The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17

physical power; far from it The ma
pority of players hit as hard as nature
will allow them and occasionally we
meet some who try to hit just a little bit
harder, but as. the object of this article
is not to moralize on the faihngs OF the
golting race in general, but to put forth
the advantages of golf as a winter game,
we will not discuss this little weakness
any further.
REQUIRES FORCE.
Golf does. however. require q great
amount of physical force, as any one will
readily find out who drives. say, so or 40
balls consecutively; he will be quite aware
of the fact I have stated when he has
finished the task, and I may also say that
the particular force required is one which
is distributed over all parts Of the body
from the head downwards bringing near
lyi every muscle into play, without placing
an undue or unnatural strain on any IN
dividual one. No doubt, the arms, wrists
and hands do the. major portion OF the.
work, but in addition the body muscles
and those in the lower parts OF the body
are also brought into play; that is, if the
PLAYER has developed anything approach
ing a true golflng swing. Again, there is.
a great amount of pedestrian exercise re-
u,lired If one asked many men to walk.
say, eight or ten miles, they would point
blank refuse. Still, a man, during the
course of two rounds of eighteen holes.
must cover distance nearly approXlmat-
ing TO that mileage. but he thinks Moth
ing of it, as he has the keen interest IN
the game he is playing which compels him
to take the necessary exercise. and take It
in the best forn,-quietly. and not vlo-
lently.
is COLE A SELFISH GAME?
The iavectiye that it is "a selfish game
has often been hurled against golf. Ger
tainly it does not call for that colnoina-
ton and seneralship which, say, foot
bali and cricket require, but to- many it is
II, this very quality that the one great
charm of the game lies. The golfer istds-
pendent on no one; he has not to Wait
until there are ten or fourteen more eX-
ponents OF the game ready to combine
with him, as in Association or Rugby
football He can choose his own time ana
own place. and is not bound down 10y the
pleasure ana fancies of others; ].c Is sell
dom responsible to anyone, except in the
casa of his partner in a foursome Tor
his play: he is fancy free, and 1t Is
blessing which he does not fail to appre--
ciate To many he game s:nl2:ys serves
as a winter paslme. and amongst the
ranks of golfers we find lumberlesss cr1ck-
eters, many OF whom have appeared IN
coun ty and International contests, put !
is sad to relate that the golf ranks have
caused many wielders of the willow to
retire from participation in serious crick-
ct inst a, little bit earlier than they would
have done had they not known the charms
Of golf.
APPRECIATES COMFORT.
It is probable that these gentlemen Orig
inalIy commenced the royal and ancient
game merely as a form Of exercise dur
ing the winter months: gradually the
microbe has entered their souls. the first.
apparent sign being that they are not
quite SO keen in going to the nets to prac-.
tice as usual, and complain OF the incon-a
.yerdencp and trouble caused by various
reasons. A showery day WEI effect many
rstirements to the pavilion Wi u oorse-
na,ent snelIs Of inactlon, He finds that In
golf such things are almost impossible.
even on the most dismal Of days there IS
4 bright 4pot sat some time OF which The