Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-06
NEW METHOD OF MATCHING CONTESTANTS
plan 90 Bring Together Best Of Each
Glass on Equitable Footing
Adopted for the Conn
ing season.

lou, 10 Wall street, New York City, secre-
tary; Samuel Y. Heebner, Arcade building,
Philadelphia, treasurer; James A. Stillman.
81 Wall street, New York City; Alan L.
Reid, 1912 Monadnock building. Chicago.
The bylaws devote most Of their atten-
tion to the regulations to govern the diff
fent annual events, the Amateur. open and
Women's championship tournaments. To
the executive committee is given the de-
termination, each year, Of a system Of sec
tional rotation for the arrangement Of the
dates and courses on which these events
shall occur. The entrance fee for each is
set at s.. and 1t must be in the hands Of
the secretary one week previous to the
opening Of the match.
Only members Of clubs belonging to the
association and qualified under the individ-
ual rules of such clubs, may compete In the
Amateur or women's tournaments. Players
must enter through the secretaries Of their
own clubs, who thus are considered to GER
tify their standing as amateurs. In this
connection stringent rulings regarding the
amateur status Of players are laid down In
section Z as follows:
mo person shall be considered an anna
teur golfer, or shall be eligible to compete
In the amateur championships OF this asso-
citation who receives a money consideration,
either directly or indirectly, by reason OF
connection with or skill displayed In playing
the game of golf or other branches Of ath-
letics."
This would seem, however. to admit as
amateurs all those who may have played for
money at one time, but are not at the time
doing so. In most other sports a profess
sional once is a professional always. But
with the golf association the following priVi-
lege is extended ANY person having be-
come ineligible by reason OF a violation OIL
section Z may be duly reinstated upon his
giving satisfactory evidence Of meriting IT,
Only members of clubs in the association
may challenge a player as a professional
and this must be done in writing to the sec
Rotary, properly certified by an oficer OF
tht club to which the "protestor" belongs.
All competitions, both amateur and pro-
fessional, must be played under the Rules
OF Golf as adopted by the Royal and An
Client Golf club Of st. Andrews, Scotland.
with such special rules as may be published
and In force on the course over which the
matches take place, and with such modif-
cations as the executive committee may
from time to time adopt.
In the amateur competitions the contest
ants will first play eighteen holes medal
play, or for best total score. The best sixty
four scores will then be chosen and
matched. These then play eighteen hole
contests at match play till but two are
left. Their the final round is held on a sep
arate day, and for thiTty-six holes. Pre-
limlnary rounds may be " at will.
The executive committee Is given the task
OF pairing the contestants, and II is to pub
lish the pairs three days before the compe-
tltion. II the entries are of uneven num-
Der, the committee appoints a player to
meet the one drawing the bye.
A novel method is followed in pairing the
players for the first round at match play.
The first sixty-four players are ranked In
order In accordance with the scores made
by them in the medal play round. Equal
scores are numbered as they chance to
stand on the score sheet. No. l is then
matched with No. 33, making pair No. l.
No. 2 is put with No. 81. and this makes
pair No. 2, and so on.
Odd numbered pairs are then placed In
the first half. even in the second. as fol-
lows: Pair No. 1 is put at the top OF the
FIRST half. No. 2 at the head Of the second
half. pair No. 8 at the foot OF the first half.
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the list is seesawed through till all pairs
are placed. From that first round on win
ners play winners straight through.
In the event OF a tie or ties for the sixty
fourth place in the round at medal play,
the contestants SO tied shall continue to
play until one OF the other shall have
gained a lead by strokes. the hole or holes
TO be played out. II a tie occurs In any OF
the match play rounds, the contestants will
continue to play until one or the other shall
have won a hole. when the match shall be
adjudged won for this player.
This winner Of this Amateur champion
chip tournament will be the champion for
the year, and the club from which he en-
tered will be given the trophy to hold for
that length Of time. To the winner him
self. meanwhile, goes a gold medal. Sec
ond man takes q silver medal and third
and fourth men receive bronze medals.
In the women's competition, the players
shall begin similarly by playing eighteen
holes medal play. Only the best thirty
two scores are then selected. and these are
paired just as for the men. The tourna-
ment is carried en- under the same rules a
the mems affair and ties are played on
AZ NAS same way Tue ipuT pest at the
end receive medals Of gold, silver and
bronze as do the men.
Totally different are the provisions for
the open championship, in which profes-
SIGNALS and all may enter. This is to cen
.sist OF seventy-two holes medal play.
hirty-six holes to be played on each OF
wo successive days. The executive com
ittee will pair the contestants. and the
yes are as follows:
the winner goes $500 and a gold
He may also have the championship
- has won, but he must give security
safe keeping. The next nine men
pney prizes In order. as follows:
SlOo, $50. SIS, $50. $40. $50, S25.
who wishes 10 retain unsul-
ateur standing is compelled to
Sizes, but is given the equlva-
Aplate.
club holding any United
Iation event on its grounds
bout payment during tn
rs OF the association. In
fance money contestants
thereby submit hem
Of the ASSOCIATION. as
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