The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-22
GOLF WAR WITH ST. ANDREWS
PLtINFIELD COgSrRi ILTB
FIRES THE FIRST o. y.
leighton GaikiRS in Exhaustive speech
Tells Mhy q. ~ q. g. should Not tr-
rept Bictafisn n, tW Wallet Headed
puttcrs- The club sup.sSSts itin.

Al mre:in- 81 tho hoard ~ governors
Of the Piainfield country club on TUESDAY
night Official n''inn Mas taken with regard
TO the much discussed pIti"r question. la
brief the rgIuIIation decided Ia act ON the
suggestion of It's president. leighton ,a,-
kins. to No'. against the adoption al the
new ST Andrews rul. which bars IN. malI't
headed puttrr. Mr. CalkIns IN present ln Z
the matter before the governors spoke IN
part follows
The United States Golf Association at
it, annual meeting to be- held ia Chicago
next month will have before ~ Tor decision
a question III the utmost Importance,
namely whether III" recent am.nd mcnt
IN the rules hy - Andrews which bar. all
centr, shait.d putterS ana Inau r-ratr- an
era at Standardization shall b" adopted hy
our national association. The situation
seems 10 be serious enough To- warrant "a
careful consideration OF th" matter hy th"
board of trustees of this club to the rnd
that it, de -Eat- "r proxy may h" Instructed
how Ia cast the vote Of the pilinfcd Goun-
try Club on this question ! haN" therefore
determined 10 present nav own views. after
which ! shall AJAX that the matter be fully
discussed at this meeting and our delegate
instructed how to- vote.
In the first place ~ - not IN. fate of the
Schenectady putter which concerns Vs. at
ali. not outstanding the fact that II j. used
and IL "A perfectly rational and harmless
club and IN no -.'ns. "a departure from any
tr5ditional species. In Tact We might CON
csivably adopt this change IN the rules II
nothing mora MAS AT stak".than the doom
Of kind OF a club Unfortunately
however. Their" ar" Two Great principles in
yolved. The first Is whether Standa rti1a-
ton u not IN e-senc" blow at Solf a. "a
game, and tn. second - " neither u i the
duty OF the United states Golf Association
TO adopt a ruiz which IL does not approve
Of and IN the making OF which IL had no
voice. solely in order that the American
rules may not differ from the rules ON the
other side
As to the new rule itself ~ il hard to h'
paticnt with legislation -o utterly unncCrs-
sary pnd uncalIei for \ few golfers
appa rently ma d. up ,h"ir MINDS that they
did not like 70 see other golfers putting
In "A certain way or with centre shhf
putteFs aud So they rnIC-"d "A very dri site
ruiz. They seem to have Eon" out ot their
way in king all this trouble for rs.
much - that 4, would almost seem as II
thev had been actually looking for 1t.
They could have barred maIle;s for o.
ample which would not have ou'lawrd
the Schenectady But they dcItba m tsIy
ruled that tn" shaft ~ "A putt"r must go
into the head at III" drcI. and not ia Tho
centre, Will Hnyb udy come forward md
give single IL ne reason why a man should
not put with a ,snvr" shafted club II he
wants to- \ plhycr may drive with "a
nibiick II he wants To. or ~" driver in a
bunker. or play with II up-IJ. down. Tn.
game - IN no danger whatever from a
Schenr"t ,dy puttrr. or even from n ma let
hea dcd batter. md - long certain iuuas-
n:e.i'H safeguards ar" naIntrlu"d n" nd
vAnI,g" v III 10" Gained hy a player using
any kind OF IA club he finds lee c'n play w.th
best,
Ia a - an2Ft Ftrs - Al
elements. and all the other element, OF IN"
gam" are secondary. ar d"rlyatlN" In"
OF the hole. aud secondly. tn" v4y IN which
the ball must b. struck. or tn other words
the genera! character Of the stroke itself
Tho rules -ly that the ho" stall b- 4.
inches IN diameter ana AT l"gsr four incnr-
dcsI and hat the bail must he struck rt
With the head OF the club and not pushed
The rules -neak OF the swing back ard nd
forward ,nd clearly c2ntsmglat" a '"r,ntn
which would alter these TWO chgaf cha rnC-
tarisii"~ would t"nt To change th.. natur"
nent II chsra ci"r OF IN" gam. j. not altered
no rIItl"r what Lind of = club = used. cN-
needed TO bar club IN which energy had
, ne.n stored which Mo'.lt be llb-r3ted on
springs OF other mechhnlcaI devices ou:ht
principle vhio goes 70 III" very roo. Of r. r..
