The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-03-10

hazard overflow its usual boundarles
the overlooked portion of the course
shall not be considered as part OF the
hazard, but as casua. water
It is understood that in coming to
this conclusion the committee was py
by no means unanimous. AT any rate
it will be a difficult matter to deflne
the boundary of a water hazard that
has overlooked, and 1t is quite evident
that the new Interpretation VIII open
the way to endless discussion, when
is in direct variance to the original
idea of this revised code.
Rule 80 of the old book referring 10
advice" reads as follows:
"A player shall not ask for advice
from any one except his own cad6ie,
his partner or his partners caddie,
nor shall he willingly be Otherwise ad-
vised in any way whatever. under
penalty of the loss of The hole
In the new code Rule 50 treats of this
as follows:
"A player shall neither ask for nor
willingly receive advice as 20 MS play
from any one except his own caddie.
his partner or his partners caddie.
The penalty for g. breach Of this rule
shall be the loss Of the hole"
The "out of bounds rule which has
caused so much controversy has been
dealt with also. For Instance, defintt-
ion (g) Of the old code reads:
"'Out of bounds is any place out
side the defined or recognized bound
aries of the course
Definition ID, according to the Am
erican idea, goes further by treating
Of the ball itself. 1t reads this way
"A ball is out of bounds when the
larger of 1t is outside the defined boun-
diaries of the course"
There is a difference In the wording
of the lost ball rule. The old wording
was
"a ball is lost if it be not found
within five minutes after the search for
it is begun"
Definition (m) of the new suggestion
reads:
"A ball is lost if 1t be not found
within five minutes after the search
for it has begun; but a player need
not search for it,"
las an illustration to show the i'm
provement in wording, 1t is only nee
essary to compare definition GAY, rule
l of the old code with the latest Idea.
The old wording follows:
1.-THE game Of golf Is played by two
sides, each playing its own ball. A
side consists either Of one or two play
ers. If one player plays against an
other the match is called a single. If
two play against two 1t is called a
foursome. One player may play
against two playing one pall between
them, when the match is called a
threesome. Matches constituted as
above shall have precede1ce Of and be
entitled to pass any other kind Of
match
The new definition Is as follows:
1.-THE game of golf is played by two
or more sides. each playing Its own
ball or balls. A side consists OF one or
two players. If one player play
against another the match is called a
single; II two play against two, each
side playing one ba,, It is called q
foursome. If two play against two,
each player playing his own ball, 1t Is
called a four-ball match. One player
may play against two playing one ball
between them, when the match is call
ed threesome. If three players, each
playing his own ball one against the
other, or if one plays his own ball
against the best bah OF two players,
1t Is called a three-ball match"
Matches constituted of singles,
foursomes or threesomes shall have
precedence of and be entitled to pass
any other kind of match. A single
player has no STANDING and shall al
ways give way to a properly consti-
tuted match
ANY match playing a whole round
shall be entitled to pass a match play
ing shorter round or match start
ing at other than the first tee
The etiquette of the game is prac-
tically the same. There are one or two
slight changes. but the original idea Is
still in evidence. Americans will be
kept In suspense until the st. Andrews
committee makes public its revised
code. which will not be before May.