New-York tribune., 1907-09-02
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Committee on Rules Not Likely to
1dUNate Radical Reforms.

General satisfaction among local golfers followed
the announcement printed here recently tnat the 81
Andrews rules of golf committee, at any rate, a
subcommittee. engaged in a revision Of the
rules II is also a fact that the committees S at
tenton is being directed to the question OF making
some return the simpler rules and simpler codes
in force before the great golf boom began
There seems. however. TO be an impression that
the committee is on the eve OF return 10 some
primeval Arcadian sort OF golf. supposed TO have
been played by the early fathers of the game. In
which the ballswas played from wherever II lay. or
the hole given As a matter of fact such
rule existed even in the simplest days, when
hazards were few and easily enumerated.
In the first code OF the Royal and Ancient Club
OF 1854 less than four out n tho thir-
teen rules which provide for the lifting OF the ball
under certain circumstances. One OF these READS;
IF you should lose your ball by its being taken up
or in any other way you to 20 back 70 the
spot where you struck last and drop another ball
and allow your adversary a stroke for the mis-
fortune
There has never been an absolute rule in the
whole history OF the game to the effect that every
ball must be played where II lies. Those who ad-
vocate such drastic legislation probably 90 not
realize what II means. On many inland courses II
would mean that at almost every other hole one or
the cher of the players would PICK up his ball II
is generally believed. however. that such imprac-
ticable views OF golf reform not entertained by
men like Messrs. Bum, Low and Sharp. who are
engaged in drafting a revision Of the code There
seems plenty be done In the way OF s!mplhcation
of the rules
Rov Webb Of Englewood. has the cham
pIonship of the Siasconset Golf Club. This win
practically carries with IL the championship utie
of Nantucket Island. and the trophy was presented
by Digby Bell. In the final webb defeated NAL
colin Macarthur. of Harvard. by up and TO play
The team match resulted in Siasconset oefeatihs
Nantucket "a 10 o. the Nassau system counting.
There were eleven men on a side Other cup win
ners follows:
Valley beat J. S Curtiss. of BatusrOl. / UP.
Third Cup. j Morrison, OF Ireland. beat Digby
Bell Of Englewood, 3 up and TO play.
Fourth Cup-K. S. Webb, of Siasconset. beat w.
Curtss. Of BaItusrol, up and to play
Dave Honeyman, professional Of the Arsdale
Golf Club. has again broken the record for the
long Crawford course. It while playing the
best ball OF Ed. Wild the Crawford champion. and
Joe Janson the clubs pro" recently that Honey
man went in 3S and home In SO for q "A, or
two strokes better than the former record. which
he also held Honeyman finished all square with
the best ball of the other two. His card read as
follows:
Out ,.,.,..........a ,.,.........,..aa s-s5-74 s$-
Word from abroad states that those well known
professionals. Harry and Tom Vardon. are to COM
pete in a match on September II over the iinks OF
the ST Margaret SATELLITE Golf Club, which Is
ahout four miles from Dover. This club was es-
tabshed in 1900 small nine-hole course bur
increasing membership made 1t necessary to open
a full and erect a new clubhouse II Is 10
inaugurate this extension that the match mas beeh
arranged.
Incidents have been recorded IN this country
where golf balls have been carried off by crows but
there was variation from this at the city OF New
castle Golf Club at Gosforth The occasion was the
informal opening of the new course. WhiIe the
secretary of the club was driving from the hr6t
tee his ball hit crow which flew across the course
Death was instantaneous, and the bird n III omen
is to be stuffed and hung in the clubhouse.
Willie Collins professional, of the Oakland Golf
Club has made a record Of 73 over the extended
course of 6122 yards going out IN SC and back in
37 His card a follows
Out G@ ..........:......:s 4sa-7s 80
Other record performances made recently at
Essex Fells and New Brunswick. over the short
Essex Fells course Joe Mitchell. the home-bred
pro" engaged the Upper Montclair Country
Club rounds of 72 and 81 for total of 1S9
The 81 is a eighteen-hole record and the 13s
eclipses all previous thirty-six-hole marks. AT
New Brunswick Martin OLoughlin. the Platnfield
Country Clubs pro-" made a o.