Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-01

other nlsn batting average men
agree that, while the golf stroke is
dinerent from that with the base ball
bat especially in that the base ball
is moving rapidly in AN uncertain
line and the golf swing is at sta
tionary ball. less than two inches ia
diameter, with small club head on
an elongated shaft. it trains the eye
10 greater keenness to meet the
"ies OF the expert pitcher.
Difference I'm the Swing.
In golf. the player must stand still.
and, although he twists the body and
rotates the hips, his eye must be
glued on the ball. so that his head
cannot be moved during the upward
and downward swing. If he hopes to
get long, true shot. In addition to
the immobility of stance and head
the rightly timed golf shot must he
played with all the rest of the body
and the arms relaxed between these
two pivots. Even the grip must not
De too tight, and there must be
snap of the wrists at the impact OF
the club with the ball.
In base ball. the swing is at
rapidly moving, considerably larger
ball. with a bat that has a longer
hitting surface. and which is thicker
than golf club. although having
a rounded face. Many batters step
into the ball, and. grasping the bat
tenaciously, strike with all their body
as well as arms. There is little of
the rather slow and deliberate baclA
swing of golf, but the forward stroke
IN some ways resembles the we'll
timed sweep of the golf club, accord
ing to men who have played both
games.
Lack of practice appears to be the
main reason why Ruth and other
batters do not play par golf: but they
do not play a ''duffer'' game of golf
Ruth Hits Them Far.
Although he has played golf regu-
larly only two years, Babe Ruth has
driven $50 yards many times. and
once, he declared. after making a
preseason home run at San Antonio.
he sent a golf bali 325 yards, which
is better than the average of such
players as Francis Ouimet and Chick
Evans. In fact, the record is barely
more than 400 yards. On the diamond,
Ruth said. his longest hit was 500
feet, or 1863 yards.
Carl Mays. the star pitcher of the
New York Americans, who has been
playing golf only little more than
year, said he made a midiron shot
of 213 yards last winter on his home
course, at Springfield, Mo.
Waite Hoyt. another Yankee pitcher
drives a longer golf ball than any
other base ball player. his friends
say.
But, as to scoring on the golf links.
| where accuracy counts even more
than distance, base ball golfers
! merely say they have not the time
for practice. which makes perfect. On
i these finer shots such golfers as Jesse
Guilford and Chick Evans practice
/ for hours at a time. Yet the base
| ball golfers do not do so badly. for
Ruth boasts a score of 76. unofficial
on a Los Angeles course, and a num-
/ Der of rounds in SO. His average
| was about 90. eighteen holes, he said
Mays Has Card Of 81.
Mays has memory of a round In IS.
| which would be close to par on most
courses, although his average is con-
siderable higher. Conditions would
! answer for much of the difference in
scores, many of the professionals at
Pinehurst yesterday in the North and
South championship taking more than
so on heavy links.
Ty Cobb, premier batter of America
for several years, is rather cratic at
golf, although he hits fairly long
ball on the links and is fairly accurate
at approaching.
1.-The home run swing does not
| bother my golf stroke" said Ruth.
except insofar as it keeps me off the
golf links by its obsession during the
base ball season"