals who recently toured
the United gUUea have ' advised the
younger player in Great Britain that
they can do better hero,than in their own
country, ana would "go out" themaelves
if they were younger men. Harry Var-
don la among the veteran profeaalonals
wno are or mis opinion, ae waa greatly
impressed with tne progress mad In
American golf and the opportunity here
ior good instructor and players.
Among tha British proteaalonala who
wouia com her If they could obtain
bertha are Arthur, O. Havers of Blundell
' J fVIUIVC
Britlah profeaalonaJk ; Jamea Ockenden
v - yne run, ouri eeymour or west.
w"y xsoomer or ciouo. Parts; W
. Hmiuu LAyiing Island : A. Kay. New
castle ; peter Robinson. Braid Hills, the
acoxuan open champion;; Fred Leach,
Norwood A. Holland, Northampton, and
. wmicomK, came Down.
l-olf flniirOAi T asirl
V"1 t5 JUalU
Out in Record Time
For IMid-Pines Club
DONALD ROS8 must have com dan
gerously near breakina- a. record
when laying out the links for the new
Md-PIne Country club, just outside of
rmeuursi, it. Ten montha ago th
" of tha new course was a trackless
sea of long-leaf pin and stunted oak.
I Some of the poorer trees were chopped
down and tha atumoa nulled in th nauai
I manner: but Ross sorana a new ana in
roif course construction by digging ail
of th. finar t. rMm .
where more trees were needed, and
transplanted them. Ninety per cant of
the transplanted trees have don well
In their new location and are already
I wearing the air of tha oldest inhabi
tants. - - , i
On March 20, to come down to exact
dates, the big Job had hardly got under
way, and on November 20 eight montha
later, the course waa declared officially
I opened.
Hagen andMacDonald
Will Play Golf Here
Walter Hagen and Bob MacDonald.
coveted Eastern golf professional, will likely p
I pear here In an exhibition M-hole match
I during th early part of March. It would
Bit b BUrnrisine if tha Artlanit
ciud omciaie arrange to have the East
i omram uo nuicn
"n. lorra in iour osx proreeslonals
m- ute united atataa, play over th
Kawign course.
Hagen is the present bolder of the
weetarn open and th Professional Qotf
association championship honors.
while MacDonald holds the Metropolitan
I uue.
I Better weather conditio win likely
rreet Hagaji and MacDonald when they
I reaca in xxonnwest in tne apring. Their
tour wui open next week in Oklahoma
they will start for Lo Angeles, where
their tour will open.
T.JI QTrnnrOmTlfl 14-nlt
,W"""UW
Club to Pick Leaders
Th election of officers of the East'
I rnoreland Golf club wtH be bald this
The directors recently nomlnat-
ofl1 by in special committee were elect-
wiutoui opposition. .
I indication are that , th club will
oflsraauy increase ut tntereat In toama-
meat play among th municipal course
followera Tournament play is th Ufa
of golf and as soon aa committees are
selected plans for the season ' will be
I mapped out.
Soma sort of competition 'will likely be
atagea every week.
Lonffstaff to Be Golf
Pro. at Tualatin Club
Richard Longstaff. professional of th
Honcyraaa indoor golf .school, baa been
selected to fill the vacancy caused bv
tha resignation of Frank Noble at the
Tualatin Country club. Longvtaff baa
oeen , connected with tb i Honeyma
school sine Its inception last summer.
- Longstaffj win take vp bis dutlea at
a Toaiaua club March L
r.
