Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
GOLF NEWS AND COMMENT-NATTo7N1 !
DREA DNOUGHT GOLF STICK
THAT WON BRITISH TIN, :,
@ Mq'Ysn Ssagss so G Ga'ry When He Sent Ball $50 Yards
Declares B1t One Hand Is Needed to DrIs 1oVer

ysafs ago, In the finals for the
A,. chanpionship OF Great Britain,
.rs Maxwell strode to the frst tee al
..,s iaid out the little ball drew
s.oro his bag q driver which had q
~ size Of a foot, and nonehalantly
Na "a cards. The gallery gasped at
with which the deed was done.
Y .o,nn,ittee in charge Of the tourna-
s,ed 10 have a look al the tool
n odmltted that II was very nice;
5nd anything in the rules to cast
na and so Maxwell was allowed to
PW He won the championship, To a
IA to a woman, too, the huge gall
.sd each to itself" after the bout
aver. III 1 had stick like that
~ could win championships, too"
~ ,at was the introduction of Benny
famous "dreadnousht" driver. In
.sks he received 5l19 orders for sim
.5vers. His little shop was swamped
sr,n Of my original ordsrs wore not
..,-,,d Tor IS months" SAYS Benny.
,Hu have regular demand for
4. sinouehts' over there and sell many
sali country, too. Robert Maxwell used |
x. sfat model and after the champion |
t'.. y, we're casting around for a name. |
. ~ during an uneasy period and all |
.,,t British dreadnought battleshlps had |
,,sn naneuverlng UP and down off the
t.sa in continuous procession.
m. very idea said Maxwell; super.
airs and a superclub.' So we adopted
al name"
me club has an extra large, thick head.
firy stiff shaft and is said TO shoot a
v.y highty ball
II I, hard enough for the great hol mol.
N II golfers to hold the club head OF
stick true to the mark, during the
Acr arc 1t must describe in hitting a
Nh, with two hands and, In fact, IL IA
sil Uncommon to hear the wish express
4 thst third hand might be brought
b bear on the shaft Of the stick as we'll
j he teeth and even the feet.
81 the golfers regard the playing OF
huIs W. Martucci, Of Essex County, as
Etts short Of miraculous, He plays with
ng one hand. And he is entirely cap
slIt Of winning championships, too. He
.,ysd at Fox Hills last week. and
a.ush he did not finish in the money,
n sss whacking along not whole lot
on "syen fours" and keeping we'll up
Il ne list.
yiftuco lost the member in an acct
a. and has developed an enormous +,
M.
II did not regard it as very wonderful J
10 play golf with one hand, and was :,
lttrponted to be practically put out in =
he first round with an So Il
About all one really needs two hands =.
tr ID golf is to steady the club" he in ~
lIts, and using only one hand Is simply Il
natter Of adjustment and timing One =,
ssi NOT have the bother with an extra II
bow to point just right and a hand to Il
lax at just the right time. There is :.
IS to worry about. My club never turns ~
my hand One hand is plenty to con- 10
81 IT,"
Nearly everybody Is annoyed by rules II
some time or other. The game of golf =,
tied up by a few. Many of them are IL
Izling and the idea behind still others II
not so obvious One rule particularly
d come In for much criticism and golf II
5 as a rule do not feel the need for it. II
Cecil Calvert, In the qualifying round
Whltemarsh recently. was off the II
zen on the 18th hole, while Francine, 10
u whom he was playing, was on the
len p
alyert played an iron shot and as his 70
q rolled across the green it was in
raent danger of striking Franoines IL
/. Franene, knowing this would cost /.
fsH stroke, obeyed his first impulse
hastily lifted his ball AS a result of l.
courtesy Francine lost a stroke, while /.
y'tt suffered no penalty,
would seem that, in medal play. when /;
payers are not strictly opponents and /.
is simply playing his own game. that
rale Is not entirely just. L.
'eL golfers have been wondering of 1.
over the absence from competition of
neer L. Jones, of Plymouth. Last J.;
Jones played in virtually all the /,
ortant tournaments. and in one. -'the
Martins Cup event, he reached the -
round O.,
= news that Jones is engaged TO Miss a.,
aerine Eastwiok. one OF the Plymouth
ngy Clubs leading tennis players. q,
Just been spread abroad, =,
slnald S. Worthington, OF Shawnee ~
'slaware and the Philadelphia coun- g..
IN was prevented from playing in -,
Fahadelphia Championship by tonsil-
pphtheria was at first feared, but 2''
asRs has drifted down from Shawnee a..
horthinston has fully recovered,
nay Play In the Pennsylvania cham $50
MP this week. He was counted a.o
y me likely winner OF the local
shq II he plays he will be one of S'2
asogltes Tor the State championship. 3:s
Y lhe entries in this event will be
I Fownes, a former national title ''9