The Washington times., 1908-12-05
Herbert Jacques, of Boston,
to Succeed Daniel Chaun-
cey as President.
MEETING SANCTIONS
NEW PLAYING CODE
Will Make Many Mild Changes
When Annual Conven-
ton Meets.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-A decided
change IN officers will DO made at the
annual meeting Of the United States
Golf Association. which viii be held
early in January In this city.
Of tne nine officials who have exer-
ctsed control Of national golf during
the past season only three Will remain
on the executive board next year. Presi-
dent Daniel ChaunCsy OF the Metropoli-
ton district, who has held office for ,WO
years. has declined d denomination. and
his successor viii be Herbert Jaques Of
me BrOOkiine Country Cub, Massachu-
sets A change that wis surprise many
is the retirement OF the popular Phila-
delphian, Samuel u Heebner, as treas
urer- Mr.. Heebner has held the money
bags of the association for nine years
and had come to be regarded as fig
ture. Indeed he could have had the
job as long as he was content TO stand
for election. but this year he positively
declined 10 serve again, and his place
VIII be taken by W. Fellowes Morgan,
who has been secretary for five years,
while robert c. Watson win MI the
latter place.
Those Nominated.
The nominations, as reported yester-
day by the nominating committee. con
slsting Of @, Heroert. Windeler, Fred
erick S. James, and Charles B. Mac
donald. are:
President. Herbert Jaquez. Cauntry
Club. Broolzline.
Vice presidents, SHas IT. StraWn, Glen
View, H.. and Milton Dargan, Atlanta
Athletic club. Ga.
Secretary, Robert c. Watson. Garden
City.
Treasurer, William FelI0wes Morgan.
BaltusrOl, Short Hills, n j.
Executive c0mmittee members, Jarvis
Hunt, Chicago Coli Clupi q. IT, Jaftray,
Minneapolis Joseph S. Clark, Philadei-
phia Cricket Club, and Arden 8. Rob
bins, s.. Andrews.
OF the nine members Of the board.
the three VINO viii remain for another
year are SIlas IL. Strawn. Herbert
Jaques, and W. FeIlowes Morgan.
Besides the election or officers. the
new code Of Bolf rules, as recently pro
mulgated by the rules committee or
old ST. Andrews in Scotland, viii be
adopted. American golfers are practi-
calIy familiar with the changes and
when they 90 INTO erect with the new
year players, win find nothing that is
actually puzZlug- II VIII be well 10
remember. however. that no prelimi-
nary swings with the club will be al
'ftfFL rNFA NttF baLtu no " 4tA II L1 tiFli
missibIe to smooth with the back Of
the hand the line OF the put on the
putting green
Likely Changes.
Hereafter. the golfer must accept the
conditions Of the putting green as ne
finds them, and If he attempts any
steam-rolIer process, It will cost him
the hole Distractions may be remov-
ed with the club, or one may lift
with the hand other particles, but no
unevenness fu the turf can be smooth
ed down. as has formerly been the case.
What effect this new rule may have
upon the wearing OF shoes with big
nails has been anticipates by Horace
Hutchinson, the well-knOWB English
amateur who says this 50 a proper time
TO appeal 10 the gOOd-feeHng Of all
golfers with the request that they re-
fratn from the wearing of pTodigiOus
and pointed nails in tucfr boots.
Under the present rules IL does not
matter much, he adds, but in the new
year the effect of unusually large nails
viii be 10 tear up little patches OF turf
which VIII be LETT in q semi-detached
permissible TO pat these down with the
hand, the use OF nails on the green viii
have q very detrimental effect upon
satisfactory putting. It rs a good point
that Mr. Hutchinson raises, and several
minor details that may modify the
game in certain particulars viii un-
doubleday arise before the new rules
become absolutely fixed in the minds OF
all players.