The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-15
GOLF.
OficIals or a. a. q. A. Want 20 Help in
Changing the RnIea

OnicIaIs os a.. q. q. A, want 10 Help in
rh.pr,rw ,hc RU,s.
CLEVELAND. July i4.--AI the officials Of the
United states Golf Association left for their
homes last night. the duties Of the committee
men having ceased with the presentation Of
the prizes by President chauncey. While
mere was lite said Of the proceedins, st the
re- aIs,,s. % Sr. n.n lss. SoeA, " ~ NOV
tnat sIetter has been prepared and will shortly
be mailed to the committee of the ROYAL and
Ancient Golf Cluh az IN Andrews The ,dea
ia 10 cain ! hssr;n, y, "srs.I u eNsn,s. ~ ths
rules that the American committee thinks is
desirable. The text OF the letter will not be
given out until IL has reached scotland.
Vne VI inc oouinnCCoe' LeisnCoh Nttnns'
will have an article on golf legislation in the
the REQUEST IN he made in the letter lie
.t.... ~ 80. '" ~ ~
s'sses IN par.
fairly well acquainted with the movement
now in progress toward some kind Of a re-
vision Of the existing rules Of the game: II
y prooaply an exaggers.ion 70 stste mar
Isator o r. g nyIif e, PsSts ~ any yhiiSSd in tbfis o nomatEy
MO VIII not sdmt ina. Lne rnles wnicn ~
presenJ soxern me Playing o. ,ne Ssme Ss !
,Ssv ars @ osih : Se;ec sHme IN or ms W yn' az to ,ns.
atrsnSement ana EXPRESSION; o,ners pelleNe
.nso shey need reyts,on IN ina'ie e oa n sun
Of the knife for one reason or another
MS MODERN trend Ior = oetteIinent q
S wss Iu,s ~ ~ .n nep Rsm H. n ms "eTh - nnthins
sudoen or lnnerentiy reDelli2us IN thls presene
nenIan1 Honers .ne w9rio oEs1 nave peen
also = fact that the rules committeeNof :,
hnorews ~ tme honoieo cusnonh anu sro
ps . xino q natuJai IIRnimsp ttnSips nnn
9nd greater interest IN me game than hereto
aosS nas EYER uesn Louna e,se" ieadIns
iesisIative POSITION pieS" i IN he World Of SoIFt'
Associat,ons and ,ndividual ciunse very
,wnere nave edopted or nave sS9u'esceu IN
CLUB. ms has peen due TO three controlllng
tSe 81 l rdTs. shc c,,, dse ss snu III WISDOM
ana ability which has generally marksd
Us esisis.ion; tniIdiy, the msNness % .ne
ssme sewhere ana tne %nI. gness ., oeE,
by expert ancient AUTHORITY:
Duo tI,nes ave cnhnseu, SHOT,
S SpSe . bo M ybe tsS sm ms ccanaSIs al sand
SlGh OF going through a. me q ned as any
DIIIsn ptayet wss w ny asa upvt ~ nse,n,,
to the goal al q his Ambition tHs "e'
adenEn T,ga srnn, RRessSSSs "a JUS
emerssu suocessIuny ION " A., y hssor,nvlns
tne ntgnes. Goinng non9ss OF tne age c,.s,
Rr;tsin has hsen ana rsr,ains to-dav. the
great leader Of lie samsothe SountTy Which
IRON spe Deg.nnsns dss sb Tsr has smn Z;
Seiopeo the gam hnu wmcn nas A., ~
growth Of the game OF golf In the last dozen
years ms veen ~ nqsssb: y hs Spryy n:
ha. na.,hnIn cam inn, ' nnI ~ creat
pSi,oiD unei, thsss 4. a soDpis, h,;, insSstent
6smsnd ~ n more renre.sntatiye sort ~
s s9n ss Wsii meaning nes Of ttSbs The * Andrews club
I matted 3 . saS Ess the ssm rs a n Ssii % asss. 3 5t soR!
sihoN bLDOhhO HH
Do1y, kne game ' 9ias ana sSIe Monarchy
n mo asss and ;ntsllisent az anv self- n%ernetuat.
i ds me SS1y Sou in All MI" essentisis' and a more
Semccrstic and REPRESENTATION form of
government would seem to be a necessary
let American golfers remain patient then
Association is fully alive TO the situation and
seton. There can be hardly a doubt that
Great Britain will cordially welcome any
communication coming from us and viii
effort TO promote the requirements OF the
game az a whole. Great Britain would suffer
ss0Sis p seSslilIy th wi,h .S Hs here Il sinf Tsat S sSSss
be but the beginning OF the end All coun-
tries must Join hands 70 preserve the integrity
the line. We ali want one code the world
s,ble 10 have. How shall we get III? Ii lie a
live question, but 1t is new. II we are 10
take an active part let us at least limit our
OF the>csse for the consideration OF the body
which % far has. unasked. done the work for
all Of us; ou own theories may well be
hear from them"
champion. Jerome K. Travers. left Cleveland
on saturday night with a>party Of golfers
enga ged in the championship competition
and stopped over that night at the Allegheny
Countrv club In the marty hesides the