The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-27
GOLF PENALTIES
ARE DISCUSSED
When a Ball May Be Lifted
Without Loss 10 the
Player.
TWO GOOD ROUNDS IN A DAY
Professionals and Gambling on
British Links Severely Crit
cised by a Veteran.

LONDON. ENG. December 4s-A
point has been raised a. 10 the proprietv
Of one OF The players in the recent biz
match at Walton Heath being allowed
to pick Up his ball from road and TO
drop IT behind without penalty il is
urged that the local rule 70 this effect
was contrary 20 the spirit % the game.
and that players IN such circumstances
should be obliged 10 play the ball from
the place where It lies. There IS no
doubt that. generally speaking. there is
Tar too much contracting ont OF the rules
and spirit o. the game IN these days
by means % local sules and that 10
would DO better " clubs and players
gave stricter adherence 70 the gen
eral principle % golf that the bail must
be played from the precise spot where
il comes 10 rest. or an adequate penalty
paid.
But IA the present case it is evident
that those who have taken exception 70
the proceeding were not aware either of
the exact circumstances OF Of the nature
OF the local rule whicn. by the way
was framed especially for the occasion.
and therefore was not likely 70 have MS
lis object the making easy OF the game.
~ play from the tee 20 the hole at =
point some 2+O yards from the tee. The
road was there before the course was
made. and has 10 remain there. and BE-
Is "A very rough road. with deep ruts In
Il aud liberal sprinkling Of good-sized
stones. The local rule. therefore. de-
creed that the player might lift and
drop without penalty only n his tee shot
reached the road. and not any other
shot and there IS everything for and
nothing against such a rule
j. would be an outrage 10 penalize q
player FOR making d drive that was IN
al! respects perfect and OF wonderfully
fine length. II he were told that he
would be 90 penanzed. he would natur-
ally take care 10 play short. and the
game would thus be robbed OF it's quail
ity. while the spirit OF golf would be
infringed IN more serious manner than
when the other alternative is adopted
It ia 20 be noted also that Horace
Hutchinson Is now being attacked by the
melevolents for his alleged ignorance OF
golfng history and custom. because he
has very properly condemned the sug-
gestion that professional golfers should
embark upon career OF gambling with
large sums OF money that they cannot
anord to lose. AS Mr.. Hutchinson was
winning championships twenty years
ago. and most probably knows a great
deal more about these things than his
critics. and has evidently a better sense
OF what Is good for the game, he can
AFFORD 20 smile.
Nowadays. when keen golfers belong
10 two OF more clubs, and when. as often
happens. these clubs hold competitions
on the same day. Il IS frequently the
case that they are beset by conflicting
emotions and have difficulty in deciding
| TO which club they shall give their
/ humble support on the auDofnted dav
or, as one fears may more frequently
be the point which trophy they shall
/ Try to add 70 their collection Their case
is not made any the easier by the knowl-
| edge that on most. if not all such pre-
vious occasions 1t has seemed to them
/ that they chose the wrong one. Seldom
! does the idea occur 70 them OF PLAYING
/ in both. chiefly because 10 is not gen
i orally practicable.
But there is a golfer who. for some
time past. has played regularly in two
Q monthly medal competitions held by diff
ierent cluba on the same day doing hts
1 round at one OF them in the morning
and then making a twenty-mile journey
! by motor TO the other one for pIav I'm
the afternoon So far success has not
rewarded this energy at either club. A
Re" days ago. however. a well known
Liverpool golfer. F. W. H. Weaver, &C
compnshed somewhat remarkable feat
OF this kind. Among his clubs are the
Wallasey and the New Brighton. and It
so happened that he desired to play In
| competitions held by each on the same
day Going TO Wallasey FIRST he made
a very 5000 round OF 80. and then. mack
| ing up his traps in haste and departinp
| Tor New Brighton. he succeeded IN max
| Ing a card OF "a on this second course
| This was a very fine achievement and
Il Is DOUBTED II there has been anything
Il I'll