New-York tribune., 1907-11-04

Entries close on Wednesday night for the qualify
ing round with ". Z Edge, secretary Of the Coun-
Try Club Of Atlantic City. Those wishing to enter
tor the handicap only may 90 so late as Friday
night. The tournament committee consists Of J.
Haines LippincotL Frederick S Sherman and Mr..
Edge
Il is not unlikely that the conditions governing
the tri-city matches for the Lesley cup will be
changed ere the Boston, Philadelphia and Metro
politan teams meet in 1908. There seems TO be no
Doubt that q majority Of the golfers who competed
st the Country Club OF Brookiine recently dis
satisfied with the two-ball foursome which was
substituted for the four-ball competition.
Walter J. Travis. who led the Metropolitan team
to victory in the decisive match against Phladel-
phia, said his return that his opinion the
It had always been-most decidedly IN
favor Of the four-ball. The latter, according TO
Travis. is better competition in every way. He
contends that golf consists Of playing ones own
ball from tee TO hole only possible in the four-ba1l
style. As a parting shot Travis referred the
tWo-ball foursome S a hybrid.
To the average American golfer. who wants
plenty Of action. there is doubtful fun In form OF
contest that makes person walk eighteen holes to
play nine. So far as can be learned the only mem
bers Of the local team in favor Of the twoball af
fair Findlay S. Douglas and John N. Ward
Over Philadelphia way the sentiment among the
players is decidedly in favor OF the four-ball and
runnor has il that the Bostonians by no
means unanimous for the old-fashioned foursome.
Z will be remembered that the change this year
was brought about at the request Of the Massa-
chusetts Golf Association, headed by G. Herbert
Windeler, its president.
leighton CaIkins, secretary Of the Metropolitan
line. not impressed with the two-ball foursome.
While admitting that the change seemed TO have
EttIe-to recommend il, Mr.. Calkins stated that he
preferred 10 wait before placing himself on record
with a decided opinion Later on he intends 10
communicate with those who played on the Metro
politan team with a view to ascertaining how they
stand the matter now that the two-bal affair
has been given an actual test
A number Of decisions were recently announced
By the rules Of golf committee OF St Andrews
One Of these deals with ball becoming impalee
Whit at
several months ago. On that occasion the player
who had the misfortune to see his ball crippled in
that way went on the assumption that it was rule
Of the green for he not only continued 10 play the
ball carrying the hairpin along the course but
actually attempted 10 hole out with il The rules
committee returned the decision that such a ball
Should be considered unfit for play.
Then there the case Of q ball which lay on
piece Of soft ground. In playing the ball It and
the mud stuck to the face of the club which gave
rise 10 the question, What should the player do
under the circumstances? The rules committee
etter admitting that there was no rule dealing with
the subject, suggested that the player should have
shaken the ball of the club without penalty at the
spot where the incident occurred
That this tolerant spirit had not always marked
the answers Of committees was shown by ruling
On similar point some years ago. This was when
ball end mud adhered TO the putter on the putting
green during a match at the F'aversham Golf CLUB,
ana the rules committee rather brusquely rephed
that Il had 10 experience Of such tenacious mud.
and that such a contingency should be provided for
by the local rules.
have been offered by the committee. One is that
when heavy rain falls in course of a stroke com
Petition cover ng some Of the putting greens and
holes with lar 9 pools Of water the local com
nittees would be adopting fair as well as a SEN
sible practice in declaring such competition held
On that day null and void.
The Campbell family was well repNse in the
recent tournament Of the Eastern Professional
Golfers Association at the Country Club of Brook
line. Alec won the title with score OF l44 Tor the
thF1y-six holes while his brothers Andrew ana
Matt were in a four-cornered tie for seventh po-
Eition with a score Of 15S Jack. another brother'
finished fourteenth. with score OF 100
In the four-baI competition on the following day
they finished second, third fourth and thirteenth
respectively with their partners. On the last day'
When the pros" were paired with amateurs the
Campbeils finished in these respective positions
with their partners: Alec, second; Matt, eighth;
Jack, twenty-1rst. while Andy failed to return a
card The latter is only nineteen years of age.
IN the News Of the World" tournament at Sun
nyside the old guard of British professionals Sc
cured the major part Of the $1,000 prize money.
saInes Braid first prize $500, and gold medal
Inls makes the third win for Braid. the other
winners being J. II. Taylor. In 1904 and Alec Herd.
N 1906 In the final round OF the recent compe-
nuon Braid beat Taylor by up and to play.
ne latter receiving $50. In the previous round
1aylor beat Harry Vardon ! up, while Braid de-
lsated +. Ray, up and to play. Both Of the
defeated semi i-hnalists received $75.