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VOL. XXVI MARCH, 1910 No. 3

A ROUND OF GOLF With Seymour Dunn Golf Director Lake Placid Club, Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains, N. Y.

Part X ( continued ) one details (in the playing of a certain shot which might come hut mice In the January issue I explained in a game, not to mention the fact the action of a golf ball when in mo- that one's mind is generally so ab- tion traveling in a curved course over sorbed in the match itself that it a perfectly level stretch of putting would he a wonder if any player green for the purpose of circumvent- could play any stroke by sheer mem- ing a stymie. I also explained that ory of its various points. No; we this same action of the ball can he must build up our games so that we made use of to great advantage in play as much as possible by instinct. negotiating putts across the slope of /. i\, the points of a stroke are com- greens having a general slope to one pletely understood (not memorized, side. but understood), and one acts on it In the February issue I explained more or less instinctively. I say this why the peculiar rotary action should partly in apology for what might ap- cause a hall to curve on level ground pear a long drawing out of details or fight the influence of a side slope. in my writings. But really I have to Now I shall endeavor to explain forestall a multitude of questions. how to play the stroke. The readers of this magazine are I tackle golf problems in this way many, and though an explanation put because my experience in teaching- in one way may carry the point to golf has shown me that the only truly many, it may not make the problem successful method for imparting clear to all. I am therefore of knowledge is to convey a correct necessity compelled to make every de- understanding of every detail con- tail as clear as words will serve me. nected with a problem. To write I think 1 have made matters suffi- out a lot of stuff to be memorized is ciently clear in this present problem to waste so much ink. Mow can we so far as we have gone, to tackle the expect to remember a hundred and next point, how to handle the club

a course having its imaginary axis at a slope of 40 degrees from the perpendicular, The ball is to travel twenty feet, so we must impart a certain amount of forward momentum to the ball. To impart forward momentum to the ball, the club head must be swung in a course forward to a certain extent, but we also have to impart a somewhat lateral rotary action to the ball. To do this the club head must strike the ball a lateral glancing blow t<> produce the lateral rotation, and in this particular case the putter head should travel in a cour>e crossing the line of play from outside the line of play before impact to inside the line of play after impact. In other words, the putter head should be swung from a point well out away from the right toe, to a point at the finish of the stroke very- No. 1 close to the left toe, and during the to produce the desired results. (If moment of impact the putter face there Lie any doubt as to my meaning should be facing well out to the right in any of these articles, write me.) of the direct line to the hole, because, For the present I will deal with play- when the putter face strikes the ball ing a ball to travel in a curved course a more 1 ir less lateral glancing blow on level ground and first take "a in this manner, the direction in which curve to the left." To play a ball to the putter head travels exercises an curve to the left, the ball must be influence over the ball's direction of made to rotate in a somewhat lateral departure in spite of the direction in course, rotating in a manner so that which the putter face faces. The the side of the ball nearest to the lateral glancing blow of the putter player's feet (right-hand player) head executes a drag on the ball turns in the direction towards the which causes the ball to depart some- hole, while the opposite side turns in what in the direction in which the the direction from the hole; at the club head is traveling, in spite of the same time the upper pole of the direction in which the putter face imaginary axis of the ball's rotary faces. To explain still more clearly action must be leaning from the play- if the putter head be held facing aber at an angle most suitable for the solutely at right angles to the line of production of the desired curve. For the putt and the club head be swung tlie sake of example we will say we in a course crossing the line of the are going to play the ball to rotate in putt, crossing for instance, as before A ROUND OF GOLF WITH SEYMOUR DUNN mentioned, from outside the line of but to see Hen Sayers, senior, putt, the putt before impact to inside after with the side on the ball, it looks impact and traveling across the line like nothing at all, yet at every putt of the putt at an angle of say 25 de- he (as well as all other professionals grees from the line of the putt, the who play the stroke) goes through ball will start off in a direction some- the whole business just as I have de- what to the left of the hole, in spite scribed it, though I admit to watch of the fact that the putter face is them doing it one would not think so, facing true towards the hole. The because the stroke to them is like a direction in which the club head is perfectly natural one, they having made to travel exercises an influence learned it in their boyhood days by or a certain amount of drag, as we simply imitating, and without asking might call it, over the ball's direction the whys and wherefores, or in fact of departure. So in playing a curved anything at all about it. They "just putt, this must be taken into account, twigged the move and done it," so and added to the fact that we are to speak. Some professionals putt also playing the ball to curve to the habitually in this manner: some cut left, altogether we have quite a con- one way, some the other; and in most siderable allowance to make in the cases they are more or less uncon- setting of the putter face. ( See illus- scious of the fact, and as far as I trations.) know totally ignorant of the science of the stroke. It is to them a habit, Finally, because we require the ball and for all the good they get out of to rotate around an imaginary axis it. it might be termed a bad habit. leaning at an angle of 40 degrees from the perpendicular, the putter face must travel in a course running at a corresponding angle upward at the moment of impact. In a nutshell: the putter face at the moment of impact must travel in a direction running at a certain angle across the line of the putt, and upwards at right angles to the intended angles of the ball's imaginary axis, and at the same time the face of the putter must be facing at a certain angle to the right of the hole to offset the drag of the somewhat lateral glancing blow of the putter face, and also in allowance for the ball's curve to the left, so that it may just barely pass on the right side of a stymieing hall. This stroke sounds like a terribly complex affair, especially when one has to convey the whole idea by aid of writing No. 2 A ROUND OF GOLF It'll II SEYMOUR DUNN

particular because I can remember when I was a hoy at North Berwick, Scotland, he used to play his putts in a very peculiar way. Ilis putter head never traveled in the same line as his putts, lie always swung it in a course across the line of the putt and counteracted the tendency of the putter face to drag the hall off the true line by setting the putter to face slightly In the right of the hole. More- over, his hall never seemed to start straight for the hole, and yet it generally got there just the same; as a matter of fact he put side spin on the hall which generally resulted in the hall working its way round from the original line of its departure and frequently into the hole, though it was seldom ever dispatched straight for it I this is directly in reference for it is their one and only way of to putts over level ground). Savers putting and they apply that same cut, put side spin on every putt, no mat- whichever is their habit, for all putts ter what it was, and he always put alike. They really do not derive any the same side on, which shows he benefit from it because of their lack did not know how very near he was of understanding of the science to solving the mystery of how to therein. Nevertheless, a study in make a hall travel in a curved course their various ways of putting greatly on a level stretch, hut much is due assisted me in solving the mystery to him just the same. Savers was of how to make n ball roll in a curved quite unconscious of the fact that the course on a perfectly level stretch of most of his putts described a slight putting green. I can recall to my curve to the left. I remember one mind at present scores of profes- time my father, the late Tom Dunn, sionals and good caddie players who and r>en Savers senior talking over cut their putts habitually, and though the line of a putt on the eighteenth by far the majority cut their putts green at North Berwick. Savers said to the left, or put on what 1 might the line of a putt was over a certain call left-hand cut, there are also many point. My father said he was wrong who put on what I might call right- and pointed out a hue at least two hand cut, swinging the putter head inches different. My lather, to prove across tin- line of play, swinging from his statement, took the putter and inside the line o| play he fore impact holed the hall, playing it exactly over to outside after impact. A little way the line he pointed out. Sayers was back I quoted Hen Sayers senior in nevertheless satisfied that he was A ROUND OF GOLF WITH SEYMOUR DUNN 137

right, and he took the ball from the the ball than usual. Get your hands hole and placed it in the identical ahead, a little farther than usual. ' putt! spot from where my father played it. ( See photo illustrating address.) Savers played the ball exactly over In the back swing, swing the club the line he had pointed out and also head not only backward but also out- holed out. The putt was about eight ward, outside the otherwise direct feet long, practically level, and the line of the putt. The club bead place where the lines were pointed should be swung outward outside the out was about in the middle of the otherwise direct line of play to an ex- putt. / repeat that there was two tent which will harmonize with the inches difference betzveen the txvo degree with which the face of the club lines and there was no undulation of is set facing off the line. ( See photo the green that made it possible to illustration No. 2. ) play the putt either way in the ordi- The next step is to make the nary manner of putting. I can stroke; in doing so swing the putter remember it was mystifying to them, head through, keeping the putter face though it was frequently noticed how facing off the line at the angle Savers took a different line in play- thought to be correct. Strike the ball ing his putts to that which most other in the centre of the putter faee. Do players would have taken, and yet not be afraid to swing the putter by he holed his putts as well as the best. an arm action. Leave any hand or Savers' ball seemed to and actually wrist action out of it as much as did take a curve to the left, for he possible. In fact, in the latter there put what I have called left-hand cut might be a little backward or undo- on every putt. With Savers it was ing action (explained in playing the an individuality, a mannerism, just running-up approach in the Nov- a little fancy flourish idea in his ember issue). At the moment of im- method of putting which became a pact do not forget that the club must habit. It was not his idea to play curved putts when there was no occasion for them. I must return to the stroke and condense what we have gone over and apply it to the playing of a twenty-foot putt to curve about six or eight inches to the left. Having got your line and style based on principles given in previous articles, place your putter mi the ground beside the ball with the face facing- very much to the right of where you really intend to send the ball (just how much to set the face off, practice will teach you). Stand with your feet a little closer together than ordi- narily and slightly more round behind No. 1 i,j8 ./ ROUND OF GOLF WITH SEYMOUR DUNN

probably find it no easy matter, but then if you recall it was probably no easy matter to hit a ball any-old-how when you were first introduced to a golf ball on the tee, SO there is no reason to get discouraged if even after several attempts it appears impossible. First, have it quite clear in your mind not only what you have to do in the handling of the club, but also what the ball has to do. After having read all I have written on this problem if it is not quite clear to you then study word for word my explanation of the essential points over and over again till you thoroughly No. 5 understand the whole problem, and if after reasonable practice you fail be swung in a course somewbat up- to see even only a suggestion of a ward just so much and no more, so curve in the majority of your at- as to produce the right amount of tempts, then you must not have com- obliquity to the imaginary axis of the pletely digested my words. And if ball's somewhat lateral rotary action. you are really determined to master Now watch for the ball to curve. If the art, study what I have written all it does not, try again and again until over again. I emphasize the point, you learn the exact touch which pro- to study what I have written, be- duces a curve to the left. Stick to cause I fully realize how complex the it. Any golfer with proper practice whole affair sounds when put down can master the art of playing a ball in writing. Yet it is not so in actual to curve on a level green. Don't practice. It is but a touch to the ball doubt. It can be done. Watch the in a certain way which causes the ball closely as it travels. If it appears ball to rotate in a certain manner, simply to roll forward, rotating in a and the ball will gradually work its vertical manner, you must have im- way off the original line of its de- parted too much forward momentum parture. I have had to make such a to the ball. The lateral rotation was careful study in writing the explana- upset and consequently lost through tion of this problem to get it anyway in it being equal to the speed of the near to being clear, that unless it is ball's forward momentum, or the read with equal care much of my angle of obliquity of the ball's imagi- meaning will not lie grasped. It is nary axis was unsuitable. Remem- not like a personal demonstration, ber, you must get the ball to rotate wherein 1 can teach the whole affair in a lateral course throughout the in a few minutes to an apt pupil. I whole length of its journey. That am out of sight. I cannot command is the first thing to master. You will your eyes. .My club and ball are also .1 ROUND OF GOLF WITH SEYMOUR DUNN 139

out of your sight. I have only the but quite within the order of the pen to aid me, a great handicap, in- spirit of the game. Orders for these deed, but judging from the many putters may be placed with me now, letters I am receiving, some readers and they will be supplied as quickly at least are being benefited just the as possible. 1 must next make it a same, which is to me very encourag- little clearer in regard to how much ing. Readers will be interested to the putter face should face off the know I have invented a design of true line to be in accordance with putter which will greatly facilitate the the various amounts of "cut" impart- playing of curved putts. The putter ed. Then I must give the exact de- will shortly be put upon the market tails of how to play a ball to curve and no one need fear that it will ever to the right. be barred as a freak. It is no freak, ( To be continued.)

