Evening star., 1929-07-01
DRIVER IS BAGMATE
OF NOTED PUTTER
Jack White, Its Maker, One oil
Most Picturesque Figures
in Golf Game.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

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| W. the world and the only one
4 4 heretofore distinguished with q
given name is Bobby Jones
putter, Calamity Jane. That stubby-
faced iron with its taped shaft has
helped wreck par on two continents
and had an important role in bringing
the brilliant Georgian numerous cham
pionshipS.
But now old Calamity has a rival
dwelling with her in the huge leather
hangar that is home to the Jones
far1ily of clubs. The pretender for
some of old Calamitys fame is a deep
faced driver with lead high in the roof,
and goes under the name of JEANNE
Deane.
Born in England in the shop of Jack
White at Sunningdale, it was chris
tened JEANNE Deane by its maker, who
is as famous for the quality of his clubs
as Bob Jones is for the use of them
Bob acquired JEANNE when in
ningdale to qualify for the British open
and selected the big driver from the
stock Of clubs in Jacks shop.
Jcannie Deane Has Helped.
What Bob did at Sunningdale on
that occasion is well known to fame
and subsequently. the bulky wooden
club helped him to win two British
opens, two American opens and a pair
of amateur championships. Jeanllie
does the shock work in Jones' golfng
campaigns and is one of his favorite
weapons. But that it had g. name
never was known until Jack White came
here to Winged Foot and make O late
entry in the open championship.
White is one of the most interesting
characters in the golf world. He was
playing in the British open champion
ship before the United States Golf AS
Sociation was formed. When Bob Jones
was only 2 years old and more inter-
ested in rattles than putters, Jack
won the British open with the first
score under 300 ever made in that
event. He ranked along with Vardon,
Taylor, Braid and Heard as one of the
outstanding stars of the old days in
golf.
White Started Wen.
Few paid any attention to the Jack
White of Scotland entered in the open
until he came in with 70, tied for
fourth place in the first round. Then
1t was learned that White at the age
OF Sc still had lot of good golf tucked
away in his sturdy Scotch frame and
that golf still Is an "old mans game"
for some men.
Whites play in the first round was
one of the remarkable events of the
championship. Quite unaccustomed to
the humid heat of. June in America,
Jack was at great disadvantage, but
true to the good old British custom, he
clad in heavy vest and wearing sus-
penders. A British golfer without his
braces is quite undressed.
The veteran Scotchman showed
America some rare putting skill. White
is one of the authorities of the game
on putting. On the first round, when
other fine golfers were putting all over
the tricky greens, White had exactly
70 strokes on the emerald carpets.
Old ToucE of Master.
1t was the old touch of the old mas
ter, the touch that in conjunction with
the performance of Walter Travis at
Sandwich in 1904 made the old genera
ton of golfers forget their driving and
approaching to make a fetish of putt
ing. That White failed in the later
rounds of the championship makes no
difference. 1t was an interesting spec
tacle to golf followers to compare the
style and the play of the veteran
Scotch star with the leaders of the
present day. And in putting only two
his equals.
White has retired from active pro-
fessional duties and quit Sunningdale
for the quiet countryside of Cullane
Scotland, where he continues to make
his famous clubs. Whites wooden
clubs are used by Jones, Farrell, Oui-
met and many other Americans, and
now he has devised new marking for
golf balls that guarantees truer flight
and longer life. He expects to market
his invention while in America after
having a good visit with his nephew,
jimmy Thomson of Nashville, who is
one OF the coming youngsters of the
professional brigade.
Wants Big Ball.
White believes the royal and ancient
soon will be forced to adopt the lighter
and larger ball recently sanctioned by
the United States Golf Association. The
present ball has destroyed the cham
pionship qualities of many beautiful
British courses, and only one with less
trajectory can restore their one-timc
greatness. And, like all old timers, he
decries the emphasis placed upon slug
ging by the moderns.
Jack names Harry Vardon, Bobby
Jones and Miss Joyce Wethered as the
greatest golfers of all time. He does
not believe America will ever lose its
golf supremacy. He declares that we
have more fine courses better oppor-
players, and spirit of democracy that
makes all humans equal when they
shoot par or better"
Bare-legged tennis is becoming popu-