New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
GOLF.
PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR OPINIONS
ABOUT GOLF BALLS.
HOW THEY SHOULD BE TREATED To PRESERVE
THEIR GOOD oUALITIEs-AUCHTERLoN

THEIR GOOD observation-disclosures
IN CHICAGo-NoTEs.
Good golf balls are much better to-day than
before but bad ones with imperfect gutta-percha
are still flooding the market 1t seems as II the
manufacturers will never succeed In producing n
good article at a moderate cost. When gutta-
percha first began to be used the air cavities In the
rubber had to be squeezed out by hand and so
much time was occupied In doing this that me
necessarily high Now excellent rupDer
sot with al for ss reNson hsre should be
considerable reduction OF price Foreign made palIs
of players. When the American ballmaker sue
ceeds In rvalling those the other side the item
for this adjunct Of the game VIII be waterway
reduced.
In connection with this subject II is interesting
to note the opinions OF various well-known players
as TO the proper treatment OF golf balls Hilton.
the ex-champion OF Great Britain, whose opinion
any practical matter connected with the game
Is of value has started the discussion OF an IN
teresting topic in the question, How long should
ball be kept before il is in its best condition? his
own experience is thst 1T is not wise to keep
ball more than a year eighteen months at the
most and that II It is to be kept in good shape FOR
that time it should be placed in room that Is
moderately warm. He holds that balls kept for
several years deteriorate in value, as after time
the club I'm a hard and listless fashion Inc ma.
Jority of professionals in this country agree tna'
Those who have made a study OF the sup]eSt say
that ball is in It's best condition when Ie1' ,p u
six months more before 1t Is used Taylor com
monty uses remade balls for practice ana IL ~
said that Nardon. the professional champion OF
Great Britain. does the same This Is not strange.
article is superior to the new is that it is made
up by hard pressure, which evidently preserves u,e
life and elasticity and prevents the ball from get
ling that stony hardness sometimes noticed in the
new balls of even the best MANUFACTURE.
tn, ,l,aro 10 also a wide diff
ference OF opinion. some holding that the large
ball is the safer for II il does not carry so FAR as
the smaller 1t makes up for this deficiency by the
increased length Of roll after the night OF the p"
is finished and It is also easier to remove from Il
bad lie Hilton is Of those who holds TINS view
while on the other hand several prominent
PLAYERS use the smaller ball. because In approach
ing the hole It pulls up quicker on the rpi n'ire
in driving helps the stroke ana goes mot mbers
on the mouds do not always indicate exact WeisIs ,
but a Hia Al ball is about the size employed by most
golf plavers 4 word OF caution should. perhaps
be given to those who try 10 keep the DdllS loi
is Veil TO- drop them FOR few minutes into hot
water. and then cool them again before gong out
II from cracking at the first hard stroke.
The persistence of the Chicago golfers has al last
been rewarded For some time they have been
saving that they would not be satisfied until 'hey
got Auchterlonie as their professional. ana. not
withstanding the scores OF excellent golfers VINO
have come to this country, they have KEPT PEI
sistently at this man. Few. however thous"'
that he would he prevailed upon to leave 81 An
drews in Scotland His brothers are well-knoWh
professionals but az Laurence has refused many
tempting offers to join the professional ranks II
was confidently believed that he meant TO remain
an amateur. But these calculations nave po'h
unset and the Chicago Golf Club has again sh9Wr
rs nush and enterprise Auchterlonie arrived IN
this country rev Gays o No. engagement In
cd a
had the most notable record Of any paycf AZ u,e
st Andrews course Althoue hn ,e he has been
prominent figure in many OF me contests M. ~
u may niace i'm the coming professional cham
nionship contest in Baltimore, ne uoeS no.
CAPTURE the trophy itself Judging from the nun,
likely TO resolve Itself into struggle nei~en Tor
n,sy be ld Thai III the has
duced a single natve-bo,n professional %h" "a"
hone 10 rank with those from the other siHe.
Golf at the University Of Pennsylvania TINS sea
son promises to assume more important pace III
the list OF college sports. Pennsylvania mas h'N'i
entered the intercollegiate championship contests
and mn 10 this year has never possessed r'suI'r-
l.. oreanized team but plans are now on 1905 ior
,b ,orrootion Of a golf club Permission has been
Granted nv the Philadelphia Cricket CluO WHEREBY
The college boys may have the PIlN"es' u "
links at Wissahickon Heights. and meeuhs mas
haon called for next Wednesday to formulate PiAnS
GRO assured 10 organize teams, ana these VIII
NAV a series of matches between theHSctNNe, 1h
WIN ruI he represented in the next gathr-
ing of college golfers In the an
Contrary 70 report Harvard will not send team
-. ,ha ,our,on,eut at Old Point Comfort TINS week
1.,le and Princeton have promised to enter 'eAihS
I'm, tho Harvard faculty is averse to letting '''
Harvard team play away from nome ~ oi r.
~ i not nrob1 bic that this ruling Will eX'ehu -
~ - ,i .d5iiepiate championship but II Will DOUBT
iess prevent the team from appeaIius ~ ,'oca-
matches until the opening OF the Su'"'''' '
ton.
rtoro are those who maintain that for good golf
hrains are not required and examples are cl'eu VI
nrst-class players who can play soou k""'o ar
anrotbinq else having no capacity for business anu
M intellectual culture. one side OF TINS we" II
shown In an amusing story told by Inc SUE
man. Of a ST. Andrews caddie, who was asheo W
a professor Of the university VINO was Inon ~ vas
srrceeeful efforts TO learn the game, why II WI
that he was unable 10 acquire an arr !nS' Ir va
so simple The caddies reply was nnO1 On SIT he
- nrrhodv can teach thae ladies tmeahne thc
s,udenis Of the university Latin and Greek; but
govt We see. sir. govt requires hei"'
:, q, .,u,avS Interesting to find golf extending IL
elf 70 new fields in foreign lands. correspondents
who writes from New-Zeasnd tells OF hVey II"
terest taken In the game there ana II s.'i"
though the natives were rapidly acquiring ,
"c,aze" According to the writer. the Maoris PICK
nm the game quickly, apparently having d n
ATTITUDE for IT, and so keen TO learn II '""'
they will ride miles in order to see the proper "'S
IN which a stroke should be made. And the Eng
~, oon ,bere are also quite up 10 date, for they
have goE clubs and Championships or theT 0%h
IN resent champion Is Miss Donnely. mo uausn
me ~ iarca sheeD-run owner. Of Hawk Bay
wbo bowever in friendly encounters win her
mother-a MaorI-has frequently 10 achho"''use w
fea.
Tbs baltimore Country club. which has been
obosan az the scene OF this years PROFESSIONAL
champIonshp contest. is considering the hece'S"S
OF taxing that part OF its membership wiz" u'e
40 unks In order to pay for necessary improve