NOTES TO ILLUSTRATIONS. ILLUSTRATION' No. 1 putter face faces is quite correct, because it is the natural result of the motion employed in Arrow A indicates the direction in which the making the stroke, so do not restrict the natural putter face faces. .Arrow ]• indicates the direc- turn of the putter head after it feels more or tion in which the putter head should be made to less natural to you to sweep a ball along while swing during the stroke. The curved dash line the putter face faces off the line one way, and indicates the course the hall will travel in if the the putter head travels in yet another way, other stroke is made right. than the straight line to the hole. In your first attempts have the putter head facing off the line ILLUSTRATION No. 2 the same amount at all times throughout the The three A's indicate the exact direction in stroke, because it is the easiest and quickest way which the putter face faces at the three points to learn the fundamental principles of the stroke. of the stroke. It may be noticed in the illus- In illustration No. 2 the black dot on the ball tration on page 72, in last month's article, that indicates the part of the ball with which the the putter face is facing out to the right of the putter face should come in contact. true line of the putt, an equal amount at all three positions of the putter head, i. e, at the ILLUSTRATION No. 3 top of the swing, at the moment of impact, and at the finish of the stroke. The putter face is The three arrows, A A A. indicate, as in the represented as facing off the line at the same other illustration, the direction in which the angle throughout the stroke. It is not absolutely putter face was facing at the three points of the necessary that the putter face should face off the stroke. Line !» indicates the direction in which line the same amount at all three positions. To the putter head traveled. The black arrow put the matter a little broader, you may have around the ball indicates the direction in which the putter face facing at any angle that seems the ball is rotating. The short line drawn on most comfortable to your hand at both the top the ball under the arrow indicates that part of and finish of the stroke. The moment of impact the ball's surface upon which it travelled. The is the all important point and you must be sure line apparently running through the ball's center to have the putter face facing right at that and pointed out by arrow G represents the imag- moment. I illustrated the position of the putter inary axis of the ball's somewhat lateral rotary face as being the same through the stroke in action; the upper pole of the axis, it can be no- last month's article. For the sake of simplicity, ticed, is leaning from the player. I have found it unwise to try to teach a number of points at the same time. Moreover it is by ILLUSTRATION Xo. 4 far the easiest way for one learning the stroke to try it first in that manner. As you become Note the position of the hands ahead; also note more familiar with the stroke you may allow how the putter face faces off the line. Line I! yourself to disregard the position of the putter indicates the course of the putter head. The face at the two ends of the stroke and concen- little circle arrow indicates the direction in which trate your attention on having it exactly right at the ball should be made to rotate while travel- the moment of impact. It may be noticed in ling over the curved dash line, which represents illustration Xo. 2, at the top of the stroke tin- the course the ball will travel. The black dot on lower arrow A, which represents the direction in the hall represents the upper pole of the ball's which the putter face faces at that point of the imaginary axis. stroke, the putter face is almost parallel with the line of the putt; while in illustration Nos. 3 and ILLUSTRATION Xo. 5 ii it can be noticed that the putter face is al- Illustrates the stroke made, my 'ball just touch- most at right angles to the line of the putt. This ing the little black object which was placed to gradual changing of the direction in which the represent the hole and placed so that I was absolutely dead stymied by the other ball.

• a/so LENTEN RESOLUTIONS

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SIXTH HOLE. NEW COURSE COUNTRY CLUB OF AUGUSTA, GA. TWO GREAT SHOTS By Leighton Calkins

It is a common tiling to say that equal, in brilliancy of execution, any Jerome Travers lias more "shots in two shots ever played. his bag" than any other American One of these shots was played on amateur; but there is no exaggera- the eighteenth hole at Baltusrol, dur- tion in the saying. While no Ameri- ing the last half of the final thirty- can-bred amateur has ever ap- six hole round against Charley Seely. proached the ability of Chandler The colossal merit of the shot can Egan in playing from the rough be appreciated fully only by those —and few can equal his wonder- who saw it, and by those who know ful and spectacular distances on well the last hole at Baltusrol. Trav- occasions—still Travers holds easily ers was 6 up, beginning the after- the front rank among our best noon half. But he was in poor con- amateurs for versatility plus bril- dition and his lead was slowly and liancy. Xo American amateur can surely torn from him in the after- equal the veteran Travis for steadi- noon. Seely was fit and clear-minded ness; and I doubt whether any ama- and strong. Travers was up, but teur the world over could hold him in a long series of medal play thirty- six hole rounds on any sequence of golf courses here or abroad that could be named. Temperament counts, and Travis has that quality. It helped him win the British Amateur event in 1904, and it has helped him win many other events, local and national. In fact, it is one of his best assets. Travers, however, stands in a class by himself, when it comes to the apparently impossible. 1 doubt if there is a player here or abroad, amateur or professional, who has made more spectacularly wonderful shots of different kinds than this young Ameri- can boy. You can't count them. Tie is doing it all the time. Yet I will describe two shots which I witnessed two years ago which certainly must JEROME I'. TRAVERS

• 142 Tll'O GREAT SHOTS stale; and the muggy, sticky after- was about seven feet away on his noun was dead against a player in second, and had to play the odd. The his condition, hole was halved in 4. It was a wonderful shot. Seely had gradually worn down that lead of six holes until the match 1 will describe one other great was all square playing the thirty- Travers' shot in that year. Many sixth. Travers, having the honor, saw it but few appreciated it. It was pulled and topped, and ran over the at Garden City during the Amateur ditch, but hack of a hig tree just be- Championship in September, 1908, in yond at the left. Then Seely drove the final round with Max Behr. On a wonderful ball, two hundred yards the ninth hole, with the wind behind, on the carry, and of course with little both drove with driving irons. The run, stopping just short of the pit cup was close in by the mound on the guarding the green. He was so close left of the green ; and the trick, there- to that pit that he could see the green fore, was to get close to the road or and the cup clearly. All he had to sand pit, but over towards the right, do was to chip his hall over and run so as to be able to pitch clear to the up to the hole. hole. Travers' drive was close up to the road, but so far to the left that It was a hundred to one bet against the mound on the green was between Travers. His ball was in a bad lie, his ball and the hole ; in fact, he had within three feet of a tree, and ab- a pitch of about sixty yards over that solutely stymied by that tree. He was mound, and the hole was just beyond a hundred yards from the hole. It the mound, certainly not more than looked as if all he could do was to fifteen feet! The green, too, was chop out, and play three to the green. hard and fast. It looked to me like The boy was tired, lie was prac- an impossible pitch. I thought such tically "all in." a shot, if it carried the mound, would What did he do? He studied the certainly run at least quite over to situation, and worked out the prob- the far side of the green. I thought lem with consummate care, exactly Travers would play a quarter mid- as if he expected to halve a hole iron, trying to strike short of the which every spectator in a gallery mound, run up against it and just of two hundred had already chalked over it, stopping perhaps in the mid- up against him. Then he put his dle of the green. I underestimated back against that tree facing away four things: first, his ability; second, from the green and directly towards his judgment; third, his versatility; the tee. With a midiron, and a fourth, his confidence in himself. He quarter swing, and a curious twist took a mashie or a mashie niblick. of swing and impact, he jerked that He struck hard, back of his ball, but ball out and up and around, with a deep and sure, taking up turf and soil wonderful hook and underspin—fac- enough to fill a dipper. He just car- ing one hundred and eighty degrees ried that four-foot mound (with a away from the hole—landing the ball carry of at least sixty yards), and within five feet of the cup. Seely his ball, dropping just over it, with x

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only five or six feet to go to the cup, no more, towards the hole, lie had jumped in the air after striking that a four-foot putt for a 3 and he got hard green, and then dropped down it, and won the hole. I have never and trickled perhaps a foot on, but seen a finer shot.

DECISIONS OF THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE JANUARY, 1910

WHAT IS A RECOGNIZED GOLF CLUB? petitor informed a member of the committee of his doubt as to his pro- MILITARY GYMKHANA CLUB, cedure. MAURITIUS.—0.—What constitutes A.—Assuming that the local rule a recognized golf club? Is any does not state that a ball lost in the form of registration necessary? hazard may be treated in the same A.—The Rules of Golf Committee way as one found in the hazard, B is of opinion that a recognized golf contravened Stroke Rule 12 and club is one which has regularly ap- should be disqualified, as he has not pointed office-bearers. No registra- played the stipulated course. The tion is necessary. only rule under which B could drop a ball behind the hazard under penalty LOST BALL IN STROKE PLAY of two strokes is Stroke Rule 11. but to take advantage of this rule the METROPOLITAN G. C, CAPE TOWN. ball has to be found. Stroke Rule —Q.—In a foursome stroke compe- 12 provides for the case of a ball tition A and B and C and D, A drove which is not found. his ball into a hazard. After a search of five minutes the ball was It is usual to frame local rules for given up as lost. (A local rule pro- special hazards in the following way, hibits play from this hazard, and the viz. :—"If a ball lie or be lost in," player must drop behind, and lose etc., or to treat the hazard as "out of one stroke.) B dropped a ball be- bounds." hind the hazard, under penalty of two strokes, instead of returning to the TIE IN STROKE FINAL spot from which the ball which was APPLEBY BRACKENBER G. C.—Q.— lost was played (Stroke Rule 12). A and B tied for the final of a stroke As an infringement of rule took place competition. Under the conditions, in dropping the ball behind the haz- 'lie competition had to be completed ard, instead of conforming to Stroke in November. A suggested 8th or Rule 12, should two more strokes be gth November, but B was unable to added to the score under Stroke Rule agree owing to illness. B then sug- 15? In returning the card, the com- gested 18th November, hut A said 144 DECISIONS OF THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE that he had no time left For playing hind the hole in order to point out and that the competition must fall the line of a putt? (2) Js the hole through. What course should l'» lost because the player's partner or take? caddie holds a club behind the hole ./.—When the finalists were un- to indicate the line of putt, while the able to agree upon a date they should putt is being played? have reported the matter to the Com- A.— (1) Xo. (2) Yes. Xo mark- mittee, who should then have fixed may be placed. a day and time for playing off the final round or rounds. PLAYING AT HOLE WITH FLAG IX IT WILLINGDON (EASTBOURNE) G. C. THREE BALLS IX STOKE COMPETITION —0.— ( 1 ) Does Stroke Rule 13(1) CRAMOND BRIG G. C, LTD.—0.— apply to match play? (2) Does it Notice of a stroke competition was apply in stroke competitions when the given to members stating that com- competitor's ball is within twenty petitors might choose their own fel- yards of the hole, hut in a hazard? low competitors. Play to commence (3) When a dispute arises between each day at 9 a.m. On the opening members of a club other than the day of the competition the secretary Royal and Ancient, is one of the dis- was unable to reach the course until putants justified in referring the mat- 10 a. m. A and L'> had arranged to ter to the Greens Committee of that compete on the arrival of the 9 a.m. Club and insisting on their decision train, hut before starting found that being taken as final, or is there an ap- C had nobody to compete with. A, peal to the Club to which the mem- B and C then played three halls. bers belong? When the paired competitors had A.—11) X'o. (2) Yes. The rule started, there was a single competi- begins "when a competitor's ball ly- tor left who could have paired with ing within twenty yards of the hole," C. The Committee disqualified the etc. (3) The Rules of Golf Commit- competitors, one of whom objects be- tee is of opinion that Rule 36 clearly cause of the ruling in the Mount indicates that it rests with the play- Ellen case. Was the Committee ers to determine the person or body justified in disqualifying A. 1'. and of persons who shall be asked to c? decide the dispute. This body is us- ./.—Certainly. As the Committee ually the Committee of the club to was not represented on the course at which the players belong. In the 9 a. m.. C might have adopted either event of the players not being able of the courses which are open to to agree as to an arbiter, the rule pro- the Committee tinder Stroke Rule 1 vides that the matter may he referred (2). Playing three-ball matches is by either side to the Rules of Golf not permissible. Committee, whose decision is final,