Proper , Grip iand Fveel 'of GoK
K H K at- tt.T-.at "-!. at-- t K
Square StancelsRecommended
Three fcctlon plotaw of HJ'ffuthdlqr
' ' ataade ja ane
On Ue right, the follow'tliroa
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Brassie Is Fregardeq aslOneof"the MostTlmportantrCIubs in Golf
. Vital lules of Play Are Simple, Yet Difficult to Observe! Turningrof Wrist to;Insure Propers :
velopment of Proper Tee
By B,. Chandler Xgaa "
(Twice Winner of the National. Watrn sad
Northwestara Aauvtear Golf Chutiriiimihipa,)
ri selecting -wooden cluba th beginner
Is better off) with only one, a brassie,
until ho has acquired greater familiarity
with the ahoU. Then, if he desires to
add a driver and possibly a spoon to his
bag he can mora nearly attain the separ
ata results for which these clubs are de
signed. - r
Regarding the ahape of the clubhead
there seems to, be no standard of perfec
tion. Good results are being arrived at
with clubheads of all shapes, long or
short, thick or thin. In selecting a
brassie, however, on should pay partic
ular .attention to the shaft, for her Ilea
the real life ofj tha club. It should bava
little spring; but a shaft that is. too
whippy or floppy la worse than on that
la almost rigid j A braasie receives pretty
hard treatment In playing shorts through
the fairway particularly from lies that
are none too good and the shaft abould
possess a firm; strength. ; Th player of
average height and length of arm should
use a brasai that' measure from 41 to
44 inches from, the top of the grip to the
heel of the head.' Tha general theory i
tnai tne longer tns an art tne greater tne
dlatano achieved, and tha shorter tha
ahaft the greater the accuracy of the
shot. The length -1 mentioned seems to
strike the happy medium.
GBIF IS IXFOjBTAXT !
There are ini actual experience a va
riety of shot that must be played with
wooden club, in this ; chapter, how
ever. I shall only discuss the stroke aa
played from tha tee or from a good II m
the fairway, a later chapter will cover
tha simplest and meat effective methods
of handling the shot from unusual lies.
The first thing a beginner must learn
is how to grip the club properly. There
Is no reason short of a deformity of tha
hand or fingers why ha should not start
with th errlp that lis moat correct in the
ory and moat aucceaanu la practice, this
Is known aa tha simple overlapping grip.
Grasp th club near th top of the
leather grip with the left hand, keeping
th grip or handle well in the fingers
rather than tha palm of she hand. B
aura that th crotch between the thumb
and forefinger! la aa Inverted V with
th point aimlag atraight at your face.
The left thumb should be on top of th
shaft or a fraction to the right. Then
grasp tha club I with th first three fin
gers of the right hand keeping th third
finger as close to th forefinger of, th
left hand aa possible. - The little f lager
of pie right hand reeta either in the
Golf
rpHE Southern California. Golf assooia
X tion baa changed it handicapping
system to tha stroke method, which la
in vogu in nearly all other - part of
the United States, until recently bogey
was used aa a; basis for handicaps, but
now the par flgurea are taken.
The Southern Golf association champ
ienahin tournament of 1 HZ2 will
played ever the course f th Atlanta
Athletic dub, June M. tli U, S3 aad St.
Philadelphia 1 high school will likely
atage a championabip tournament during
1922. A aumber of represents tires ef
the various adhoola are i practicing oa
iitdoor courses, j ' 1
Walter J. Travis, one of th fameus
amateur golfers of the coon try. Is spend
in th winter in Paeadene, CaL Travis
won the national amateur title three
tune aad la th only American to grab
off the Britlah amateur ehampionahlp.
accomplishing the coat in IK) 4.
Silver Sprinr Golf club of Waahhurtoa.
D. C, wiU spend over ta 0,000 oa it new
course, which is expected to be in ahape
i or ptay Apru x. ,jtempership wm be
limited to 999. - . .;;;
' Delegates from the New Tork district
to tha annual t meeting- of the United
Statea Golf aaaoelatloa at Chicago. Janu
ary it. will make tha trip 4a two cars
attached to th Twentieth Centory flyer
leaving xsew xera January IX. .
