Evening star., 1901-12-19

lizards and croquet the same is indirectly
true, for, although each player uses dis
tinctive ball, that ball may be played upon
his opponent. In golf there is no combination
whatever between opponents. and 1t Is as
silly to talk of a standard ball as stand
ard caddie bag. II a man sees his opponent
getting the better of him with one of the
new balls, let him also use the same ball.
He has a perfect right to do so.
The Bounding Billies' have~been strong
ly in evidence ever since Travis victory at
Atlantic City, and the general consensus OF
opinion In recent matches has been to in
trench 1t more firmly than ever in popular
favor. No more striking Illustration of it's
effectiveness has been given than was fur
nished by Devereux Emmet's record
breaking score of 76 at Nassau. Emmet is
good player, but he is allowed seven
strokes in the official metropolitan handi-
caps and such performance would ordi-
narily be expected from one in his class.
Emmet himself admits that he could not
duplicate the score with the old-fashioned
gutta.
Just what the good and bad points of the
new ball are have been subjects of some
difference of opinion The most critical
analysis, however, comes from Lockwood
of Boston, whose prominence In the ma
tfonal championships-both open and anna
teur-lends the greater weight to his opin-
ions. AT handicaps about Boston. Lock
wood, at plus 4, has ruled the roost" for
the last three seasons. and in his trip
abroad last year he captured many of the
important prizes In the English tourna-
ments.
From my personal experiences with the
undiscovered ball." says Lockwood in the
Boston Post, Il have found the following
advantages and disadvantages: Taking the
advantages first, the tremendous distance
which can be gained with iron clubs, espe-
cially on half shots, stands out most prom
inently. The difference on the drives
amounts to but very little. The ball will
rise more easily out of bad lie and can be
hit more easily. 1t has great running pow
~ no I'd ND ov,I 1x,s1l
numerous bunkers If going at any pace, a
half topped shot going almost as far as a
clean hit drive If the ground is hard. 1t
does not slice or pull as badly as gutta
ball will, Strengthening out considerably
during Its flight. Its does not lose its shape,
and Is more durable, If the outer shell is
not cut through by a topped iron shot. 1t
holds up well against the wind, and is a
good ball to put If the green's are absolute
ly true and not very fast 1t can be driven
a long way with an extremely easy swing
and for this reason Is invaluable to women,
men with short swings and short drivers in
general.
The chief disadvantages lies in the short
game, especially on very short approach
shots, where it requires an extremely deli
cate shot to lie dead, if playing a short loft.
On account of it's being so lively it is a bad
pail to use on rough green's. as any irregu-
iarity will turn the ball off seven or eight
inches more than an ordinary ball. A
longer run has to be allowed for in an
preaching the hole. On account of the
thickness Of the she'll and not being abso-
lutely uniform, 1t cannot be depended upon
always to fly perfectly straight. A half
topped approach runs good deal further
than II the ball had been hit clean, SO that
style of shot is generally over the green
instead OF on it, as frequently happens with
the old gutta."
This criticism makes it evident that the
oaiis CHIEF advantage lies away from the
green; that the nearer the cup is an
proached the more unreliable 1t becomes
Ont ~
larity must rest largely with men whose
play at the tee is inferior to their short
game. 1
Among the English golfers the new ball
be making mild sensation ]. l.. Low the
English golfng authority, is the first to
pass OF Its merits and according to the lat
ts eSe aoXices ne Is quoted as saying that If
Lne oali OF the future, as is asserted, some
sixty yards further than the gutta, il will
pe the pan or the future unless its antics
IN the snort game are actually absurd.
Walcott Too Much for Ferns,
'Rube' Ferns, the welter-weight cham
pion, went down to defeat at the hands of
Joe Walcott. the Barbados negro. In five
rounds, in the arena of the International
Club House at Fort Erie, near Buffalo, N
y, last night. WaIcott battered down
ferns with terrific body blows and right
and left swings to the head. To save Ferns
from being completely knocked out, Ref
cree E. H. Mcbride stopped the bout and
awarded the decision to Walcott In the
fifth and last round Walcott sent Ferns to
the boards on two occasions and "Rube"
twice took the count. When he arose the
second time he was In weakened con-
dition.
The fight while it lasted was the fastest
ana hercest fought in the new club house
Ferns landed some terrific blows on Wal
colts stomach, but the Boston fighter was
In the pink of condition and laughed at
Ferns efforts. Ferns began to weaken in
the third round and his admirers saw the
beginning of the end.
In the fourth round both went to the
floor in a clinch and Walcott assisted
Ferns o arise. Hardly had the two re-
sent "Rube" through the ropes. He
crawled on his hands and knees to the
ropes and gained his feet He fought
gamely and desperately. Walcott went at
most out when Referee Mcbride inter-
fered. The men met at 142 pounds and the
bout was scheduled for twenty rounds.
Clfngman to Manage the Brewers.
Billy Clingman. who played short stop
for the Washington club of the American
League last season, and also led the short
stops Of the league in percentage, signed
yesterday with the Milwaukee club of the
American Association to manage the team
next season, H. D. Quinn having met Cling
man by appointment in Chicago and closed
the deal.
Negotiations have been pending for some
days between the owners of the associa-
tion club in Milwaukee and Clngman. The
latter had received several offers from Ma
tional League clubs and also American
League clubs. and he wanted time to con-
slider the matter. Tuesday evening he
wired Mr.. Quinn that he had considered
the matter and was satisfied with the
terms offered. The finishing touches were
put on at the conference between Mr.
Quinn and Clingman at the Leland Hotel,
Chicago, yesterday.
Reff Still Under Ban
special from London says that the
stewards of the Jockey Club deny the re-
port circulated in the United States that
at their meeting Tuesday ii was decided