US1545329A - Golf game - Google Patents

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Lsfisza July ,7, 1925.

A. L. JOHNSTON, JR

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Be it known that l, ANDREW LANGs'rAFF JOHNSTON, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Butalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Golf Games; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of` the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which lit appertains to make anduse the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in games andv relates more particularly .to a golf game.

lt is an objectof the invention to provide an improved game`which may be played with the usual golf ball and a golf putter or other appropriate club in which skill in the use of'this `club will be developed and in which interest and amusement will be had from the playing of the game.

Another object of the invention consists in providing a game which may be played either in doors or outdoors and in which the pieces for the game will be few, simple and inexpensive and capable of being packed in relatively small space.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention willl be more fully d escribed hereinafter, and will be more par.

ticularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto. l f

ln the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the-several views,- f

Figure 1 shows a plan view, of a golf course laid out in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the game pieces.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side view of a modification, and

Figure 5 is a similar view of a further modified form. V

Referring more particularly to the drawings and for the present particularly to Figures 2 and 3, 6 represents generally one of the game pieces which may consist of a block of wood or other appropriate material,

the block being made up of one or more Arunways are at approximately the` door or the twov runways so that a ball coming up either side of the block will have an equa-l tendency to drop in the hole or cup il. rllhis hole or cup opens out at rightV angles or through the side wall of the block as shown in Figure 3 and a slo ingorcurved bottom l2 'is provided to guide the ball to the exit opening 13. rllhe exit opening is substantially at ground or Hoor level so that the ball is given an impetus away from the game piece.

ln Figure d the parts are the same and are similarly numbered except that the` high oint of the block is not in the center thereof ut is oitl set to one side of the center so that the runway 8 is considerably shorter, and incidentally steeper, as compared with the companion runway 7,

ln Figure 'the same general arrangement is preserved except that the runway 7 at one side is given a wave-like form to resemble the sloping character of many golf greens.

The game may be played in the manner indicated in Figure 1 in which nine of the game pieces are provided. The players begin at the lower' right hand corner of the drawing at the lace marked Out tee. The ball is placed on the floor or grass at this pointand a usual golf putter or other golf club may be used to propel the ball in the direction shown by the line and toward the end of game piece number one marked 1st Green out. It will require at least one stroke to drive the ball from the first tee to a point in line with the first runway otl the gameV piece and another stroke to drive it up this runway so that the par for this first' hole might be considered two. When the ball falls in the cup or hole it will be diverted to the right as shown by the arrow. Thereafter theV layer is required to put the ball into that si e of the game piece marked two which is connected with the first game piece by the line. The player then m aeeaeae proceeds according to the line connecting the second game piece'or green with that marked number three and thence on u to the ninth game piece at the top part o the drawing.' In coming in the at the point at the upper le t hand corner of the drawing marked In tee7 and the opposite runways are used in coming in. These runways are indicated as 10 to 18 so thatwith nine game pieces aneighteen hole course is provided.

It will be appreciated that the lay-out of Figure 1 is merely by wayl of example. The game pieces might be arranged in many `other relative positions and they might be l placed closer to or farther from each other.

As the experience and skill of the player dictatethe game pieces may be placed in more diiiicult positions. The playing 'of this game is found to be highlv interesting and it is also instructive in the use of golf clubs particularly the putter. For more advanced' students of the game some such forms as shown in Figures 4 and 5 may be used, the roll on the green varying in inclination and steepness on therunways and in the length of the runways offers tests of skill. Of course ifthe ball is driven too hard it will jump over the hole just as an ordinary golf ball will hop over the cup unless it is given top spin or unless its force is substantially spent when it arrives at the hole. In the same manner the wave-like character or the other differences in the runwayswill present tests for the skill of the golfer in driving the ball so that it will drop into the hole 11 without jumping across the same and rolling down the opposite run- Ill. will probably be desirable to cover the runways with felt or some such material as indicated in Figures 2 and 3.' The felt will bear a closer similarity to an actual golf putting green. The felt will probably also overlap the rim of the holell as shown in order' to deaden the shock of the ball in en` tering the same' and to prevent it from layer tees olf .preferably put upon the side of the block as shown in Figure 2 and the words In and Out are preferably associated with the arrows as appears so that one can follow the course as shown in Figure l.

' lt is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of constructionl and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention` without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope ofthe following claims.

What is claimed is l. A game piece comprising a block having a centrally disposed elevated portion, inclined runways extending therefrom, said runways being provided with a hole opening downwardly, and said hole having an inclined bottom communicating with an opening in the side of the-block.

2. A game piece comprising a block having a centrally disposed elevated portion` inclined runways meeting at said elevated portion and provided with a hole at their meeting point, the block being further provided with a hole inA one of its side faces intermediate the elevated portion and its base, the holes being connectedkby a common in clined wall serving to eject a ball deposited in the first mentioned hole laterally from the block in a predetermined direction.-

3. A golf game comprising a'number of game pieces each having sloping runways provided with holes at the upper portions of the runways, said holes opening downwardly and communicating with holes through the sides of the game pieces and an inclined wall connecting the holes for directing the golf ball away from the game piece after it falls in the hole.

ANDREW LNGSTFF JOHNSTON, Jr.

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