Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-26
OLD CLEEK WON FIRST GOLF
TITLE FOR VARDON; ; CLUBS IN GENERAL
British Champion Declares Player Should Follow Impulse Likes
and DtSIIeS Of lmpIeentS-Won Big Match With Smallest
Number Of ClubS-Thejr Differences.

! TWO brassIes. OF the latter one was for
| good lies, and the other, which had a
stliter shaft and moro left on the face
| was for bad lies. / must have been
fortunate; this reserve for rough work
never had to be put into action
! Of iron clubs, | had cleek, two driv-
Ing irons a "mongrel" (Which was
cross between mid-iron and jlgger)
n mashle, and nlblck. Two putters-
my own particular fancy, which is called
the "BTown-Vardon" for running up, and
putting cleek for holing out-cornpleted
tho outfit. And / never remember any
occasion on which 1 had less doubt as
to the best club to take in a situation,
fur the simple reason that seldom had
| an alternative.
GOOD POINT OF A LIMITED HIT.
When the mashie did not appeal to me
l took the "mongrel" and used It for
either long running UP shots, pitches or
low flying shots, such as one would or
dinarily accomplish with a mldlron.
George Duncan said that II he possessed
II, he would be able to turn three clubs
out OF his bag, so that perhaps / had
greater resources than were disclosed by
mere numbers When the driving iron
seemed inappropriate I took the cleek
and played an easy shot with 1t. There
was nothing else to be done. That is
tho good point of a limited hit you are
at least spared the worry of thinking
out the best club TO choose and the dread
feeling that comes only too often as you
address the ball that perhaps you had
better change your mind.
In point of fact, a smaller equipment
would have been just as effective. for,
as already mentioned, one OF the brassies
was not needed and one of the driving
irons was only in my bag because it
had been a favorite for some years
had started pulling with 1t and so an
other had to take its place. 1 took out
the old fayorIte in order to give 1t an
other chance its solitary effort in that
championship resulted In a pull, and 1t
was returned to the bag for the rest
of the meeting.
HEAVINESS NOT ESSENTIAL.
One of the circumstances on which peo-
pie commented was the extreme lightness
of my driver That heaviness is not es-
sentlal for the obtaining OF distance
have proved to my own satisfaction on
many occasions, and | never drove far
ther than at Prestwick last June
Until about four years ago 1 always
used light and whippy wooden clubs; they
secured the best results when the stub
born gutta-percha ball had TO be at
tackled and II took a lengthy experience
OF the rubber core to induce one TO change
ones early inclinations. In time, how
ever l became converted to stiffer
shaft; the necessity for slogging dis
appeared as tine ball became more and
more resilient, and so one could dispense
with the whippiness, which involved the
risk of loss Of control.
Even so. l would not advise heavy
club; 1t Is a pity that shafts 30 often
have to be left thick in order that they
may retain the right degree Of stiffness
When you have a shaft that remains
stiff after having been thinned down, It
Is a treasure. Do not part with 1t for
anything. especially II It is for use with
irons. You may never obtain another
like It.
WINNING WITH SIX CLUBS
As to the ability OF an equipment modest
IN numbers, / had an interesting ex-
perience Just before 1 left London. On
NV home green at Folkridge, near Lon
don, l accomplished within eight days a |
run OF scores such as had never previously
fallen 10 my lot; the hguTes were o. O
and 65, which, on course OF oOOV yalus,
,,,srs very gratifying. The best piece OF /
golf of ths whole lot consisted OF an out
u,ard half Of 20 Cthere was penalty
stroIre In II. too for lifting out or
5itcb). and In that round / carried only
TX clubs They were a brassle' atiFihs
ron. a midlron, running up mashie'
'rbs brassle / wanted to try particularly |
N view OF my visit to America, and II
proved So practicable that for time
felt ike driving with It forever. II
,ver YOU happen to be a trihe on your
irving / know of no better quick rem
sdy than TO try playing the zee shots
vifh the brassie. Often Il slaves or q
cries OF disastrous strokes.
/ must confess that ordinarily l would
,ot 10 into a championship with only six
lubs, nor advise anybody else 10 do so;
,ut no matter how many Instruments you
nav possess, Il Is a good tip 70 make
hoiee In practice and not 10 take out
90 great a number Tor the composition
tselE
1913 by the Wheeler Syn
dicate Inc)
This Is the third Of a series Of articles
n golf that Mr. Vardon. the British
hampton. is writing especially for the
,YERIRG LRnaER The fourth article viii
ppear next Saturday.