PLACING MARK ON PUTTING GSEEN KIXAL Or MATCH TOURNAMENT

SEASCALE G. C— 0.— (I) Is it EDINBURGH WOODHALL G. C.—• permissible to touch the ground be- O.—A and B are finalists in a bole DECISIONS OF THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE and hole competition, due to be played LOOSE STONES AND FIXED ROCKS on or before 6th September. A is UNITED SERVICES CLUB, BRITISH the challenger and does not challenge COLUMBIA.—Q— ( 1 ) The course or his opponent. On 3rd September B fair green going to the hole in ques- writes A offering to play his score tion is cut with a horse mower, and against A's in a stroke competition, with average width between rocks on to be held by their club on the 4th either side of about seventy yards. September. A replies to B after the The rocks are in continuous masses competition has been played that he with little hollows in between. In does not care to play on such condi- these crevices are loose stones among tions. Nothing further is done in the the long grass and weeds, etc. The matter until 30th October, when A player B slices his ball off the fair writes B in reference to the tie, to green to the right, which falls into which B replies that owing to busi- one of the numerous crevices between ness engagements he cannot now play the rocks. B claims that he can the tie, and accordingly scratches. A ground his club, and move loose then refers the matter to the Commit- stones and other impediments within tee, saying that he does not intend to a club's length, because the definition accept the tie from B. Which player of hazard in St. Andrews rules does is entitled to the tie? (According not say that "long grass" or "rocks" to the condition of the competition, A are hazards. A, his opponent, con- (the challenger) is bound to give B tends that long grass, rocks, etc., one week's notice of his intention to and other rough ground, though not play the tie, failing which B will be actually mentioned, are, in the spirit awarded the prize.) of the rule, hazards, and must be A.—It appears from the letters of treated accordingly. (2) Please state A and B that A was away on holiday which player is correct. Formerly the fur some time previous to 6th Sep- rule of golf stated that "grass in a tember. B was engaged on three hazard was not portion of the haz- last Saturdays of September. The ard." The new rules, 1909, omit matter thus hung on till 30th Octo- this. Is it, therefore, not permissible ber, when A wrote to B asking him now to ground club or move loose to fix a day to play off the final. B impediments within a club's length in replied that he was unable to get away a hazard, grass, or otherwise? till 2 p. m., and that want of light pre- A.—Long grass is not a hazard, vented a match being played at that though it may be a difficult)-. When hour, and that therefore he would the ball lies on grass, whether long scratch. The Rules of Golf Com- or short, wihich is not within the mittee would point out that a match boundaries of a hazard, any loose cannot be decided by score play. impediment may be removed in ac- Under the conditions it was A's duty cordance with Rule 12. (1) Loose to challenge B at least one week be- stones are loose impediments. Rocks fore nth September. A did not con- embedded in the ground come under form to this condition, and B there- the head of "things fixed," Rule 1^. fore became the winner. (2) Grass within the boundaries of DECISIOXS OF THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE a hazard is part of the hazard. Rule question is correctly signed and add- 25 theref< ire applies. ed. It obviously refers to the score made by l'>, and should he accepted. DOUBLE LARDS CASUAL DRAIN BRISBANE C C.—Q.—In a stroke competition A and C took out blank HUDDERSFIELD G. C.—Q.—There is scoring cards. The cards arc double a drain being made at the edge of the scoring cards, with one side headed course, which at the present time is for "player" and the other side for open and about a yard deep. A hall "opponent." A put his name in the is driven on the course to within a place where B's should have been, foot of the drain, not actually on to and marked the score for himself and the ground under repair, but the B in the wrong columns. A made up drain interferes with the stance and B's total correctly and signed the card. makes the ball practically unplayable. Can A's card he admissihle as a rec- Can the hall be dropped no nearer ord of B's score? the hole ? See Rule 11 and Rule ./.—Yes. The practice of using 2/ (4). double cards leads to confusion, and .-/.—Rule 11 applies only to a bah should he discouraged (see Bellshill lying on ground under repair. Rule Xo. 2S2, i()o8). Stroke Rule 5(1) 2~ (4) applies only to casual water. states that cards should he issued The Huddersfield Golf Club might with the date and the player's name provide for the temporary obstruc- entered on the card. The card in tion bv local rule.

There once was an innocent ewe lamb Who said to her Ma, "Is it you, Ma'am, These gentlemen call When they foozle the ball, ( )i" do they refer to a new dam?" 'V StOtt GOLF AT PINEHURST i St. Valentine's Tournament, February 9-12, Pinehurst (N, C.) i Country Club - itlie A field nf [68, which took part in The leading scores: this event, would be considered some- President's Cup—I. P. Gardner, Midlothian, 35, 42—77; \V. T. Travis, Garden City, 42, 39—SI; C. what phenomenal at most courses, L. Becker, Woodland. 42, 42—84; I. S. Kobeson, Oakland, 42, 43—85; II. W. Perrin, Merion but at Pinehurst no surprise is ex- Cricket, 44, 41—85; 1. I). Foote, Apawamis, 42, 44—S6; C. H. Matthieson, Ardsley, 4:i, 44—87; pressed, for they are accustomed to Theo. Cassabeer, Oakland, 46, 42—88; H. C. Fownes, Oakmont, 44, 44—8S; Robert Hunter, such numbers. And there was quality Wee Burn, 41, 48—89; Dr. George J. McKee, Pittsburg, 45. 44—X9; W. C. Johnson, Canoe there as well as quantity, T. I'. Gard- Brook, 4ii. 44—90; Frederick Snare, Knglewood, -17, 43—80; P. E. Gardner, Midlothian, 45, 45—90; ner's ~j was a very fine performance, X. \V. Dean, Woodland. 44, 4&—90; F. V. Sul- livan, Garden City. 43, 48—91. .: Rule and with it he easily led the field. Governor's Cup—Col. J. E. Smith, Wilmington, The cards: Del., Country, 46, 45—91; H. H. Cutler, lilue Mound, 48, 43—91; C. I). Fownes, Oakmont, 45, ' a bah T. P. Gardner: 47—92; E. S. 1'armelee, New Haven Country, Out 3 4 4 5 5 3 6 2 3—35 42 50—92; G. H. Chasmar, Columbia, 48, 45—93; • Rule Tn 5 4 4 4 7 4 4 4 6-42—77 W. M. Weaver, Camden Country, 4:4, 45—94; C. W. J. Travis: B. Hudson, Rochester Country, 47, 47—94; L. E. Out 5 6 6 4 5 3 7 3 3—42 Beall, (Jniontown Country. 46, 4S—94; T. Curtis, In 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 5-39—SI Rochester Country, 47. 47—94; Spencer Waters,

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GOVERNOR'S CUP OR SECOND DIVISION First Round—I. Curtis beat H. R. Mackenzie, 1 up; L, E, Beall beat P. S. MacLaughlin, 1 uPi II. Wendell beat D. Dorchester, 3 and 2; G. H. ( hasmar beat C. S. Macdonald. 4 and 3; I'-. S. Parmelee beat C. P.. Hudson, 2 and 1.; C. B. Fownes beat Spencer Waters, 6 and 4; Col. J. E. Smith beat II. II. Butler, 2 and 1; K. C. Collier beat W. M. Weaver, 4 and 3. Second Round Curtis beat Bell, 3 and 1; Wendell beat Chasmar, 4 and 3; Parmelee beat C. 1!. Fownes, 2 and 1; Collier beat Col. Smith, 2 and 1. Semi-Final—Wendell beat Curtis, 1 up; Collier beat Parmelee, 2 and 1. Final — Wendell beat Collier, 1 up. C( iNS( ILATION First Round — MacLaughlin beat Mackenzie, 7 and 6; MacDonald beat Dorchester, by default; Hudson beat Waters, 3 and 2; Weaver beat Cut- ler. 3 and 2. Semi-Final — MacLaughlin beat MacDonald, 3 and 2; Hudson beat Weaver, 1 up (20 holes). Final—Hudson beat MacLaughlin, 2 and 1. SECRETARY'S CUP OR THIRD DIVISION First Round—(». Small beat J. C. Linneman, 3 and 2; F. B. McFeeley beat A. C. Sumner, 6 and 4; J. (,. Nicholson beat F. A. Sedgwick. 4 and 3; W. L. Baldwin beat W. L. Hurd, 2 and 1; T. T. Rushmore beat A. S. Higgins, 3 and 2; H. o. Smith beat I. E. Kellogg 3 and 2; T. R. Baird beat W. J. Faith, 1 up (19 holes); If. It. Cook beat T. 1',. Boyd, 4 and 3. Second Round—McFeeley beat Small, 1 up; Baldwin beat Nicholson, 2 up; Smith beat Rush- more, 2 and 1; Cook beat Baird. 3 and 2. J. P. GARDNER, Semi-Final—Baldwin beat McFeeley, by de- Medallist, St. Valentine's Tournament. fault; Cook beat Smith, 2 and 1. Final—Cook beat Baldwin. 1 up. Secretary's Cup—W. ]. Faith, Wykagyl, 47. O )NS< ILATK IN 53. 42—95:' P. S. MacLaughlin, Wykagyl, 48, 47— First Round—Linneman beat Sumner, 4 and 95; R. C. Collier, Dunwoodie, 49, 45—95; C. S. 3; Sedgwick beat Hurd, 3 and 2; Kellogg beat MacDonald, Toronto. 50, 4fi—95; Rev. D. Dor- lliggins, 1 up (19 holes); Boyd beat Faith, 3 and chester. Oakmont, 50, 45—95; 11. R. Mackenzie St. Andrews. 52. 43—95. Secretary's Cup—W. J. Faith, Wykagyl. 47 4S—95; T. B. Baird, York Country, 44, 51—95; T. E. Kellogg. Alpine. Fitchburg, 47. 4S—95; A. S. Higgins St. Andrews, 44, 51—95; W. L. Bald- win, Wee Burn, 4S. 4S-96; II. H. Cook, Albe- marle 4S. 49—97; T. T. Rushmore, Garden City, 46, 51—97; G. Small. York Country, 46, 52—98; F. B. McFeeley, Latrobe, Pa. 51. 47—9S; H. O. Smith. Brookline Country, 48, 50 98; F. A. Sedgwick, Hartford Golf Club. 50, 49—99; A. C. Sunnier. Nassau, 54, 45—99; T. 1!. Boyd, Ugon- quin. 48, 51—99; W. L. Hurd, Oakmont, 48, 51— 99; J. G. Nicholson. New Bedford Country. 49, 50—99; T. C. Linneman, Shawnee Country Ohio 51, 4K—99 Match play summary: PRESIDENT'S CUP OR FIRST DIVISION First Round—W. J. Travis heat F. V. Sullivan, 9 and 7; Frederick' Snare beat J. P. Gardner, 4 and 3; Tluo. Cassabeer heat Robert Hunter, 2 up; II. \V. Perrin beat Wilbur C. Johnson, fi and 5; C. I.. Becker beat I. S. Robeson, 5 and 2; Henry C. Fownes beat Paul E. Gardner, 3 and 1; C. II. Matthiessen beat N. W. Dean. 1 up; James D. Foote beat Dr. ("•. T. McKee. 7 and 5.' Second Round—Travis beat Snare, 3 and 1- Perrin beat Cassabeer, 2 and 1; II. C. Fownes beat Becker, 2 and 1; Foote beat Matthiessen, 2 and 1. Semi-Final—Perrin beat Travis, 3 and 2; Fownes beat Foote, 1 up. Final—Perrin brat Fownes, 1 up, ( i INSI H.ATION First Round—Gardner beat Sullivan. 4 and 2; Johnson beat Hunter, i up; Robeson beat Gard- ner, 4 and 2; Dean beat McKee, 1 up. Semi-Final fohnson beat Gardner, 1 up: Dean .beat Robes,,ii, | up Illl holes). Final Johnson beat Dean, 1 up. 11. C. FOWNES W. PERRIN I ST. VALENTINE'S TOURNAMENT FOR WOMEN 149

Semi-Final—Linneman beat Sedgwick 3 and 2; Boyd beat Kellogg, 2 and 1. Final—Boyd beat Linneman, 1 up. The fourth cup was won by J. P>. Ladd, Merion Cricket; Consolation, W. E. Truesdell, Brooklyn. Fifth cup, F. E. Putnam, Vesper; Conso- lation, Oscar C. Davis, Brockton. Sixth cup, E. L. Scofield, Wee Burn; Consolation, 1). G. Mackay, Youn- takah. Seventh cup, 11. W. Flagg, Brockton; Consolation, G. S. Statzell, Lansdowne. Eight cup, Linton Smith, Wilmington; Consolation, Benjamin Wolf, Philadelphia. As will be seen, Gardner, the medalist, was put out in the first . round. There were many excellent matches. In the semi-finals Travis was defeated by Perrin. The Garden City player was 2 up at the turn, but FRED SNARE. the Philadelphia golfer came home Englewood (N. J.) Golf Club very fast in 37 to his opponent's 42. Travis had trouble with his tee shots, up things at the twelfth. The thir- and Perrin won by 3 and 2. Perrin teenth was halved. Perrin won the had 78 and Travis 81. The Perrin- fourteenth with a long putt, and Fownes match was not so fast, but halved the fifteenth and sixteenth, was closely contested. Fownes was missing a putt at the last named hole. 2 up at the turn, but Perrin evened The last two holes were halved.

