New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
DRY GOLF In JERSEY.
EXCISE Law TROUBLES
"N;ueteentk Green" Closed on S"n-
dau-Nescs from Abroad-

lie club members in New Jersey, more
,.a.,faIlz- those located WITHIN INC 0oiiih
Essex County. are becoming coI, coIceiheu .b+
s-,,,,7a,, excise law. II will be Tefneihpere" nc
.ss,.o .ol,, after the recent election SeNeIdt W
,ho r,rorniuent organizations lncludlhs % uIe 80
l.tr Golf Club and the Baltusroi GolI LUZ -, -
fused TO allow any more liquor I" pe soIN ~ - ~
- topses on sunday. Since then these ct"os'
,,,ore particularly Montclalr, so II Is 'S-N' - -
- aa +bro,pl loss of patronage. 1t SeeihS
=. be generally admitted that the hlhe'ee"'u
hole sessions are not what they u.s. -
and that members are straElns away III
ouence. - ;1+ II II
r;a president of the Montclair Golf Club, Sslu
that his organization was simply compiHins viz ~
,he law which has been enforced III F1sN y
County He is of the opinion, however 'ii<'' "
rlub has q perfect right 70 furnish liquor 10
5ts-ne,r>.--r without violating the bishops law
hut added that no club cared for the notorlety
of making test case by fighting II IN the
courts
As for the statement that the club was suf-
fering in consequence, Mr. Spies said he hao
not noticed any appTeciable falling off from
that of previous winter seasons. He also calleu
attention TO the fact that the cuo hnlllS itS
resident membership to 30. which has neari|
been reached. He predicts that after Governor =
elect J. Franklin Fort takes office the presenf
Sunday law will be rigidly enforced through
the entire State Of New Jersey.
Word has been received that the date Of the
women's championship tournament of Great
Britain. to be played next year at St Andrews
has been fixed for the week begiuring May IL
This date was selected at the committee meet
ing of the Ladies Golf Unior 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 10 the probable movements Of the
American players next year seems a trite pre-
mature this time. there is little doubt that
the tournament at 81. Andrews next May will
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-
iestants The former is the present champion
of the United States. AS the national women's
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 J.
Travis with regard to the relative merits of the
foursorne and four-baIl contest has occasioned
considerable comment on the other side. Short
ly after his return from BroOkline Travis was
quoted as saying: The fouE-ball is better golf
in every way. II is more sociable, less exacting
and more enjoyable. Golf consists of playing
your OWN ball from tee TO hole, which is pos
sibie the four-ball style. The other Is d
hybrid"
To this a foreign critic replies: 1T would
only be by italics, and they inadequate. that
could express establishment at the last two
sentences. The first two matter of opinion,
but we need not go to America for definition
of the game OF golf Rule of the Rules of Golf
sufices for simple wants: The game OF golf
IS played by two sides each playing its own ball
a side consists either OF Of two players.
II player plays against another il is called
single. If two play against two it is called
q foursone. One player may play against two
laying one ball between them, when the match
IS called a threesome Matches constituted as
above shall have precedence of and be entitled
pass any other kind of match Hybrid is a
dangerous word for four-ballers TO fling about;
il seems TO have il certain appropriateness TO
their own pursuits