Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-04

annual foot ball game with Michigan on 'he
plea that no big games were to be plaSel
this year and then signing a contract 70
play Minnesota, quite as big proposltlon
as the Michigan team.
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The annual fall shoot Of the Omaha Gun
club will be held under the title OF tIe
Omaha Gun club amateur target tourha-
msnt at the Gun club grounds at the cast
end Of the Douglas street bridge November
- "A and Is This annual shoot Of the
/ Omaha Gun club brings In shooters from
ali over the state and is looked upon as the
time for reunion of all the old nimrods.
While the tournament is for amateurs, stll
the professionals will be there, although
not allowed to shoot in competition with
/ the amateurs. The managers Of the meet
are II. s. Mcdonald and G.. w. Looms ana
| the reputation Of these two insures soou
time for all present.
Some two months ago this letter was
sent to all members Of the Western Soh
association with request for an expression
OF opinion from the members:
In Englanu, wuen a goner goes away on
a journey, he secures a caro- OF cleaeh.lal INITIALS
from his club secretary, when, upon pre-
sentatlon at any other golf CLUB IN England
and the payment Of the usual INKS Lees
entities the visitor to the privilege Oh play
! ing over the course. A player pflNlieseS,
! thus obtained, are regularly Limited at edch
club, but the system is general ana lts pop
uiaiitv owing to wise restrlcuons' Is I'M
4. ,.,.s been found in number. Of cases
! where kohers have been trdNsLlng IN INT
i United States, either on business OF on
pleasure, that they have desired TO PLAY
| their favorite game at one or more courses
in cities whore they may happen 70 pe 81
| journing Most golfers have trienos IN al
! cities, but II generally so happens that the
friend upon whom they rely Tor am lntIo-
duoton 70 the local golL cluo u aDsSi.r sOt az
the city at a time when his assistance II
II frequently is the case that the bother
attendant upon pToGurs sqEsn s oity' to say
| nothing Of the annoying sense OF requesting
| favors, detracts heavily from an lnoepeno-
The 9ffeers of the association believe that
a mutual interchange OF cluo prlxneges
among It's members, under certain hI5lla a.
| lions and restrictions, would DO mucn 70
| promote good fellowship and prove OF mu.
| tual benefit to the participating CLUBS ~
would do away with ASKING LaVo[sl t3ons
| to some comparative stranger, and thus
| create a feeling Of independence in visiting
| a strange club that is not now the case.
II is the intention TO limit such inter
change Of coTtesies to CT lbs OUTSIDE the
locality of the club issuing the caro- OF Gre
| dentiais, l. e., no club in the Chicago dls-
| trict would recognize such card OF creden.
tials from another club in that aocalitys put
to grant visitors privileges on presehTa n,IIs
Omaha, etc, clubs other cities taking ike
action In the matter.
II il suggested that the following restric-
lions be thrown around these visitors priv
First-A card bearing date within, say
three calendar months OF its use, coming
from the club of which the holder Is mem
Sc ssescond-such card to be countersigned by
the secretary Of the Western Golf associa"
Third-That the privileges Of the visitor
be restricted to the use Of the Lockers: fo5
and that the regular playing charge TOT Jle
use OF the course for the day be paid by
Sr FFnnurthNThat the privilege of any one
club be limited to one week In any one year
Fifth--That all charges for PLAYING. 1000
etc TO be paid for in cash, the visitor haV-
Ing no privilege to sign checks at any CLUB
This embraces in a general way the out
lime OF the proposed plan OF permitting Wis
iting members Of clubs, members of the
| Western Golf association, to play over
courses when in other cities without the
annoyance of securing personal introduce
OF Of course the association has no author
ity nor desire to attempt to introduce any
plan that intrudes upon the inherent rights
OF all clubs TO make rules and regulations
for their own government IT cannot nc t Of
matter. II does, however, request an
ofticial opinion from your club as to
Unless saiI the clubs afiliated with the
association voluntarily agree to the PRO- PRO-
courtesies nothing, Of course, can officially
be done by the association. The adoption
Of this proposed plan rests solely with the
II this proposition meets with the ap-
prevail Of the members OF the association
the limitations and restrictions governing
the interchange Of club courteses will be
duly formulated and submitted TO each
Respectfully, ALBERT R, GATES,
The proposed plan seems to have met
with the hearty approval Of most OF the
clubs and many suggestions have been re-
ceived regarding changes in the plan to
DO away with the card Of credential being
oountersigned by the association secretary,
the club membership card being held suf-
ficient credential.
Four clubs have made objections to the
proposition and some clubs have not re-
piled at all The Town and Country club
OF st. Paul has solved the problem for
itself by passing the following house rule
THE assistant secretary is authorized to
extend the privileges of the club house and
links TO the members of an associate or
allied club Of the United States Golf as
ISOLATION, or any other association of which
this club is a member. which is not less
| than thirty miles from 81. Paul, having the
customary credentials, and upon the pay
ment OF the proper links fee"
Some players are better on the short
game and some on the long game at golf,
but Golf, the golfers magazine, has this
to say concerning the putting green:
It is a truism to say that an overwhelm-
ing percentage Of matches are lost on the
| putting green. The difficulties of ne
gotiating bunkers and traps over 400 or 500
yards Of fair green apparently teemlng
! with insurmountable obstacles are slight,
| indeed, compared TO the skill required TO
| send the ball into the hole over a few
| yards Of turf smooth as a billiard
table. But, as If these difficulties were not
| enough, some OF our players have Cult-
waited a habit Of adding 10 the terrors Of
the golfer when he takes his putter in
hand 20 run down a ball. To be specific,
here Is something which happened I'm a
| tournament recently, and II has happened
hundreds OF times before: A man misses
his putt, and then, turning hastily to his
opponent, eNclalms, That's your hole" or
words to that effect.
| The opponent lies about eighteen inches
from the hole, and he might assume that
the hole has been given him and that there
Is no need for him TO putt.
| However, the hole has not been given
him explicitly and in a state of doubt
and uncertainty, he plays, half-heartedly.
and misses putt he would make nineteen