It eeema to be the tendencr now to
select officials tor the United States Golf
association from active jdayere Juat at
the moment EbeaM.Brera of Pittahurg.
until recent years one of the foremost
amateurs in the country, to slated aa the
next President of the omnizatioa Fhir.
ther than that. It waa common gossip at
the national "open" in St. Louis last Sep
tember that Jimmy Stand lah eX Detroit
waa betas gtoomed aa en of the future
occupants of the executive chair.
ggajaC ffleratfnK the betga7 ad
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Shots. Short Back-Swing Held
valley between the backs of the first and
second fingers of the left band or on
top of the left forefinger, whichever is
the more comfortable or. gives you the
greater confidence. The right thumb is
on the left of tha ' shaft bo that the
crotch between the right thumb and
forefinger ahall form the. same inverted
V with the point aiming at your face, as
with tb left band, y -STRENGTH
HOT KECXSSABT
To one accustomed to V a powerful
"palm grip" on a baseball bat or tool
handle this grip I have described will
aeem - dainty. ' It win seem perhaps as
though you could not possibly put any
power Into your stroke. Aa a matter of
fact you can .with that, grip put- all
the power that a golf stroke reqnlrea and
control that atroko with far greater ac-1
curacy-- than 'with the "huskier-feeling
parm" grip.' The hands are the pivot of
an wrist-action la a golf, stroke., A per
fect pivot haa bat one pivotal point so
that the closer tbb hands can be brought
together ' the nearer .they approximate a
perfect- pivot. Th further apart -the
handa are th more difficult tt la to
make them cooperate -and the more dif
ficult it i to control the wrist action so,
that It inay be timed to bring the beat
result.'; v i.-.'.? .'-.-. -
The 'next point to learn is to "feel" the
head of the club. The beads of all
wooden crab are weighted with lead or
some other- rnettl rarely to some par-
pose. A golf bsJl la not very heavy and
I as elastic- a human science haa been
abl to make It To make that golf ball
travel far does not require great strength
and power ; Itnerety, requlrea that the
proportionately : heavy clubhead ahall
travel at great speed along a true line
to perfect. Impact with the ball. This
speed cannot be achieved without a suf
ficient relaxing of the musclee con troll
big the wrist to allow the player to be
conscious of the weight at the head of
the club. The muscles of the forearm
that contrail th fincar arrin are differ.
ent entirely from thoeottat control the
wrist. Learn, then,-to keep a firm grip
with the fingers and yet have the wrist
free. If yea do this your wiU find that
yon have acquired the Teer of the club.
Any aort of aimless, swinging in . the air
win assist yea In acquiring this "feet'
8QTFABX STAJTCZ FATOBED
The next step is the' stance. Writers
differ somewhat aa to the beat stance for
the full wooden shot but I believe It ia
batter for the beginner r to start with
what ia known aa a square stance. Then
hla personal experience ahowa that
hia peculiarities are more adapted to an
open or closed ataace he can read lust
himself aooerdingiy An open stance, is
one wnere the- nght foot is advanced, a
closed stanee haa-the left foot In ad-
end a equate stance has ' them
When a beginner takes bis sauare
stance 'an imaginary Una -drawn from
the ball at right angle to the Ime of
Play aaonld pass about two inches inside
of the toft heel. Bom piayera attain bet
ter results witb aatanoe where such an
imaginary line Would pass through the
ien heel, i abould advise the beginner
to try out the other method Crat. and
then experience wm anew him which ia
more advisable in ate case. He abould
stand eufflcienUy far away from tha ball
that if he laid hla brmaaie on the
aTOund with the, clubhead just back of
the bail the end of tha abaft would lust
reaca ms ert aeet. . - -.
The feet should be very slightly toed
oat the kneea barely "broken'' to pre
vent any atlffnesa in- action, tha bodv
beat forward from the hips aad th arms
wn out but down aad not .parallel with
tne snaxt or the club, - The abaft should
be at a tnucb flatter .angle than the
arma. .. .
SXAli. TEE IS BEST :T-j:
A little advice her aa to how to prop
erly tee the ball to not amiss. It will
probably encourage- tb beginner to get
down, to" the ban and prevent some of
the tendency t bit tb ban on too pro
ducing thoe amazing- roller that are
sure to. die in rough grass or find any
trouble ttat may be In their path. If
on a grass tee make only. azoall mound
of sand sufficient to giv the ban m very
good lie. Us as littl aaod aa pnesibla
so that the bottom. of the' ban la not
over a quarter . of aa tneb from the
ground. On a bard baked dirt tee or
as artiScial mat a slightly higher tee is
desirable. So many beginnera make the
mistake - of placing their bail upon
young mountain of aaad ao that when
they come to play a stroke in th f ah
way . where- the. bail Ilea .doe to the
ground the . natural tendency is to top
the eeiL
Now come the' three moat vital rules
i?,
Club In
" at. 5 t :t at,-- at at ? at - t t , at
od of tmU Woodea shot. J The photograph oa 'left bow tbe erip,
left arm and tbe dlstaaee of the shaft from the slwalder.
