The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-06
new GOLF RULES ARE OUT.
THE CODE WITH AMERICAN IN
TERPRETATIONS OUT TO-DAY.
An Addition to the Stroke Play Penalties
st. Andrews Changes Adopted
-PittsburE Team Wins Another Inter.
city Match-Cub OfliCials to Tee Up.


St Andrews Changes Adopted
-PittsburE Team Wins Another Inter.
city Natch-C1ub OniCials to Tee Up.
A booklet Of the revised rules OF golf Is to
be mailed In lots Of ten to-day to each clu b
in the United states Golf Association to Ill
the imm edate demand. An entirely new
addenduIn has been made TO rule for stroke
competitions by the U. 8. G. A. committee.
the need Of which has been made apparent
by an appeal from club as to the penalty
when a player has returned q medal score
lower than actually made. There has never
been any doubt as to the need Of punish
ment that should be inflicted for an inten-
tional violation of the sort. but the club In
question asked for information In a case where
the false return had been made by mistake.
The ruling is:
A player is only disqualified II any OF the strokes
marked as taken to individual holes are returned
below those actually played
The other changes in the book from the
edition OF 1909 are the adoption Of the modll-
cations in the rules of golf. numbers IA and Is.
made at the September meeting Of the Royal
and Anci ent Golf Club OF st Andrews. with the
interpretations added by the American COM
mittee. The rules now read:
Rule u IA II ball lie or be lost in water or in
casual water In a hazard. a ball may be dropped
please. under penalty OF one stroke: but II II be
impossible from want OF space In which TO play. or
from any other cause. to drop the ball behind the
hazard. the player may drop ball at the side OF
the hazard as near possible TO where the ball lay,
but not nearer to the hole. under penalty OF one
stroke.
o. II ball lie or be lost In casual water through
the green, or II casual water through the green
intcrferes with the players stance the player may
drop ball. without penalty within two club leng this
from the margin directly behind the place where
the ball lay. or from the margin nearest to the
place where the ball lay. bu, to the no.c.
II the ball when dropped roll into the water. or
rest that the water lnterferes with the players
near TO the margin as the nature OF the ground
permits, but not nearer to the hole' a., so, ,ro,,
which the bali was lifted, the player shall keep that
spot In the Of water. the spot at which the
Wherever II is impossible to drop ball prescribed
in sections a and b, II shall be dropped as near as
possible 70 the place where 1t lay but not nearer
tdJ II a ball lie in casual water on a putting
water without penalty.
Rule IS ball shall be dropped in tho following
The slect sha nd d dTop the
ihe bali when dioppsd touch CHI the player he
Il fHa may ,n Be- re aH p wthou, penalty
The penalty for a breach OF this rule shall be
'"i Penalties ,H s to Rule "a fixed by the U. s. G. A.
strokes at medal play. The remainder Of the
Interpretation defines a water hazard ana Is
copied from the 1909 book, The interpreeta-
ton to Rule is is az before-,in match play.
for improperly dropping the ball loss OF the
hole: at medal play. a penalty of two strokes
the ball to be redropped properly, The new
q. durable red cover bearing the seal OF the
The vacancy in the second vice -presdency
Of the u. s. g. A.. caused by the death OF
BY the executive committee. It will not be
necessary to call special meeting OF the as
ISOLATION.
golfers won mStch f1om 1 IKE
of the Euclid club in the after city. which,
coupled with the victory OF the team against
Philade lphia last month makes Pittsburgers
feel content with the game they are now
G. 4. ormiston and j. f. Byers being the
mainstays for. Pittsburg and 7, sterling
Beck with playing in the lead for Cleveland
made the best round, .Ormiston being next
with 81 The results favor Pttsburg by so
to 8 in the sins giles and IL to s in the foursomes.
tween Oakland and Englevood next Satur
day. at Englewood. is that the yice-president.
secretary and treasurer Of each club will be
included in the lineup.
There are ninety-fve entries three times
more than in any OF the preceding tourna
ments-booked for the one day competition
today Of the Women's. Metropolitan Golf
Association at the Englewood Golf Club.
Yesterday. among them Mrs. Charles r.
Kirby and Mrs s, F. Lererts