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APPROACHING AND PUTTING ful experiment of printing action pictures THE KEY TO A BETTER SCORE. Pub- of Jones and Armour in reverse, show- lished by Thomas 1*. Ctowell Co,, 432 4th ing them as left-handers He clarifies lire,, S, w York City Id. I'nce fJJtS. This his own book and study of right-handers is a "question and answer" book in which by left-handers in referring to the hands Charles B. Cleveland, a very competent as the 'front" and 'back" hand, with the interviewer and writer of instruction "front" hand being that closest to the hole gets the close-up on short game methods at address. of , Betty McKinnon, Loddie There are a few points on which ex- Kempa, Harry Todd. John Barnum, Betsy perienced pros will disagree with him, Rawls. Johnny Revotta, Chuck Klein ,Skee especially in his recommendation of a Riegel, Jack Shields, Ellsworth Vines straight left (for left-handers) leg at the and Harry Dee. top of the backswlng, but generally he's Wm. B. Langford, noted veteran archi- provided a very helpful, interesting and tect, also contributes to the value of the sound instruction foundation for the left- hook In telling how and why the archi- handers. tects present the problems that the golf- ers must solve in approaching. YOUR GUIDE TO A GREENER Every sort of an approach and putting LAWN, Hy QeoSny .S, form*!,. Pabhxhed situation is covered in the material and by \la*Mch iturIts Horticultural Society, Hun- the way in which Cleveland has put the ton, 1/(I*K. Pria 75 cent*. This book by the questions to the experts brings out help- widely known turf authority who worked ful answers, simply and tersely told. This with Prof. Dickinson at Mass. State Col- is a very much worthwhile addition to the lege, is the most helpful, comprehensive library of the golfer, and especially the but concise book on home lawns we've one who is missing many chances to cut ever seen and it's light up to date. It is his score because of a sloppy game around illustrated in a way that informs and aids the green. the lawn-owner by Cornish's daughter. Carol Burr. It is a book that superinten- POWER GOLF. Hu Sen Hogan. Pub- dents can strongly recommend to lawn- lished by Pocket Book*, Inc., tISr.) 5th ave.. owners who come to them for advice and Si te York SO, ,Y. Y. This reprint of the help. Hogan book originally published by A. S. Barnes Co. should sell immensely in the GOLF FORE FUN. Hy Hill OM alley, Pocket Book quarter edition. It is one published by The Golfer, and El Camino, of the classics. Illustrations are in line San Mateo, Calif. 1'rir, tl. Bill O' Mai ley, drawing instead of photographs and tell ex-caddie and noted cartoonist who now the story better than the photographs lives at Carmel, has come through with a did. book of 76 golf cartoons that are full of belly laughs and expansive grins. O'Mal- GOLF FOR SOUTHPAWS- Hy Harry ley, who originated the "Two Little Gottlieb. PMuihrd by A. A. Hyn, Inc.. tS Nuns' series, has a great gift of lively line W. 47th Sev York City 3a. Price tSM. and genius for seeing funny situations in Gottlieb, a very successful attorney, golf. Helen Lengfeld kept pushing him to started golf more than 25 years ago by do the golf book as the publishing profits taking lessons, reading, studying and are to go to the American Women's Vol- practicing six months hefore he played his unteer Service. first round which was 83. Now he plays from a 7 handicap and dedicates his first STOP THAT SLICE! Hy Jo, Dante and golf book to his first grandson. As a left- Len Elliott. PubMied by McGraw-Hill handed golfer he maintains that poor-fit- Hnok Co., Inc.. 3.VI H\ 4id nt.. New York ting clubs, pros* inexperience in teaching City 36. Prirt f.2. Joe Dante, son of the left-handers and most left-handers being late Jim and a successful, experienced in- partly ambidextrous account for there not structor in his own right; Len Elliott, being many left-handed stars. sports editor of the Newark (N. J. I News Gottlieb makes the interesting and help- and co-author with Jim of "The 9 Bad Shots of Golf," have done a job that'll Make golf ALL Play help a lot of golfers and help a lot of pros help a lot of golfers. and NO Work The plot basically is keeping the club- face square, and the way the authors go about telling how to do It makes it under- standable to even the first-year man or woman in golf. Bill Crawford's illustra- tions arc an innovation that will have an influence on golf books in the future. He's really drawn pictures that tell the story GOLF of Dante's and Elliott's words in simplest possible clarity. CART^ Much of what Joe and Len have to say In the book is what pros who have had best results in curing slices teach and where these pros and others will And Price $39.50 "Stop That Slice!" especially interesting CART — 12" ball-bear- is in how the lessons are given in the <1114 wheels on wide adjustable ix It give book. jmimtfi fulling stability, ferfect balance for ef- 12 LESSONS TO BETTER GOLF. fortless handling. Rug- ged and rustproof. Hy Jim Turnesa. Published by Prentice-Hall, inc., 70 )tb Ave., Nev York 11. Price $1-9). 2. BAG — 14 n>omy club puckers. Hall and ac- Jim of the Seven Turnesa brothers won cessory pockets. Um* his first title, the Westchester Caddie brella holder. Heavy championship, in 1929 and the PGA in tein forced country cluh green, royal blue, or 1952, and has been learning all along the red canvas. way. He does a fine job of simplified in- J. SEAT — Sturdy struction in this book, on a routine of enough 'or the heaviest golfer ot stressing one point to be studied in each spectator. , Makes lesson and given special attention in a the back nine easy at the first. complete round. Jim starts with the grip, Cart folds easily and then goes into the stance and in the third compactly no fit auto trunk or locker. Cart, Bag, and Seat in one lightweight lesson takes up the woods, maintaining unit. A wonderful mention getter, it sells itself. that "errors will stand out with the full swing of a wood, and they might remain LUMEX hidden with the briefer swing of a short or medium Iron." GOLF CART SEAT In addition to illustrations of his own Price $12.50 swing, he uses pictures of and to point out characteristics Simply attached to any center* of the swings of players of different post cart. The Scat structure carries all the weight, putting builds. Jim also shows some illustrations no strain tin the Cart, Doesn't of common errors in swings and tells how muifm with the pulling bal- to prevent them. Mark Cox who worked ance of the Cart. Folds compactly around Cart with Jim on the book teamed very well In and hag. weighs only 5 producing an understandable, concise se- pounds . The Scat is the same size ries of lessons that the average golfer can construction as the convert from type Into play. The photo- "i EORE I" graphs by Ed Feeney are superb. They COLF CART, of which there are are sharp and accurately taken from the more than 9.000 correct lens position. now in use. CART ami SEAT fully guaranteed Whenever there's an outside tournament for one yeat. to be played at a club the pro should get in THESE ARE "MUSTS' FOR touch with officials of the visiting organi- EVERY PRO zation as soon as possible. The pro's serv- SHOP. ices in planning and conducting the tourna- ment are invaluable to the officials of the LUMEX — I I Cleveland Street affair, smooth out the tournament opera- VALLEY STREAM. N. Y. tion at the club, and the pro gets in line for sale of a lot of pro shop merchandise as Prizes. —Matt Jans.