Archive for the 'Sports' Category

Summer Skiing Holidays in Switzerland 1927

SUMMER SKIING IN SWITZERLAND
MIDSUMMER sports are seldom associated in the minds of vacationists with skiing, yet this. is one of the many events entered on the calendar of Switzerland this summer.
This is made possible by Switzerland’s sharp contrast of altitude. While the valleys and lower mountain slopes are flower-decked and the lakes fringed with rich [...]

Kro-Flite Golf Balls 1927

SPALDING KRO-FLITE GOLF BALLS – Guaranteed for 72 holes.Â Â We absolutely guarantee replacement of any Kro-Flite Ball which is cut through or becomes unplayable from any cause in 72 holes of play.THEY SAID SUCH A GOLF BALL COULD NEVER BE MADEÂ
SPALDING has exploded the belief that a high-powered, long-distance ball cannot have maximum durability.
Without sacrificing a [...]

Spalding Matched Golf Irons 1927

Spalding discovered that mild steel banishes finger fatigue
So the heads of the world’s most accurately matched golf “irons “are made of this superior metal
A STEEL clubhead hits a golf ball with a terrific impact. Where does the shock of the blow go? Spalding has discovered that it depends largely upon the kind of steel used.
Brittle [...]

Too many Baseball Home Runs 1924

BASEBALL SHUDDERS AT THE HOME-RUN MENACE
THERE were too many home-runs last summerâ€”so many, in fact, that the popularity of baseball is said to be facing something like a crisis. As a result, the best minds and magnates of the Major Leagues will spend much of this winter, reports a sports writer, Irving E. Sanborn, devising [...]

Growth of Professional Football 1933

Increasing Popularity of Professional Football
Growth of the Game Is Closely Linked With the Story of Dr. Harry A. March, Who Brought It Into the East With the Backing of Tim Mara
IN the office of Tim Mara, owner of the New York Giants professional football team, there hangs a framed photostatic enlargement of an editorial that [...]

First US Pro Tennis Champion 1927

HOW VINCENT RICHARDS BECAME THE FIRST PRO TENNIS “CHAMP”Â
… Kinsey, as I said, is a much improved player over the player who won his way to the finals at Wimbledon several years ago. He is forcing more, adding speed to his shots, and playing ever with that guile and deception for which he is famous. [...]

Golf Psychology 1927

Psychology is spreading like a weed. It has even invaded the golf courses, we are told by The British Medical Journal (London). The latest example is a small volume on mental handicaps in golf, by Dr. T. B. Hyslop, who is not only an enthusiastic golfer, but also an entertaining writer. Says The Journal:
Before we [...]