The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-27
FREAKS or COLE BALLS.
Have Killed Birds en- the. Wing and
Caused 4 Sheep to Drop Dead.

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caussa Sheep to Drop Dead.
1t does not often happen that
bird falls victim to golf ball in
its flight, although such mishap
has occurred in two or three in
stances, says London Tit-Bits.
! Not long ago an incident of this
kind was reported from Raynes
Park Golf club. 1t took place in
the course of boyle competition.
One of the players, Mr.. Croker,
having driven off at the eleventh
tee, his ball created some astonish-
ment by coming in contact with
lark in midair and literally knocking
off its head.
A, similar incident happened last
season but one on the ground of the
Birkdale club. Two members were
playing round when one of them
made brassie shot. The ball was
in full fight when a bird of the
wagtail species was seen crossing the
line of flight, and the next moment
both objects came into collision at
distance of about forty PAGES from
the striker.
The consequences were fatal to
the unfortunate bird, which was not
only killed, but decapitated. AS for
the golf ball, its fight was stopped
by the impact, the ball falling to
the ground within few yards of
its slaughtered victim. The incident
had the further object of losing the
player the match, he having to make
an extra stroke or two to cover the
distance short covered, thus costing
him the game.
A still more extraordinary freak
of a golf ball resulted in tragedy
on the Balcomie links in Scotland.
In the course of a match one of the
players, in his drive from the sixth
tee, put so much vigor into it that
the ball struck sheep on the head
with such force as to cause it to
ldll uedu OH Une spot.
A very different, but no less in
teresting, story was reported from
another links in Scotland about the
same time. In a foursome match,
played at North Berwick, one of the
golfers drove his ball against wall.
1t reboundad into some rough grass
and for few minutes could not
be traced, but ultimately the caddie
found the ball lying in lark's nest,
in which were four eggs all I'M
broken. For a ball to drop into a
nest of eggs without breaking any
was surely an extraordinary occur
renee.
1t is not long since a player at
Working in approaching the hole
landed a ball on the top of the
clubhouse. This little incident did
not, however, upset his equilibrium
very much. AS nimbly as he could
ne followed the ball to the roof and
from that coign of disadvantage
prayed IL so well that he was sue
cessful in securing half Of hole
which everybody considered ire
trievably lost.
A similar scene was once wit
messed on the st. Andrews links in
the course Of three ball match.
One of the players happened to drive
his ball on to the corrugated iron
roof of shed and, in the belief
that he had consequently given up
the hole, the other two calmly pro-
ceeded with the match. But they
had reckoned without their host,
for the next moment there was
great clatter of feet on the iron
roof. Barely had the warning cry
of "fore" reached the players ears
when a ball whizzed on to the course
close by. 1t was that of the other
player, who had mounted to the