The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
.NRE RAID ON GOLF Market
BREFISH FTRMS ARE. BAAIN6
FRESH DHAE.

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mast PaO DueS-AmeFseans Manufae-
tnrees WIn Nee 'Nelast hnaaNtasals
HAVING haAlly snashsd the Amsrieas
patent On rubber eored golf haIla erut
own makes into this marksC They are
not trying to establish hranch houses here
% 10 pet their Rolf halls on sale N the stores
OF enc professionals shopo. This would
b violation Of tho AaisrioAn. patant lavs
and the RritiaAers would have - defend
an injunctioe suit. which could ~ earried
AZ far - the Auprens Court 81 Haahineeea
should the evidence that prsEailed with
the lower court. the Chancery Division ana
the House 81 Lords prevail here The Brit
lahers could break the patent risn1B anal
create an open shop IN aolf balm.
q wish they would o. could hnaak the
patents aaid q Wholesale dealer IN sclfI
sooda. with an open chop va would
make our own golf balls. - we did n ths|
days Of TIE solid gutsa: they would Ueet fho|
public ons-half what they do now ana eel
Ws would not pay royalties 10 any eEp our
rrofsts would b larger 90. 90. -.
But the newest British tnaass invAaiou
does not seem W have Any ELltefier motive
a. to patent breRsinG. The Arms ~ q
0eorge are not seeking combat VITA the
American patent dragon: instead fhsy|
seem TO seek oniy che nimbls shilling ps.seI
In profit. To golfers IN di6erene p9fts oil
the Emitted states have recsntly beaA do
ifvsrsd by tho letter carriers q mead iinsnl
bas. the. sort In whieh geiasn ssiineae arel
carried about the stage in mslodrama :.
fastened loosely by . cord 30 that The CON
tents msy be examined At tho post cfnes-
The address tag 10 s'amped-ANsrinns
salae three ceuts I'm stamps-and on % ie|
written In pencil. Samples. no .Unlne. Il
In the bag 10 paper box holding tae Goif|
balls. One end OF tho boz h broken. bus
sach solf ball 10 in IL Orisinsl paekase and
the seals ere intact. 49,. 80.
In an earlier mail appears an adponce|
notice, n foreWuruinR that tho mysteFtote
LOOKING bag dose not contain dyna@4iae
90 boub. The Stst % Tho letter b: 80
We are sending you samples Of our 8oif
halls. We shall bs glad n y0p via faScr a.
by testing, thsaS, We are sending taese
balls into thu States at the special price
Of 80 for two dozen, carriage paid direct
TO user. who pays duty on arrival
Similar offers are being advcrtieed IN
American Golf maHsEines. Daty pad, the
balls would stand the user about % a 0Unan-
The odd part Of the proposal h thae u a1xttee
the ussr to violate the paeent las a and III
the Transaction IN uiftsd thoronghiT the|
United States postal authorities may bel
placed as confederates IN the tcrnptAtion-
The British shipper. whether be uses the
mails OF sends by sspsss.. nay pEY brl
p Sss 10 srcasht. but nss 90 rssaRiy Ell
here ss' s ss' openly s' attack ibs sSsslsss|
IA An Individual who ssts samplss ef shs
need not fear that he vii be sflotnsa ffpns
1sine then A Leading New YORK denlel
80 .srs: y9c: s .SS r as n 'es A
and certain golfers here wore ustng EnelIE1
balls: We can't reach the mAksss % t1e
IN aS ccn tenn q ths Ansssiesn patent. 30 ~
can Sss aitsE. me lndividnas Nhe openly
ne them vs. w .soH Sy re ISr So sscs53
an kngIials rolf bsii OF any golf ball naSs
IN deAsnOs Of our Ttsh1s on an AusrAcx1
ksssrdins this threat. a New Yogk tsex.F
Who = . golfer utie1sd az ne ssms .s 49,
sfSs@s CS.n,ISSs ~ n. 40 s SS ss,a
might . Setsd for from the 2eSSst an. as.a
Tieht 20 use the ball the fnJunction Ep1lA
SsHa e %ad d.. RsT ne sr.i ,S Se
dvenily, Violated there might be eauss-ter 4
IL q good law, J. believe. tia, an AIasri-
can patent must be protected frqrn on.
crnachmenfs on the Anfeglcan merkes nt|
i Articles made IN vi0toltQn OF tuAt. 49, "
s SDes S SsSa m sS' not ~ g ssss 60 ss
permanent Injunction aSAiRsS . sQ.ttr|
EhsIsnd and which : not on sais p shl.
country The golfer max prove 70 the court
.S:s n ~ EnsttSs ssa e. ssif Ss 4.
SsinS An 1merioan JudEs might islloy|
he decision OF the EnElish eourt-las N
largely . matter ot Precedents-.end, rsrnss|
10 . sHiSi9 'es golfer from nsihs che iOrs'Sn|
LAT week the New York dealer pre-
yiOusly quoted revealed that he bad chenes4
SGendsr. i don't believe sad =, .ts n
seltss Sss pi hen EnEss S Ss. no s mtis;
Sisr fsen Enslsnd, / tSIsE e = jess. sfHs|
: SSs S Ivy q : iSs & S NJ - g
PatsS s - &cSS6i Z Worth rGls Ss sssid|
S;s.s Ss iR I here o Son., Ssilsys ~
Rrteishsrs are seekinE q tee, case In9.eed|
SeIss , hey : are a, s0S.e .. S ssSss "a
p1sk Their baIls and Hdysr,ise, hen,
IhsTe ssHs % sSnt = Ts EsVss1 ~
in sdditon 10 the rivalry between the "a
isc,erie. there, he k%srisan ,psisa.,ssss||
S0 s..s ap' ss..s. n AlseT Sss.s = ell
other .orts % rubber cored balls kreasA,|
against ali other makers for infrnssnespi|
OF bis patent and cumulative damages. Ihe|
ae', lon 9ys al ~, The snail n.S.4 nsSs e
dants put In answers denying prioftg, 81
ms 1ss ssS shi hey
having a core OF wound rubber ehrean1I
have paid royalty to the ps,entee.