The sun., 1896-07-07
TEE AMhrHUn AND eoD1
Al Iuportaat 0uesuen Dsnsnsing 0sf
tntts settlement.


At the country clubs, where golf has become
so important a part Of the daily life; at the
newer clubs established solely to promote tine
royal and ancient Rame," and wherever golf
ors meet In town. there has been considerable
talk over the remarks regarding the definition
of an amateur In the year book OF the United
States Golf Association. made In an article on
Amateur Sport" in this weeks issue OF Hor-
per's Weekly, and some other comments regard
ing golfors. Part of tho article follows:
"The United Statcs Golf Associations defni-
tion OF an amateur, to begin with, is simply
farcical: IL proclaima:
An amateur golfer shall DO golfer who has meyer
srticlc connected with the game.
Which is definition taken straight from tho
on on the part Of the associstien.s Rules Conmittce
nor an Intelligent grasp OF tho situations here,
as naSr a S .sosG Ge the shsn
man who makes a golf club and sells II ie q
professional; but another man may play for
assumed assume $ name, e back himself Without With i limit.
and. in fact, do everything that in any branch
and yet in golf be ciassod with the amateurs.
"Asmuch cannot be said of golf. A pot-hunt-
dueed 6y an assooIation which legalzes what
that absurd amateur rule. which is worse than
none: for 2 man who makes clubs and gains an
S who sSc
money: Next, as a. = result we have , our players
themselves In general tournament play; and
as Ts h'' ss SRsnS 00?n
sistSs stS vlts & their 9asint SGds & so
lot of professional brusers at a midnight MILL
Liverpore. sands. Upham. Stoddart, Lynch.
and the rest would be pleased with the popular
estimate OF their ethics am only surprised that
tho EICutfy0 COmmittpD. after declaring MT,
Cox an amateur did not offer purse for the
The
| Of Messrs. 7. A: llavemeyer. Samuel l.. Parrish,
and Henry o. Tallmadse.
championship 10 inadequate and weak. What
is needed Is special marker to accompany each
The first year book OF tho Golf Association
is just such fnished piece Of work as we might
BY so high disregard Of It's mission. There is
wanting much OF the needful Information nee
address 80 or or ohsr %
one may write for enlehtenment,eyen that that
nn,qus dS1ition Of an amateur % has been omit
| ashamed OF 1t, Let us hope IL has really that
much sporting intelligence.
" Chicago is not usually outdone. and though
clubs. has notaby exploited the possibili tiles OF
tho services OF Herbert Tweede. q well-known
Elm on he CUB That he ala pa
was due to the sportsmanship of the clubs
eas ,has HIM IN s
opposition to a proceeding that would have been
highly repnlsiye to the spirit Of amateur sport.
And yet Mr.. Tweede was entirely eligible TO
play under the amateur definition propounded
by the Golf Association Executive Committee"
One OF the golfers mentioned in Hdrper's
Wteklv. Henry o. Tallmadge. is the Honorary
Secretary OF the United States Golf Association.
and he had much to do with the makeup Of the
hpok Hare On the
above article:
Let me S,as sh2w The misakes By quoting from
sumption in the first paragraph that another
man may play for money. may leach for money.
&c. is an error Let me show this by quoting
the sections and 10 OF the bylaws OF the
United States Golf Association, as printed In
the year book:
SEC O. An amateur golfer shall be golfer who has
any other article connested with the game who hs: q.
ssysHE Shs ia. ;si
peit,"n beslrs Who has never reeei~ed any COM
, 10, paying IN match or for gvng Lessons n
to the s@ptsmSer 1890 Sn. @ co6teniod for
Snp f. S cSS. to this
sdosG.Scrs for The season thereto and
allied club TO the use Of the link. in whole in part
can compete FOR the amateur and women's Champion
Ps % or fGr hess
;nSs whS o., .endns the na shall be hsId to
snse With the terms OF the foresoins desnton
BESIDES showing the error in the opening
paragraph Of the Hdrper's Weekly article. the
section, quoted show that Herbert Tweedie II
the facts stated regarding the Owentsia Club
are true. would have been disqualified from
winning a prize In the amateur championship.
Article o OF the associations constitution
gives much OF the needful Information neces-
sary TO applicants for membership: indeed. 1t
| gives the full details. Hdrpcrs Weekly has ig
nored all but the first paragraph Of section of
| the bylaws.
An attentive reading Of the year book would
have prevented the above mistakes of fact,
| and would show. too. that only profess
| siopals allowed to play for money in
| competitions. 1t is allowable for amateurs to
| play for cups and medals. and IL this be pot
| hunting the association approves OF II. As to
the matters not pure facts in the article, which
| was evidently written by on-Rolfer. l may
! say that the association is opposed To anna
| teurs playing matches for money. but when
| the players choose to make wagers
| their respective abilities It seems to he
| purely personal matter. No club in the
United States Golf Association under our rules
| may offer cash prizes to an amateur in any
| form OF competition. The rules of the associa-
| tion explicit about this. may say
| that there is but one match in the history OF
| golf In America In which tine amateurs are said
| to have played to determine a wager. The
| game is essentially q part OF country life. and
| the sentiment Of the association and of the
| amateurs ia To keep 1t pure and free from pro-
| fessionalism."