The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
SYIMY ON ENGLISH GOLF BALL.
LNJUNCTIONS AGAINST DEALERS
VINO HAJE SOLD THEM.
American P~atentees OF Rubber Core Claim
Heterogeneous AMI seek cumulative
Damages-Byers Used one in Amateur
ChampiOnshIp-Ilrst Hearing To-day.

InfrinE ements anu seek eIniuiathNe
DRmages-Byers Used ono In Amateur
Championship First Hearing To-day.
A serving OF injunctions. with claims for
cumulative damages. on the dealers IN New
York and other cities who have been selling
golf balls made In England IL the sensation oil
the week. The injunctiOns have been taken
out by the patantees of the rubbercored ball.
since the auashing Of the American claim to
priority of invention last spring in the Eag-
lish courts, several dealers have been selling
the foreign balls. The prior rights OF the
American patentee have never been fought
to a finish in this country, for the suits pend
ing with that end in view a few years ago
were settled by the defendants conIesslng
Judgment and undertaking. the further max
ing OF the balls under a royalty payable to the
patentec. "
The vendors Of the English balls may claim
they are protected by the courts there. lhey
have bought the balls in the open market.
maid the full duty on importing them ana
they are still able to sell tue foreign balls mere
at A profit. The first injunction case VIII
come I'D in this city to-day. unless there IL an
adjournment. Should the hearing result in
the yacating OF the Injunction. the balls VIII
again be on sale during the appeals ana the
matter may lead to a long litigation against
the priority of the American patent. In which
the British makers will back up the defence.
The point is whether or not goods made in
violation of an American patent may be sold
In this country.
In the first instance the Americans to
play with the En- lsh balls had them brought
in by friends in the import business. The
claim then was that the English balls were
not skimped nor rushed in the process OF
manufacture; that they carried further and
putted more true. 1t IL an open secret that
both Eben NJ. Byers and George 3. Lyon.
winner and runnerup in the amateur cham
pionship, used English made balls ana tnat
George Low won the Metropolitan Gof A.
ISOLATION championship with one. There has
grown up a great trade in foreign balls
In this country, but those to be imported
this fall have many imperfectionS. ms
NAV be because the Britishers have had to
hustle to keep up with orders, or 1t may be
that the firms anticipate being shut out OF
the American market and have become IN
different. The question involves retail sales
in excess of 81 900. 1000 each year.
ONLY the regular dealers have been en-
Joined and in each case the patentee claims
20 have direct evidence, TIL golf profess
SIGNALS who have been handling English
balls have not been enjoined, but they have
been tipped of not to sell them unless looking
Cor legal trouble. An English ball is now as
scarce as hens teeth in the shops OF the pro-
fessionals. In the spring the American
Dakentees gave notice tina. they would enJoin
and sue individual players who used ths
English balls. but this has not been done:
Should the present injunctions be upheld
Il Ia possible that individual golfers may De
caught in the legal meshes.
Miss May Hezlet. in the Lond0n World o.
Coli, pays a compliment to Miss Harriet
Curtis and prints an announcement that Is
news here. The paragraph reads:
CONGRATULATIONS TO Miss Harriet Curtis on her win
IN The United States championship Both she and
her sister will probably be, among the American
players who intend TO visit Newcastle next year for
the open championship meeting. They are both
powerful golfers, ana me Ne"oasue Inks snouiu
suit them excellenty.
Mrs. A. T. H.. Brewer OF Evanston. who
led the team to visit Toronto and Brae Burn,
has been reelected president of the Momen's
Western Golf Association; Regarding the
trip East and next years championship Mrs.
brewer made these pertinent remarks:
Let the critical ones who have never played over
the hlly Canadian and Eastern COURSES attempt
conditions as are there found. ana they Mn learn
what we dld-that muscles accGsIonigd 70 Ton "
negotiating links that aIe all hills some greens
Just a word %ii / say here as to the STYLE Of the
Eastern wOmen's game. They iar e1ceiled US IN
use OF the wooden clubs. and their remarkable
steadiness In all other departments OF the game
under the constant supervision Of nrst class mas
tiers. We have just as efficient teachers here in the
West, but the majority OF our women are content
with three OF four lessons a year. and prefer as a
rule 70 trOt around the course after a score. tatneT
have been mastered. We can never nope 70 IN
prove materially TIL We are wiring 10 study INC
gane patiently and In all its details.
Mrs. Sanford. president OF the W V. u a.; mas
pledged us the return match next October, and her
players, almost without exception, were %enthusl-
astcally in favor Of the Womens Nailonal cnaln
gss ;S%:A' ''" "
Eleven returned cards in the sweepstakes
handicap. at the Eastern Parkway Con- Club
on Saturday. J. NJ. Tallman won, while three
tied for second place. The cards:
J.. M. Tallman, 50, 2o-66; X; !. Rove, 81, s2-es
W, II. Harding, Jr. 80. 20 90; W. Z. Cook, %, 23-G9;
X.P. Lee, iOs, S-T3 c. Van WOert, 100, 22-7o.
B,ysrpF. Nov. Isl. NJ. Richmond won
the championship Of the Oakland Golf Club
to-day by defeating Herbert X. Peck in the
day Water j. Travis met Harry yardon on
the Bayside links did such q large ana en-
thSusi ms,cb 'g %biap va d9' 10 bi f9 e-si So b6tss' MAS
one of the most spirited ever PLAYED on the
Oakland links. 1t was stu6borniy fought
eighteen holes the players We're on even
terms. In the AFTERNOON the, contestants
holes. Toward the close Richmond secured
q slight advantage. which Peck was unable
y to overcome. Playing the thirty-nlth hole,
which Is a par 4, Richmond PLAYED perfect
golf and won the match. j, y, Graham won
the consolation which was az thirIX-siX h0ies'
The cup for the first beaten eight Of the pre-
liminary match play round in the Champion
ship was won by Clarence y. Dean, who
defeated DR.. W. 3. Brown by l up. tor the
cup for the second beaten eight l.. b. Malone
defeated j. ". Catty by 2 up and | to play.
A sort OF endurance race set In on saturday
between the Dyker Meadow and the Fox
Hills players. The former club has had
for some seasons the banner record for hold.
Ing weekly. competitions, irrespective OF
weather, right through the winter, but this
season the Fox Hills players are asplrants
for the distinction. A snowstorm or q teem-
Ing rain has at times stopped play at Dyker
Meadow on a winter Saturday, but snow on
the ground makes no difference TO the Fort
Hamilton players. They keep putting greens
swept clean and approach over the snow
banks as though they were bpnkers. The
Fox Hills folks intend to keep up the running
under similar conditions. There is a wager
OF q dinner between two OF the rival clubmen
as to which club will make the best con-
tinuous performance on Saturdays from now
until April. Formal competitions usually
end at the other clubs in Thanksgiving week.
but at both Dyker Meadow and Fox Hills
the slope Of the greater part of the courses
10 toward the south. and snow melts on them
very quickly. so that only In actual storms
10 It impossible to make the round. TIL rule
prevails for winter golf at both clubs that an
Embedded ball may be lifted and placed for
the next shot. but not nearer the hole.
Football games drew away a number from
both club competitions, At Fox Hills ten
returned cards In the class A and u handi-
caps. while the semi-fnal for the Mackenzie
cup went to q finish. George +. Armstrong,