TEST RUN, Dugway Proving Ground, Friday, July 29, 1966 History of Golf Clubs What-k- l That's the sound heard 'round the nation as millions of Americans tee-of- f on more than 4,900 golf courses. But whether you're a long-timplayer or just getting into the swing of golf whether you play with the new fiber glass clubs . of space-ag- e origin or use grandfather i woods and irons chances' are you're unaware of the fascinating history behind the golf club. THE ANCIENT Romans played a game called paganica, which involved the use of open countryside, a ball stuffed with feathers-a- nd a bent stick. In the first century before Christ when the Romans overran Europe, crossed die Channel, and occupied parts of England and Scotland, they brought their game with the bent stick with diem. It took some 1500 yean to refine the game and add straight clubs; and by 1457, "golfe" had become so popular in Scotland that it threatened die practice of archery for defense and was promptly outlawed by die King and Parliae' - fvf I 1 . OUGWAY UTTLE LEAGUE TOURI JULY 28 -- 29- f Special to Dugway Technical Institute 156 So. 6th . East-Sa- lt ment But die introduction of gunpowder near the end of the 15th century lessened the importance of archery and restored golf to the people. And Guess Who's Just THE EARLIEST known club-mak- er " Mayne of Edinburgh, who received a Royal and spear-makWarrant as from James VI in 1003. German Among die oldest known clubs is King, the Shepherd who belongs to Coma set of six woods and two irons mander and Mrs. William C. found in a walled-u- p closet of a Cook's son "Butch", was recently house at Hull, England, with a recruited by the United States Air . copy of a Yorkshire newspaper Force. The dog left Dugway a ' dated 1741. A far cry from today's short time ago via Air Force transscientifically designed fiber glass-shaftportation for an undetermined dubs, all six woods and destination. two irons of oils historic find are shafted with ash. Only one wood and one iron have grips. The woods are leaded and boned, the lead extending from near the toe of the way to the to two-thirheel. & TAD of America-Uta- NT was William Been Drafted! h Lake City, Utah Increase Your Earning Potential club-mak- er er ed TOED Just as the introduction of the more flexible hickory shafts in this period greatly improved the caliber of play, so the new torque- resistant fiber glass shafts of pre- sent-da- y dubs, promise to do the same. In fact, scientific tests con- ducted recently with machines that hit all balls the same way, every stroke, show that dubs with fiber glass shafts drive the ball further and more accurately than those with conventional shafts. Lacking the unmatched suppleness and whip of fiber glass, 10th century golfers nevertheless broke record upon record. Allan Robertson, with hickory dubs and gutta percha balls, shattered all precedent by scoring a 79 at St. Andrews In 1858, and this record stood until Young Tom Morris made a 77 in 1809. GOLF WAS being influenced by die industrial revolution when the true rubber ball came into the game at the beginning of the 20th century. And these two factors wrought major changes in the clubs and the methods by which they were produced, as craftsmanship moved out of the individual professional's shop and 'into die factory. The new hard rubber ball brought about the use of persims. mon and, later, laminated g almost comg in pletely replaced die fashioning of iron dubs, and faces were deepened to accommodate the livelier ball and were machine-line- d to increase the spin on the ball in flight. Stainless steels replaced carbon steels. Seamless steel shafts took the place of hickory and, if the new trend continues, will be replaced eventually with fiber glass reinforced these particulars, in the manufac- hiring it will render the head li- able to split and fly off by either a very hard or indirect stroke, The face of the dub is farther secured by a piece of hard bone, and occasionally of ivory, at least half an inch thick. It is also load ed with from four to six ounces of lead, according to the will of the player. The handle is usually bound with cord, list, or velvet at the pleasure of the owner. It is, however, to be remembered, that die form of die club, the materials of which it is made, and die numbers taken to the golfing ground, vary considerably, according to circumstances and to the habits of die players, the attendant cad or caddy having usually many varieties to suit every peculiarity under which the ball may be placed; for, in many clubs, it can never be touched by the hand until holed. club-head- Drop-forgin- hand-forgin- . 