ST. VALENTINE'S WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT February J6-19

These three eights qualified: Kirst Eight—Miss Mary Fownes, Pittsburg, 50, Ihird Eight—Mrs. J. A. Swan, New York, 60, 49—99; Miss E. B. Klkins, Pittsburg, 48, 54—102- 9—129; Miss C. Purdy, New York, 63, 66—129- Mrs. William West, Camden, 52, 52—104; Mrs W »Irs. J. P. Gardner, Chicago, 66 68—134; Mrs T. Faith, New York, 51, 53—104; Mrs. W. M. ^. E. Bcall, Uniontown, Pa.. 62, 73—135- Miss 1! Weaver. Philadelphia, 55, 59—114; Mrs. I. Linton, \\. Conley, Brooklyn, 69, 67—136; Mrs D G Montreal, 59, 58—117; Mrs. Itenjamin Wolf, Phila Mackay, Toronto, 67. 69-136; Mrs. T. 1 Check delphia. 63, 56—119; Mrs. A. C. Simmer, New New York, 64. 82-146: 'Miss A. E. Mackay. York, 61, 58—119. loronto, 73, 70—149, and Mrs. G. G. Hammond Second Eight—Mrs. II. St. John Smith, Port- Boston, 66, 83—149. land, 56, 64—120; Miss Rthel Check, New York, "Won tie play off. 61, 59—120; Mrs. James II. Liehman. Hoston 60 88—128; Mrs. W. S. Benson, New York, 59, 66— The final in the first cup was won 125; Mrs. J. A. Maxwell, Lancaster, 60, 67 127; Mrs. J. C. Linneman, Lima, Ohio, 62, 65—127; by Miss Mary Fownes who defeated WESTERN DEPARTMENT her clubmate, Miss Louise Elkins, by all square at the turn and finished all 5 and 4. Miss Ethel Check, of New square at the eighteenth. At the York, won in the second division twenty-first hole, Alex. Ross ran from Mrs. Henry S. |. Smith, of down a putt for a 3 and won the Portland, Me., by i up on the nine- match. teenth green, and Mrs. Louise E. In the mixed foursomes there was Beall, of Uniontown, Pa., won in the a tie between Mr. C. II. Matthiessen third division from Mrs. J. A. Swan, and Mrs. \Y. J. Faith and Mr. and of Xew York, by 7 up and 6 to play. Mrs. George E. Robinson, all of New York. The former pair returned this A very interesting four-ball match card, 98, 9-89, and the other card was was played between Mr. II. W, Per- 107. 18-89. Mr. Matthiessen and rin and Donald Ross, against Mr. II. Mrs. Faith won by default, as Mr. C. Eownes and Alexander Ross. It and Mrs. Robinson had to leave for was a very keen match. They were Xew York.

WESTERN DEPARTMENT

Conducted by Joseph G. Davis

No poll of the opinions of western have been antagonistic to those of and southern golfers regarding their many golfers of the East and some opinions of the outcome of the an- of the West, their sole object has been nual meeting of the United States the betterment of the sport. Con- Golf Association has been taken, and struction rather than destruction, has probably none will be for some time been their motto. to come. Among the so-called Chi- Former Yice-President Silas II. cago "insurgents" there appears to Strawn of the United States Golf As- be a feeling that the national body sociation who was (1 noted by some of has at least made a move in the right the eastern papers as saying that the direction, and they are willing to wait western opposition was not repre- and see how the new order of things sentative, stated on his return to Chi- works out. As these men have fre- cago that he had been misquoted. lie quently stated, they have not been dis- this as it may, it still appears that turbers simply for the sake of fo- certain western golfers, who do not menting strife. They believe they understand the real situation, nave have the best interests of the game gone East, and in friendly confab at heart, and while their beliefs may have told leading eastern golfers that ,

WESTERN DEPARTMENT the so-called "insurgent" body was in the event four times. In a side match reality a minority body. to the big event David Live, the Fl These assertions, doubtless, are I'aso professional, defeated Willie taken as gospel by the listeners, but Marshall, of the < hiwentsia Club of the "cold" fact still remains that the Chicago, who is with the Bisbee Club, "insurgents" had enough votes at and "|ock" Adams, the Minsdale pro- their command to have put through fessional, who is at Douglas during the expansion resolutions at the an- the winter. nual meeting of the Western Golf As- sociation. Playing over its own course, the The "insurgents" had worked quiet- Redlands Country Club team defeated ly and steadily for some months and the Los Angeles Country Club team, knew just where they stood, while 12 to 6. the other side did nothing until it found there was a storm impending. W. F. Garby of the Claremont Club, The leaders in the South and West won the Del Monte Club tournament are by no means golfing infants, and by defeating H. S. Black of San Fran- if the United States Golf Association cisco, 5 and 4. Garby won the low fails to legislate for the whole of the score medal with a total of 76. country there still will continue to be an "insurgent" West and an "insurgent" South. The Edgewater Club of Chicago appears to be making good strides in its project to purchase a new site The golfers of Des Moines, Iowa, for its links, and it looks as if the are planning to hold a big tournament organization will secure a permanent next year over the combined courses home. of the Des Moines Golf and Country Club and the Waveland Club. These courses adjoin, and the proposition Robert W. Hodge has been elected is to have a tournament with play over president of the Evanston Golf Club thirty six-holes holes in which the of Kansas City; F. P. Sebree is vice- leading professionals and amateurs president, Tohn Harris, secretary, and can take part. Sidney A. Foster is Alexander Tansen, treasurer. the prime mover in the project and the matter has already been submitted to a committee of Des Moines golfers. The Homewood Country Club of Chicago has elected the following officers: President, S. L. Boyce; vice- The Southwestern Championship president, \Y. G. Field; secretary, C. team cup was won by the team of the \V. lluhbell; treasurer, A. F. Shiver- Douglas (Arizona) Country Club, ick. which defeated the El I'aso Country Club learn 49 to 7, at the Douglas E. E. Buchan has been re-elected Club links. It was the second victory president of the Windsor Golf Club for the winners, El I'aso having won of Chicago. The other officers are 15-' WESTERN DEPARTMENT

C. R. Gadsden, vice-president; C. R. last summer, being beaten by l»"d Harwood, secretary; Herbert Peck, Guinand, 1 up. In 1906 he won the treasurer. championship of Nebraska.

George R. Thorhe, who lias been Golfers members of the Illinois president of the Midlothian Club of Athletic Club have taken to indoor Chicago since it inception, was re- golf. Two canvassas have been in- elected at the annual meeting held stalled on the floor of the gymnasium. last month. The other officers are: The craze has extended to Minneap- Benjamin Thomas and Marvin Pool, olis and Milwaukee. George O'Neill vice-presidents; S. T. Fulton, secre- recently visited the former city and tary, and |. R. Chapman, treasurer. put in two canvassas for the use of members of the Minikahda Club, and two have been put in by the Blue Sprague Abbott, one of the best Mound Club of Milwaukee. known goiters of the Middle West, died early last month at the Clark- son Memorial Hospital of Omaha, Canadian women golfers hope to be following an operation for an abscess strongly represented at the Women's on one of his lungs. Abbott was a National Championship at the Home- brother-in-law of Peter Finley Dunne, wood Country Club, provided the of "Mr. Dooley" fame. He was a giant dates selected do not conflict with the in stature, standing well over six feet. Canadian Championship. Miss Flor- His greatest success on the links came ence Harvey of Toronto has written in 1907, when he won the Trans- to a leading Chicago golfer stating Mississippi Championship at the Rock that Miss Dorothy Campbell, the Island Arsenal links, beating Harry Scotch player, who won the cham- G. Legg, the Minneapolis and Yale pionship at Philadelphia last summer, player, 2 up in the final. The year is anxious to compete at Chicago, and previous to this Abbott reached the that the Canadians are anxious to semi-final round in the Western ama- send a team over, having pleasant teur championship at the Glen Echo recollections of their visit to Mid- Club, St. Louis, losing to Warren lothian in 1907. Miss Campbell is Wood of Chicago, 4 and 3. In the living with Miss Harvey. third round Abbott played in the memorable match with Richard Kim- ball of Boston, in which the latter Miss Alice Hager of the Burl- lost one hole by playing a stroke from ingame Country Club won the Wom- out of a lagoon from a boat, which en's Championship of California, was held by an outside caddie. The played at the San Francisco Golf and loss of this hole made the match all Country Club, January 21st. In the even at the eighteenth hole and Ab- final match Miss Hager defeated Miss bott won the extra hole. E. Chesebrough of San Francisco, 1 Abbott was runner-up in the Trans- up. In the semi-finals the latter, who Mississippi tournament at Des Moines led in the qualifying round with a WESTERN DEPARTMENT 153 score of 105, defeated Mrs. Field, 6 cently vacated by Willie Anderson. and s and the new title-holder won Robert Simpson, now at Milwaukee, from Mrs. Sherwood, 6 and 4. Miss is an applicant for the position at Isabella Smith, of the Evanston Golf Midlothian, as is John Gatherum, Club of Chicago, the former title- who at present is with A. G. Spalding holder, did not reach the coast in & Bros. time to compete. The indoor golf school established Robert Jolly, the Scotch profes- by professionals O'Neill and Fov- sional who has been with the Dolly- argue, at 185 Wabash avenue, Chi- rnount Golf Club of Ireland, expects cago, has proved so popular the pro- to join his three brothers at Chicago prietors have doubled the number of this summer. Jack lolly is now presi- canvasses, now having six in opera- dent of the Chicago Golf shop, while tion. They will hold a Western In- Alec and Dave are with the Ridge- door Championship this month, in moor Golf Club. A match with the which thirty-two players will qualify four Foulis brothers, three of whom in the first flight, sixteen in the sec- are in Chicago and one at St. Louis, ond, and sixteen in third. The quali- would prove an attraction. fying round will be held from March * 1st to 15th, each contestant being per- Fred. McLeod, the former National mitted to play as many rounds as he champion, who lias been at Midlo- pleases during this period, his lowest thian for several seasons, has severed score counting. The first match play his connection with the big Blue Is- round will be played March 17th to land Club, and veteran Larry Auch- 19th, three days each being allotted terlonie, who has been at Glen View for the second, third and semi-finals, for over ten years, will not be there all at eighteen holes. The finals will next summer. Auchterlonie contem- be played April 26., at thirty-six holes. plates returning to Scotland to re- Gold medals will be given to the win- enter the plumbing business. Mc- ners and runners-up in each event. Leod probably will take the position Play will be over the Minikahda with the St. Louis Country Club re- course. FLORIDA GOLF By East Coast

