The New York herald., 1922-05-21

younger days they advanced so sturdily.
Every golfer 1t seems, has book OF
instruction hidden somewhere near the
eighteenth green. In a few weeks
new book on golf will be given to tho
world by Miss Cecil Leitch. 1t Is book
designed especially for women players.
illustrated most completely and telling
in detail how Miss Leitch secures the
results which have made her a triple
champion in one year. At the same
time there will burst forth two books by
Ted Ray, one telling about driving. ap-
preaching and putting, and the other
title Golf Clubs and How to Use
Them" These are to be followed by
other books which have not as yet been
given titles.
Arnnud Massey Tinkering.
In the meantime Arnaud Massey of
France is tinkering with book which
he wrote a number of years ago (and
1t certainly needed tinkering, for 1t was
most uninteresting as well as unsound)
and that will be given to the public In
short order. The major interest In
books however, the past month has been
in that publication from the pens OF
the two star golfers Of the Wethered
family, Miss Joyce. the English cham
pion, and her illustrious brother Roger.
open last year at st. Andrews.
Golf From Two Sides" Is the title of
the book which has been completed only
after family councils and discussions to
the satisfaction Of both. This isn't at
all a bad way for book to be written.
especially by champions, because II two
golfers can fully agree upon golfing
practice and theory it is either all right
or all wrong. In this case we fancy they
are right in most of their advanced
ideas.
Miss Wethered writes on ladies' golf
and putting while her brother devotes
his special task to the playing of iron
shots, on golf in America and at Oxford,
on the play of beginners, a very instruc-
tive chapter that. with special reference
to that part of the game for which they
arc famous, long shots from the tee.
where earnest collaboration has evil
IDENTIFY been had.
What their secret of long driving Is
they explain by agreeing on the need for
a straight left arm. This must be as
stiff as O. gun barrel and will make for
priceless distance. One must not feel
that this rigidity will make a. player
look tense and stiff. for, as we all know,
this perfection Of play will be apparent
to onlookers as full of ease and smooth
ness, 1t is only when we feel that we
are loose and easy on swinging that we
become awkward. The book is worth
half an hour a day for many days.
Books From Edinburgh.
Some time back by request we printed
the names of a number of golf books
which would prove interesting through
their on-didactic qualities. Fortunately
we mentioned the publishers names so
that requests for us to send for these
books and then forward them along
We're not so numerous as they had been
one year when close attention to these
requests had tried our patience ana
likewise the pocketbook. Quite recently
we have had sent to us by friend in
Edinburgh another list which ought to
please those who like the fellowship OF
books on the royal game. We can REQ
ommend any of these for both entertain
ment and profit.
aberdeen Golfers" by Charles
Smith: "Andreapolis." Prof. w. Knight
David Douglas. Edlnburgh) THE Art
of Golf" Sir Walter G.. Simpson (the
most famous of all works) (Douglas,
Edinburgh) "A Batch OF Golhng Pa
pers." by Andrew Lang (R. Barclay, ST.
Andrews) Bert Edward, the Golf
Caddie," Hutchinson tJohn Murray.
Iondon); buffers Golf Club Papers"
(Standard Office, Montrose) sGolhng
and Other Songs and Poems (Thomson'
William Hodge. Glasgow Half Hours
with an Old Golfer George Bell. Lon
don) Life of Tom Norris" Tuliocn
ct. w. Laurie. London) Tee shots ana
Others" Darwin (Kegan-Paul
Trench, London).
The library of golfer can grow these
days almost over night. but IL he is In
terested in securing q good set OF books
he must grab the old timers now, for
they are being picked up In great style
by the ever present collector of rare
books There are 172 golf books on
record printed before 1905 and perhaps
twice that number since then. Max
Behr has the best library in America or
anywhere else for that matter. His was
a hobby which many golfers in the
future may enjoy.