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January 1907 THE GOLF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY United States Golf Association Donated through the kindness of Charles H. Davis III •. 1 JANUARY 19O7 BOTH SIDES OF A 90 HOLE HASKELL-MATCH GOLF BALL Exact Photograph Showing Both Sides of Ball Mentioned in Letter Printed Below. Photograph Not Retouched. A Letter of Interest to Every Golfer in the United States. THE B. F. GOODRICH CO., DETROIT BRANCH. November 10th, 1906. GENTLEMEN:— I return to you by one of my messengers a "HASKELL MATCH" ball with something of a history. I am free to confess that superstition and that alone caused me to so abuse this, once "white pill." It was new when I started out to try and qualify in the DETROIT GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, 13 holes. I did very well with it qualifying first, so concluded to use it again in my first match turning in a 79. Used it again in my 2nd match getting the record for the course in competition with a 77. Needless to state that by this time I commenced to credit some of my good play, especially on the "greens" to the ball and concluded to stick to it through the 36 holes finals, which I did, winning the CHAMPIONSHIP 8 up 7 to play. THIS makes a grand total for this ball of 90 holes and I consider it good for 90 more. I consider it as good as the very best off the wooden clubs as good as you need off the irons and the superior of any ball made on the "greens." Sincerely yours, And this particular ball differs not one iota in construction from any one of the thousands daily turned out from the Goodrich factory. Every Haskell Golf Ball is a responsive ball, it mates with your best efforts, and from the view point of dui'ability, it bows to none. Ninty holes of play—championship winning play—and not a crack, break or dent, and the ball still a perfect sphere, is a remarkable showing and yet any Haskell is capable of doing equally as well. THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO. NEW YORK, 66-68 Rcade St. BUFFALO, 731 Main St. DENVER. 1636 Glenarm St CHICAGO, 2-1 E. Lake St. DETROIT, 206 Jefferson Ave. OAKLAND. 4th and Washing-ton Sts PHILADELPHIA, 909 Arch St. CLEVELAND, 2188 Ninth St., S. E. LOS ANGELES. 818 South Broadwav BOSTON, 101 Columbus Ave. ST. LOUIS, 3926-28 Olive St. LONDON, 7 Snow Hill, E. Q. ., • " ' ' i 'kU.^tt' i TOWNSEND'S MOWERS Horse Lawn Mower This Lever Raise Triple Rolls with Triple Pawls in each Instant Change of Height of Cut Instantaneous We Sharpen Control of Blades and Repair without leaving Thousands seat of Mowers HAND ROLLER MOWERS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GOLF ALL OF OUR HAND MOWERS ARE BALL-BEARING. SENT ON THEIR MERITS S. P. TOWNSEND & CO. = Orange, N. J. Mention GOLF when writing OR the greater convenience of our patrons, we have removed F to our new store at 8 WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK. We are showing the finest selection of the best Imported Irons; also Golf Balls, Shoes, Gloves, &c,—in short, all requisites ; also for Tennis, Hockey, Polo, Croquet, Cricket, Bowls, Squash, Racquets. EVERYTHING FOR BOTH IN- AND OUT-DOOR GAMES OF ALL KINDS Our Screw-Socket Drivers and Brassies are such a pronounced success, that we can, even now, scarcely fill the demand. Price, $2.00 each. Slazenger Pateated Steel Core Clubs, with Calf Grip $2.75 each. Driver and Brassie Send for Illustrated Catalogue. FRANK L. SLAZENGER, 8 West 28th Street, New York. The oldest established Golf Goods House in the United States. To All Lovers of Nature WE OFFER NOW OUR NEW GOERZ PERNOX GLASSES A BINOCULAR ON THE TRIEDNER PRINCIPLE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR Hunters, Naturalists, and Students of Animals in their Hatmts Golfers, Yachtsmen And as a Night-glass for Nautical and Astronomical Observations FOR THE EXTREME LUMINOSITY OF THEIR IMAGE THE PERNOX GLASSES ARE WITHOUT PAR Special descriptive pamphlet sent on application to C. P. QOERZ OPTICAL WORKS Heyworth Building, CHICAGO 29 Union Square, NEW YORK BERLIN LONDON PARIS ST. PETERSBURG GOLF BOOKS GOLF FOR WOMEN By GENEVIEVE HECKER (Mrs. Charles T. Stout) With a Chapter on American Golf by RHONA K. ADAIR English and Irish Champion Svo, with 32 full-page illustrations and many decorations. Net, $2.00; postage, 12 cents. HIS BOOK, by the leading woman player of the country, not only con- tains the best of Golf instruction, which will be useful to men as well T as women, but is also a complete guide for all details of Golf for women. It includes matters of dress, training and links for women, and furthermore is so prepared