Mystery of golf, etc

THEORIGINofGAMES
Southroncricketer``slogs"or``blocks"or
is"stumped,"yourNortherngolfingpre-
cisianreligiouslytakeshis"stance,""ad-
dresses"himselftotheball,and"approaches"
thehole;—aphraseologysmackingofthe
AssemblyofDivines.ThereissomethingOftheappel-
PuritanicallyandSinaiticallythreateninginlatiounsatte
thethoughtof"approaching"ahole;asif,golfe.
pairaperture,itwerenottobecomeatbut
afterduepreparationthereunto,andwere
altogetherfencedofffromtheignorant,the
scandalous,andtheprofane.Andsoindeed
itis:theholeisanominousandportentous
ordinance,andoftenmightilyinconveniently
placed;andthedufferwhothinkstoenter
thereinwithoutmuchsearchingofheart,
withoutdiligentuseofallmeanssuitable
andanswerableuntosohighandseriousa
task,ifhedothnottherebyrenderhimself
liabletoadmonishmentbyhiselders,isnever-
theless,inthematterofthe"approach,"still
intheeenfancyofgolf!
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Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1908 [Date published]
Places:	North and Central America > United States > Massachusetts > Suffolk county > Boston (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Golf Sports
Person / organisation:	Haultain, Arnold, 1857-1941 [Author] Houghton, Mifflin and Company [Publisher] Riverside Press (Cambridge, Mass.) [Printer]
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Description	More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches.
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