Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-11 | Page 13 | Comparative Distances Made Will New and Old Golf Balls

Comparative Distances Made ilIade With New l and aneZ Old Golf Balls Bails te 05 I I I II II II II II 7 r L q 0 z tJ I I Y t c I f I a S t I I l I 4 O I. The approximate differences in distances between the old ban ball and I the new are pictured above A drive e with the tire old ball that would have bac carried about yards travels tra about yards ards with the new pellet a aI loss of ot 11 yards A shot with the old ball baU that would have carried carI car car- I I ned ried yards goes yards with the new a loss of ot eight yards A I mashie shot with the old ball that would have carried yards nets j about yards with the new a loss of six yards The actual difference in the balls is this Old ball weight ball weight ounces diameter inches new ball ball balI weight eight ounces diameter inches Telegram Sponsors Poll pon on Golf Ball Bani t S. S L. L Included in Nationwide Canvass t Local Players Urged to Mail In Votes I A little ball has thrown Into controversy The feud Is not only local It reaches across the nation wherever where J g golf is played 14 I IThe The subject of the red-hot red debate i is six one-hun- one of an inch plus seven one- one hundredths ounce ounces s ss expressed in inthe inthe the new larger- larger 7 and lighter g sol golf o 1 f r ball bail How do golfers of Salt Lake stand standon a on this question of weight and circumference circumference circumference cir cir- that Armour has thrown the whole country into uproar The Telegram by means of ofa ofa ofa a ballot printed on the sports page today would like to find out As a means of gauging accurately the sentiment of the players about the ball The Tel Telegram gram is cooperating with NEA Service in lit a national poll that is expected to roll up an ocean of or overwhelming opinion For Or against Local golfers goUers throughout the na nation nation na na- tion should have a voice in la the game they play They should be privileged to express an opinion on arbitrary c changes in il e equipment ip t. t After fr all the e. e golfers of Salt Lake arc are in the I game too and have just as much right light to say what they feel about the new ball as have such stars as Bobby Jones Walter Hagen Tommy Armour Armour Armour Ar Ar- mour or any other luminaries who have Iha gone on record in favor of the new ball Many of the leading professionals I have expressed themselves publicly Says Sas Glenna Collett CoUett famous woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo I man golfer I like the feel of the new ball against the club I dont don't have to dig so much for brassie shots and long irons Maybe I might not score quite as well wen with the new ball but it is more fun Says Tommy Armour who won the British open championship the theother theother theother other day Its a pleasure to play it Says Says Walter Hagen I dont don't see that the new hall ball is any harder to play than the old Says Horton Smith The new ball ballIs Is harder to putt The weight is not centralized as s it was in the old one and this ball bail is more apt to run rim the cup Now Now how how does Mr Average Golfer Golf Golf- er stand on the question That is what The Telegram wants to help find out See Sec the ballot printed on this page If you ou want to have a voice in the national poll on the subject heres here's your our chance