Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-05

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Hutchinson in tho British open golf
championship Mt Sandwich. England.
must have been very discnnccrting to
the members Of tho royal and ancient
committee Of 81. Andrews. which
barred the ribbed golf clubs shortly
after Hutchis"n had won the Brit
ish championship at ST. Andrews last
year while playing with such nipple
mcnts.
Many Brftishcrs stated that Jock
could not have won At ST. Andrcwa
without the ribbed clubs. whil.
made 1t possible for him to put rrca,
stop Cbackspin) Oh his pitch shots
llaying at Sandwich. with smooth
inccd clubs. Jock made the ball be-
have ms we'll as he did at St. An
drcws with the ribbed irons. In his
hest qualifying round he broke the
record for the long Princes course
wSt ~, the lowest round of the
day.
Gables stated that Iiutchison's
mashie pitches were hit firmly at the
flags and held fast and close TO the
cups when they struck the green's.
90 that he very often was putting
for thre.s on par four holes.
The Royal and Ancient which Is
followed in many things by the
United states Golf Association. has
well as ribtcd clubs. and the United
states Golf Association has followed
the Royal and Ancient. in so far as
steel -shafted clubs are concerned.
Jock proved that the Royal and An
cient was wrong when II declared
that ribbed clubs effected Hutchi-
sons play. just as the Western Golf
was nothing mechanical in steel
shafted clubs ana made them legal
for play in tournaments of that as
ISOLATION.
High Gust Of Golf.
Golf has reached its greatest height
as far as the cost OF the game Is
concerned. No longer will we hear
tho familiar expression around the
club How much more are they go
Ing to stick US for playing this
game"
Rails are cheaper and will con-
tinuc 10 come down according to the
hest OF advice obtainable from the
experts. The golf clubs are not GO
ing TO ruin ones pockctbook anymore
and dues to clubs are on the down
ward grade. This is all good news
Tor the good player and the duffcr,
who suffer alike, when IL comes to
paying the cost OF their pleasure on
the links.
cbN Va ttIt HlDSI ttDnOnllCal moves
IN solf equipment Is the steel shaft.
This club once purchased stands for
Years with only very slight repairs.
This IL Il saving that must be con-
siuered, and 1t Is also Il great help TO
the player. once he obtains the per-
iect club US every golfer does at
least once In life time there Is no
danger or losing il from breakage.
1t Is annoying in the middle Of a
n "A
brassie out OF commission, duo to a
Spit shaft. or to find at the begin
hihE or the season that his pet driver
mas been ruined by steam heat dur
Ing the winter. a steel shafted club
VIII stand for many seasons indoors
and out.
steel shafts Handy.
RansackinG the professionals shop
Tor the perfect set of golf clubs" is
Ike looking for riches at the foot of
'he elusive rainbow. For years the
struggling duffcr has been buying
ana testing many weapons with this
cnd in view. with the usual result
that large percentage Of the clubs
hnd resting place in lockers or in
some cob cbbcd corner OF an attic
though IL not infrequcntly happens
that drivers aud irons long since
thrown ASIDE in disgust are resur-
Fected TO such good purpose as to
cause the owner to wonder what in
this world he had been thinking
about when he had discarded them.
IT is probably that this happy re-
turn OF club fallen from grace hap
pens more with regard to puttcrs
| than any others. No type is so often
| tried. discarded and tried again as
tho putter, which one day seems
possessed OF some magic power. and
the next worse than useless. and
whils great deal OF this shifting
about Is after all. mere fancy, yet II
is equally true that no man ever
works his way into the low handlcan
class without having Rrst purchase
and tried scores OF clubs. His pail.