Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14


IL holes.
From the above, IL Is evident that DR..
J. w. Storer has won the handsome
silver stein presented by Mr.. G. +. Pax
ton, detailed description OF which was
| published in yesterdays Register.
i ii is hoped that the committee VIII
| have all arrangements ready by next
Saturday for one OF the three classes
/ tprobably for the consolation cup Glass;
| to play off.
I During the Fourth of July match two
4 OF the players stymied their balls on
4 the putting green. A dispute arose as
I to the conditions governing stymles,
! printed rules governing the game beng
unbandy for reference. The disputants
not being able to agree the matter was
left in allowance until the match was
played out. ard il the result was so
close that it would require a decision IN
this particular case. then 1t could be
! had But the match was not close, so
no decision was required. but the reg
lister has been requested TO publish the
rule governing styInies in match play
1t might be remarked. parenthetlcaily
that players would save themselves
much trouble and time by carrying
their little book containing the rules OF
the game with them The wheeling
Golf Club furnishes the book gratis 10
members on application to Mr.. Norton,
the secretary. The rule reads as fol-
lows:
WIEN the balls lie within six inches OF
each other on a putting green. OF Withm
elub-lenEth Of each other through me
green or Ia a hazard One distailS@ 90 ,p ne
measured from their nearest points, me
bail nearer the node may, at the option ol
either player or the opponent, be III ted IN
Ill the other Is played, and shall inc pc
Ieplaced as near as possible to the place
where n Law II the ball further from inc
hole be moved in so doing or In measuring
the distance. 1t shaQ be replaced %inout
penalty. II the lie of the hfted pan ne
altered by the player in playing, the bail
may be placed IN lie as nearly as posi-
bic similar 10 that from which 1t was
lifted, but not nearer the hole
Golf. a monthly publication by the
Harper Bros, discusses on the blsque
as follows:
Handicapping by bisques Is a device
for equaizing the differences between
players that deserves to be better known
and more widely used. bisque IS SIM
ply a stroke that may be taken al the
players option and used either TO tie
or win a hole. Only one blsque stroke
may be taken at any hole, and it is not
used of course, until the actual play is
over.
In practice. the giver of bisques Is
obliged to work his hardest on every
hole. for the bisque is always hanging
over his head. On the other hand, the
receiver OF the odds will be encouraged
to put up his best game, and If possible
avoid using his handicap at ALL In the
score. the receiver of the odds is always
credited with his bisques in hand, and
if he can win without them, 1t is so
much the bigger feather in his cap. IL
would therefore appear that handicap
ping by bisques IS preferable to the or
binary giving Of strokes, from the
standpoint Of both giver and receiver.
Each is encouraged 10 do his best from
the start and to the end
James Braid, the present champion
ship winner in the United Kingdom,
whose prowess was chronicled in the
Register by cable several weeks ago,
states, thus in an interview TO the New
York Sun how he handles mis- clubs:
Il cannot see how there can be any
SDHElIlGQ
from the ball, as some players keep the
arms much farther away from the BODY
than others. In my own case, when adj
dressing the ball for the drive.
! always put the toe of the club at the
ball, as l hold there is a tendency TO
fall forward when in the act of striking,
and when standing erect the end OF my
club shaft is three and half inches
from my left knee.
Il stand with my feet as near square
as possible. with the ball just 10 the
right of my left heel. l stand in the
same position for every full shot, only
nearer the ball, according to the club
am using
Il hold the club not more than half
an inch from the end Of the shaft ex-
cept for approaching and putting. when
I grip lower down, according to the dis
lance, and advance the right foot. With
the driver and brassey ! hold firm with
left hand and moderately so with the
right, though not allowing the club TO
turn in the hand. Both hands are tight
when striking the ball.
"In approaching I advance the right
the feet. and still more advancing the
right foot nearer the hole. When max
ing lofting shot play the ball with a
slice by drawing the arms well into the
body on the downward stroke. In the
swing | describe circle as near as pos
sible upward and toward the body,
rsther than away from il. At the top
of the swing my elbow is about level
with the shoulder. rather below than
above, with the weight of the body on
/ the right foot, which is transferred TO
i the eft in the act Of striking. My
| swing is one continuous motion, and Is
rather quick. swing rather quick
back. although slow back l. absolutely
necessary until the player IS absolutely
certain Of hitting the ball with some de-
gree of accuracy. The pressure COM
menees when | start the downward
stroke. and i invariably keep my eye
on that part Of the ball which ] am
| going to strike"