The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
GOLFERS NEED NOT SPLIT
tDg PRONIS. I'g>SIHLE az THE
NtLLET ~ TIERS.
Z. ~ Macdonald ssisxests m ln,rrpre-
Italian oI Ruie on \ns~riran i.ines
writes Prom Scotland 10 seeretnr,
"a watson ami ENpoensas the situation.


aus" ~'e "" N"'er'ean Lines
"rr> rr"m ~eo'iand 10 secretary
10 watson an'f tNpo1nsas the situation
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,, $500" a,nA'eor ehan,, .
- 80 s',, Snh 'o''
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-, W. "os.' anu ahe'eh' ''oh
,.,,,.,,,., lii ,''.,,'n o"o VI 'nc ru'eS
-. ,,,,r.,,, - -. Wv" ""o reee",
49,, -',. ,.u,, ~" "l'' maze OF
-, ,.a, ~, S,,I.l p'''s"h'
- ,,s' .Ahs p"'~f mas o'~h
,, an go 80 "xas,. anu AZ 10
Ga. .nn',.t ,-.,,s 'na' ,he us'ssno"S
'.a'. va 'he hi'eo states
"""l NsS"'iAuon ON January IL do not pro
go" I" accept the ~. Andrews ruling.
~ request OF Robert e. Mnt,on secrc-
,,-, Of The I,i,.J s,,,n. ca, :. '..,.,tI..,
a. u.,I "',' HsH','"'""'
~ "auoha,u mas sent TO MIN history
81 me facts leading TO the recent ruling
10 each golf rh,b in The country IN or,,.r
u,,t m. s,,n.,,an -. b., ,,~.'".,..n,, " -.
wa, ,ne T situation may DE tnoronshiy under
N'od' ms - the new rule that the l. \.
\ must indorse or eNade
The rule. Of xolf romui,,.. ,,,im,,.u
rt,, \, will not .an.,,,n an. .,,hs,an,IsI
departure from the traditional and accepted
TORN and make OF golf clubs, which In its
vhich dos. no, cn,,.;n 49,. s,7',i
,,r,vs So, ""y meenah''al
."a' sva ,hs sa"n as sprnss !, also regards
81 III. mallet headed type or such club.
a. have m. meek 40 han, n. 10 -,
80 ""N" ~ o'"' a. !" prouuSe
similar erect
Note. the rules OF golf committee init
mates that the following general con
- ~ ,h,. 81. " ' "' 'f''~
uon 0, ms rue
constructed that the length OF IN, heal
from the back of the heel IN ,h. 10. sh.u
49, -, - "1 ~ 'ho VOC sha"
20 The back OF the head
. The shaft shall be fxed at the heel
ar 10 a neck, socket or hos. which ,.r,ni.
A@ .HI I nsr,' -, ~ 49,, -,
H,oi,,c.d 49, pahs SI 'ns snait shali.
D. a.. . me- ,h. heei OF me cIup: or
&c; t.,.i,s ai,,,, ". ~. 49, % me iatk
ah 80 ~ 80 49, p'h. "Ppos.e .he heei.
49, 81 M " .ne O,uin ,h. position iop play.
IN, rue" bI me S"uS OF i"s, ia the
i,:n.s ~ haiS n ,n' =. s. n. tooA an
rth ana maze OF soI ethas player has
"Nass OVvn sS,s W pia. Win amp hIhh OF
,r.. nc In rS.se H. y, m 49, nov sseat
80 - 80 ~, ir 81. .ues CON,
Ln',,re va isniy 70 Iue'y iscmru. small
sa Gm,is hi. ae' IL "o' so'' e'uo anu Is IN
Ihls caused much COMMENT; states Mr.
MACDONALD. IN goinhg circles abroad.
t-Iee,hiIy IN hngIahd. and ,L"re was con |
rules committee 70 define more particularly
the iofn ana make oi goiI cub Mhich was
permissible. In April last the commit tee |
marc hIs Iuihk 10 hoa 10 the clause ON
FORM ana maze OF 6oii ciubs Norbs which |
shaii declare AL CLUBS with heads Of the |
inaiet type 70 De q SUBSTANTIAL departure !
from the trndiuSnai ann accepted form and |
make OF goif clubs
NJ. Macdonald through correspondence
told he members OF the rules committee
thsr through the numbers in this country |
who favored the schenectady putter the
ruln2 would he unpopular here. The
Committeeman expressed their regret that
The Americans were not in sympathy with !
'h-rn. There - n strong feeling in Great
britain against centr. -hafted clubs Mr.
MACEDONIA by further correspondence
found the way Ia a compromise. providing |
~ the y. d. A annual meeting there IL "A |
Trei udice manifested against the ruling
on the form and make of golf club-
This il Mr. Macdonald. = .,Iup,tny mn.
-Srw IN ,nme In IN. situa,inn ,l
,.,,,- s;,,.., ~, (, 80, go. :. III ~ 'Ils
s -, tIv ~. ioi ia W. - we hll-l
SlAts, no'i Nr-"cIa!.oh "a is',' the -'fohgrst
Sh', mehi mas animated thr association
~ play he same gain" OF golf ~ ~ PLAYED
n the home of its birth. and not to have
'No dlnereht games Inc varied and
Nhts,r'Ah litrt"7'- % soI under Inherent
"it'ion- IN 'hi- country only emphasize
me nin"r'anc oi our adhTring Ia "a stand
ara and avoiding ~" adoption ar p-rnl>-
SION oi awning lhs' would seem 10 place
one competitor az di>adNsnth." ith his