The New York herald., 1922-01-29
Larger Golf Ball Soon
to Be Tried in Britain
Largest Sized Spheres Procurable VIII Be Used in
Experiments Over Championship Courses in
Events Fostered by Royal and Ancient.
BY JOHN C.. ANDERSON.


which were confidently expected to be
used by those VINO liked the ribbed
inashies provided they were considered
within the law. One was concave to q
degree. another had circular indenta-
tion5 supposed to give vacuum stop
; o. uon-sliid, while a third was made by
I silling the grooves OF an old 'dedli-
pitcher" but raising the filled edges. It
worked havoc with the ball but would
do the stop trick.
Each and all OF these new or old
fashioned clubs was cast into the cold
world with no sanction for use. All that
can he used is the smooth faced mashie
or mashie niblicl,, with the usual minute
dots or family traceab!e lines. which
of course have no 'stopum' natcre.
Problem stiu With Us.
That problem. solved in Britain is
still with US in America and yet 4 Is
confidently hoped that it will be solved
before the season in the North begins
and solved after the manner OF our
golfng cousins across the sea. There
are thousands of golfers who believe
that Jock Hutchison can stop the ball
with a plain faced mashie niblick about
as welI as he can with his "dedli"
1t Is rather foolish to insist upon his
ability in this respect. for we doubt il
lie could do this, having no less a per-
sonage than ]. II. Taylor, O. former
exponent OF the mashie who changed TO
nashie nibiicl, as an example. But
the proportion or excellence OF Hutch-
son over the others in stopping the ball
near the pin would be as great as i.
Is to-day.
There is the problem OF championship
Qualifying. especially for the amateurs
Unless a curb is put on the number OF
players we predict with confidence that
we'll over 900 will enter at Brooliline
this year. There is one plan which has
not been tried or even suggested. so far
as We know, which may be worthy OF
consideration. There are only a certain
number of golfers who have qualified
in past years in the first thirty-two. A
rule could be made that all previous
qualifers are eligible for the play to
qualify in the first sixty-four. saying
that last years program is followed.
This would make eligible for the Satur-
day play about siXty-foUr players at
the most. To round out a field or mod
crate proportions another thirty-two or
forty-elSht could be added. On tho Fri
day then a round OF eighteen holes could
be had for all players eligible to COM
pete in the championship who had not
previously qualified in the first thirty
two.
Two Rounds on Monday.
There would be little excuse for
player believing in his chances If he
could not qualify in the first forty-eight
in field which didn't have in 1t a single
qualifier of past years. Then the decks
would be cleared for action. and IL
necessary. the whole thirty-slx holes
could be played on the Monday with the
Saturday given up either to this same
qualifying instead of the Friday or
to an international match.
We have gone carefully through the
list of golfers who in past years have
qualified in the first thirty-two and
hazard a guess that not over fifty of
those who qualified from 1910 will ap-
pear at Brookline. Allow for another
fourteen, and still there Is room for a
sufficient quantity to qualify from the
other group and not crowd up the
course on the big qualifying days. Such
a scheme would not be necessary if
golfers OF proved excellence only en-
tered. but each year sees three or four
dozen aspiring to heights which not even
their most hopeful friends suggest.