12,000 to '35,000 par year after completing one of our courses: You need not be a college graduate - not even a high school graduate to qualify for training. We will give you a FREE APTITUDE TEST. If you qualify, you can take the course while you are stil working on your present job. - plastic There is a big demand in me military and industry for TECHNICAL WRITERS, TECHNICAL DRAFTSMEN and TECHNICAL Women 21 to 58 years old . TEST NOWI I I I Men . . APTITUDE 4 Ttdmicd ILLUSTRATORS. Phone for your WrinTtdiiical DraftinaTtsJnkd FREE Mutiratioa I . Technical Institute of America-UtaISO h WANT SOME NBW nA, INTEREST South 6th East, Salt Lake City, Utah - . David Henkel Fred Henkel Your Local Representatives j jjP PH0NEN0V.I FlraWraN a m a SgSggfflB F4''SsssssBBSsaiiassiBM ni Ja LF!-- t .. Ir.'V-- 111 11 ' '- - 'i,BSrs J 12 l( ii Highway Safety ? More than 50 per cent of aft1 highway deaths in 1W occurrefl during the weekend Bom Friday through Sunday, according to Thf Travelers Insurance Companies. THE MOST dangerous day? jr '; Saturday. Based on Travelers' report; 21.9 percent of all fatal highway accidents occurred on Saturday. In addition, 15.4 per cent of all traffic deaths occurred on Friday and 18.7 per cent on Sunday. THE TOTAL number of pep;'',' sons killed in 1985 stood at 48 500 by year's end. More than 4;r UUU.UUU men, women and children , were lniurcu. ine dieem ucrccu nf fhnea iniiirad in mntn AorC.. umu bud occunvu ounne iub . J I rl i j IV 1 uunng tnat time, nearly twr cent nf all fatal aortiknll i flflwii im! TYtia aim Imlilc Inui A the number of injured, says Trs velers. Last vear more than fl : o p.m. SO j causing injury occurrea aunng this same three-hoperiod. n U.S. Savings Stamps now oufc UTamilil Mic vaiucu mi iiiu ush 155 million. Filled sUmp album. V6 ULUMlVMJW M MUM Savings Bonds. I .V 1 iiiiiiiiii nil mrFm 1WA mm , ur ..- - ii ill i a " V t inn i in v x fv ill Barm CHEESE! The smiling seen retary in this picture is Maxine Grace. Her friends call her Max. She has worked in the Personnel and Administration Office at Posi Headquarters for the past three years. Typing is her main line but Max has earned quite a reputation as the other information center here on Post a njl m ..MMMiiBMSiUj SAY v, w v am m m I bt a r .taaissaaw ! i y MakzrjmwmmmM wssassv arm jm sw m. mmwsgmmeBSKm BBaSSSkaSal & . BDDS9S .T i?Bm K li- - n III III II u uuvuuu Hill V.K JBK fflkm wmL I i r I I - n U ami mm DIAL DEFROST ed certificates: the Advanced Beginner's swimming class - 29; the Intermediate Beginner's class-18- ; the Swimmer's class - 2; and, in the Junior Lifesaving class, 11 received their certificates. rIMIir-llflni ff t n n j AMERICANS AWARDS WERE given to graduates in all of the Red Cross Swimming Courses. In the Beginner's swimming course, 30 receiv- Certificates were also given to persons who completed over 10 miles of swimming this summer in the Red Cross Swimming ProTHE GOLF ball is about the gram. In die group, ages 16 and size of an egg, and is made very under, certificates were given to the following persons: Sherri firm. It is composed of stout leath-er, which, having been previously Schrier and Martha Alexander soaked in boiling water, allows of 10 miles; Janet Rothfels and Ian its being first very firmly sewed, Rothfels - 20 miles; Janet Rothfels and John McBride - 30 miles; and then turned inside out, leavand Ted Mcintosh -small a ing opening only by Mike Antry 30 and 40 miles. which it is very forcibly stuffed In the group ages 17 and over, with feathers. The leather being were given to the fol- -' certificates yet wet, it contracts into a ball Robert Thompson-1- 0 of die dimensions stated, but lowing persons: Critchlow - 10 Harold miles; nearly as circular as that used in and 20 miles; Eric Breitbart - 10, subsedie game of cricket. It is 20 and 30 miles; Pete Egoseque-1quently painted over with several 20, 30 and 40 miles; John coats of white paint, in doing which Rothfels - 20, 30, 40 and 50 miles; lead white the that is it requisite and Lance Crawford -- 10, 20, 30, used should be pure, and exceed40 and 50 miles. ingly wdl ground down; as wdl as mat each coat laid on should IT IS NOT too late for childbecome perfectly dry and hard ren to register for the next swimbefore another is applied. ming classes. There will be two Besides the club described, as more sessions this