as to be a guide for the beginner and a com- plete manual of instruction for the more advanced player. Miss Adair's chapter will be found full of interest to every woman golfer. JSf. Y. Sun: " Direct and helpful, and her advice that ofan expert who should be heeded. " M. Y. Print and The Nation: " No woman player, however skillful, can fail to profit by a careful study it. Admirably illustrated. " The Reader Magazine: " Interesting and instructive, not only to beginners, but to old players as well." GOLF, 48 West 27th St., New York City \ :e ill aunt 'X GLASSES EWYORK URG S IEN not only («• i men as well of Golf for ami a com- fe idair's are/ul study tats veil" City ON THE COURSE. FORT SMITH (ARK.) COUNTRY CLUB \ £ \\ GOLF BY APPOINTMENT AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "GOLFING," ESTABLISHED J894 VOL. XX. JANUARY, J907 No. \ LESSONS IN GOLF BY ALEX SMITH LESSON IV. THE SHORT GAME There are many amateurs who can drive a fine ball off of the tee and even negotiate a full second shot in first-class style. But when they are called upon to approach the green, the weakness of their game is disclosed. It is in approach- ing (including the approach putt) that the professional player has the call upon the average "class" amateur, and I think this explanation lies in the fact that the professional realizes that his bread and butter depends upon his pro- ficiency in all departments of the game. Consequently he really works at getting up his approaching strokes, while the amateur is generally quite satisfied to be driving well. It is really the difference between play and work. A scientific golfer will tell you that he gets quite as much pleasure from the nicely graduated mashie shot or closely calculated long putt as he does from the two hundred-yard drive. Very true, and yet who would play golf if driving were eliminated from the game? Full, free hitting, where the player has only to think of keeping reasonably straight, and then getting as far as he possibly can, is the essence of golf, and nothing can take its place. But this is the play part of the game, and once the full driving stroke is acquired, its exercise makes 110 particular demand upon the thinking powers and nervous system of the player. We Copyright, 1906, by ARTH UR POTTO\V. All rights reserved. LESSONS IN GOLF all like to swipe away at the ball; we enjoy the freedom of the stroke and the opportunity it gives us to put in every- thing we possess of strength and determination. If we can drive at all, we are proud of our success ; we never get A SIXTY-YARD MASHIE SHOT entirelv used to the pleasure of hitting- that little sphere into space. A good golf drive is "a thing of beauty and a joy forever." t LESSONS IN MOLF 7 But golf is not all play, and the long driver, pure and simple, will not win many matches. The ball must be placed finally in a hole four and a quarter inches in diameter, and it is evident that to accomplish this we shall have to abandon the pleasures of free hitting for the studious attention and masterful control upon which the success of the shorter strokes depend. In other words, we must think, we must stud)-, we must be master of our club in all its moods and tenses. Mere distance, combined with tolerable directness, is easy enough, but now we must be really straight and just far enough. This last is work rather than play, and puts a severe strain upon both the mental and moral facul- ties ; the muscles are no longer allowed to disport them- selves in careless freedom, but must become trained and obedient to their task. Now, as I have said, the professional understands that he must be able to play the short game well if he is to reach the first flight, and so he is forced to work at the problem until he masters it. The ordinary amateur thinks that he is practising approaching Avhen now and then, on an offday or for a few minutes before his match, he goes out 011 the course and plays a few "general" shots for the home green, with half a dozen long putts by way of good measure. Another reason for professional superiority in the quarter shot is that many "pros" are graduated from the caddie ranks. Xow a caddie, particularly in this country, does not get many chances to play the actual game, but he can nearly always manage to command an old iron some- where, and balls may be picked up on the course. There is generally an unoccupied piece of green sward near the caddie shelter which he may appropriate for his own uses, and if the greenkeeper is good natured he will supply a discarded cup ; or an old tin can will serve almost as well.
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