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Bar Three Venerable Scotch-
Best for New Players, So as to Develop Wrist Movements.
of play and probably the oldest. I refer
to -the three venerable Scotch maxims.
slow back, don't, presatand keep your
eye on the ball." Failure - to observe
one or more of these rules: undoubtedly
causes most of the misplayed strokes in
the game. They are eo simple yet so dif
ficult to faithfully observe. Y -
The first of these, slow back,, has to
do with the back-ewtnav Thla back- '
swing has but one purpose and that is
to bring the club to that position from
which it can start its downward stroke
of impact. Therefore, this back-awing
must be reasonably alow and smooth, so
that at the top, when , the motion is re-,
versed; there shall bo no shock or jerk
to throw the swing out of Joint. Noth
tna could be more simple aad. eacy to
follow, yet players are constantly, in
their eagerness to. bit the bail, putting
half of their striking energy, into the
back-swing. . It. ia also, possible to make
the ; back-swine; too slowly, losing
amoothneaa. but this Is a much leas com
mon, error and not so productive of bad
reauiia. . .
FBE8SI3TG 18 HABMFrL .
The i. second maxim. V'don't press,"
means, "don't try to - drive the ban a
mlle." If you do you will surely. In
your effort to put ail ef your arm, back
and aboulder muscles to their maximum
effort," contract the -rouseiea of your
fdrearnv thua losing most of the -value
of your wrist action ( and incidentally
throw your body out vof position 'and
render a true hit almost an tmpoeaiDuity.
Then, too, you would defeat your' own
purpose becauae if the wrists are largely
eliminated from the stroke by contrac
tion of their muscles; much of the speed
of the swing to' lost. Remember, aa I
aaid before, that lone distance- to not
achieved by the exertion or great
strength, but 'rather -by ' the . perfectly
-timed" stroke where tne arms are lit
tle more than guides aad the wrists.-In
their surina-r freedom.- assist the club
head to fly through at maximum speed.
KEEP ETE OIT BAlt .'
-The third maxim, warning you to keep
your eye on the bail, la the moat import
ant of ail and the moat -ajmeuit to ooey.
We are all human enough to be over
come with curiosity as to where the bait
goes aad are inclined to look up. too
auickiy ao as to see the result et our ez
forts. What this maxim really means is.
"keep your head down until an appre
ciable moment .after thebail baa been
atruck," The path followed by the head
ef the club durina a swing is not unuxe
the rim of a wheel. The center or nub
of this Imaginary circle to In the chin
of the player. If you move the bub of a
wheel you move the poeition of the bot
tom center of the rim-- The. same to true
with a golf wing,.lf you move your bead
nothing but aheer acctdeat -can. cause a
peraect impact between tb uubneaa
and the ban. Naturally you cannot loon
up to aa the result of your atroke with
out moving your bead and this to usually
don before the bail baa actually been
struck. Than, too, you .-would, not fa
pect to make a perfect abet when blind
folded and to took up too aoon ia equiva
lent to biindfotdias yourself daring the
totter part of your swing. ; It. is ..area to
lember in lookuur at the ban to mok
at the point on the bail to be struck aad
not at the tea of tb baa. .
a to. tb length -or fullness or tn
back-ewlng, to bring- the dub up- and
around to a point where the abaft, ia
parallel to the ground or a little abort
of that point ia oorrect. However
should like to recommend to beginners
that they start with a fairly short back-
swing, and than with a little more . play
aad practice gradually lengthen It to the
desired point. Tha ahorter -. tha back-
swing- the leas the wrists tarn aad there
for the leas tb wriata have .to turn
again on the downward ewlna: to bring
them back to proper alignment for . the
"bif The proper turning back of the
wrtota on th downward swing is -called
"tuning." If you take a dub la -your
band aad experiment you can readily see
that if the wrista turn-bade too aoon, by
the time -the arms, aad body bring the
clubhead Into contact wtth the ban, it
will .cause the atroke. to drive more or
leas aharply to tb left of the line of
play. On the other band if the wrtota
turn back too atowiy tb result wUl be a
ban driven off to tbo right. -AH t which
la merely to xpUin wby X reoomi
that a beginner use a eomparatrrely
chart swing at first so that he may have
aa little trouble aa - possfbla -with the
timing-of hla atroke.
