GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 258, 22 March 1913, Page 7

GOLF.

Al»> Mitchell. 11'.e latest convert to the profi -sional ranks, is one of the lon»-e-t ilrivers in Knijlaiid: in fact, some experts say that there is no other living I'olfer who so con-istcntl v drives such a lonu'. raking shot as Mitchell. He never iptite succeeded i:i winiiinj; the amateur championship, hut doubtless lie would -oon have attained that honor had he remained in the amateur ranks, llis j<r«*ie.--i'm s 1 career will he watched with "resit intere-t. ei,.l h'.* friends a lit icipa t■■ that ihe homers will one day await him. dame- P.raid wa - an ama ten: - until he in t i > i".11 i!ibulah T!ii>l !•• Club. but it i- ' ■! ;■ ■ ■ i:i ~:i.> or any otla r ainaietir ' vet|' ''f ' ' ■ '/.r'l Set- a"- . Iliil at K«i;tlMi!'-«l(. e.hieh he lieljiptl his ' club to win. If Mitchell can onlv ac--1 ci)ni[ili-it one half of what Urtiiil has aeeollli.li-lied. t': , «-:* hi- *»ii— ;o|| will not have' been in vain. A; hiiv rat", it h not (fiia t'laf <<> ir. f i re-i nuep.irtniiitv —n' -it —!f e; -eein-.' liow pi'ich and iu wli.ti ivpovi s .".a aiiiat-'iit' pl-iver will imjirove !>y t nrniii'.' what, wa.s forir.evly oe.lv a 'e! ■•:-- , re into a 'ele.t-'.ire and hiisiiie-s combined. Tilt re are tll«»-" v-'io helieve t'li' telldeiiev to -.fit'fillcan lie checked be standili'i further forward than usual in a'iiire--iiu." the hall: other- have ]ii:n:cd their flilh to a -lightly liii>her tee for shot- ;»y:iin-t the wind: while llrniil lias staled Heit he a'wa'"s earries iu hi-, hi;:' two eiivi's end two bras-ie-. one of each havinir a very still' shafi. -o as to be more easilv controlled on a windy