New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
DRY GOLF In JERSEY.
EXCISE Law TROUBLES.
"N,neteenth Green Closed on SHn--
dau-Nescs from abroad.

,,, ,o1F cluh members in New Jersey, more
spaciaI1v those located within the cohhheS oI
t-eeex COUNTY are becoming concerned over tie
sunday excise law. II will be remembered tiias
,.,oodiatelv after the recent election several OF
the nrominent organizations. lncludnG 'lle Ii'nl
clair Golf Club and the Baltusroi Con CIuo' re-
fused TO allow any more liquor to be soid HI Cie
cluh houses on Sunday. Since then these cIupS'
- ,,,icularlv Noutclair so il is said, have
s,,<fereS through loss of patronage II seems
1o he generally admitted that the 'nlneteehth
hole sessions are not what they useo 10 pS
and that members are straying away IN cohse-
Quence. , II I.
snies president of the MontcIair Golf Club SAID
that his organization was simply conplNlhs win
the law, which has been enforced III t-SSeA
County He is Of the opinion, however 'n"' Il
c,uF has q perfect right furnish liquor 10
its members without violating The bishops law
but added that no club cared for the notorleN
of making a test case by fighting it in the
courts.
As for the statement that the club was suf-
fering in consequence. Mr.. Spies SAID ne hau
not noticed any appreciable falling of from
that Of previous winter seasons. lie also calleu
attention to the fact that the club hilllS ltS
resident membership to 30 which has neafl|
been reached. He predicts that after Governor
elect ]. Franklin Fort takes office the present
Sunday law will be rigidly enforced through
Que the entire State of New Jersey
Word has been received that the date Of the
wornen'S championship tournament OF Iredl
Britain to be played next year at St Andrews,
has been fixed for the week beginning May IL
This date was selected al the committee meet
ing of the Ladies Golf Union, held at Liverpool
From the same foreign source also comes WORD
that large contingent of American women are
going TO take part While any positive state
rnent as TO the probable movements OF the
American players next year seems trifie pre-
mature at this time. there is little doubt that
the tournament at St. Andrews next May VIII
be favored with entrants from this country
American women have competed IN the last
three championships in Great Britain In TWO
Of these Miss Margaret Curtis, of Boston. and
her sister Harriet were included among the con-
testants The former is the present champion
of the United States. AS the national womens
tournament here is not held until the fall, there
would be plenty of time for American team
TO make the trip. Miss May Hezlet is the pres
ent champion of Great Britain, having won the
title for the third time.
The opinion recently advanced by Walter ].
Travis with regard TO the relative merits of the
foursome and four-ball contest has occasoned
considerable comment on the other side. Short
" after his return from Brookline Travis was
quoted as saying: The four-ball is better golf
in every way. It is more sociable, less exacting
and mere enjoyable. Golf consists of playing
your own ball from tee to hole, which is pos
sible at the four-ball style. The other is a
hybrid"
To this a foreign critic replies: 1T would
only be by italics, and they inadequate that
one could express astonishnent at the last two
sentences. The first two are matter of opinion,
but we need not go TO America for definition
of the game Of golf. Rule 1 of the Rules of Go
suffces for simple wants: The game of golf
is played by two sides, each playing its ball.
A side consists either OF one or of two players.
If player plays against another it is called
a single If two play against two it is called
foursome. One player may play against two
playing one ball between them, when the match
is called a fhreesome. Matches constituted as
above shall have precedence OF and be entitled
to pass any other kind Of match Hybrid is a
dangerous word for four -ballers TO fling about:
IL seems TO have a certain appropriateness to
their own pursuits"