TWIST THE BOBT
During th entire swing the body
abould never away either forward, back
ward -or Bldewaya. , Its sole motion
abould be a twist front the knees up.
vn
Maxims A Considered Most,
Timing Necessary to the De-
swaying motion in any direction will
throw out ef position your chin which to
the axis of the swing, thus producing the
same result jaa if you : bad lifted -your
head. Such a twist of the body not only
facilitates the arm motions but adds ma
terially, to the power of the downward
awing.,! The left knee should be slightly
bent at the too of the swing thua throw
ing the left heel a little off the ground.
Many golfers exaggerate these motions
but it ia only necessary to do thia aa
much as IS" naturally caused by the twist
of the body. Ht will differ with different
people due o-. their various types of.
physique. f " :
, Swing -the club in as large an arc as
possible, which meana to keep the arms
as far out as to comfortable, r At the top
of the swing, the left arm should be al
most "rigidly straight and - the ahaft of
the club .wen away: from ' the shoulder.
If yoa. find that .the-shaft comes close
to or strikes the neck or shoulder It Is
becauae your! left arm to not . straight
enough and your swing not as wide , and
iree an arc as it anouia ne, xnu wiae
are allows the bottom Of the swing to be
almost futt. 'which to proper for a' full
shot from a tee or good lie. ' . '
FO!W)W.THEOrGH BE8TJXT
The old fashioned recommendation for
the' downward stroke waa a wide, flat
which waa all right for the old
faahloned full St Andrews swing where
at the top of the swing the shaft was
brought way ibeyond .th point; where it
Is parallel with the ground. The . modV
ern school with its overlapping or Inter.
locking . grip ! and consequent ahorter
swing recommends more of a "Wf than
a sweep; This means that In the 'latter
part of the downward atroke the thumb
and- forefinger of the right band get In
their good work by adding the snap of
the right . wrist to that of the left- and
causing the dubhead' to increase greatly
In speed: " -, This - extra ' wrist . ' snap Is
something that the beginner should ac
quire with great caution and work Into
gradually becauae of the Increased dif
flculty tn timings - ;
The - T ollow-through" or finish of I
swing- should be aoeolutaly unconacioua
If in making? your swing you bava -not
muscle bound - by contracting
your forearm ! muscles and have allowed
your wrists, sad consequently the club
bead, free play to attain the maximum
speed you will find that without any ad
ditlonal conscious effort the- club has
swung clear around over the left shoul
der. 'If It doe not do thia it to a euro
thine that you have alowed up the effi
ciency of your swing by muscular con
traction. Tbo follow-through baa abso
lutely no direct- purpose; it to merely
result.-- -: ---.-.t--- ?&.
jajEW TORICCTTT may enter 50 ten
11 pin teama of five men each in the
American Bowling, congress champion
abip tourney at Toledo March to 23.
Early A B C ten pin forecasts claim
SOOO five-men teams to compete at To
ledo February ; 27 to March- 2S. 1 San
Francisco E3ka will roll. : ry..
Morlay. the
Inside right on the Phfla-
delphia F. C,
aoocer team, served with
the British army in the lata war and
was wounded
IS timea.
Sight major
league baseball managers
are former catchers.
It Is predicted that tennis balls, rac
oueto 'and ether paraphernalia of the
sport will be reduced 14. to 20 per cent
next aeaaoxv,'5-.'i, .
Th Tankeea new- baseball stadium
win aeat S0.009. 'The grandstand win be
a triple decker, the only ; one of its kind
In the world. I ;
One . Of New York's big . hotels to
equipped for tennis playing on the roof.