summer, each already" stated, there are others, of which will last two weeks. The first session began last Monday usually carried by an attendant for each party. These are called, and will end on August 6. The by way of distinction, putters, of second session will begin August which, however, there are several 8 and will end August 20. Childsorts; one being short, stiff and ren will attend on weekdays and the classes will last for two hours heavy, similar in figure, but larger in die head, for making a steady each day. An adjustable swimming 'pool and direct stroke when near the hole. Another, formed of iron in- platform has been completed and stead of wood, is used for making will be used in the lower end of a hit at a ball when very unfa- the pool to further improve the vorably placed; as in a rut, where swimming program. The platform die common club would be in was built to give the smaller danger of breaking. When a ball children something to stand on falls into a hole or rut, from which while they are in the water. Beit is impossible to stroke it out, fore the platform was installed, the party is allowed, by a special the water in die pod had to be agreement in some clubs, to take lowered each day before classes. it out with his hand, and throw it Now, the adjustable platform per up in a line with the spot, which mits the use of the pod without is accounted as one, and he men altering the water level. For further information constrikes from where it chances to rest; but, ar. already observed, cerning the registration of childthis indulgence does not extend ren for die swimming program, contact Lance Crawford at teleto every golfing society." phone No. 2705. Improvement of the shaft was accompanied by the general introduction of numbered dubs, rather than named clubs, and by the merchandising of matched sets. Where formerly a golfer seeking new dubs went through an Throughout the 18th century, entire rack until he found one that clubs were hand-mad- e by artisans "felt right" and then tried to find at the few golf courses then in other clubs of similar feel, he now existence. One expert, Douglas bought a whole set manufactured s to impart the same feel. McEwan, made bis from small cuts of hedge thome THE GOLF dub has come a which had been planted on sloping banks so that the stems grew at long way in 2,000 years from a an angle at the root and created a single bent stick to scientifically natural bend for the neck. designed and matched woods and By die first half of the 19th irons with supple fiber glass century, clubs had come to be shafts. You owe it to yourself and divided into four classes: drivers, your game to get die clubs that spoons, irons and putters. Since are best for you. (NOTE: The following quotathe game at this time was suu leather-covere- d ball tion has been taken from The Ilplayed with a stuffed with feathers, all of the lustrated London Almanack of clubs tended to be long and slend- 1845 and defines golf in those times. You may find it interesting, er. But soon after the introduction as wdl as amusing.) of the harder gutta percha (rubber"Golfing is played with a dub -like) ball in 1848, dub mak- and ball The club is from.. three-ters recognized the new strain on four feet long, according to I the thin clubs and changed their the height and length of arm of design.' the player. It is seen curved andf i massive towards the head, to give !w WOODEN HEADS gradualit scope, ' weight, and strength.' t ly became shorter and squatter in This head, or knob, is formed, for shape. Hard thorn was discarded strength, from some very tough' for the softer apple, pear and wood, as beech: and as it curves beech in die heads, and leather and proceeds upwards, it is planinsets appeared in the faces. Hic- ed off, so as to adapt itself to: kory, which originally came from the handle, to which it is very1 Russia and later from Tennessee, firmly glued, and tightly corded replaced ash in the making of down. A want of due attention to i shafts. club-head- "Butch" said that King will first go to school, possibly in Texas, and that he will receive basic instruction in the art and science of being a patrol dog. After the training has been completed King will be transferred to Vietnam, where he will aid the Air Force in their overseas operations. "Butch" also indicated that, although he did not know when he might see King again, he expected to hear from him sometime in the future. 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