THE KING OF GOLF.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6411, 7 January 1908, Page 8

THE KING OF GOLF.

In those biographical days, it is’ not surprising to learn that there has been published a “Life” of Old Tom Morris, probably the greatest golfer the world has known, lie started life as an apprentice to Allan Kobertson, who was toi* many years Scotland’s champion golfer, and one of the greatest figures the ancient pastime lias produced. “Old Tom” plait'd golf for nearly eighty years, .tie was custodian of the Prestwick links for fourteen years, and year after yea*’ there he engaged in great struggles with liobertson, Willie Luma, and old Willie Park. The last-named was his grciitetit rival. As time went on the rivalry between the champions became more acute, and Olympian tussles for .bIOO a-side served, only to cause the loser to determine to light it out again as early as may be. When Tom went back to St. Andrews in 1863 to take i charge of the links, the struggles be- ! tween. Park anl himself became a fight for civic supeiiority between Musshl- ! burgh and the little Tifo town; and local I lee ling reached a temperature never chronicled oven in the rivalries between Liverpool and Manchester. In one of the famous Morris versus Park fights it was urgtd that a magistrate should be asked to attend for the purpose of reading the Biot Act if necessary.