During tha recent open hunting season
In Massachusetts, U0S deer were killed.
Of the total m were bucks.
- Canadian ' national outdoor Bleating
championships wiU bo held in St. John,
New. Brunswick, for the first time, f The
dates are January n and zs.
'Sddto Flank; veteran southpaw pitcher.
may head the ' Blue : Fidga baseball
league next aeaaaa. " r
PlttaOeld, Masawwlll bold an ice ear-
nival' between i January X to 15. Prom
laeat prof eaaioeal: wfll take part. , ;
Motorboat racing
February lL 't v '
begins at ' Miami
Tieceseary
Hanley Remains l
, As Golf Pro. - at
. Waverley . Club
vTBUaai Haaley. goJf wrofestleaal
f the Waverley Coaatry elaa, wia a
retalaed la ttat capacity ft aaettcr
year. v. ' -
A. CV IT. Barry, ekalnaaa f the
grreas eeataUttee t wheat th pre.
f easlaaa! aetUoa -wag referred by tha
beard f directors, aiade this . aa
aeaaeeaieat Satmrday. .
Haaley easse to the I 'Waverley
Ceaatry dak frost Soataera Callfer
aia a year age. Ha hag made a great
effort t prodae seate wlaalag play
era at tk da a.
Hunt Club to Open
Big Season Monday;
Big Ente Is Likely
ITIHB winter paper chase season et the
JL Portland uunt ciub wui open tomor
row with the stating of the annual New
Teara day event over a course to. be
eel acted by Mr. aad Mrs. James IticoL
A big field of riders to expected to fol
low- the .bares,.
Harry Kerron, master of fox hounds.
haa arranged the largest list of events
that the club has sponsored in a num
ber of years.
The complete schedule. Including the
junior. events, follows-
Saturday, January 7 Juniors paper
chase over New Tear's open paper chase
trail.
, Sunday, 'January S -Cross country
ride.
Wednesday, January. 11 Special ex
hibition drill given at the request of the
Chamber of Commerce . for the Pacific
Coast Merchant Tailors' association. To
be followed by a reception at the Mult
nomah hotel. . where . an exhibition of
riding clothes wUTbe viewed. r ;
Saturday.. January -14 Closed paper
chase. Hares, Mr. and Mrs. FV A. Mar
tin, i - .-iU . -
Saturday. 'January 21 Juniors' chase.
Hares, Jack McDongall and Jack Ker
ron. .
Sunday, January 22 Cross country
ride Jed by Natt McDougau. -
Saturday, January zs closed paper
chase. Hares, Mrs. W. U. Sanderson and
Norman Ely:
Saturday, February 4 juniors paper
chase. : Hares, Miss Flora Jane McBride
and Ambrose Cronin Jr. '
Sunday, February 5 Cross country
ride, led by Chester Murphy. - i -
Saturday. February 11 Closed paper
chase. ..Hares, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fmgan. . v -
Monday, Fearaary . u special musical
ride for intermediates. ,
Tuesday, February 14 St. Valentine's
day masquerade for. seniors. .
Friday, February 17-unlora", mas
querade. Saturday. February IS Juniors' ' paper
chase. Hares, Miss Anita McGregor and
Harvey Dkt; j
Sunday. February IS. Cross-country
ride, tod by Mr. and Mra .W. U. Sander.
son. ' -,
Wednesday, February i 22. Washing-
ton's birthday open paper chase. Hares,
Mr.- and Mrs. Natt - McDougalL
On Sundays, when cross country rides
are not held, special exericses - will take
place at the riding; academy.
