New Britain herald., 1928-04-24
(BY HENRY l.. FARRELL) NEA Service Sports Writer


 Washington. April 24.-"There really is only one grip used by the best golf players and that is the one known as the Nardon grip,' Roland Mackenzie said in discussing what he considers to be the most fundamental principle of golf.
 'The club has to be held correct ly just the same as q baseball bat and for the same reasons. It goes without saying that the ball must be propelled to play the game. No first-class baseball player bats in cross hand style. When he gets the proper grip and the feel of the club. he can change the position of his hands slightly but the golf player can't change so much.
 "There are two forms of the Var don golf grip. One is the over- tapping of the fourth finger of the right hand on the index finger ot the left hand, and the other is the interlocking of the little finger of the right hand between the index and second finger of the left hand. The choice, I found, depends upon natural feeling and freedom. pre- fer the overlapping grip. The main idea is to feel loose and free.
 Discusses Position of Hands
 "Another most important thing is club. The baseball player applies the grip of his right hand to the side of the bat handle The golf ! player must have his grip on top of ! the club handle. l regulate the l position of my hands by forming d V at the base of the thumbs and 1 the first fingers of the hands and l keeping the apex of the angle di- recty on top of the club.
 T have always believed it neces- sary for novices to take some in- from professional be- l cause a good instructor can tell you the reason for doing certain things in a certain way and when you 1 know the reason the method is l easier to apply. You will find that I even the greatest Of golfers need l the services of q golf doctor at | times and they all have respect for a good instructor.
 "As regards the stance. have 1 found that a natural way of stand ing. after you are aware of what l you are supposed to do. is the bet | ter. I don't believe that a man | should go out and stand like Hagen just because a great golfer stands 1 that way because he may not be l built for that particular style. X man of short stature can't apply al! 1 the style of Duncan or Hagen and 1 a great big man can't do everything player like Jones does.
 Balance Is Most Desired
 styles in golf vary as they do in ! baseball. For instance, ma for i league managers will not force q | player to make over so that he l stands just exactly like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb or Hornsby and Sisler just because they stand that way. If batter has a good natural style, even if it is not strictly ortho- aoX. he is usually permitted to fol- low that style or to make minor corrections, without throwing him. self off. Al Simmons. the Philadel- phia outfie1der. violates all batting style by hitting with ono foot in the bucket, but Connie Mack has not forced him to change his style and he is very effective even with his faulty stance
 My point is that balance is most be desired and different players nave different ways of getting it. | If course. there are certain stan lards of form that have to be fol- owed. No batter in baseball would oe permitted to stand facing the 'atcher. There was however, ieinie Groh. q very fine major eague player. who stood at the bat acing front directly at the pitcher These ar" extremes. however. and ve all believe that the form of 'ylist is 10 he desired if it can be ftained naturally with freedom f movem 4n. and an caey position