The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
LIMITING COR FIELD.
Leighton CAIkIns's Plan fOr keepanG Near
buffers Out of Championship.


buffers Out Of Championship
ons trouble with the amateur golf cham
pionshp @eema 90 he the burning desire On
me part 81 30 many Of the pIAverS ~ AVERAGE
merit 10 get IN the eAme I hey never
have more than an outside chance Go win
ordinary invitation or open tou m Aments
whore good pl1yers sre IN the minority.
consequently what possible uss are they
when arrayed AGAINST the cresm Of the
land
LEIGHTON adkins the man who did 90
much toward the revision ~ the nItsd
| states COLI Association constitution last
winter has expressed himself A. follows
since the amateur championship last
week a. Brookline I hR," been ASKED by
-eN eral people wheth.r In nv Judgment
q national hAndicap comm ittee could under
take the rAtine Of all PLAYERS who are mem
ben Of O. ,lut- - a. io produce
list from which cand ida's~ fo- the prin-
I cipsl event Of the year could No chosen.
lmuunS entrIe- Tor example. TO players
B rated az 9 or lover
FRANKLY { do NOT thns the work could
| he done pTorsrl} or ra'hsr thoroughly.
] and = not It Voud better not he unde r,aksn
A. III here are MANY reasons why the
nor, would fan. aud tt will suh1ce 20 name
a few n The rr.t plare the national com
/ mi''pe would 10 fortunate n ~ ct returns
! from 81 per eut NJ me oluhs Ia would
mean IN the nation1l asso"ut',n ~ Toast
,ixSy cluts out ~ IN that would either
not ~ heard from ~ az or from whi~h the
returns would bs 20 inadequate A. 20 he
a"solutsl' ,alieless have serred FOR
.iv vesrs on tF- hHndioap committees oi the
Metropolitan Goif association. aud n would
sr,pp. ~" AVERAGE g0lf"r n knoV the
diNirul'ic- Vuuh are encountered m getting
proper returns ont 81 an a-so' iA'on Of sixty
CIl'. lu %" - ud plsss the arRer the
gsar .iA'Ion that = he greater me number
of ,ubs mssus return the greater chance
at error ana 81 nsuuitable rating FOR
after all Is said and done Soot handicap
returns never an 10 hsd from Cluh
which ha- not q Eoud handioapper Al
systems break down n the Work l. done
nv Incompetent or "areIsss officials In
addiiOn 20 ines" reasons ar- uanN others
e,u,ilV Vsightr. -I.N a. the matter Of
eN1ense amount o' lapor involved ~
u would Re herrulesn 'lsN and would
occupy an amount ~ time and work out
81 al proportion To the very best results
which could p"ssibly he accomplished
On the other hand concerning must be
done 10 keen the size of he neid In the
amateur championship NIthn reasonable
bpunds The pr esenI paving conditions
are The best We have ever had probably
much The best that 'an be lie, .sed for
a tournament when = to he run N IN -iN
days Not only are all the match play
grounds except one A. 70 holes. thus assuT-
iLE a real test ~ nsrii for The sixteen ''Gss
p'ayers mo remsin 70 nst'le fnr he tile
but the hrs' dsy - entirey gwen M TO
single eighteen hole medal play round
In order ~ accommodate - large ned a.
fboaatblS THIS j. not strictly suaiifytng
round II = rat her q preliminary or e'imi,
nation round, after Witch all but sixty
four player drop "u' Nhs' the-e SIXTY
four player can DO IN an eighteen hole
medal MAY round on Tuerday morning
ready determines ~" thiry-'wo players /
s T. .g "a. ssdt f fSs,nt h' scores ." both
Nov " 'hcI'y. his ldsa n an "linlna-
ION round On H1 M - esrTer linn, u nr3ks
20 an unpre. edented entry lis' ~ noIe
than 200 pls ysr- There we're NOR" han
~ much better than on a nNe minute head.
way We Away orb Tor Tour minute
headHay MY .sdom ,mr ng -"
OF he'ween Nign' and nine hour. -epa rstIng
: he FIRST TsaiT and he lasi IN starting frop
: O'Clock The las pair vii GET on about
half past D. and ~ here has been M hitch
%" f Hss @ g.. a !. know EnSs '% asrs n1.s
actually prevented several players from
What ahalI The remedy he, n i per
fertIy apparent thai neId Of more than
one hundred and hfty or sixty PLAYERS y
are no sideshoW- 20 the blue ribbon event
of he year. no second or third siXteen-.
no heatsn etxhts or hAndicap events |
PLAYER Of only average ability have no
real place IN such an event Such PLAYER. !
ought to have enough golhnE publ" spirit
NOT TO LAY golf no1"sty, "a STAY A. home
durinS the ee"ond week Of September unless
they care enough about the game 10 look
on once In a while and see ho~ u really -
played ,
10 tTy the eject Of "A AmpAizn of edu' alton
Ngks II an unpopular thing for such players
10 enter There arr various ways IN Whirh
this -ouh he done 4 suitable declaration
Of principles could he drafted for the newt
ci,bs requesting them - al i-s PLAYERS
~ NO real ability not to enter Finally
,bs s1erutiye committee could ~ given fIIi D
so~er in their absolute ~, retiOn 20 ~
Inc laast chance IN ase the entry liat exceeds
a ceTtatn number The proKramme or an
nnuncement ~ th" tournament might con
ain some such uOtiIe ~ this. While this
ayent l. open 10 ~ 1nAteurs m good stand
inc who are members of clubs belonginz
10 this association u T. requested that
The purpose NJ satisfying their curiosity
"a. ~ whether they are able 20 qualify IN
the preliminary round. The executive com
miitee ~ tho ASSOC iation ha- fulI power IN
it, absolute discretion Ia limit tho neld
30 - ani 80 exclude surh players A. h .
ma. determine on the hest Information ,
90 bend 10 he ~ undeasTytnE rank Of skin !
No ulsyrT thus excluded hall he entitled /
a. return 81 The fee sent ia Ni'h ~ entT,
rather fancy that aoTne such regulaiio
would serve ~ keep out the near defer /
and ~ irving Tho sNps rin~nt Que year We
-hogh soon ii-'oveT whether n would
dAtsr any reall" good player from sending 1
IN his entry ~ gourse n b not desirable
20 do anything Witch would result in too
ra~entaivs Bu' n ought not 70 be i'm
possible ~ establish n Kind Of champion
ahtr sftpuette or custom which would serve
he purpose A. han'I