Sportsmanship
H H ;' H St St
Players Should
' Bf H, Hi Laagford
44'
TfTB want good referees, to the cry
W of the soccer dubs' managers,
spectators and the governing body, the
local ooccer , association. The ' cry has
been going on for years, and still there to
apparently no response, and the cry -will
go on until, yea. until an effort to made
In the right direction to encourage-thoee
who are prepared and willing to take UP
the duties of the "Knight of the Whistle,"
to carry-out, the work that lies before
them.. :- t ' "-v
TWO XSSEHTIA1 POnfTS
Do they receive the' support dus to
them, when they have the courage of
their convictions to put Into force the
powers given to them, or. are they looked
upon aa "a. necessary aviV' on whose
heads managers, players and fans can.
with unlimited energy, pour abuse should
they make a Slight mistake. . - fe -
There are two essential things neces
sary to fulfill when undertaking the du
ties of a referee. These are applicable
not only In the soccer game, but in an
other kinds of sports t ;
1. A perfect knowledge of the rules ef
the .game. .
z. The ability and nerve to enforce the
rules and to act up to the powers given
to him . "."'"."
WHAT IS CAUSE I Z .,:-T
To have an affect, there must be cause
and to most uadosirabl bappenlngs
there to a remedy, and it is tbo latter
that ia wanted. . . ; - ; .&
la anything, seriously wrong with our
referee, or it to imaginary T . If tb aa-
swer to that they are to blame, who is
responaibieT -i -vs,.. ,-;-'
In the first place, an applloanta pre
pared to undertake the world'e worst Job
should be submitted to an examination
of their knowledge. of the law of the
game, its Interpretations aad the rulings
on the various point. Should the aspir
ant come through the ordeal, he should
have aa opportunity of periodically meet
ing hia fellow referees and other inter
ested to discuss the many points which
crop up In a game and to exchange views
m order to arrive at a uniformity of de
cision to meet the cases. When this to
done, and not untn then, can any high
hopes be held . of securing services of
quauiieu rerereesr -
PLATERS SHOULD BELT ' .
Many writers In etoaeribiae- the dutlea
of a referee claim, among other things.
he has to control 22 players. - Why con
trol them 7 : Although it to a common ex
presston when referring to a referee, "He
naa no control - of tb : players,": thla
statement should not be taken as a slight
on the referee, but a direct teautt to the
piayera concerned, the contention -being
that a player entering a contest 'who can
not control himself to not-worthy ef be
ing In the game.---.- -, :;J
"Can a referee know too much about
the rules of the gameT Will be consid
ered by many an absurd statement, but
it baa led many a referee Into trouble.
Tbo fault to. that the. piayera and a ma
jority of the . spectators .fall to realise
that the referee knows the rules better
than themselves.-aad that he to honest
and conscien uous. ,
- On the : outer band, a person whose
knowledge of the game is aa limited aa
tne players' and spectators' , only puts
into force hia limited knowledge, passes
muster witu au concerned and to declared
ra good reieree."
Change Made
In Handicap
..Golf System
IN ACCORDANCE with hla plans to
change .the - handicapping, aystera at.
the Portland Golf dub, Lester W, Hum
phreys, chairman of the handicap com
mittee, has revised the score card. -
Under the new system, -players ' re
ceiving -stroke handicaps, which - wUl
prevail in all . tournament matches thia
year on the Raleigh course, will be
credited with these strokes on the short
holes first."
5EW HA5DIGAP TIOUEES
Following are ' the 9 distances '. of the
holes and the allotment of strokes ;
Holes. Dts. Stroke. - Holes. -Die, Stroke.
1 S0
14 10.....V.605 v 1?
15 11., 25$ a
420
S, 20 f ' 12 ,.1S5 - t
140 . 22 IS... .-..M0 .
S ...430 It 14.. S90 V : 11
....... 27a ' S 15. ......500 7 Ji
..W...36S 12 l...,...2Sa 7 1
10 " 4 17.. 100 - 1"
...... S0 . .10 It. ... ...460 IS
SHOfiT HOLE 8TSTXX BEST.
In making hla decision . to change the
handicap aystam. Humphreys made an
exhaustive study r ot ; the handicapping .
systema "I believe that the giving of "
strokes to' players on long holea to a -
decided disadvantage to - the poorer
player," said ; Humphreya ; Under' th v
new system the difference between play
ers will be equalised omewhat. On long
holes, poor- players do not get the full
benefit of what waa Intended for them. -
The giving of handicaps on short holes
does not, however, apply to players of
equal ability..' . . . '' ': .
"The handicaps of the players' of the
Portland club thla year . wiU be based
strictly upon; their best aooraa. .
