Show SPORT I 1 LIGHT magic in s method by GRANTLAND RICE T HERE THERE IS ONE badly needed les so son ion n in golf that the present generation can take from gene this is the vital matter of time and speed it takes most of the modern golfing generation just an hour longer to play a round of tournament golf than the stocky champion from 1922 employs moves along and wastes DO no time at ail sil most of leading players wear out the stop watch they take entirely too long i to play every shot J 0 especially the shots around the green they turn a chip J shot into ceremony an engineering r they turn a it long approach putt into a double engineering job as they surp grantling Grant lind rlee blee vey every di and roll of the green I 1 have followed more mom tham than ft a few iole lole 18 hole heie matches that required over rouy four hours of play ulay it la Is idea that a two bail ball or three ball ban match should be ca completed plated to in two houns boors angl and 45 minute here is saracena Sa razena idea of playing his strokes after the drive he walks briskly to his ball he ire sizes up the right line una and the proper distance as he moves up he takes about three or four seconds to make the proper club selection then he takes bib bis swing on reaching the green stocky gene takes out his putter and walks up back of the ball not around it he picks out the correct line as be he comes to the ball he is then ready to make his putt there is no waste motion no extra pressure on the nerves no form forra of at convulsion and a most pleasant afternoon for tor the cross country runners who follow the matches gene figures figurea that hat with a two tw ball match the pair should get in about two hours boors and 20 minutes id be goofy a nervous wreck if I 1 asted wasted as much time playing each shot as so many do zen says imagine walking at a snails knalls pace from your drive to the green over yards away as ive jove lve seen several golfers do imagine taking seven or eight minutes to use up two putts I 1 would think that after a few holes boles many of these players woul kige tige be hearing bearing funny noises under their caps I 1 know my nerves nerver would be in knots olle olye one oile of the main reasons why been able to bans bang around for 7 at years Is the fact that ive saved my nerves by playing rather quickly thae the longer you take to play a shot the greater the pressure you put on your swing make your decisions quickly and definitely never have any doubt once youve reached for what you think should be the right club and dont halt half hit bit or but above all walk briski briskly y and dont take up too much time playing your shots especially around the greens 6 letting getting the jump quite recently a pair of young men by the names of billy southworth and leo durocher Duroc ben ber were discussing the national league pennant race both agreed on one point this is a good year both said to reach july fourth a few games in front for the team in front after july fourth will have a better chance to hold bold a lead why simple enough the N national a league clubs am are so wen well matched that alwill ba harder than ever to close up any gap the others wont let you the eight clubs have never been as an well matched as they are this year eor for example if it the reds beds had im blackwell they would be just about as good as any team in the le league bigue figue there much to spare from top to bottom tola two was the expressed opinion of two of the leagues le affixes veteran two of the he best in the game came today eddie dyer told me before starting north that the league cacao inight might be less thau than 10 games apart spart at the finish that means from top to bottom eddie say it would be he be said sald it might knight be I 1 honestly believe that if the reds had bad the ewell ewen blackwell of 1947 they would be about even money against any of the other seven teams but baseball Is full of breaks injuries accidents mistakes and team spirit some te teams ams quit quicker than other others do they let the psychological burden knock them over they quit before they are beaten this can be he a battle of the g eirnest teams the game teams against the quitters 1 T I was rather astonished billy southworth said to see how strong the pes were we r a they have a fine outfield and good eid infield eld 1 |