aiieRnnc. Of the > q to tn" - An
drew~ rules We were nO' consulted In th.
nking OF this rodI.'l ,bang. IN the rule
II IL true that Mr. Macdonald wro'. le'tcr.
md got l@tter-. bur u /. ha ri 80 so. how D..
passing OF letter, b-r"een capt Burn 81
the ST Andrews rules committee. and a I
gentleman who ~ mem Der OF thai com
mittec and VIII" h1pr-n- 20 liz" in hi.
wants 10 nld who has had no ofT'rlaI con
nection with IN" o. \ for rv"Ivs
!, ken, ns MIR Ma "Donal Id argos. a. e"ici"nca
that ~ Andr"ws has seriously trieI to-
meet the d"..r"S and wishes % IN. nli"d
States Golf Association and american
golfers. 4 much nor" effective way would
hay. been =" az The 50 4 to rar'icl-
pate. or at leo =. t" voice - sentiment, N
i concur filTy with Mr. Mncponala IN
r rss oe are ,hS T ROM S r I -o %
No one believes IN the nr'n.lpI" Of on.
q rules for the Who'll" world more than
do. and "an SAY. ! think. without nRDtt.rt
ttBAt no one Stood ny for rhL' prin"Ipl" n."r,'
o6stinat.ls than did two ycars ago y h.n .
situation - day - didcren' Then - 4
Andrews a=ked for "ur corporation IN
f,smins ~" new rub \ broad spir,, .
were made IN E0'' -... Now - Andrew,
s ,a.ssr,y %. e: H., mn. s =. nlo a. a."
the rules without -ulting IL
y wish :" b" entirely fair admit that .
tSinr it ill., and + No., lns.Iv " n" "H i" ~
ask u- for advice or -I9cc~tL"n Iurr ~
right ." ak ~ or "Np-rt T." ldop'
its rules unless "" n" ilr-f gwen an rp
portnn,iy IT, b" hoard IT w" nov I..nr' .
this ruiz. s. ht" G"EsTdtn.: o. a. 'l"ipI-.
and without having TAT "Ofi 10 ~ , ia
the frafriuE ct "Hftifrg 81 ~. shall
Great" UT"'"'i"u' ...h viii urtFr -,
into rTrv''. tile . .,l-..D.i TO 'ns. arbitrary
dictates -. - AuBIrv- ". Ar" iu' re-.
-ponr,bl" for 'l!' -It.1trE The time ha-
come for 10 ~ IlI' "" re- IONS 'rIl.'y here
" belong
Ait"r iIu dls' .-ston b.. IN. BOARD ~
IN" i1.lONIn resolutions ger"
offered ara adopted without. discerning
vote
Rtsoired. TAn' the boart Of trustees o, ~
PlabBh"A. .o.n''y 'i.p .rhr!r.o4,Iy ago.
Tita the lee u leighton CaiAia-. a. -Ipr., .",i
~ MS tn-"'lI- Ni'n -. pee 10 'ur ral amend
rlcis, Of the rIIr- u yp, ,, ~ NuGErs-. rNh~n 4.
snsef r,~1' ahs= yu' 81 r"T'rc -r.:'-l club.
and I'm pO,~e ~ tb-ou'rS gErA.."i Tor anita ton
N ih~ indl' h.Inl ~hoc- ~ q,Ayrr- In ire
opinion OF ul- rJarI iHy -UCu re-, r..' no, On,y
u rot demanded - any existing ~Nil O' t. ut,rri.
vicious ~ pfin ~rIr. ScchI-r Standardization {
os ei'hrf yIGJS ~ balls !, ggtsry foreign 20 'gs
spirit ~ the game The United ~nu, coli
500 is'on -EG 10 Noirc 81 haSNrr In mi, r-yoll /
nonafs legislation. and V- e.. Jhaticaty prO'.,t
a. sII.s. ne adoption NJ lae rule by he r!,-.
SLATE. Coli h--Ori1 Ion against s,!op'iu. 'lc
ruio coupled attn inisrprr n ton o. -srrptlB.
IN icrd"i 20 ng,fy it, effect Wr express our |
coo 'inuri loyalty to the traditions y. tho -arnr
nd all. In vol 49, .rf.