This year the scoring in most of round of yj put him in third place, the Palm Beach tournaments has been and then his 74 put him at the head much better than was expected, for of the list, with (S strokes to spare. the new traps and hazards made the Myers will be remembered as the course at least two shots harder. first State champion of Massachu- L. P. Myers of New York, who setts. J [e plays the game in an ar- \\i n the New Year's tournament, has tistic manner, having more shots in been playing fine golf ever since he his bag than the average amateur, and arrived, and is without a doubt the has good control. best player here when playing at the II. M. Forrest, the well known top of his game. His score in the Lakewood player, won the second qualification round of the South tourney, the Lake Worth Champion- Florida Championship was remark- ship, from a good field, after several able inasmuch as both rounds were fine rounds. He has been play- played in a high wind. llis first ing the most brilliant golf of any of

Anil Walter F II I' Farrington McEh GOLFERS AT PALM BEACH FLORIDA GOLF 155 the players here in spots, recently going out in 31. Jt looked as if he might better his own record tor the course of 70, but a few slips on the inward journey gave him a 72 for the round, which was the best round of the season up to that time. Since then Walter Fairbanks has duplicated this figure. It was rather queer that the same player should take all three low-score prizes in the New Year's, Lake Worth, and Handicap tournaments, but this was what H. P. Farrington of Commonwealth did, and then he went as far as the semi-finals in each of the match play events before being put out. In speaking of the women's golf, only one name at present comes to mind, that of Mrs. E. II. Fitler of the Merion Cricket Club. On her second trip around the links she lowered the record for the course by four strokes from 92 to 88. E. R. BUCK The card: 1, 200, 3; 2, 120, 3; 3, Driving from Fifth Tee at Palm Beach 345. 6; 4, 145, 4: 5, 400, 6; 6, 1^, 6; 7, 185, 4; 8, 130, 4; 9, 310, 7; 10, up in both tlie Smith Florida and 95. 3: n. 575. 7: i^. 400, 6; 13, 155, Florida State championships last 2; 14, 310, 6; 15, 370, 5; if>, 360, 5; year, is playing equally well this sea- 17. 265, 5; 18, 370, 6. son, winning a j6-hole medal play From the quality of golf she is competition for the A. F. Huston putting up now there should be no trophies, with his rounds of ~$ and yS. question at all who will be the woman J. P. Magee, a scratch player from champion of Florida. She is the pres- the Omaha Country Club who is an ent holder of the title and the fact ( frnaha champion, joined the field the that she gave Miss Dorothy Campbell day of the South Florida meeting and the hardest match in her triumphal despite the fact that he had never march to the head of the ladder, in seen the course or putted on sand the United States Women's National greens, he managed to qualify well championship at Merion last fall, down in the first sixteen. shows the calibre of the golf she is John Reid, popularly known as the capable of. "Father of Golf" in this country, has II. P>. Rust, one of the best players arrived at I'aim Beach for his usual 'ii Rhode Island, who was the runner- long stay. From the pretty interest- 156 FLORIDA GOLF

GOLFERS AT PALM BEACH RELAXING They arc Pitching Quarters to the Center of the Green, Nearest Winning ing course that is so near to his heart there. Heller succeeded in making a (St. Andrews, N. V.), to this rather 78 with two rounds over this 9-hole flat course with its sand greens is course in 39 each. quite a change, but he seems to get G. W. Adair, the vice-president of quite as much enjoyment from play- the Southern Golf Association and ing here. president of the Atlanta Athletic As- J. J. Radel, Henry Allsop, A. All- sociation, made quite a stay at Palm sopp, and Paul Heller from the Forest Beach, and turned in some very good Hills Club, are on the course twice a scores under 80. He is planning on day without any change of programme taking in the big meeting at Pinehurst week in and week out. They always in March. On his way here he stopped play four-ball matches, and with their at St. Augustine, for the little golf individual bets and matches on the there, and with Dr. H. A. Roark of side, it is a wonder that they can ever Boston, one of the best known mem- figure where they are at. For instance, bers of the Brae Burn Country Club, if they have a stab for a hole they had several interesting matches. Dr. don't dare to take a chance, for if they Roark does not use wooden clubs at run over then they not only lose the all, and yet he managed to win hole on the four-ball side, but also two several events and score 3S over this individual bets and a stroke on their rather hard course. medal card. They have put up a cup Two big meetings are scheduled among themselves for the best score for Palm Beach the early part of made during their stay, and Radel March. The professionals have their leads at present with a 78. The last annual open championship, and the two named of these players took a amateurs will play in the State Cham- trip to Nassau and played the course pionship the following week. FLORIDA GOLV •57

At the Florida Country Club in Jacksonville, C. H. Stanley, one of the low handicap men at the Cleveland Country Club, turned in a very good card of 76 for this course recently, this being one of the best scores of the season. Joe Mitchell, the professional at this club, who has been the professional at Cleveland ever since the game started in the West, is planning on taking part in the professional meeting at Palm Beach, and Willie and Tom Anderson from St. Augustine, George Merritt from Or- mond, Charlie Thorn from Miami, are others who are very certain to be here. With Joe Mitchell are coming two or three good amateurs who are going to see what they can do in a meeting of this sort. A new course at Ormond nearer the hotel should attract more golfers another season. C. B. Prettyman of Philadelphia, who stopped at Ormond en route to Palm Beach, played over the old course several times with J. H. Williams of Philadelphia. J. H. XI IRT< IX. Dr. C. E. Clark of Lynn and Joseph Professional at Nassau Lamper of Lynn are other players who are constantly on the links at Ormond. THE STATUS OF PROFESSIONALS

To the Editor of GOLF. be borne in mind that few profes- SIR: Recently the professional sionals are employed the year round. body was stirred by the announcement In the majority of clubs the custom in a New York paper that there were is to engage a man for from five to six professionals in the country whose eight months, and at hotel courses for united wealth amounted to $I,OOO,- an even less period. So that for at ooo. Having nothing better to do, least four months in the year the a party of professionals who had man engaged is drawing no salary. heard the story, began to run over Some fortunate ones are able to ob- names of prominent men to see if tain a winter green, though even in they could locate the fortunate six, this field there are few that pay well. each of whom was a modern Croesus. At the majority of the winter greens Their efforts were of no avail. If the professional finds himself out of the lucky six did exist, so far as pocket at the end of the season and their confreres were concerned, that he has merely had a change of they blushed unseen. ( )ne man of- air at his own expense. A few pro- fered to bet that the wealth of the fessionals are able to earn money as twenty-four richest professionals in club-makers. America did not amount to a million It is popularly supposed that a pro- dollars, and another man capped this fessional takes in at his club every- with a wager that no one could find thing that is to be made in connection one hundred professionals whose with the actual playing of the game. united wealth amounted to the sum That is to say, he has the exclusive stated. right to teach at his club ; to sell and repair clubs, and to sell balls. But So far from being impressed by the this is not quite the case. At many picture presented by the New York clubs it is the custom to retain the paper, the general concensus of opin- sale of balls, with the consequence ion was that it existed only in the that the professional is deprived of imagination and that the lot of the one of his principal sources of in- average professional was not a happy come. This would be all very well one. The fact is that the vast ma- if the man had a yearly engagement jority of the professionals of this at an increased salary; or if he was country earn only a hare subsistence, able to make a large revenue from and some of them are not even for- teaching and selling clubs and mak- tunate enough to do this. The con- ing repairs. But it too often happens ditions under which professionals are that there are no such compensations. engaged in the game are anything but satisfactory, and this is perhaps more The result of all this is to find due to thoughtlessness on the part of many men at the end of the season the club than to a desire to refuse to with four or five months of idleness pay adequate compensation. It must staring them in the face. This j^ THE STATUS OF PROFESSIONALS 159 bad all round. It induces some pro- first-class man to accept their terms? fessionals, in self-defence, to hold on I greatly doubt it." to the small sums they have saved in- Then he goes on to say: "I know stead of discharging their just debts, what 1 am talking about when I say and it undoubtedly leads to bad habits that there are a great number of hard- and consequent deterioration. Such working, clean-living professionals professionals soon get a bad name and to-day who can hardly make a bare they find it hard to live down such a living. Believe me, 1 am not laying reputation. A certain discredit is on the sombre colors with a too thick thus cast upon men who are in the brush. I have had the honor of be- main highly respectable, and thus, no ing chairman of the Executive Com- doubt, we find a great reluctance on mittee of the Professional Golfers' the part of clubs to run oft profes- Association for a few years past, and sional tournaments. 1 have no hesi- I can judge this matter from the tation in saying that to a large number of appeals that are being con- extent dubs themselves are to stantly made by necessitous members blame. on our Benevolent Fund, a fund that I take this opportunity of commending I was very much impressed by an to the kindly notice of all golfers. The excellent letter written recently to men that make these appeals I know Golf Illustrated by the famous Eng- are not wasters; the}' are industrious, lish professional, J. II. Taylor. One sober fellows, but they are being hard passage in his letter is very pertinent. put to it to earn a living for their He says: "1 am inspired to write this wives and children, not from any as I notice an advertisement that a fault of their own. but simply owing new club has published seeking for a to the conditions that govern the first-class professional, in which it is game of to-day." stated that the said club intends to re- serve for themselves the right of sell- I am aware that conditions in this ing balls to their members. Please do country are not so severe as they are not misunderstand me ; I am not de- in Great Britain, but they are not nying the absolute right of any club improving. A cynic would no doubt to sell balls, or even clubs, for a mat- say that if the pay doesn't suit the ter of that, if they feel so disposed. man he had better find something else I would only respectfully point out to to do. lint the followers of such a the promoters of the club in question game as golf would scarcely take that this right of selling balls to the such a view of the matter. The truth members has always been recognized is the professionals are tori inert as the sole prerogative of the profes- and disunited to lie able to do any- sional attached to a club from the thing towards an improvement of the earliest days of the game. It almost general status. There is an organiza- disposes one to think that the primary tion here called the Eastern Profes- idea of the promoters is, not so much sional Golfers' Association. Its to give enjoyment to their members, duties do not seem to be very onerous as to make money out of the scheme. consisting as the)- do of running one Do they think that they will get any tournament a year, All this amounts I do NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. to is that we have one tournament the and then set to work to remove them. more. What would make the Associ- Much may be done by a firm and ation a really useful body would be united stand on the part of the As- to see it set itself seriously to study sociation and by so doing it would the grievances which professional justify its reason for existence.—Fair golfers have reason to complain of Play.

