Best of the Rest

Best of the Rest

Before ’sports’ & ’science’ were conjoined and before equipment and uniforms became such a potent source of competitive advantage. When a golf club’s sweet spot was its current size and it took real hand-eye coordination to smote them. When the Stawell Gift had currency and basketball courts were few and far between. When scores and odds were recorded and displayed by hand. When every sport had a cavalcade of stars and its equipment bore their signatures.