Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
Washington Golfers Find New
Ball, Heavier Than Balloon
Carries Better Against Wind

TINE new official golf ball, which
the powers that be in national
golf affairs have ordered to be
the official ball for play after
April Is, 1882, has made its appear
ance In. Washington exactly six months
before 1t will be the only ball for play
in tournaments sanctioned by the
United States Golf Association. Doz-
ems CT them were poured into the golf
shops at the. clubs about washington
during the week end just past by an
enterprising Western golf ball me- nu-
facturer, and they sold like hot cakes.
BY late yesterday few of them could
be purchased. for only limited guam
tity was available.
The firm manufacturing them, To-
Gated in Chicago, literally took the
wind out of the early sales OF at least
two of the nationally prominent manu-
weight will not be available for public
sale until some time this week. The
new ball measures exactly the same
size as the l.68x1 SIS ball which has
been the standard ball for play
since January l last but is about 81
ounces in weight as against the 1.55-
ounce weight of the other sphere.
T7HOSE who played it over the last
week end had an admirable oppor-
tunity to test the new sphere I'M
der trying conditions, for the wind
blew heavily and putting greens gen
orally were quite fast = conditions
test. Dave Thompson, the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club pro, Is the
only professional who played the new
bali, as far as could be learned, and
Davie, along with many of his mem
bers, AYERS the new sphere Is the per-
feet answer to golfers prayer. 1t
goes further against the wind and
doesn't run around The hole as did
the old ball" Dave said.
Il guess my score will tell the story
better than I can tell it, said Charles
H. Doing. jr., president of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club. whether
it was the new ball or not, I had rs
end an 81 with the new ball. 1t puts
fine. and it seems to me to go farther
against the wind. like it." During
the coming week the two largest manu-
facturers of golf balls in the country
will have their own editions of the new
sphere available for play, and in view
of the furore kicked up by so many
players over the old 1.68x1.5 ball, 1t
will be interesting to note whether the
new sphere will meet with the cordial
reception which the U. S. G.. A expects
it to have.
TIVE old sphere came in under I'M
/ favorable conditions. becoming the
official ball for play during the
dead of Winter, when golf balls OF any
weight or size do not 60 very far. The
new sphere comes in under more favor
able conditions, for there is month
of good golf weather ahead. 1t will
be interesting to note the reactions OF
the men who have consistently kicked
about the balloon ball, now that cool
weather is here, for during the Summer,
when courses were FAST they had little
to say about the bigger and lighter ball.
Frank Mitchell is the latest player to
have TO climb one Of the numerous
cedar trees which infest the Washing
ton course and play ball from the
entangling limbs. Mitchell Knocked his
second shot into a cedar tree at the
eighth hole Of the Washington course,
calmly climbed the tree and knocked
it out Of its perch, making on the
hole.
INDIAN SPRINGS strong golf team
i today holds. for the second con-
secutive year, the Maryland State
Golf Association team championship.
The Indian Spring links warriors. with
a strong and well balanced team. yes
terday defeated the Baltimore Country
Club in the final round Of the team
championship, winning the final match