NOTES FROM THE SOUTH By Percy H. Whiting The Asheville Country Club, now 7th, 11th, 14th—Mixed Foursome; the possessor of its own course on Medal Play, Handicap, Series. Cup its own grounds, and with its own to man winning greatest number of clubhouse as well, has blossomed out points in series; another cup to wo- with a strong schedule of events for man winning greatest number of the spring season. The series opened points during series. February I2th, and will continue until May 14th. This will be the first Golf at the Camden Country Club of an annual series of tournaments has, owing to cold weather, been which will be held every year over the rather slow during the past month, excellent course of the Asheville although the regular players have had Country Club. their daily matches. Mr. A. M. Reed Here is the list of events: of Albany; G. T. Douglass, Buffalo; February 12th, igth, 26th—Series, Saml. Green of Milwaukee; F. W. Mixed Foursome; Medal Play, Sneed, Pittsburg; W. P. Beaver, Handicap. March 3d—Men's Single, Montclair; T. Asley Sparks, Summit, Match, Handicap. March 8th— N. J.; and E. A. Wallbridge, Plain- Mixed Foursome, Match Play, Handi- field, are among them. Mrs. W. H. cap. March 12th—Special—Driving Earle of Xew York and Mrs. Saml. and Putting Contests. March 19th— Green are the women enthusiasts. Mr. Men's Team Match. March 22d— Reed recently made the 9-hole course Men's Single, Match Play, Handicap. in 40, which on the course of 3,000 March 29th—Ladies' Single, Match yards with many "awful" hazards, Play, Handicap. April 2d—Men's is a wonderful score. In the ensuing Single, Medal Play, Handicap. April month there will be two match Oth—Men's Bogey Tournament. April tournaments, for which handsome 12th—Men's Single, Match Play, prizes are offered by the Hotel Kirk- ( (pen. April 16th—Special—Driving, wood. Approaching and Putting Contests. W. S. Skelly, of the Wilmington, April 23d—Mixed Foursome, Medal Del., Country Club, is now in charge Play, Handicap. April 28th—Mixed of the Country Club course at Cam- Foursome, Team Match. May 4th, den. NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. 161

()n the Sarstield course at Camden direction of Fred McLeod, who has there has been steady play. Ball been there since the season closed at handicaps have been played every Midlothian, it has improved fast. The Saturday and in the latter part of course is 2,800 yards long for the February there was play for a num- nine holes with sand greens and a ber of cups, including the Craven Bermuda grass fair green. Cup for a ladies' putting contest, the Shoemaker Cup for a round robin contest, the Erben Cup for handicap The club has a very pretty house, match play, the Hinckley Cup for located on Corpus Christi Bay. Ow- "tombstone golf," the Wendell Cup ing to its location, it is blessed with a for ladies' approaching and putting fine climate, neither very cold in win- contest, and the Court Inn Cup. ter nor very warm in summer, be- •fr cause of the cool breezes from the A southern course that is destined Gulf. Xear this course will soon be to come to the very forefront before erected by Col. John S. Dickinson a a long time is that at Corpus Christi, $250,000 hotel. The amateur record Texas. This course was opened for the course is held by Gus YVo- October 22, 1909, by President Taft. mack, whose low score is a 46. The At that time it was in a very rough professional record is 7,3, made by condition, but much work has been Fred AIcLeod. F. Busick has re- done on it since then and under the cently been appointed the chairman

FIRST TEE, CORPUS CHRISTI (TEX.) COUNTRY CLUB. FRED MLLEOD DRIVING 1I.J NOTES FROM THE SOUTH of the Green Committee of the The following committees have just Corpus Christi Club. been appointed: Golf Committee: S. E. Crawford, Chairman ; W. C. Ross, G. J. Ashe. Tournament and Handi- Last week J. W. Campbell, profes- cap: 11. R. Goforth, H. J. Drake, D. sional of Philadelphia (Pa.), broke F. Baker. the professional record of the Savan- m nah Golf course, llis score: IBK Out 4 3 5 3 3 5 E 4 4—3fi A recent match in Shreveport be- In 3 2 4 4 4 5 7 5 4—3S tween llackbarth of Alexandria Total 74 (La.) and Cuthbert, the Shreveport The present officers of the Savannah "pro," resulted in a victory for the Golf Club arc as follows: President, Alexandria player. He made scores R. M. Hull; Vice-President, A. J. of 38 and 39, breaking the 9- and 18- Ritch; Secretary, C. F. Moses: hole records of the course, and had Treasurer, W. G. Harrison; Chair- his opponent at his mercy. man Green Committee, J. S. Poin- dexter; Chairman House Committee, W. V. Davis ; Chairman [Membership That the time is coming when no Committee, W. W. Williamson; really first class resort hotel in the Chairman Tennis Committee, F. M. South can be without a golf course, Chisholm is strongly indicated by the way the golf courses are multiplying in the The Cherokee Country Club has re- South and by the way that the old cently purchased additional land, and ones are being improved. will increase its golf course from nine A recent striking example is the holes to eighteen. The new course Hampton Terrace course of Augusta. will be 5.500 yards in length. Xo The full statistics about the course, tournaments have been announced for as prepared by John Inglis, the pro- this season as yet, although the club fessional, are here given: will doubtless hold several this sea- Holes: 1, 510 yards, bogey 6; 2, son. The annual election of the club 555 yards, bogey 6; 3, 340 yards, was held a few days ago and the fol- bogey 4; 4. 500 yards, bogey 5; 5, lowing officers were elected for the 415 yards, bogey 5; 6, 315 yards, year 1910: bogey 4; 7, 130 yards, bogey 3; 8, A. F. Sanford, president; S. B. 145 yards, bogey 3; 9, 190 yards, Crawford, vice-president; N. E. bogey 4.—3,100 yards, bogey 40: out. Logan, secretary; Allen Frier son, Holes: 10, 270 yards, bogey 4; 11, treasurer. Directors; \Y. C. Ross, 265 yard, bogey 4: 12. 350 yards, D. C Chapman, H. R. Goforth, R. K. bogey 4; 13, 400 yards, bogey 5: 14, Gibson, Cowan Rodgers. At the an- 250 yards, bogey 4: 15, 150 yards, nual meeting the dues were increased bogey 3; 16, 525 yards, bogey 6; 17, from $2.00 to $3.00 per month. The 375 yards, bogey 5; iS. 185 yards, membership is 250. The club is in bogey 4.—2,770 yards, bogey 39; in. excellent condition and the outlook Total number of yards, 5,870. Total for the coming year is very bright. bogey, 79. NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 163

The first hole is an elbow hole. The tee is about fifty yards from the Hotel"s front door. At 250 yards from the tee, there is a road 40 yards wide, which serves as a very fine trap for a poor second stroke. A pulled ball on this hole will be badly penalized by the woods to the left. The green is on a little knoll and a skill- S ful approach is required. The second hole is a beautiful one through the pines—a very hard hole. One has to keep on the line, or he is badly penalized, as the fair green is only 75 yards wide. The third hole is another pretty . hole through the pines. The drive is down-hill, but the green is on a high knoll, making the second stroke a blind one. About 225 yards from the tee there is a wide brook that ON THE COURSE, HAMPTON TER- crosses the fair green from east to RACE, AUGUSTA, GA. west. A topped second will go into this. A slice or a pull is very danger- The seventh is a short hole, with ous. There is a local rule which pro- two ditches to be crossed. The green vides that any one driving in the is on a knoll and a very fine mashie brook may lift and drop back with- shot is required to stick on it. A top out penalty. here is very disastrous. The fourth hole is a long one, up- The eighth is another short hole, hill a little. It is comparatively easy. with a very hard green to approach. A slice is penalized by rough ground A mashie shot or a half iron will to the right, and a topped ball by a reach the green, but a little pull will deep trap, 120 yards from the tee. penalize a player terribly. The green The fifth is another good hole, driv- is guarded by a deep brook to the ing down-hill. A slice is penalize'! left, and a rough road to the right. by rough ground, and a road. The The ninth is a blind hole. The drive green is on the side of a hill and close is from the bottom of a hill, with a calculation must be made to get near brook to be crossed about 10 yards the hole. from the tee. There is rough ground The sixth is a flat hole. A pulled to the right and trees to the left. A ball is penalized by getting among the house to the right of the green will pine trees to the left. A slice, by a penalize a sliced drive badly, and an road; and on over-approach by under- over-approach will be penalized by growth and rough. rough grass. 104 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH.

The tenth is a flat hole. A drive The fourteenth is a blind hole; a and an iron if required. A topped drive and a pitch are required. A ball is penalized by a trap 125 yards slice is penalized by a cotton field and from the tee. A pull or a slice puts a road ; a pull by rough and a trap. the ball in the rough. The fifteenth is a short hole, called The eleventh is also a drive and the "circus hole." Jt is surrounded an iron. A bunker 125 yards from by a high bunker and a dee]) trap. the tee penalizes a bad drive. A slice A perfect iron shot is required. puts a man in trouble because of the The sixteenth is a long hole, as a rough, and a pull lands him among rule played against the wind. A the pine trees. drive, a brassie and a mashie are The twelfth requires a drive and a required. There is a bunker 125 cleek shot. The green is on the side yards from the tee, and another of a hill, and in the woods guarded guarding the third stroke. An over- by trees. A slice or a pull is penal- approach will be bunkered, a slice will ized badly and an over-approach is be out of bounds, and a pull, in the penalized also. n 'ugh. The thirteenth is a very nice hole. The seventeenth is going up-hill Two long shots are required to reach against the prevailing wind. A drive the green. A top is penalized by a and a brassie are required and often road, a slice by woods, and a pull by an extra mashie. It is a very hard a trap. green to reach. A slice will put a