The handicaps for the first tourneys
have been arranged by Chairman Hum
phreys. Rudolph Wllhelm Is low
handicap man with three strokes. Clare
Grlsweld to . second with four strokes. '
Ercel Kay followa with five atrokea and .
Doug Nicol Is fourth with six strokes..
One stroke haa been taken off NicoTa V
old handicap. -
PLAIT WEEKLT ETEXTS J "' ' .,v j
: Humphreys plans to stage " week-end
tourneys throughout the year. ' Aa aoon ;
as weather . eondltiona . permit, ball : 1
sweepstakes will be started. The regu '
lar tournament season will not begin un- "
tilthe latter part of March. .
, The-proposed changes tn - the course, ,
which win lengthen the yardage to above -
what is considered the standard dts-.
tance, will not change the revised handl-, '
cap bolea : nl,J;t4
New handicaps will be arranged short- '.
ly after spring. i.;':;:, ; V-
Indications are that this year wui be J
one of the greatest in the history of the '
Portland club. Considerable Interest In
match competition to being manifested
by the women members of the dub. -
' ' ' a i i - -- - .
SOCCER GAME POPULAR ' -K
. Soccer football ; is" rapidly , becoming
the national sport of Switxerland. ' For' '
the . purpose of deciding the champion- ,
ahip the country to divided Into three
regions. : In . th eaetern territory: ft -cluba
made up of 19 teams have en
tered ; in the central aectlon 48 dubs .
and "112 teams will compete and in the
western portion II dubs and 121: teams'
are enrolled. The same was introduced .
24 years ago.
in Soccer Set
..; a? r tt .. t . ,
Help Referee
X It must not be forgotten that the ref-,
eree to like ordinary mortals, possessed 2
of only one pair of eye Tot he Is ex-'
Pected to see everything whether at the1'
moment the occurrence takes place bis '
vieat to obstructed by. a player standing
between Wm and the offense. The Ire--
peratlve Instruction to a referee Is to act i
only on what be see and for hla eon
sciousneas . he often geU into ; trouble,
while .the Inferior -whistler? will allow
himself to be tuided or misguided by aa ,
accUmaUou either from the players or :
spectators.
DEFI1UTI0JT OF SPORT
' Another phase of the remedy to for th
players and spectators- to class them- -aelvea
-aa worthy eportsmeh." Accord
ing to the new edition of Webster In
ternational dictionary the: defirtittoa of
"sport- to simple and above alU beyond
contradiction : That which makes-mirth. '
pastime v and amusement," , whilst a I
sportsman to described a "One who. in t
sports, to fair and generous, one wne : .
has recourse to .nothing iUegltlmate ; at
good loser and a graceful winner." ,
wnf aigestea bo clear and definite ;
a description who can jy that all play- I
era are .sportsmen? Why not? rBeceua i
they require someone to control them. 1
The majority are sportsmen to the fuU I
and theirpleasure to marred by a few
outside the description. A player who
win deliberately strike another, or a .
Player who so loses control of himself
as to attack the referee, or who conde- '
scends.to such peevish ways aa knock
ing u ban out of tha referee" hand, are i
certainly not within .the definition of a (
sportsmaiLf There to a tow to punish I
such offenders but if s no ua bavins- th t v
law and power If It is. allowed to become J i
a oeau lener law. ,i
Not only to the piayera abould the dec-
laltion anoeal but -to thoa whn r. t
sponsible for the carrying out -of t2ie
constitution of the league. If they only
put their backa agalnat the wall aad do-
cide that these things shsil not be toler-
ated in gamea under their control, then
the dark eloiida that era mmiMtiHi -
hanging ever , them can be easty swept
away. It cannot be expected, no matter I '
how good a sportsman be may be, fo .
anyone to tolerate unsportsmanlike ao- j
tiona of others. It to weU against human !
nature,' which like most things hag tta J
nmit, - ' ;
To those who are prepared to took th
question of sportsmanship square in the ;
face note the phrase from John Clarke: j
-Never aoee a man appear to a lrreatAr ;
disadvantage than when be to the sporf .
of his own un governed passion.' . ;
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