The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-17
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Harold Hiito7, .. Cambridge, Likes
the New Golf Ball the Best.

Harold Hilton, .. Cambridge, Likes
the New Golf Ball the Best.
John L Low. the prominent golfer OF
I Cambridge University. has added his i'm
pressions OF the new golf bah 10 tina
general fund Harold Hilton believes the
/ bah is too much an envier OF the game
OF the weak driver with that OF the
I more powerful. and unhesitatingiy says
he believes the ball Is not for the best in
/ terests OF the game, with golf courses as
at present constituted. John Ball. Jr.,
regarded as Engiands very best amateur.
has adopted it and ia the practice pre-
paratory 70 the recent open champion
ship. made a new record, Il. at Eoyiake
With IL
Andrew Kirkaldy. the canny ''pro." has
abandoned the gutta percha ball entire
". nd told the players who sought TO
dissaade him from using the new-faugled
article that the Haskell is the best ball
that these beggars say VIII put me ar
it."
Mr Low. who in measure echoes
liilien, has the following to say about
the ball in recent issue Of the Athletic
News. Manchester, England:
4 am quite convinced by what I have
seen and heard that the Haskell is much
faster than the gutta. It is a BAH which
is particularly Of aid to the weak drivers
and the timid-pUtters; but that It VIII
continue TO help the last-named class IS
doubtful. BY weak drivers do not mean
the men who ara necessarily of feeble
-L---ic,-a b,,< -,ty,a- .boea vrbo hsvra Mt
acquired by art or strength, the power
Of long driving.
There are a large number OF PLAYERS
Nho haze -Sot- Eszcbs5- The scratch marx
because their long game has not been
long enough; long enough, that IS 20 say.
10 reach with comfort the good length
holes in the proper number OF strokes.
Perhaps the first result that the new
kali will bring about viii be the rails
Ing OF these golfers 70 new and higher
position
IT may be urged that the longer
drivers viii in Ike proportion lengthen
their game and so continue 70 hold the
advantage, and this is in part true. But
experiences shows that the long drivers
do not get very much futher with the new
additional length IS gained principally in
the run. 1t must be remembered that
in driving beyond certain point the
striking power has 70 be nearly doubled
IN order that a few more yeards may be
added. so great the resistance Of the
atmosphere.
Another point must not be overlooked
In considering this equalizing tendency Of
the new ball. and that is that our best
that our best golf Inks are laid out
with a view OF testing the power OF play
e-s using o solid guttz bail Thus a
full swipe vith gutta BAH by our best
drivers Is a unit on which what We call
che and the three shat holes are plan
ned.
But II the different players can get
home. as his saying IS. with the new bail
in two shots ar the 'two-shot' holes they
may be brought OF 70 an equality with
the long drivers. for these latter cannot
hope 70 be better than equal the par Of
driving power.
ON a good course the frst-class drfv-
81 VII beat his weaker brother. other
things being equal; Il both play with the
solid ball, but with the rubber BAH the
scratch man ivli be IN more daager Of
defeat Judging mainly from the expert
ence OF others this equsiizing tendency
VIII be the feature Of golf for some
time 20 come unless 4 bah ot standard
material be enforced
lie us suppose that Warden we're 70
&c challenged 20 play match fo- = big
stake Would he not be justified II -
plying that Re uould take UP TIRE chal-
leuge on the understanding that ordinary
clubsand bans b used by both pa-tics7
The introduction q more easily driven
hsIls-bzus that can Re driven "a enough
for the purposes of present courses even
with half-bit strokes-takes THIS advar-
tsge from the strong ran ard gives the
weak player an artificial strength
When a club ard bail Il produced
which vii make Il easy q drive ovsr the
70 q the edge OF the bunker AZ the last
hole Al Eoylzke cur present eoIf courses
viii - spoiled and the eva implements
Wiz be ruled out q court Il Is for
golfers 70 DECIDE Whistler szsa IN degree
this process Of deduction should be per
u-itteS-
-oas thiag 70 ~ mind Is certain. ard
that Is golf to maintain its position.
rust continue 70 - 3 game n wh.ch
strength and power PLAY certain psrz
VI = Arse nus, remain re motto 70
make d-srfnE more sasy vithaut AZ TIE
sane tine Iscssh4aing the courses - play
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