NEW COURSE, COUNTRY CLUB OF AUGUSTA, SEVENTEENTH GREEN GOLF PROFESSIONALS 165 hall out of hounds, and a pull will a few yards from the tee. The green land it in the rough. is situated near the right wing of the The eighteenth is a beautiful hole. Hotel and is guarded by a trap to the A road 40 yards wide must be crossed left and rough. (Continued on page 178) GOLF PROFESSIONALS By Harold H. Hilton There is a controversy proceeding- tical, financial point of view than from over here on the question of the an- a sentimental golfing aspect. And in nual income of the professional golf- consequence they may be inclined to er. The champion, J. H. Taylor, who appear just a little too grasping. is always the strong advocate of the To return to the professional golf- professional's rights, set the ball roll- er and his means of living, Taylor is ing by suggesting that clubs are be- no doubt correct in his inference, that coming just a little too grasping in at the present time there are a great the terms they offer to their resident many professionals who have grave professional, and he was apparently difficulty in earning a comfortable prompted to this belief by the fact living wage, as since the introduction that a newly formed organization had of the rubber-cored ball one or two advertised for a professional and inti- lucrative sources of income to the mated at the same time that the club professional have in a great degree reserved to themselves the right of disappeared. For instance, the profit the sale of golf balls, which meant on remaking balls is now completely that the man they did employ would a thing of the past, and the profes- have to look elsewhere than to the sional now admits that in the days of sale of balls, for his means of liv- the gutty ball this was a very lucra- ing. This would certainly seem to tive form of employment. Before the be cutting things a little too fine, as introduction of the Haskell ball they from time immemorial the sale of were not so ready to admit that there golf balls has been considered one of was so much to be made in this branch the professional's perquisites. But of the industry. They simply sug- golf clubs nowadays are not exactly gested by inference that it was merely what they used to be in the good old a sure source of income, if hand work days, as half the clubs which have withal. But it was evident by their arisen during the past five or six- efforts to standardize the gutty ball years are nothing but commercial that there was more profit in the speculations. The turning over of the remaking of balls than they were large tracts of land, which as they prone to acknowledge, and since then stand are of no real financial value, they have completely let the cat out but as a golf links may bring in a of the bag by openly acknowledging really sound income. Hut it is only that the remaking and selling of re- natural that those concerned in the made balls, not to mention the sell- development of the ground should ing of remade balls as new balls, a be more interested in it from a prac- practice that was hardly confined to 166 GOLF PROFESSIONALS one or two in the trade, was the most it is possible for a man to proceed lucrative part of the average profes- through a hard season's play without sional's business. breaking a single shaft or a single Of course all this source of income head. In fact one seldom hears of has now completely disappeared, and a club-head breaking nowadays, and although they probably make more a good piece of wood should last nowadays on every individual ball for ten or twenty years. Ten years sold, on the other hand they certainly ago if a club had lasted for over six do not, man for man, sell so many, months it was considered an excep- partly on account of the fact that the tionally fine piece of wood. But it big city emporiums can afford to un- must be remembered that when the dersell them and persist in doing so. hard ball was in use, in order to attain It is a somewhat cruel form of compe- good results, a softer class of wood tition which the majority of golfing had to be used than is now required sportsmen would like to see abolished, with the resilient ball, which travels and I believe many of the big ball- all the farther off a really hard piece makers would not be averse to its of wood. The result of these changes abolition. But a few makers stand means that except to minister to the firm on the principle that sentiment fads and fancies of players the pro cannot be allowed to play any part obtains little work in the repairing in business and would have none of line nowadays. it. In consequence, those in favor of I do not wish to infer by this that abolition had from a mere question the professional in the world of golf of self-protection to still continue is in any way an individual to be selling to the big firms, one of which sincerely sympathized with. Far from at one time was actually selling the it; as judging him by the standard of majority of well known makes at the world as regards employment and cost price just as an advertisement, the annual return for labor expend- and it was only natural that the many ed, he must on the whole be con- golfers in the kingdom, who of neces- sidered a somewhat fortunate indi- sity have to look after the shillings vidual. As his labor is in the way and the pence, did not fail to take ad- of a pleasing and interesting variety, vantage of this offer. and withal he is in a large sense his But aside and apart from the ques- own master, and if he does not earn tion of the sale of balls the profes- sufficient to live comparatively com- sional has through the introduction of fortably, it will invariably be found the softer ball lost much in another that the fault lies at his own door-step. way, and that is in connection with Of course the profession is not quite repairs and breakages, and no doubt what it was twenty years ago, when the many of the old class of professionals golf boom first commenced its remark- sigh for the destructive properties of able swing, but these were days when the hard gutty ball, as ten years ago the demand for the professional was repairs and maintenance were a big greater than the supply, and any man item in a golfer's yearly bill. Now- who had a fair knowledge of the adays it is an infinitesimal item, and game and could swing a club cor- GOLF PROFESSIONALS 167 rectly was ensured of a good berth brought up as a club-maker, and it somewhere or other, and in those days was said he was a good player; but many an enterprising caddie boy was he never granted them an opportunity given a position in connection with of proving or disproving this, as he clubs, simply on account of the fact never hit a ball in the presence of that he had picked up knowledge of rnyone on the plea that he had dis- the game through the carrying of placed a small bone in his elbow ; one clubs. He was allowed to pick up wag suggesting that he must have the rudiments of club-making at his done it by lifting a glass somewhat leisure. In those days the question of hurriedly in order to avoid the pos- employment principally rested upon sibility of the contents being stolen playing ability and knowledge of the or wasted. game and many a degenerate Scots- But to sum up his case, he did not man dropped into snug berths through play; he very evidently could not those qualifications. The question of teach. He was merely a fair club- honesty, sobriety, and other virtues maker ; he was seldom sober and never entered the heads of the would- hardly knew the meaning of the word, be employers. They wanted a man civility. Still he took up a very strong who could teach them the game, and position, bullied them, and was con- would have him at any cost, and this tinually suggesting they were dis- tinctly lucky in having the advantages ambition brought many weird and of his services and he hung on to that awful examples of the Scottish pro- berth for over two years simply fessional world south of the Tweed, through mere truculence. They stood men who were seldom sober in the day everything uncomplainingly until one and never by any chance sober at day they found that his natural cun- night, and it is extraordinary how the ning had provided him with a means club officials stood the vagaries of of access to the club liquor. It was these nondescript individuals. But "the strawr which broke the camel's they did not stand them with exem- back." They could stand his lack of plary fortitude. I have in my mind one sobriety, but they could not stand the club in England, which now occupies means whereby it was attained, and one of the foremost positions in the he was dismissed or moral grounds. world of golf. Twenty years ago But he was a fair example of many they were a struggling organization club professionals of twenty years and considered themselves very for- ago. No doubt some of the older tunate in obtaining the valuable (?) class of American golfers have had services of a professional north of an experience of this stamp of pro- the Border. I do not know what his fessional, as not a few emigrated to testimonials may have been, but I do the States at the beginning of the know what his qualifications were, American golfing boom. But things and they were simply represented by have certainly changed, and at the the possession of a strong Scotch ac- present time the golfing professional cent, which nobody but his compa- is a credit to his trade, and it would triots could make head or tail of, and be difficult to find a better mannered an extraordinary capacity for strong class of man in the world of profes- liquors. He had certainly been sional sport. r68 EDITORIAL

of the country has a direct effect on GOLF only a fractional part of those who EVERY MONTH play the game. The men who play in tournaments realize very distinct- Entered at Post-office at New York as Second Class Matter. ly that there are associations whose ONE YEAR, $2.00. SINGLE COPIES. 25 CENTS influence is very directly felt on Postage free United States, Canada and Mexico. To other foreign countries, 36 cents per year Remit by Express those win 1 compete in these various Money Order, Post-office Order, Registered Letter, or Check payable to ARTHUR POTTOW. fixtures. But the number of those who play in competitions is very Edited by J'an Tassel Sutplicu limited. There are many hun- II 'estern Representative dred thousand—perhaps 400,000— Joseph G. Davis, Chicago Tribune, golfers in this country, and of these Dearborn and Madison Sheets, Chicago it is possible that one per cent., or 4.000, take part in tournaments. The Publisher: ARTHUR POTTOW total is made even smaller when it 48 West 27th Street New York is taken into consideration that at all the leading centres the names of The Editor ivill be glad to receive for considera- players are repeatedly duplicated in tion Photographs and Contributions on the general sub- the various fixtures. Yet with all ject of the game. Stamps should be enclosed for return postage if found unavailable. Contributors are re- this indifference to what is called golf quested to ivrite their Names and addresses on the politics, the golfers of the country back of all MSS. and Photographs. Photographs would speedily find that a chaotic sit- should be carefully packed and accompanied by descrip- uation would be created if the pro- tions of their subjects. Club Secretaries ivill confer a favor by notifying the Editor of the dates and par- tecting hands of the ruling bodies ticulars of coming club events, especially open and were withdrawn. They ought, there- invitation tournaments. fore, to feel a distinct sense of grati- tude for the men who sacrifice their time in upholding the best interests of It has often been asked how much the game. A well known English the success of the game is dependent writer was recently predicting that upon golf politicians. They are at the multiplication of golf associations all times extremely busy, and during would lead to all the insidious evils the past few months they have been of commercialism. But it has not much in evidence. It is doubtful if done so in this country, where golf outside the clubs to which they be- associations abound ; for in the main, long and their own immediate cir- golf stands here on a higher plane cle of friends whether much interest than in any country in the world. The in their proceedings is taken by the object-lesson conveyed by Association general body of golfers. The vast Government in America is that, ex- majority of players do not know cept in a few specific cases, golf has even the names of those who are so been kept a pure sport, and it is not unselfishly and assiduously legislating likely to change its aspect under the for their good, and the results of the rule of such governing bodies as we efforts of the various golf associations have in this country. Through The Metropolitan Golf Association he shall place the ball as nearly as championship will be held at the Mor- possible within the limits laid down ris County (N. J.) Golf Club, May in this interpretation, but not nearer 25th to 28th. This is the first time the hole. the event has gone there. The metropolitan handicap committee this General Rule Xo. 12—A molehill year consists of J. E. Erickson, Chair- or mole track may be removed from man ; F. J. Phillips and J. R. Turner. the fair green in any way which will A fourth member will be selected not unnecessarily interfere with the later. surface of the green. General Rule No. 15—A player The United States Golf Associa- may take a practice swing or swings tion has made these interpretations to after the ball is in play, more than a the Rules of Golf. club's length from the ball. General Rule No. 11—If a ball lie General Rule No. 23—If it is on or within a club's length of a doubtful that a ball be out of bounds, drain cover, water pipe or hydrant, the player who played it is not en- it may be lifted and dropped without titled to presume that it is out of penalty as near as possible to the place bounds until he has made a search of where it lay, but not nearer the hole five minutes for it. Meanwhile, his op- —as near as possible shall mean ponent may make a search of five within a club's length. If it be im- minutes for the ball within bounds, possible for want of space or other and if the ball is not found within cause for a player to drop the ball in that time the player who struck the conformity with this interpretation, ball shall be given the benefit of the THROUGH THE GREEN doubt and the ball shall be considered bogey competition. He also made a out of bounds. 74 in medal competition, and E. F. Hunt comes next with a 75. The interpretation to Rule 15, which will in future allow a practice The following officers were elected swing, practically amounts to a new at the annual meeting of the Women's rule. Golf Association of Philadelphia: President, Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, Hunt- The Dyker Meadow Golf Club of ingdon Valley Country Club; vice- Brooklyn, N. Y., held its annual din- president, Miss Margaret C. Maule, ner, February 3d. Horace C. Du Val Philadelphia Cricket Club; secretary, presided in the absence of Daniel Miss T. Ethel Maule, Merion Cricket Chauncey, the president, and nearly Club; treasurer, Miss Dallett, St. eighty members of the club were David's Golf Club. Executive Com- present. Mr. Du Val paid Daniel mittee : Miss Florence McXeely, rep- Chauncey this well-deserved tribute: resenting the Philadelphia Country "He was one of the earliest devotees Club; Mrs'. W. S. Hilles, Wilmington of the royal game, one of its most Country Club, and Mrs. H. P. Dixon, steadfast and consistent players and Spring Haven Country Club. was honored by the golf players of the United States by elevation to the highest position in their gift. President Harry V. Keep has appointed W. C. Shoup, Englewood "Time lags with some, Golf Club, as secretary-treasurer of Time drags with some, the Xew Jersey State Golf Associa- Time shortens some folks' span. tion, and Frederick H. Thomas, Mor- Time hurries some, ris County Golf Club, chairman of Time worries some— the handicap committee. It never touches Dan!"

The league of Connecticut Golf Dr. Charles S. Pool won the club Clubs met in New Haven recently and championship, Andrew I. Sherman voted to hold the annual tournament being runner-up. Charles A. Boody on the links of the New Haven Coun- won the Maxwell Memorial Cup, try Club on July 6th, 7th, 8th and Charles A. Kimball the Dyker Mead- gth. Frank Sands of Meriden was re- ow Cup, Herbert N. Warbasse the elected president, W. K. Shepard of Marine and Field Club Cup, and New Haven, vice-president, and G. D. George Abbott the Crowell Hadden, Munson of Wallingford, secretary and Jr., memorial competition. Charles treasurer. Buckingham Merriman of T. Crookall won the first prize in the Waterbury, Conn., champion of the Governor's cups event and Edward last two years, was elected captain of F. Hunt the second. The record of the Connecticut team, and R. H. the new eighteen-hole course, 73, was Hovey of Hartford and W. K. Shep- made by Marshall Whitlatch in a ard of New Haven were selected to THROUGH THE GREEN 171 act with the captain in choosing the Golf Committee, Willard Wadsworth; members of the Connecticut team this Tennis Committee, S. Wallis Merri- year. hew; and Buildings and Grounds Committee, John P. Stevens. At the annual meeting of the Plainfield (N. J.) Country Club, the At the annual meeting of the Fox following officers were elected: Hills Golf Club, held at the Hotel President, Leighton Calkins; vice- Knickerbocker, the following Board president, George M. Shellabarger; of Directors was elected for the en- secretary, James P. Murray; treas- suing year: Joseph J. O'Donohue, Jr., urer, S. D. Lounsbery. The report J. \\. Dean, G. E. Fawcett, H. Gard- was very satisfactory. For the first iner, L. H. Graham, W. P. Haskell, time in several years there was an T. F. Lee, G. W. Lembeck, H. A. excess of income over expenditures. McAleenan, E. Morrison, H. O'Don- The total regular income was $18,- oghue, E. G. Potter, C. Presbrey, J. 995.90 and the total expenditures M. Savage, E. W. Scheffer. The re- $18,662.83. The total cash receipts ports of the various committees for the year amounted to $26,000, showed that the club and course were which included the sale of $7,000 ad- both in excellent condition and that ditional bonds of the club, from the the year had been a success finan- proceeds of which an extension was cially. made on the house at a cost of $5,000, and all but $500 of the floating debt The Lesley Cup matches will be was paid off. played at Myopia, September 30th The club at the present time has and October 1st. Boston is in strong 761 members. It owns its golf links evidence this year, for the Amateur and other grounds, covering approxi- Championship will be held there in mately 115 acres, and has an adequate September. The Massachusetts Golf though not elaborate, clubhouse, on Association holds the Trophy now, which about $25,000 has been ex- having won it for the past five years. pended. In addition to the clubhouse there is a large farmhouse, stables, Brae Burn has been chosen by the caddie house, horse and automobile executive committee of the Massa- sheds. Against all this property chusetts Golf Association for the there is a bonded debt of only $29,000, Amateur Championship meeting of and the club redeems $1,000 of bonds the organization, which will be held each year out of income. June 15th to 18th. The disposition of the Open tournament and the The club is in a more prosperous dates have been left to a committee condition than at any time in its his- consisting of G. Herbert Windeler, tory, and financially is stronger than R. R. Freeman and H. L. Aver. The ever. The following were chosen Essex County Club and the Wollas- chairmen of the various committees: ton Golf Club have both been men- House Committee, George S. Clay; tioned as anxious to hold this at- Green Committee; R. S. Rowland; trr.ction. 17-' THROUGH THE GREEN

