Mystery of golf, etc

THEMYSTERYOFGOLF
Decalogue.Perhapsthisiswhyyourrigid
andPuritanicalScotsPresbyterianplaysso
admirably.AneminentScotsphilosopher
oncetoldmethattheeminenceofScottish
philosophy(notetheScottishappraisalof
thingsScottish,anyouwill)wasduetothe
factthatScotsphilosopherswerebroughtup
ontheShorterCatechism.Iventuretothink
hemighthaveextendedhisaxiomtotheSt.
Andrewsgame.—But,nottobeataboutthe
bush,thismuchiscertain:golfisagame
inwhichattitudeofmindcountsforin-
comparablymorethanmightinessofmuscle.
Givenanequalityofstrengthandskill,the
victoryingolfwillbetohimwhoiscaptain
ofhissoul.Givemeacleareye,ahealthy
liver,astrongwill,acollectedmind,anda
consciencevoidofoffencebothtowardGod
andtowardmen,andIwillbackthepigmy
againstthegiant.Golfisatest,notsomuch
ofthemuscle,orevenofthebrainandnerves
ofaman,asitisatestofhisinmostveriest
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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.
Additional NLS resources:	Sports resources at the National Library An overview of the large amount of material at the National Library of Scotland relating to almost every sport there is.

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