Eureka Reporter | 1905-03-24 | Page 6 | Composition of Golf Balls

composition of golf balls the first golf balls were made ot leather ot bull s hide two round pieces forming the ends and a piece tor the middle these piece were softened shaped and firmly sew ed together a small hole being left through which the feathers might afterward be inserted beare atuf fang the leather sphere was turned outside in an operation not without its difficulties so that the seams would be on the inside the skin was then placed in a cup shaped stand the worker having the feathers in an apron before him and the stuffing was done with a steel rod the aperture was then closed the seam sewed up and the only seam showing was this tiny one but the life of each ball was short at present the balls are made of gutta percha