Two-Piece Clubs

Ever since a Scotch shepherd took it into his head to knock a pebble into a crevice with his crook, golfers have been eager to improve their implements. They had reason to feel pleased last week when the U. S. Golf Association, meeting in Manhattan, sanctioned two-piece golf clubs with readily mountable shafts which can be screwed out of one clubhead and into another at a moment's notice.* Brought out by Donaldson Manufacturing Co. of Glasgow, such clubs make it possible to play without a caddy, by carrying one shaft and a small container of clubheads. Practically, they are less for thrift than for convenience. If he breaks a favorite club, a golfer can screw in an identical shaft from another club without leaving the course. British golfers--including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, Prince Arthur of Connaught--have used "Rangefinder Rapier clubs," approved by the Royal & Ancient St. Andrews Golf Club, for two years. The shafts--made of steel, with thread and tapelock to fit any head--cost $5. Wood heads cost $6, iron heads $5.

* At the same meeting, the U. S. G. A. selected Francis Ouimet to captain the Walker Cup team; selected Marion Hollins to captain the women's team which will play in England next spring; decided to hold the Open Championship at Fresh Meadow Country Club, L. I. June 23 to 25 and the Amateur at Baltimore Country Club, Sept. 12 to 17.

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