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After the local rules are national- Lorenzo M. Daniels; Montclair ized, it will be interesting to see the Golf Club. Mrs. F. E. Donohoe; national rules localized. Plainfield Country Club, Mrs. Els- bury and Mrs. Stockton ; Englewood, Mrs. Frank Enos and Miss E. Hurry; Forest Hill ( X. J.) Field Club will Baltusrol, Miss Page and Miss have two new holes this season, each Schwarzwalder; Nassau Country of about 500 yards, which will be to Club. Mrs. C. L. Tiffany and Mrs. the west of the clubhouse. President H. F. Whitney; Hackensack Golf Thomas J. Lintott has chosen the Club. Mrs. Barclay and Mrs. Ube- standing committees for the year. H. lacher. B. Salmon is chairman of the greens committee, to succeed Henry C. • Vance. Some dissatisfaction was expressed at the selection of Homewood for the National Championship, for eastern At the annual meeting of the Wo- women had no thought of going men's Metropolitan Golf Association, West this year. It was suggested that the officers named in the February hereafter the United States Golf As- issue of GOLF were elected, with the sociation should obtain by a mail vote addition of Mrs. F. E. Donohoe as the choice of Women's Golf Asso- fifth member of committee The clubs ciations as to where the champion- represented were: Brooklawn Coun- ship should be held. One speaker try Club, Bridgeport, Miss Georgian- advocated taking away the control na Bishop; Forest Hill Field Club. of the championship entirely from the Newark, Miss Dale and Mrs. C. A. United States Golf Association, and Dixon; Richmond County Country running things themselves, as the Club, Miss Van Rensselaer and Mrs. British women do. STYLE | FOWNES NEATNESS I COMFORT! THE IMPROVED I BOSTON GARTER "WB The Name Is stamped on every loop — Be sure it's there

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177 178 THROUGH THE GREEN not having anyone in the semi-finals since A. G. Lock wood got there in 1900.

The women of Philadelphia have done better. Miss Griscom was a semi-finalist at Ardsley in 1898; Miss Cassatt was a semi-finalist in iX<)ij at Bala, and Mrs. Caleb F. Fox was runner-up on the same occasion. The following year Miss Griscom won the championship at Shinnecock. Mrs. Fox was a semi-finalist at the Coun- try Club, Brookline, in 1902, and in 1903, at Wheaton, she won the medal. Mrs. R. II. Barlow was semi-finalist at Brae Burn in i<)o6; Mrs. Fox was again semi-finalist at Chevy Chase in A. B. DANIELS, 1908 and tied for the medal at Meri- Champion Coronado (Cal.) Country Club on in 1909, and was also a semi-fi- lv enough, Mr. Hilton writes on the nalist, while Mrs. Barlow was run- same subject, though taking a some- ner-up to Miss Dorothy Campbell. what different view. We shall be pleased to hear from others on the The Atlantic City Free Information matter. Bureau, 10 Xew York Avenue, At- lantic City, of which Mr. A. Conrad Willie Collins, the well known pro- Eckholm is president, has published fessional, announces that he will ac- for free distribution a very attractive cept engagements to lay out golf and useful Guide Book telling all courses and construct tennis courts. about Atlantic City's claim to dis- Clubs who secure his services can be tinction as the "Queen of All Re- assured he knows his business. sorts." It will be sent to any address on request on receipt of a two cent stamp for mailing. On account of SOUTHERN NOTES the large amount of useful informa- (Continued from puge 165) tion it contains it is of especial value Thanks to a vast deal of arctic to strangers visiting the resort for the temperature in what is known ( some- first time. It contains 88 pages, beau- times erroneously) as the "temperate tifully illustrated, describing all at- zone" of North America, this has tractions, the leading hotels, with been a great winter in the South. rates, city, map, etc. People by the tens of thousands have been driven out of northern and east- A letter was written to GOLF, signed ern cities on account of the extreme "Fair Play," on the subject of the cold, and they have all headed for treatment of professionals. Strange- the Southland. Winter resort lintels Do you want to drive a long ball? PhilipMorris Then use a Dreadnought Cigarettes

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179 i So THROUGH THE GREEN have been crowded and likewise win- Both the 9- and 18-holc records of ter resort courses. the Norfolk, Va., course were recently broken by Philip M. Prescott, Jr. In February there was of course His card was: 333, 345, 434—32; the usual vast amount of tournament 455' 3$~?> 445—38—70. I" the spring play and some really notable events the Norfolk course will be consid- at Pinehurst, Palm Beach, Augusta, erably lengthened, some 700 yards and Summerville. In the last named being added. Additional ground has resort they have been having an un- been secured for this purpose. The usually good winter of golf. course is extremely sporty now be- At Augusta the season has been, cause of the number of water and as always, brilliant. With three 18- marsh hazards, and will be consid- hole courses in full swing, Augusta erably bettered by the additional dis- can make very strong claims on being tance. , one of the golfing centers of the con- # tinent. The new eighteen holes of the Norfolk claims to have about the Country Club have been opened and neatest course on the South Atlantic are getting in first class condition. coast and one of the hardest for its Dave Ogilvie is, as usual, the profes- length. The third hole, for instance, sional in charge, with Alex Cunning- is but 180 yards and has as hazards a ham and Fred Xewnham as his as- swamp, a ditch, woods on both sides sistants of the fair green, and woods in the immediate rear of green. Another southern state is out with an announcement of a State Cham- pionship that is a comparative new- A great deal of interest has been comer in state as well as golfing cir- taken in golf in the past year at Nor- cles—Oklahoma. The championship folk, and the links are crowded every of this state will be played over the Saturday and Sunday. In the past Tulsa course in Tune. Tulsa has re- this club seldom had over a dozen who cently added much distance to its played regularly, but now from forty course and it is now 3,382 yards in to sixty. length. Donald Mackay, of North The club and grounds are located Berwick is the professional. about four miles from the center of the city on what is known as Tan- At the annual meeting of directors ner's Creek. It is about a dozen paces of the Golf and Country Club, Dal- from the car line. The greens are las, Texas, the following officers were sand. elected to serve for the year: J. C. Duke, president; Robt. Ralston, vice- The Audubon Club of New Or- president ; II. L. Edwards, 2d vice- leans has recently announced its president ; F. D. Cochran, secretary spring programme : March 6th, four- and treasurer. Bob Peebles, profes- ball competition, for two cups pre- sional of the Dallas Club, will soon sented by Henry Beer; April iotli, lav out a course at Dalvvorth, Texas. handicap match play tournament, for •*—• The Last Word in Golf Balls! ® "DUNLOP JUNIOR" IT SINKS IN WATER ® THE FAVORITE BALL AT ST. ANDREWS THE MECCA OF ALL GOLFERS and used regularly by all connoisseurs in Great Britain.

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"DUNLOP JUNIOR" is so called be- Direct from the manufacturers on receipt of cause it is smaller than our standard ball, Post Office Order. Price, 55 per doz. Carriage the "ORANGE SPOT." It is also of" paid on lots of not less than 2 doz. You pay heavier specific gravity. customs duty on delivery. DUNLOP RUBBER CO., Ltd., Manor Mills, Birmingham, England. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS. " ELASTIC." BIRMINGHAM CABLES.1A B.C.. 5th EDITION. 182 THROUGH THE GREEN

cup presented by C. l'>. Fox. There round per day. It will be seen that will also be several class tournaments. the new method will limit the play to four rounds and will shorten the competition by a day. The authorities have A.mongst the competitions at Hamp- also decided to add two prizes of £5 ton Terrace. Augusta, Ga., was one each, making eight prizes in all, and won by J. X. Jackson with 114, 18-96. as this is the jubilee year of the event, Mr. McClintock had best gross, 99. a special medal will be given to the winner in commemoration of the THROUGH THE GREEN event. 1. 11. Taylor, the British Open champion playing with his brother The professionals are already com- Joshua, won the annual foursome plaining about the paucity of the tournament at Stoke Poges. In the prize list, and it is not likely that the final they had to meet James Brad- two additional prizes of $25 each beer and George Charles, two very will satisfy them. It is regarded as strong players in combination. In the ridiculous to have only a prize list morning the Taylors were 5 up and of eight in a field of 250, and then, they won by 6 and 5. the professionals say with force, the prize money is practically all provided ()wing to defective eyesight, J. H. by themselves from their entrance Taylor was rejected for the army, fees. navy, police and railway. Yet he # managed to win four British and two According to the London Globe: French Open championships. "The word 'Caddie' is simply the French 'cadet,' and was so spelt Bernard Nicholls has been to the originally in Scotland. It is one of Island of La Toza in the Azores the many Scotch words taken from group, to lay out a golf course. The the French during the Stuart period, island is famous for its natural and was the term for any kind of health-giving minerals. There are light porter before it came to have mineral and mud baths there. its limited application to the golf club &* carrier. Other French words still s used in Scotland are, 'groser' for The Open Championship conditions 'groseillier,' a gooseberry bush; in Great Britain have been altered so 'ashet' for 'assiette,' a meat dish; as to reduce the duration of the com- 'backet' for "baquet," a wooden box; petition from four to three days. The and 'Baillee'—still so spelt in Aber- scores made in the two qualifying deen—for "Bailli," a municipal magis- rounds will count for the champion- trate." ship, and the first sixty players in these rounds, including any who tie The new Rumson Country Club of for the sixtieth place, will play two Monmouth, N. J., will be run on a more rounds on the last day to decide very large scale. The club has the winner. On the first two days acres of land, with 3 (>nn every competitor will play only one Ji" "*\ AUTOLITE 25c. Self = Lighting MONOLITE 15c. CIGARETTES They «trike and light on the box. In sunshine, wind or storm. FOR FISH INT, I THE ONE BEST I FOR MOTORING FOR HUNTING FOR GOLF FOR RIDING \ CIGARETTE j FOR CAMPING Made of the finest. ana] supervision to pro- e that mellow Savor and fragrant aroma r a dollar bill. .^WITHOUT A MATCH AUTOLITE MFC. CO., Newark, N. J.

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residential sections. Members of the society have agreed to take these plots and construct homes upon them.

There will be an 18-hole golf course, two polo fields, a number of tennis courts, a half-mile track, a swimming pool, a playhouse for children, and a fine clubhouse. It is said that $425,000 has been appropriated for the outlay. The club will be open winter and summer. The officers and directors of the club are: Edward D. Adams, president; Thomas X. Mc- Carter, vice-president; Samuel H. Borden, treasurer, and Samuel Riker, Tr., secretary. 4. The Wilmington (Del.) Country Club, will probably hold a women's tournament just after the Eastern Women's Championship. R. B. PEEBLES Professional at Dallas Golf and Country Club, Texas The Wyckoff Lumber & Mfg. Co. Rumson road. Of the total acreage of Ithaca, N. Y., are manufacturers of the organization, 22~ acres have of portable houses of all descriptions. been allotted to the Rumson Country They are made of the best materials Club, while the remainder has been and are built in sections so that they given to the Rumson park organiza- can be conveniently shipped. A cata- tion which will divide its tract into logue will be sent on request. stows u IN THE MORNING ON ARISING TAKE x/z GLASS OF

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