George Ward whose sons are “Keen on Golf” buys stolen balls from Walton Heath Caddies, Surrey Mirror, 25 Feb 1927, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
“Golf Clubs and Balls, Buyers from Redhill and Reigate Warned,” The Surrey Mirror and County Post, 25 Feb 1927, p. 4, col. 2; Online Archives, The British Newspaper Archive, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk : 2016.
“SONS KEEN ON GOLF. George Ward, of 18, Nutlet-Lane, Reigate, a labourer, stated that on February 16th, P.C. Marlowe called upon him stating that he had information that Hines had sold him 16 golf balls. Witness replied: “If he did, I do not remember it, because I buy so many golf balls from so many different people.” The constable took 16 balls from a biscuit tin in which he kept golf balls.
Capt. H.M. Ellis: Do your sons use a lot of golf balls?—Yes, they are very keen on golf. They take two or three balls a day.
Capt. Tudor Rees: What is your average price for golf balls?—Ward: Sixpence each. If I can skin them and paint them then they are worth ninepence.
Capt. Ellis: Have you ever heard that there is a large illicit traffic in golf balls? No, sir….
The witnesses, Ward and Ford, were called forward. To Ward the Chairman said: “We want to give you a little warning. We think it is a very curious thing that you should buy golf balls from Tom, Dick, and Harry, chiefly from golf caddies.” – The Surrey Mirror, 25 Feb 1927