Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1925-11-27 | Page 7 | Golf Balls on English Course Stolen by Birds

Golf Balls on English Course Stolen by Birds Records of golf in Great Britain teem with cases where birds and small animals, such as rabbits and weasels, have been killed by balls. Recently an extraordinary tragedy happened when J. Bamford, a professional, played an approach shot and found that his ball, In lighting, had killed two water wagtails. wag-tails. One of the birds was literally cut In two. Among other strange things reported was the theft of eight balls by a raven from golfers who were playing a round, and on the same day a seagull tantalized a player by stealing a ball, dropping It almost at the player's feet, then picking pick-ing It up again ln his beak and flying away.