The Washington times., 1922-06-25
JAPAN is NOW
TAKING UP GOLF
WITH INTER EST
NIpponsss Strong on Putting,
But Weak on Driving and
Approaching.
By JAMES J.. CORBETT.

By JAMES j. CORBETT.
IAYATURE opposes efforts Of
IN the Japanese 70 achieve any
real greatness In the goifng
world.
Hajime ought TO know something
about II. He's the amateur golf
champion Of Nippon, the ranking
club swinger Of the entire empire.
"H golf were . game played
only on the putting greens, Il 2
likely that Japan would annex al
the championships" he, declared.
Japanese are truly wonderful IN
their short work, which requires
technique and infinite skill. ]
have seen Japanese Of but little
real goifng experience putt with
far greater accuracy than some
Of the best known stars N
aBut in driving and approach
work Japanese players are woefuiiy
poor. That 10 due. In the main, to
the fact that Japanese, small BY ma
.ture, have very small wrists and
,forearms and, therefore, cannot get
any power into their drives.
where the ordinary American
golfer win get 200 or more yards
from the tee the good Japanese
player must be content with i25 or
$50 at the outside. In the rough,
japanese player again is handicap.
ped by lack OF great power ana can-
not get the lift and the carry that
Americans do.
Japan now has seven standard:
lied links and the building Of
more is contemplated. The game ID
growing in popularity there by
leaps. according to Kamasakt.
Chinese Linkest Here, Too.
Charlie Chung. like Kamasalsi, has
come to these shores to put on his
golfing act. alice samee iikee Kama
sah,
But Chung is Chinese. He 10
only nineteen, has been playing but
q short time, yet, In tournament play
In Honolulu, was runner-up In the
Hawaiian championship there. He
was beaten by Francis Brown, q
wealthy American sugar planter.
, Chung is no whale in the matter
Of size, but he has extremely power.
full forserms and wrists for q man
of his race, and can drive with much
fervor and distance. V,
Steel Shafts En- Route.
steel clubs are barred by ths rolf.
ing powers--but the linkists Afs ex,
perimenting with them Just the
same. They have In mind the day
when all goif sticks probably win be
equipped with steel shafts. ( -
Second growth hickory now 70
used. II requires about b.000,o0o
feet Of Il annually to keep up, with
the golf club demand. And, as
matters stand now, itll be only Q
few years before the hickory growth
is SO reduced that not enough can be
secured for goif purposes.
Those who have tried the steel
shafted clubs claim they do not dif.
fer radically from the hickory ones
and that II the shift has 70 be made.
Il win not harm, the! standard OF
solfing play.
Radio Golf Course.
Every tee on the wingedfoot Golf
Club now building In Mamaroneck,
N. T., 10 to be equipped with q radio
receiving station. with the clubhouse
serving as the sending point,
. Golfers who have Joined the st,b
have often been inconvenienced by
the fact that urgent phonecails came
for them while they were out on
the links and they couldn't be
reached.
Under the new system. all that
will be- necessary for the clubhouse
attaches to do when man 10 want
ID n to page each tee.
The club officials also, can see
another use for the radio. And that
10 to send along message. when-
ever the occasion necessitates, which
win say to suilty players; . E-
Please replace the divot."